4.ESS1.1

1. Which statement correctly describes the delta in the photograph?

• Deposition is causing the delta to become narrower over time.

• Deposition is causing the delta to become bigger over time.

• Erosion is causing the delta to become smaller over time.

• Erosion is causing the delta to become wider over time.

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2. 2. The diagram shows a V-shaped valley. The valley did not exist thousands of years ago.

3. This valley is most likely the result of

• sediment being deposited by slow-moving water.

• riverbanks being eroded by fast-moving water.

• earthquakes causing the ground to split open.

• glaciers moving sediment to a new location.

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3. 3. The photograph shows several sand dunes in a desert.

How were these sand dunes formed?

• Glaciers dragged the sand into piles thousands of years ago. 

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  Wind and rains brought the sand in from all around the desert. 

• The sand was built up into layers of sedimentary rock. 

• The sand was carried by rivers and collected in the desert. 

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4. Heavy, soaking rains over long periods of time are the most common causes of landslides. The picture below shows a recent landslide in a mountain area. 

After looking at the picture, what observation about landslides can you make? 

• A landslide is an example of weathering. Landslides occur when Earth's surface is broken down into smaller pieces of rock and soil. 

• A landslide is an example of weathering. Landslides occur when pieces of rock and soil completely disappear from Earth's surface.

• A landslide is an example of erosion. Landslides add new features to Earth's surface made from rock and soil 

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  A landslide is an example of erosion. Landslides build up piles of piles of rock and soil on Earth's surface. 

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5. Earth's surface is always changing to create new landforms over time. Rock can be broken down into smaller pieces through many different processes.  The diagram below shows the process of the breakdown of rock and the carrying away of the loose sediments.

What are two likely ways that rock on the mountain is broken down?

• The rock is broken down when sediment builds up between the rocks. 

• The rock is broken down when the wind blows materials against the rocks. 

• The rock is broken down when cracks within the rocks freeze and thaw.

• The rock is broken down when high temperatures cause the rocks to melt. 

• The rock is broken down when moving tectonic plates pull the rocks apart. 

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6. Fourth graders are studying how glaciers change landscapes creating new landforms over time. Student groups make claims about how glaciers form valleys over thousands of years.  

 Group 1: "Glaciers are slow-moving bodies of water that deposit rocks and loose sediments into a valley." 

 Group 2: "Glaciers are fast-moving bodies of water that deposit rocks and loose sediment into a valley." 

 Group 3: "Glaciers are fast-moving sheets of ice that move rocks and loose sediments out of an area to form a valley."

 Group 4: "Glaciers are slow-moving sheets of ice that move rocks and loose sediments out of an area to form a valley."

Which group's description of how glaciers form valleys is correct?

• Group 1

• Group 2

• Group 3

• Group 4

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7. The pictures below show three different landforms. 

Which table correctly matches these landforms with a description of how each was formed?

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8. 8. The pictures show some changes to a river over time.

9. Which best explains how the landform in the river changed over time?

• The river eroded sediments from the landform.

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  Rocks under the river were pushed up by earthquakes.

• Sediments were deposited on the landform from the river.

• Weathering caused the landform in the river to become larger.

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9. Sandra visited a national park where she saw a rock formation.

Which process most likely formed the shape of this rock?

• wind eroding the rock

• earthquakes shifting the rock

• water freezing in the cracks of rocks

• waves depositing sediment to form rocks

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10. Air plants grow outdoors in warm climates like Mexico, South America, and even part of the southern United States. They get the nutrients they need from the air around them.

A student lists how to care for an air plant. 

Which statement about photosynthesis is best supported by the student’s list? 

• Air plants do not need sunlight for photosynthesis to occur. 

• Air plants do not need soil for photosynthesis to occur.

• Air plants do not need carbon dioxide for photosynthesis to occur.

• Air plants do not need water for photosynthesis to occur. 

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