Earth Science Exam Prep

Which is most like a glacier changing Earth's surface?

• a bird drinking water from a puddle

• a boy raking leaves into a pile

• a speeding racecar

• a bulldozer pushing and piling anything in its path

Which evidence could indicate that a flood has happened in an area?

• A new mountain has formed.

• The sky is cloudy.

• A palm tree is charred black.

• Soil and rocks are on the road and sidewalks.

Fossils are usually created from the _____of animals.

• Bones

• Hair

• Skin

How will waves change the rocks shown in this picture?

• The waves will press small rocks together, and they will form larger rocks.

• The waves will pound, smooth, and break apart rocks.

• The waves will wet the rocks, but not change their shapes.

• The waves will change rocks into ocean water.

One way to prevent sand dunes from ________is to build fences along the shore.

• Eroding

• Forming

What can scientists learn from fossils? Select all that apply.

• the type of animals that lived long ago

• what the climate was like long ago

• the colors of animals that lived long ago

• what the environment was like long ago

Which cannot be used to understand Earth's features?

• Maps

• Patterns

• Moon Phases

• Observations

Which is not a feature found on the ocean floor?

• rift valley

• trench

• continental shelf

• estuary

Chemical weathering_____the minerals in rocks

• Does not change

• changes

Below is a picture of a canyon. Which best explains how the canyon may have formed?

• A volcanic eruption formed the canyon.

• The canyon was formed by animals and plants.

• Erosion from flowing water formed the canyon.

• Humans carved the canyon out of a mountain using small tools.