Science SS Quiz #13

Earth is always (a)   , sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly.

• dying

• changing
• reproducing

• erupting

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Wind and water break down rock and land. This is called (a)   . (b)   moves soil, sand, and rock from one place to another.

• weathering
• Erosion

Place a check next to things that maps usually show.

• landforms

• ice-covered areas

• fossils

• erosion

• shape and size of water bodies

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Choose the events that cause slow changes to Earth.

• floods

• earthquakes

• rivers

• glaciers

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How do plants slow down erosion and weathering? Describe one way.

• They do not affect erosion or weathering.

• They increase the impact of wind and water.

• They stabilize the soil using their roots, reducing the effects of erosion and weathering.

• They only provide oxygen.

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How do scientists know about organisms that lived millions of years ago?

• Scientists research photo albums.

• Scientists study fossils.

• both A and B

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A _______ protects animals from harsh weather and other animals. It also gives them a place to raise their young.

• shelter

• food

• water

• air

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Choose reasons for group behaviors in some animal species.

• to survive and reproduce

• to do important research

• to hunt

• to protect one another

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Why do people build breakwalls along shorelines?

• to help fish migrate

• to keep waves from eroding the land

• so people can sit and fish

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What does an herbivore eat?

• only animals

• only plants

• both plants and animals