Science SRL and Environment review

A science teacher set up the model for her science class.

Which of the following changes to Earth's surface does this model demonstrate?

• erosion and deposition by a moving glacier

• weathering and erosion by a flowing river

• weathering and erosion by an earthquake

• erosion and deposition by hurricane

A student classified natural resources in the table below

Which of the following would be the best title for column 2 in the table above?

• Energy Resources

• Fossil Fuel Resources

• Renewable Resources

• Nonrenewable Resources

Ms. Vanvooren discovered fossils of freshwater animals in a field. What is most likely to be true about the area where she found the fossils?

• It used to be a lake

• It used to be a big city

• It used to be a forest

• The area is the same

Fossils are ________________________.

• evidence of organisms and environments long ago.

• made of air.

• made in a day and made by weather

What causes more erosion to happen? Select two answers.

• slow water

• Steeper slopes

• less water

• More volume of water

• Flat land

Soil supports the growth of plants by holding their _________.

• leaves

• stem

• roots

• none of these

Which are examples of nonrenewable resources/energy. ( check all that apply)

• Sun

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

• water

What do scientists call the boundary between two tectonic plates?

• Vaults

• Crusts

• Faults

• Mantles

Earthquakes can cause damage to buildings built by humans. At the present time, the solution that science can provide to this problem is that humans can–

• design buildings that will be damaged less by an earthquake

• stop an earthquake from happening before it occurs

• reduce the strength of the very strongest earthquakes

• predict the exact time and location of all earthquakes

A storm surge is a large rise in ocean water levels that surges ashore during a hurricane. The table here provides information on the height of storm surges in a certain location, depending on the strength of the hurricane. To protect cities, levees are built. These are walls that hold back the water coming in from the ocean. If this location is likely to have hurricanes that are Category 2 or smaller over the next few years, what is the height of the smallest levee that will be needed to protect the city?

• 3.5 meters

• 4.5 meters

• 5.5 meters

• 6.5 meters