How do volcanoes form islands?

Layers of lava build up over time and appear above water.

Volcanic eruptions cause sea levels to rise, which creates islands.

Ash from a volcano becomes soil when it cools down.

Many volcanoes join together to form a flat piece of land.

Every summer, Claire’s family visits a lake where she likes to climb on the rocks near the shore. One summer Claire discovers that the shore has changed and now there are these small islands of rock in the lake. What LIKLEY caused the islands to form in the lake in such a short amount of me?

Water levels rose and caused rocks to become islands.

Volcanoes erupted under the lake.

Coral colonies formed a reef in the lake

Glaciers carried rocks and deposited them in the lake.

Using nuclear power to produce electricity can cause water pollution by

warming the water in a nearby river.

blocking sunlight from reaching part of a river.

removing trees from the bank of a river.

building dams along the path of a river.

Fossil fuels are a limited part of Earth’s geosphere that will eventually run out. Why do scientist predict humans will run out of fossil fuels someday?

Humans are using fossil fuels faster than nature can make them

Humans are letting fossils fuels go to waste by releasing them as pollution

Humans are making their own fossil fuels instead of taking them from nature.

Humans are using other forms of energy and are not looking for more fossil fuels.

Maddie is talking to farmers in her community about ways their farm affects all of Earth’s systems, often in harmful ways. She wants to suggest a farming practice that could be used to protect Earth’s systems rather than to harm them. Which of the following farming practice should she suggest?

using contour plowing to reduce soil erosion

releasing animal waste into lakes and streams

clear-cutting trees to make more open land for farming

using airplanes to spray chemicals on crops

Why is it important to dispose of electronic devices properly?

They contain materials that are toxic.

They are made only of materials that cannot be recycled.

They release acidic gases into the air.

What happens to objects in a landfill that do not decompose easily?

They stay on the ground and cause pollution.

They are investigated in a science lab.

You are reading an article about climate change affecting the arctic fox in the photo. You learn arctic foxes share a habitat with polar bears, and both species face many of the same challenges. As the arctic ice melts, arctic foxes lose their habitat. What do you think is the BEST reason why scientists think a change in climate could cause the arctic fox to become extinct?

Earth’s systems destabilize and foxes do not have their needs met.

Pollution increases and harms the biosphere.

How does biking affect Earth’s systems?

Biking causes you to breathe faster.

Biking causes you to sweat more.

Biking does not use fossil fuels.

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A natural structure on the Earth's surface

Deposition

Erosion

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Weathering

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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The dropping of weathered material in one place

Deposition

weathering

landform

erosion

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The breaking down of rock by interactions with the Earth's systems

deposition

landform

weathering

erosion

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the loosening and carrying away of weathered material from one place to another

weathering

erosion

landform

deposition

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Capable of causing injury or death to an organism

pollution

toxic

erosion

weathering

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Anything in the environment that can harm living things or damage natural resources

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When a material is broken down into smaller pieces

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Unit 2 Lesson 3-6

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A natural structure on the Earth's surface

The dropping of weathered material in one place

The breaking down of rock by interactions with the Earth's systems

the loosening and carrying away of weathered material from one place to another

Capable of causing injury or death to an organism

Anything in the environment that can harm living things or damage natural resources

When a material is broken down into smaller pieces

taking materials from old discarded objects and making new objects from them

The wise use of material and energy resources

an area of land or land and water that is set aside for protection of wildlife

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