stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
G5 Earth Science: Landforms Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
G5 Earth Science: Landforms
G5 Earth Science: Landforms
46 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
427 plays
5th Grade Earth Science #5thgrade #earthscience #landforms #utah
Flashcards
46 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
46
Answers
1
Which of the following most likely formed the Grand Canyon National Park, V shaped canyon?
deposition
rivers
lava
erosion
2
Why do scientists continue to study the Grand Canyon?
Scientists do not know how the Grand Canyon formed.
The Grand Canyon is a popular tourist location.
Scientific knowledge increases over time.
Earthquakes still occur.
3
Some people live near earthquake faults. How can scientists
best
help these people stay safe?
collect data to predict where earthquakes will occur.
help people leave the area
pour concrete into the fault lines.
show people how to escape to higher ground.
4
In which time period presented in the simulation would you expect tuff to be formed?
165-150 MYA
190-165 MYA
65-1 MYA
1 MYA-Present
5
A mountain formed when melted rock flows through a crack onto Earth's surface.
Hill
Volcano
Mese
Earthquake
6
How do scientist know how the Grand Canyon was formed?
studied photographs
taking measurements of the canyon
watched how animals live
observed how running water affects Earth’s surface
7
What cause mountains to decrease in height?
uplift
magma
eruption
erosion
8
What is the name of the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?
lightning
erosion
magnetism
weathering
9
Where do most earthquakes occur?
Epicenter
Eye
Fault
Plates
10
What tool shows the strength and length of earthquakes?
Seismograph
Sediment
Epicenter
Jetty
11
What is the best evidence that an earthquake won't occur in an area?
homes have been built
geological records of shows no earthquakes patterns
no one remembers an earthquake
a salesman promise
12
Melted rock that flows from a volcano
fire
Magma
ash
Lava
13
What would happen to the height of a mountain after millions of years?
decrease
stay the same
increase
increase then decrease
14
Which phrase is the
best
example of erosion?
the breaking down of rocks caused by freezing water
cracks in rock caused by plant roots
the movement of rock pieces by water
the breaking down of soil by animals
15
Which Earth process is the student modeling?
weathering
erosion
deposition
uplift
16
Earthquakes occurred in an area often. What can people in that area do with the information?
stop earthquakes from occuring
find out where else in the world earthquake occurs
store emergency items in case it occurs again
plan the school years so earhquakes don't occur
17
Which order are the processes listed below most likely to occur?
erosion--- deposition--- weathering
weathering--- deposition--- erosion
deposition--- erosion--- weathering
weathering--- erosion--- deposition
18
Which process
most likely
created Formation 3?
glacier
River erosion
Volcanic eruption
An earthquake
19
Which word
best
completes the table?
Wind
Glacier
Deposition
Waves
20
A volcano erupted thousands of years ago, what is left behind?
coal
ash
lava
fire
21
Which natural process results in the arch formations seen in Arches National Park?
earthquake
weathering
volcanic eruption
glacial movement
22
Which is the physical feature BEFORE a canyon is formed?
mountains
plateau
ocean
arches
23
What would this area look like if weathering, erosion, and uplift had
not
happened?
The area would look like the picture.
The mountains would be higher.
The land would have more valleys.
The land would look flatter.
24
A person standing at the lakeshore 12,000 years ago would be standing at which elevation?
4,275 feet
4,445 feet
4,840 feet
5,220 feet
25
What effects does water have on sidewalk cracks?
Water wears away rocks.
Water freezes in cracks of rocks and breaks them apart.
Water moves rocks from place to place.
Water freezes and makes rocks slippery.
26
What causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?
seismograph
Destructive forces
Constructive forces
Plate movement
27
A lighthouse moved from 500 feet from the edge of a cliff to 100 feet. What caused this change?
erosion of soil
uplift on a fault line
deposition of sand
very strong gravity
28
Which geological feature was formed
mainly
by wind erosion?
butte
valleys
arches
canyons
29
Who would benefit from knowledge about volcanic activity?
a farmer planting in an area containing past lava flows
a motorist driving past old lava flows in Utah’s desert
a hiker climbing up a butte formed by volcanic uplift
a tourist rafting through the Grand Canyon
30
Pictures of the Grand Canyon in the 1870s can still be used today why?
Black-and-white pictures show more details
It looks exactly the same
The Grand Canyon looks very different
Most rock formations have changed little since the 1870s.
31
Which landform was created by volcanoes?
the Great Salt Lake basin
the Wasatch Range
the Colorado River valley
the Hawaiian Islands
32
Arches form millions of years ago. Which observation supports this conclusion?
All the arches are made of sandstone.
Arches change appearance very slowly.
No new arches are forming.
Arches form only in hot climates.
33
How long does it take to see obvious evidence of weathering and erosion on mountains?
ten million years
ten thousand years
one hundred years
a thousand years
34
A(n) _______ is caused by movement in Earth's crust.
Epicenter
Earthquake
Fault
Volcano
35
Which process
most likely
created Formation 2?
uplift
An earthquake
River erosion
An avalanche
36
Which phrase is the
best
example of weathering?
breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
movement along a fault
movement of rock fragments
breaking down of animal remains
37
Which process
most likely
created Formation 1?
River erosion
Volcanic eruption
weathering and wind erosion
An avalanche
38
Which range of magnitudes describes
most
of these major earthquakes?
7.0–8.0
8.0–9.0
6.0–7.0
9.0–10.0
39
Who is most likely to use map with locations of earthquake faults?
a climber who wants to know where the tallest mountains are
students who want to know when they can play a soccer game
a family who wants to know where it is safe to build a house
neighbors who want to know when an earthquake will occur
40
Which sentence
best
explains how these mountains became so tall?
The mountains have not been changed by erosion.
The mountains were slowly uplifted to their present height.
The mountains suddenly pushed up to their present height.
The mountains have always been tall.
41
Which process
most likely
created Formation 4?
River erosion
Volcanic eruption
An avalanche
An earthquake
42
What process breaks rocks into sand or other tiny material called sediment?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
43
How did a u-shaped canyon most likely form?
deposition
gravity
wind
glacier
44
Which statement describes how this landform
most likely
formed?
Freezing water and then wind
Glacial movements
Mass movements of soil and rock
Animals
45
Tiny pieces of sediment are moved by wind, moving water, or ice through the process of _______.
Weathering
Depostition
Erosion
46
A tool that measures earthquakes to predict volcano eruption helps human by...
provides warning and gives people time to leave
tells people how old vocanoes are
tells people when earthquakes occur
prevents volcano from erupting
