Spring Semester Science Midterm Review

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• Earthquake

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• Flood

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• Volcano

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This is what causes the change of shape and size of rocks over a LONG period of time.

• weathering

• erosion

• earthquake

• landslide

This is what we must find if we have a problem and need to solve it.

• resource

• solution

• erosion

• weathering

A glacier, moving slowly over the land over hundreds of years, causes _______. It moves ice and rocks, changing the shape of the landscape.

• erosion

• weathering

• landslide

• volcano

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Natural Resources

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(b) Man-made resources

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Answer explanation

Don't forget...NATURAL resources are NOT made by humans.

Which of these is a wattle?

(Hint: We had a science experiment with one!)

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If you had to guess, how long did it take for WEATHERING to change this rock's shape and surface?

• A few years

• Several hundred years

• Several thousand years

Watch this video from two weeks ago. Look at the title: "Taiwan Rescuers Rush to Evacuate Survivors Trapped By Landslide."

What is a synonym for Evacuate?

• save

• damage

• feel sad

• feel angry

What is Mount Saint Helens?

• a volcano

• an earthquake

• a landslide

What might happen before a volcano erupts?

• earthquakes

• floods

• erosion

• weathering