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1
What region of the U.S. receives the most yearly rainfall?
Central Plains
Northeastern United States
Pacific Northwest
Southwestern United States
2
Weathering by ice can break rocks apart.
False
True
3
What statement below, about tsunamis, is true?
They have the ability to ruin communities.
They can never be detected before happening.
We can prevent them.
They cause underwater volcanoes.
4
During our rock and water experiment, we learned how water can weather rocks. What part of the experiment showed this?
When we named and identified the rocks.
When we shook the jar of water and rocks.
When we dried the rocks.
When we dumped the access water down the drain.
5
How do canyons form?
When water comes in contact with rocks.
When water weathers and erodes layers of rock and carry sediments away.
When the oceans current deposits layers of sand.
When the wind speeds are high enough to blow around sediments.
6
Magma is under earth's surface, whereas lava is above earth's surface.
False
True
7
How could you slow down the rate or erosion with living things?
Plant a tree to stop the water.
Dig a big hole and fill it with plants.
Plant crops in a row to soak up running water.
Put towels down to soak up any extra water.
8
What is one clue that helps predict when a volcano may erupt?
Color of the sky
Increase in earthquakes
Temperature outside
Decrease in earthquakes
9
What type of living thing could cause erosion?
a fish dying in sediment
a plant growing in a crack in the sidewalk.
a meerkat digging a burrow
a beaver building it's home.
10
A glacier has the ability to carve a valley?
False
True