Science Summative 3 Review

Which is most like a glacier changing Earth's surface?

• a boy raking leaves into a pile

• a bird drinking water from a puddle

• a bulldozer pushing and piling anything in its path

• a speeding race car

Plateaus, valleys, canyons, and mountains are all examples of _____.

• landforms

• mantle areas

• highlands

______ is the slow process that breaks down materials into smaller pieces. This process explains how rocks can change size and shape.

• gravity

• weathering

• pressure

A paleontologist found a crocodile fossil in the desert. Based on this discovery, what conclusion can you draw about what this landscape was like in the past?

• The climate was warm and had periods of rain.

• The climate was very cold and dry.

• The climate was warm and dry.

• The climate had periods of cold winters and warm summers.

A mountain on a topographical map will....

• have contour lines farthest apart

• have contour lines closest together

• not appear on a topographical map

• appear in the shape of a mountain

What ocean features can be found away from plate boundaries?

• abyssal plains

• trenches

• mid-ocean ridges

• seamounts

In a river, sediment such as soil and rocks are swept downstream by the force of the river. When the river flows into an ocean, most of the sediment is deposited. Which activity would change the amount of sediment that is deposited from the river?

• an increase in rain will cause more erosion, but will not cause a change in sediment deposited

• a decrease in rain will cause less erosion, which will cause more sediment to be deposited

• an increase in rain will cause less erosion, which will cause more sediment to be deposited

• an increase in rain will cause more erosion, which will cause more sediment to be deposited

Where can the oldest fossils or rocks be found?

• Layer D

• Layer C

• Layer B

• Layer A

An example of erosion is .....

• a slow process that breaks down materials into smaller pieces

• wind blowing sand from one place to another

• a leaf imprinted on a rock that is preserved in sedimentary rock

Which feature is most likely to occur near the edge of a continent?

• abyssal plain

• lake

• mountain

• plain