4th grade Earth Science

Emily finds a fossil in a rock. Which of these would the fossil help her determine?

• age of the rock

• color of the rock

• texture of the rock

• grain size of the rock

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Volcanoes and earthquakes are changing Iceland. Why is this happening?

• Iceland is very cold

• Iceland is under the ocean

• Iceland has many lakes and hot springs

• Iceland is on top of the Mid Atlantic Ridge

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Emily finds a rock that contains some fossil fish bones. What can she conclude about this  rock?

• It comes from the oldest rock layer. 

• It comes from the youngest rock layer. 

• It formed in water. 

• It formed in a desert.

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The amount of rainfall in the United States varies from region to region. Which of these regions  gets the most rainfall in a year?

• Central Plain Grasslands

• Pacific Northwest

• Eastern Woodland Forest

• Southwest Desert

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Which of the following is true of desert plants?

• They need a lot of water to survive

• They need very little water to survive

• They grow very tall in one season

• They are usually giant trees

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What type of landform can form when water weathers and erodes layers of rocks?

• Fossils

• Sand dunes

• Canyon

• mid-ocean ridge

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Which can form when wind deposits sediment?

• A sand dune

• A landslide

• A volcano

• mid-ocean ridge

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Which of these is the result of erosion by gravity?

• a rock arch

• a landslide

• a sand dune

• a fossil

Where do most earthquakes occur?

• in the center of the ocean

• in the center of continents

• along borders between countries

• along fault lines

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What is one cause of earthquakes?

• weathering by glaciers

• movements along faults

• deposition by moving water

• tsunamis forming in the ocean

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