Spring Science CBA Review

Soil -- or dirt -- is made up of tiny bits of weathered or broken down ____________ .

• rock

• glass

• grass

• sand

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It’s the process that breaks down Earth’s rocks into smaller and smaller pieces over time. 

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Hurricanes

• Earthquakes

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Things that can cause weathering:

• Rapid changes like volcanoes, hurricanes, landslides

• Wind, rain, snow, or ice

• Waves crashing on a beach

• All of these things cause weathering

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Soil is not only made out of broken down pieces of rock, but also these things:

• Only dead plants

• Only dead animals

• Both dead plants and animals

• Living flowers

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Types of RAPID or FAST changes to the earth's surface are:

• Only volcanoes

• Only earthquakes

• Erosion caused by wind and rain

• Volcanoes, earthquakes, and landslides are rapid changes.

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Fill in the blank:

_____________________ resources are things that are found in nature, like air, water, plants, or animals.

• Natural

• Fake

• Living

• Animal

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It's important that we practice the THREE Rs to save our natural resources. What are the three Rs?

• Reduce, reuse, recycle

• Redecorate, redraw, and refill

• Rerun, redo, refill

• Recycle, refill, re-establish

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These are tools to measure weather:

• Rain gauge, thermometer, weather vanes

• Balance scale, ruler, stopwatch

• Scale, calculator, safety goggles

• Computer, pencil, paper

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FILL IN THE BLANK:

The Sun is a ______ that’s made out of gases that provide light and thermal energy.

• planet

• asteroid

• star

• meteor

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FILL IN THE BLANK:

All living things -- humans, animals, and plants -- depend on the Sun to __________________________ .

• die

• survive

• explode

• see

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