Earth: Past, Present, Future Assessment Practice

The process by which soil or sediment is moved from one place to another by wind, water, or ice is called

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Snowing

• Deposition

The natural process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces is called

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Excavation

Which of the following might cause chemical weathering?

• A rapidly flowing river

• Plant roots

• Acid rain

• A sandstorm

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Which of the following is an example of mechanical weathering?

• The Statue of Liberty turning green from acid rain

• Flood waters moving sediment from one location to another

• Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone

• Rocks being split apart by plant roots

Which of the following is a common way to slow the rate of erosion?

• Build a dome over a stadium to eliminate wind and rain

• Put a giant steel wall at the bottom of mountains

• Collect all sediment and remove using dump trucks

• Plant trees or other vegetation to hold soil in place

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Task 2: Label the layers of the earth. Match the following labels to the correct parts of the Earth's layers diagram:

• crust

• outer core

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

• crust

• inner core

• mantle

Task 3: Alfred Wegener claimed that the continents were once clustered together. Which of the following pieces of evidence from the image on page 2 of your Core Knowledge Reader supports this claim?

• The continents fit together like puzzle pieces.

• Similar fossils are found on different continents.

• The continents have different climates.

• The continents are separated by oceans.

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Task 3: Vanessa claims that there were dinosaurs and fish living in Zion National Park at around the same time. What evidence from the image below supports this claim?

• Fossilized footprints of dinosaurs and fish found together

• Presence of aquatic plants in the same layer as dinosaur bones

• Discovery of dinosaur eggs near a river

• Fossilized remains of a fish inside a dinosaur's stomach

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Think about "The Ring of Fire". This is an area where tectonic plates meet causing many earthquakes and producing volcanoes. True or False?

• True

• False

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What conclusions can you draw about the location of earthquakes and volcanoes?

• They are randomly distributed across the globe.

• They are often found along tectonic plate boundaries.

• They are mostly located in the interior of continents.

• They occur only in oceanic regions.

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