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#5th grade #STAAR #earthscience #erosion
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1
Step cropping and strip farming help keep soil from eroding.
false
true
2
Which is the first step to fossil formation?
Sediment forms sedimentary rock.
Deposits of sediment cover the animal's body.
Animal dies and sinks into the mud (sediment).
The sedimentary rock contains a fossil.
3
Sedimentary Rocks form in layers from the bottom- up.
false
true
4
How are islands formed?
Landslides
Erosion
Earthquakes
Volcanos
5
Which of these is formed by glaciers scraping down through mountains?
delta
ocean
river
valley
6
If a scientist finds a fossil of a deer. Which environment was most likely there in the past?
desert
ocean
forest
river
7
What is weathering?
breaking down of rocks
movement of sediment
building up of seiment
8
Planting crops in the ground can prevent soil erosion.
true
false
9
If the same fossil is found in two different areas it means they are the same age.
false
true
10
Which process in a fast change to Earth's surface?
weathering
erosion
fossilization
earthquake
11
Weathering moves sediment from one place to another.
false
true
12
Which is a slow change to the Earth's surface?
volcanic eruption
rock slide
earthquake
canyon
13
Stalagmites form in a cave because of deposition.
true
false
14
Which of these is caused by erosion from a river over a long time?
ocean
glacier
delta
canyon
15
Where is the oldest layer of Sedimentary Rock?
bottom
middle
top
16
What is erosion?
build up of sediment
breaking down of rocks
movement of sediment
17
Deposition Wears away rocks and breaks them into smaller pieces.
true
false
18
Which is the youngest layer of Sedimentary Rock?
middle
top
bottom
19
Fossils are found in metamorphic rock.
true
false
20
Which of these is formed by the deposition of sediments at the mouth of a river?
lake
delta
glacier
canyon
21
What is deposition?
movement of sediment
build up of sediment
breaking down of rocks
