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Landforms Unit Review
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A #science Quiz to review #5thgrade #landforms
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1
An earthquake occurs when -
tectonic plates in the Earth's crust slide past each other causing cracks
extreme heat and pressure force rock into the core
centuries of weathering cause the mantle to break apart
melted rock in Earth's mantle bursts upward
2
What are some characteristic of this rock?
Crystals
May contain fossils
Made of one mineral
Layers
3
What are the two types of weathering?
Faulting
Chemical
Erupting
Physical
4
Describe the mid-ocean ridge.
Seafloor spreading
Divergent plate boundary
Subduction zone
Metamorphic plate boundary
5
Describe what is taking place in the diagram.
Temperature increase
Chemical weathering
Plate tectonics
Deposition
6
Describe this plate boudary.
Causes earthquakes
Transform
Divergent
Creates volcanoes
7
Which type of rock is most likely to contain fossils?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Magma
Igneous
8
What type of rocks are represented in the picture?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Limestone
9
Based on the mineral identification table, which mineral belongs in square Y of the flow chart?
Hornblende
Mica
Magnetite
Graphite
10
What does this chart show?
Human impact
Earth's surface
Ocean life
Nature's impact
11
What caused this mountain to change shape?
Rock cycle
Weathering
Deposition
Erosion
12
What kind of rock is formed when rock is heated and pressed together?
Sedimentary
Sediment
Igneous
Metamorphic
13
What is the pattern you notice on this graph?
Add two
Subtract one
It doubles
Add one
14
Scientists, like Alfred Wegener, could have used images like these to -
provide evidence of Pangea
show earthquake activity
provide evidence of the rock cycle
show volcanic activity
15
Describe what happened in this diagram.
Evaporation
Erosion
Weathering
Condensation
16
Which type of rock would be the worst for identifying plants and animals that lived in the area millions of years ago?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Sediment
Igneous
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What does this diagram represent?
Plate tectonics
The rock cycle
Weathering and erosion
The water cycle
18
Which words describe this instrument?
Balance
Quantitative
Qualitative
Mass
19
How are mountain ranges formed?
Transform boundary
Convergent boundary of two crustal plates
Divergent boundary
Subduction zone of a crustal plate and ocean plate
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Why would fossil remains of ancient marine life be found in the mountains?
A volcanic eruption moved the fossils.
The fossils were moved through weathering.
An earthquake occurred.
The land was once covered by ocean water.
