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GR4 SCI: Earth's Surface Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name

Class

Date

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

sedimentary rock

metamorphic rock

igneous rock

Which layer formed first?

Rock Layer W

Rock Layer X

Rock Layer Y

Rock Layer Z

By determining the age of fossils, scientists can reconstruct the history of life on Earth

True

False

A _____________________ is the remains or evidence of an ancient organism.

paleontologist

fossil

preserved

extinct

Why is it important to study fossils?

Fossils are evidence of organisms that lived long ago.

Fossils are fortune tellers.

Fossils are fun to study.

Fossils are found everywhere in the world.

Why are the soft parts of a shark’s body not preserved in a fossil?

They are squeezed out when the shark is buried.

They are not made of mineral or rock.

They cannot be changed to rock.

They rot before fossilization can occur.

What is a fossil?

rock was once at the bottom of the sea.

An impression of an ancient organism.

the past environment, where animals came from, and what they looked like.

The imprint or remains of plants and animals that lived long ago.

A ........................ is a feature made of rock and dirt.

landform

desert

canyon

The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

weathering

erosion

deposition

dumptruck

10.

Waves dropping sand on the beach is an example of what?

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

Compaction

11.

The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is known as what?

sediment

erosion

weathering

deposition

12.

What is sediment?

the process of rocks being broken down and carried away

bits of rock and sand caused by the weathering of rocks

the top layer of the soil

decaying plant or animal material

13.

Select 3 ways sediment can be moved to a new location: (Select ALL that apply)

Snow

Ice

Water

Wind

14.

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

15.

What does weathering mean?

to move

to settle in a new spot

to break apart

to sit still

16.

The following are agents of erosion EXCEPT...

wind

water

ice

fire

17.

This landform is formed by

water erosion

wind erosion

deposition

glaciers

18.

This landform is formed by

water erosion

weathering

deposition of sediments

glaciers

19.

What are landforms?

Landforms are how the land changes.

Landforms shape the surface of the Earth.

Landforms are cool

20.

How do plants weather rocks?

during photosynthesis

when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock

when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves

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GR4 SCI: Earth's Surface Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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