Earth & Space Science Review

Limestone is a common rock found in Florida. It forms when water erodes clay, silt, and sand. Fossils are often found in limestone. What is limestone?

• an igneous rock

• a sedimentary rock

• a metamorphic rock

• a mineral

Many rocks contain gaps or cracks. In the diagram below, notice the relationship between the rock and the plant.

Which statement describes what will happen to the rock and the plant over time?

• The rock will crush the plant.

• The plant will be buried in the crack.

• The rock will stop the plant from growing bigger.

•  The plant will grow, and the cracks will get bigger.

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During which part of the water cycle is water in the “gas” state of matter?

• after it condenses

• when it evaporates

• as it becomes precipitation

• once it changes temperature

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Josephine found a mineral while hiking. To help identify the mineral she took a small ceramic tile and dragged the mineral across it.

What was she trying to accomplish by dragging the mineral across the tile?

• She wanted to see if the mineral had a shiny luster.

• She wanted to compare the color of the mineral to the color of the tile.

• She wanted to break the mineral so that she could check the cleavage pattern.

• She wanted to see the color of the powder that the mineral would make on the tile.

Comets and asteroids both crash into planets or their moons sometimes. In what other way are comets and asteroids similar?

• They both have smooth, round shapes.

• They are both found in orbit around the Sun.

• They both develop glowing tails near the Sun.

• They are both made of ice and rock particles.

Natural processes affect rocks and soil. The land is always changing. What is the main difference between weathering and erosion?

• Weathering involves breaking down, while erosion involves the movement of material.

• Weathering only involves wind, while erosion only involves water.

• Weathering involves weather, but erosion does not.

• Weathering can involve ice, but erosion does not.

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Water runs down creeks and rivers until it flows into the ocean. At what stage in the water cycle does the water return to the creeks and rivers?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• vapor formation

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There are many objects in our solar system, but only eight of them are planets. What do all planets have in common?

• They are all made of rock or ice.

• They all have rings or moons as satellites.

• They are all nearly round and orbit the Sun.

• They all rotate on an axis and orbit the Earth.

Dennis cannot scratch a mineral with his fingernail, but he observes that he can scratch the mineral sample with a piece of metal. Which physical property of the mineral sample is Dennis investigating?

• hardness

• cleavage

• streak

• luster

 Which planet groups have a longer relative length of year?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn

• Earth, Mars, Uranus, Neptune

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

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