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Worksheets5th grade Earth Science Review: SEEd Science, Strand 5.1
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 23mins
This picture shows patterns of mountain ranges on Earth. Which is a reasonable statement to describe and explain these patterns of mountain ranges?
There are no mountain ranges under the ocean, only on continents.
Mountain ranges occur in bands BOTH inside continents and along the edges of continents/plate boundaries.
There are no patterns in mountain range formations.
Mountain ranges occur randomly throughout the earth and are the result of the geosphere interacting with the atmosphere.
The picture shows PATTERNS of earthquake and volcanic activity on Earth. Select all reasonable conclusions about earthquake and volcano patterns? (Select ALL that apply.)
Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur in bands that are often along the boundaries between continents and oceans.
There are no patterns of earthquakes and volcanoes on Earth.
Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the edges of plate tectonic boundaries.
Most of the earthquakes and volcanoes are inside continents.
The image shows how water is distributed on Earth. What does this mean for humans? Select all that apply.
Plenty of water is available for humans
Humans can use 97% of the earth's water for drinking, washing, and other uses.
Usable freshwater is very limited for humans so we need to be careful about how we use it.
The distribution of water on earth is extremely uneven with the majority of earth's water being salt water.
The image shows the distribution of water on Earth. Only 2.5% (often rounded up to 3%) of earth's water is freshwater.
Of the 2.5%, what percentage of water is fresh groundwater, AKA under the earth's surface? (HINT: use the image.)
30.1%
68.7%
69.0%
20.9%
A reservoir is an example of....
often manmade but sometimes natural body of water used for collecting and preserving water
a lake
a fast moving river on a steep downhill slope
a sheet of slow moving ice
What is this picture likely evidence of? Select ALL that apply.
chemistry
The biosphere interacting with the geosphere
weathering and erosion to change the face of this rock
destruction from an earthquake
Overtime the copper-colored Statue of Liberty has become greenish. What is the cause of this?
Chemical weathering--Oxidation (air and water chemically reacting with the copper metal, similar to rust)
Physical weathering--wind and water weathered sediments
Green paint--early Americans painted it a green color to stand out for boats in the harbor.
No explanation for the greenish color
Which of the following is a real-life example of the physical weathering process known as "ice wedging"?
A tree's roots cause cracks to form in a rock or sidewalk.
A boulder in a river splits in half as running water breaks it down over a long period of time.
The roads in an area have several more cracks and potholes in the spring than they did before winter.
A rainstorm in a desert is an example of which two spheres interacting? The (a) interacting with the geosphere.
Which of the following is NOT an example of the four major spheres of the earth?
biosphere
hydrosphere
humansphere
geosphere/lithosphere
atmosphere
What might happen if the atmosphere were to disappear from the earth? (Try to think of how each of the other spheres would be affected.) Select ALL that apply.
No wind so boats could not travel, birds could not fly
The biosphere (humans, animals, and even plants) would have no atmosphere protection from the sun's UV rays.
The hydrosphere would dry up because there would be no clouds, no rain, and no atmospheric pressure to keep water in our earth.
Geosphere would look different. Example: The beautiful arch formations in Arches National Park would not look the way they do today because wind (along with water) contributed to weathering those formations.
What are some forces of weathering and erosion that created this arch? Select ALL that apply.
(WATER) rain erodes the rock and carries away sediments
ICE wedging--frost gets in there when temperatures drop and expands when freezes, further cracking and breaking off chunks of the arch.
Strong WIND carrying sand and other bits of sediment beats at the sandstone and further erodes this arch into its beautiful shape.
