Unit 4 Test Review 2024

Which of the following is an example of a fossil fuel?

• Coal

• Wood

• Solar energy

• Wind

Why are fossil fuels given their name?

• They are made from fossils of dinosaurs.

• They form from the remains of organisms.

• They are found in fossils.

• They are made from rocks.

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Where does the energy in fossil fuels originate?

• The Moon

• The Sun

• The Earth

• The Ocean

Which landform is created by the deposition of sediment by water?

• Sand dune

• Canyon

• Delta

• U-shaped valley

What process forms a sand dune?

• Erosion by water

• Deposition of sediments by wind

• Erosion by a glacier

• Deposition by water

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Which landform is formed by the erosion of sediment by water?

• Delta

• Sand dune

• Canyon

• U-shaped valley

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What causes the formation of a U-shaped valley?

• Deposition by water

• Erosion by wind

• Erosion of sediments by a glacier

• Deposition by a glacier

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Where does sand come from?

• The sand is made of the salt from the ocean.

• The sand was carried by animals to the ocean.

• The sand was always on the beach.

• The sand was once part of larger rocks and shells.

Which statement best explains where sand on beaches comes from?

• Over a long period of time, rocks and shells were weathered by water, eroded by a river, and deposited on the beach.

• Sand did not need to be broken down because it was always on the beach.

• Animals carried the sand to the beach and deposited it to make their homes.

• Water from the ocean evaporated and left salt behind on the beach to make sand.

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What process forms the stalactites and stalagmites in caves?

• Wind blows sediments into the cave forming hills of sand.

• Ice melts away from underground leaving behind the cave.

• Water seeps through the cracks in the ground forming the stalactites and stalagmites.

• Animals dig tunnels which forms the stalactites and stalagmites.

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