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4th Grade Earth Science Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these does NOT cause weathering?
a)
water from rivers
b)
water that freezes into ice
c)
wind
d)
animals 
2.
What is erosion?
a)
Erosion is when rocks and soil are moved to new places.
b)
Erosion is when rocks are broken into smaller pieces.
c)
Erosion is what happens during a rainstorm. 
d)
Erosion is something that happens to very small animals. 
3.
What is weathering? 
a)
Weathering is the process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces. 
b)
Weathering is the process that joins smaller rocks together to make big rocks. 
c)
Weathering is watching the weather to see if it will rain or snow or be windy.
d)
Weathering is when dinosaur bones get hard because they are in the weather. 
4.
The process of breaking rock into sediment is called 
a)
erosion
b)
friction
c)
velocity
d)
weathering
5.

Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of

a)

renewable resources

b)

fossil fuels

c)

free energy

d)

solar energy

6.

What are fossil fuels? Also known as nonrenewable.

a)

coal, oil, uranium

b)

oil, natural gas, uranium

c)

coal, oil, natural gas

d)

geothemals, coal, natural gas

7.

Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable because...

a)

They are expensive.

b)

They cause pollution.

c)

They take a very long time to form.

d)

They can be replaced in our lifetime.

8.

What is sedimentary rock?

a)
Formed by heat and pressure
b)
Formed by heat and cooling
c)
Layered rock formed by compaction
d)
All of the above
9.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
10.

This is Radar Arizona Canyons. What natural force is responsible for creating this change to the Earth's surface?

a)

Water moving

b)

Ice freezing

c)

Wind blowing

d)

Snow falling

11.

This rock formation formed over millions of years. What force likely created it?

a)

A glacier pushing rocks ahead of it.

b)

A river bringing rocks down a mountain.

c)

Wind-blown sand carving large rocks.

d)

A volcano blasting rocks great distances.

12.

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

a)

There is no difference. They are the same.

b)

Erosion is the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces. Weathering is taking those pieces to different places.

c)

Weathering is breaking down of rock into smaller pieces. Erosion is taking those pieces to different places.

d)

Weathering and erosion are opposites. Weathering is breaking down and erosion is building up.

13.

Patterns of the stars in the sky stay the same but appear to change location in the sky.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

How often does the moon look lit up like a full circle?

a)

Once a day (24 hours)

b)

Once a week (7 days)

c)

Once a month (4 weeks)

d)

Once a year (365 days)

15.

Which statement is TRUE?

a)

The actual shape of the moon changes a little each night.

b)

The actual shape of the moon doesn’t really change.

16.

Part of the moon is lit. We can see the part that faces the ________.

a)

Earth

b)

moon

c)

sun

d)

stars

17.

How many times does the Earth revolve around the sun in a year?

a)

once

b)

6 times

c)

12 times

d)

365 times

18.

How many times does the Earth revolve around the sun in a year?

a)

once

b)

6 times

c)

12 times

d)

365 times

19.

The half of Earth that is facing away from the sun is experiencing

a)

day

b)

night

c)

midday

d)

morning

20.

Why do the stars appear to move across Earth’s sky?

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

Earth's revolution

c)

Earth's rotation and revolution

d)

The gravitational pull of the moon

21.

The stars appear to move in one night due to the Earth's

a)

gravitational pull

b)

revolution

c)

rotation and revolution

d)

rotation

22.

Some constellations appear visible only during certain seasons / times of the year due to the Earth's

a)

revolution around the sun

b)

rotation on its axis

c)

gravitational pull

d)

rotation and revolution

23.

What is an energy resource that CANNOT be replaced easily once it is used up, such as coal, oil, or natural gas.

a)

Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Renewable Resource

d)

Nonrenewable Resource

24.
When the wind is used to make energy, it is called...
a)
wind energy.
b)
windmills.
c)
windy days.
d)
free energy!
25.
One advantage of hydroelectric energy is ...
a)
it is a renewable form of energy because of the water. 
b)
you can get shocked by it.
c)
it is very expensive.
d)
we don't have a lot of water in southwest Kansas. 
26.

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

a)

Water

b)

Oxygen

c)

Wood

d)

Oil

27.

Moving water has energy, just as air does. What can make electricity by converting the moving water.

a)

the ocean

b)

Dams

c)

Wind turbines

d)

The sun

28.

A solid natural material that has a crystal form and its own set of properties

a)

Hardness

b)

Mineral

c)

Luster

d)

Cleavage

29.

The ability of a mineral to resist being scratched

a)

Hardness

b)

Mineral

c)

Luster

d)

Cleavage

30.

The way a mineral surface reflects light

a)

Hardness

b)

Mineral

c)

Luster

d)

Cleavage

31.

The breaking of a mineral along a smooth flat surface

a)

Hardness

b)

Mineral

c)

Luster

d)

Cleavage

32.

The color of the mark that a mineral makes when it is scraped on a white or black tile

a)

Streak

b)

Streak test

c)

Rock

d)

Rock Cycle

33.

A solid mixture of minerals that was formed in earth the earths crust

a)

Streak

b)

Streak test

c)

Rock

d)

Rock Cycle

34.

Rock that was formed from cooled magma or lava

a)

Streak

b)

Streak test

c)

Rock

d)

Igneous Rock

35.

Rock that was formed when sediments were layered, pressed and cemented together

a)

Metamorphic Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Rock Cycle

d)

Igneous Rock

36.

Rock that was formed when a different kind of rock had pressure and high heat applied to it deep inside the earths crust

a)

Metamorphic Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Rock Cycle

d)

Igneous Rock