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Earth Science Review 5th Grade Utah
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What does the map show?
Country boundaries
Pretty line
Continents
Tectonic Plate Boundaries
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How is a U-shaped valley formed?
deposition
Glaciers carving sloped walls
wind blowing and forming a canyon
Rivers carving steep walls
3
Why can we see layers of canyons like in the Grand Canyon?
Earthquakes!
Construction workers
The slow weathering and erosion of layers or rock
Volcanoes!
4
What CONTINENT do we live on?
South America
The United States of America
Utah
North America
5
What layer of the earth does the arrow point to?
outer core
mantle
inner core
crust
6
What is the outermost layer on the Earth?
crust
outer core
mantle
inner core
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Erosion is
the breaking down of rocks and other sediments
the movements or rocks and other sediments
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How are plateaus created?
Lava from volcanoes
Earthquakes
Uplift from tectonic plates
Weathering and erosion
9
What is the name of the area of increased volcanic and earthquake activity?
The Ring
The Ring of Death
The Ring of Fire
The Pacific Volcano Zone
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Which of the following is true about BOTH earthquakes AND volcanoes?
They both helped create Hawaii
They start underground
They are not very dangerous
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Weathering is
the breaking down of rocks and other sediments
the movements or rocks and other sediments
12
What tectonic plate boundary does the picture show?
divergent
transform
convergent
subduction
13
What is a seismograph used for?
The weather
How fast mountains erode
Measuring the strength of volcanoes
Measuring the strength of Earthquakes
14
A paleontologist is someone who
studies ancient humans
Studies all types of historic animals and plants
Hunts dinosaurs!
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An archaeologist is someone who
studies space
studies all forms of ancient animal and plant life
studies ancient humans
16
What tectonic plate boundary does the picture show?
transform
subduction
divergent
convergent
17
All the continents used to be together as one super continent called...
The Land Before Time
Pangea!
Jurrasic Park
Continea
18
In general, how long do landforms like hoodoos and arches take to form?
about 15 years
Thousands of years
about a day
Millions of years
19
What tectonic plate boundary does the picture show?
transform
subduction
convergent
divergent
20
How is a V-shaped valley formed?
wind blowing and forming a canyon
Rivers carving steep walls
Glaciers carving sloped walls
deposition
21
Which of the following is not an agent of weathering?
grasshoppers
rusting
water
ice wedging
22
Which of the following is true about land slides?
Landslides caused by earthquakes, heavy rains, and erosion
Landslides are caused by volcanoes
