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Worksheets4th Grade Earth Science Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 20mins
Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of
renewable resources
fossil fuels
free energy
solar energy
What are fossil fuels? Also known as nonrenewable.
coal, oil, uranium
oil, natural gas, uranium
coal, oil, natural gas
geothemals, coal, natural gas
Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable because...
They are expensive.
They cause pollution.
They take a very long time to form.
They can be replaced in our lifetime.
What is sedimentary rock?
This is Radar Arizona Canyons. What natural force is responsible for creating this change to the Earth's surface?
Water moving
Ice freezing
Wind blowing
Snow falling
This rock formation formed over millions of years. What force likely created it?
A glacier pushing rocks ahead of it.
A river bringing rocks down a mountain.
Wind-blown sand carving large rocks.
A volcano blasting rocks great distances.
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
There is no difference. They are the same.
Erosion is the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces. Weathering is taking those pieces to different places.
Weathering is breaking down of rock into smaller pieces. Erosion is taking those pieces to different places.
Weathering and erosion are opposites. Weathering is breaking down and erosion is building up.
Patterns of the stars in the sky stay the same but appear to change location in the sky.
True
False
How often does the moon look lit up like a full circle?
Once a day (24 hours)
Once a week (7 days)
Once a month (4 weeks)
Once a year (365 days)
Which statement is TRUE?
The actual shape of the moon changes a little each night.
The actual shape of the moon doesn’t really change.
Part of the moon is lit. We can see the part that faces the ________.
Earth
moon
sun
stars
How many times does the Earth revolve around the sun in a year?
once
6 times
12 times
365 times
How many times does the Earth revolve around the sun in a year?
once
6 times
12 times
365 times
The half of Earth that is facing away from the sun is experiencing
day
night
midday
morning
Why do the stars appear to move across Earth’s sky?
Earth's rotation
Earth's revolution
Earth's rotation and revolution
The gravitational pull of the moon
The stars appear to move in one night due to the Earth's
gravitational pull
revolution
rotation and revolution
rotation
Some constellations appear visible only during certain seasons / times of the year due to the Earth's
revolution around the sun
rotation on its axis
gravitational pull
rotation and revolution
What is an energy resource that CANNOT be replaced easily once it is used up, such as coal, oil, or natural gas.
Energy
Potential Energy
Renewable Resource
Nonrenewable Resource
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
Water
Oxygen
Wood
Oil
Moving water has energy, just as air does. What can make electricity by converting the moving water.
the ocean
Dams
Wind turbines
The sun
A solid natural material that has a crystal form and its own set of properties
Hardness
Mineral
Luster
Cleavage
The ability of a mineral to resist being scratched
Hardness
Mineral
Luster
Cleavage
The way a mineral surface reflects light
Hardness
Mineral
Luster
Cleavage
The breaking of a mineral along a smooth flat surface
Hardness
Mineral
Luster
Cleavage
The color of the mark that a mineral makes when it is scraped on a white or black tile
Streak
Streak test
Rock
Rock Cycle
A solid mixture of minerals that was formed in earth the earths crust
Streak
Streak test
Rock
Rock Cycle
Rock that was formed from cooled magma or lava
Streak
Streak test
Rock
Igneous Rock
Rock that was formed when sediments were layered, pressed and cemented together
Metamorphic Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Rock Cycle
Igneous Rock
Rock that was formed when a different kind of rock had pressure and high heat applied to it deep inside the earths crust
Metamorphic Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Rock Cycle
Igneous Rock
