Changes to Land and Soil Quiz

Emma, Kai, and Lily went on a field trip to a natural history museum. They saw a display about the effects of moving water on the Earth's landscape. Which of the following changes to the Earth, as shown in the display, is caused by moving water?

• A new island forms in the middle of an ocean

• A plain becomes a deep canyon with steep walls

• A sand dune shifts from one location to another

• A mountain grows taller over a thousand years

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David, Harper, and Abigail went on a field trip to a mountain range. They noticed that the shape of the valleys seemed to have changed over time. Their teacher explained that this could be due to a glacier. How can a glacier change a mountain? A glacier can -

• generate a volcanic eruption

• cause a powerful earthquake

• make a mountain grow taller

• change the shape of a valley

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Rocks that are carried in a quickly moving river for a long time are most likely to be –

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Grace, Liam, and Maya went on a field trip to a canyon. They learned that slow changes like weathering, erosion, and deposition in the canyon were the result of moving water and ice along with -

• pressure

• heat

• tides

• wind

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During a field trip, Lily, David, and James noticed changes to the Earth’s surface. They observed that one particular change was mostly created by moving wind. Which change do you think they observed?

• Deep cracks forming in the ground

• Rocks getting rounded over time

• Large dunes moving in the desert

• Tall mountains rising in the distance

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During a school field trip to a cave, Anika, Mason, and Priya noticed some structures on the cave floor that their guide referred to as stalagmites. These stalagmites are formed by the movement of water and the buildup of minerals. How might water be able to create these stalagmites in the cave?

• Freezing water in the cave can expand and push minerals, forming stalagmites.

• Moving water in the cave can carry minerals away, preventing the formation of stalagmites.

• Water that drips slowly from the cave ceiling can leave minerals behind, forming stalagmites.

• Condensation of water vapor in the cave can destroy minerals, preventing the formation of stalagmites.

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Aria, Maya, and Samuel went on a field trip to a local farm. They noticed that the soil on the farm has been decreasing over the past few months. What environmental factor is most likely related to the loss of soil they observed?

• Recent heavy rains

• Steady increase in temperatures

• Abundant crop yields

• Decrease in temperatures

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Abigail, Aria, and Priya went on a field trip to the Grand Canyon. They noticed the rock formation that took many millions of years to form. What force most likely created this formation?

• A glacier pushing rocks ahead of it

• A river bringing rocks down a mountain

• Wind-blown sand carving large rocks

• A volcano blasting rocks great distances

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Maya, Benjamin, and Nora are on a field trip to a geological site. They found a sieve in their exploration kit. This sieve is a container with very small holes in the bottom that are all the same size. In what activity would this tool be useful for them?

• Sorting soil by particle size they collected from the site

• Finding the mass of soil they collected

• Growing plants in the soil they collected

• Determining the color of the soil they collected

Charlotte, Kai, and Aiden are discussing about renewable resources in their science class. They concluded that a resource is considered renewable if it -

• can be created only over millions of years

• is made of Earths’ materials like rocks and minerals

• can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time

• is useful to humans in making energy and materials