Science-Test-Erosion and Landscapes

The students in a science class must find a way to demonstrate how wind helps shape the land. Which activity will help them answer this?

• Place a fan in front of a pile of sand, turn it on, and watch the sand blow away.

• Pour water on top of a pile of sand, and watch it as it moves the sand around.

• Place an ice cube on a baking sheet, and set it in the sun as it melts.

• Set a large rock in a tray of water, and watch as the rock weathers by the next day.

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Where do MOST earthquakes occur?

• On Islands.

• Along the coasts of continents.

• In the center of continents.

• None of the above.

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What is an example of a living organism that can reshape the earth?

• A beaver building dams in rivers.

• A frog hopping into a pond.

• A bear sharpening his claws on a tree.

• A wasp building a nest on a fence post.

Farmer Doug dug a pond. He needs to decide what to do around the pond to stop it from eroding. What is Farmer Doug's problem?

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Which of the following can an earthquake cause?

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

• tsunamis

• thunderstorms

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Which of the following is a way technology helps protect people from natural disasters?

• Satellites can see formation of a hurricane.

• Rain gauges measure the amount of rain that has fallen.

• Wind vanes show us the direction of the wind.

• Alarms in our houses when mom (or dad) burns dinner.

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Which of the following do fossils NOT need to be able to form?

• water

• a natural disaster

• sediment

• a dead organism

Which fossils are least likely to be moved due to weathering and erosion over time?

• old fossils

• new fossils

• small fossils

• large fossils

Which of the following can cause fossils to be moved into a different layer of rock? Choose TWO.

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

• weathering and erosion

• hurricanes

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Shale is formed from what type of sediment?