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4th Grade NGSS Earth Science
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A quiz to #review #earthscience topics in #4thgrade #ngss
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1
Which of these sources is a fossil fuel?
wind
coal
solar
water
2
How often do earthquakes occur?
every 200 years
every month
every day
every year
3
What type of plate boundary is probably found here?
convergent
divergent
sliding
transform
4
Which of these is not a type of landform?
earthquake
valley
mountain
island
5
A place with similar weather patterns and seasons
seismic zone
twilight zone
climate zone
ozone
6
When heat from inside the earth converts to electricity
fossil fuel
geothermal
solar
hydroelectric
7
What is the ring of fire?
the cone of a volcano where lava comes out
the places around the coast volcanoes are located
a circle of trees that are on fire
The places forest fires happen frequently
8
This is called a
hurricane
tsunami
tornado
water spout
9
A pattern of weather in a place
fall
climate
temperature
tropical
10
The earth's core is the ____ part of earth
rockiest
hottest
coldest
windiest
11
Tsunamis can sometimes follow
a volcano
a hurricane
an earthquake
a tornado
12
Which is more likely to form over a hot spot?
tornado
volcano
mountain
flood
13
Hydroelectric power is generated using
windmills
dams
tides
coal
14
Which natural hazard needs energy from warm ocean water to keep going?
hurricane
tsunami
flood
tornado
15
Hurricanes form in this climate zone
polar
tropical
temperate
desert
16
When sediment builds up
landslide
weathering
erosion
deposition
17
What causes earthquakes?
tectonic plates snapping into place
tsunamis forming and making the ground move
underground volcanoes erupting
tectonic plates spreading apart
18
This is called a
ocean turbine
wind turbine
windmill
wind spinner
19
What does a divergent plate boundary do?
push together
slide past
spread apart
cause earthquakes
20
When water or wind moves soil and rock from one place to another
deposition
landslide
erosion
weathering
21
The slow process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces
erosion
deposition
magma
weathering
22
Massive amount of energy being released between two plates is a
earthquake
hurricane
tsunami
avalanche
23
How long of a warning do you get before a hurricane hits?
years
months
days
weeks
24
What is coal?
made from dead plants and animals
nonrenewable source of energy
natural resource
fossil fuel
25
Solar energy comes from
water
sun
wind
earth
26
Where two tectonic plates rub together
boundary
fold
fault
mountain
27
Which tool is used to detect earthquakes?
Thermometer
Barometer
Seismometer
Microscope
28
Earthquakes are measured on this scale...
Richter scale
Fujita scale
earthquake scale
seismic scale
29
What is a flood?
swirling storm
a and c
spinning wind
overflow of water onto land
30
In Kentucky, what is a likely natural hazard?
avalanche
flood
tsunami
hurricane
31
Which layer of earth is floating on the mantle?
inner core
metamorphic
crust
outer core
32
What does renewable mean?
It's special
You can conserve it
You can use it again or it doesn't run out
You cannot use it again
33
Why is it always hot near the equator?
the moon doesn't shade it from the sun
the sun shines directly at it
there is a lot of magma under the water
there are a lot of volcanoes
34
How are volcanoes made?
water
solar system
friction
tectonic plates
35
Where does coal form?
trees
ocean
sky
underground
36
Which of these can cause a forest fire?
floods
lightning
matches
too little rain
37
Which is NOT one of the ways a hurricane can affect you?
cause floods
knock down power lines
destroy your house
it can snow
38
What kinds of energy does the sun provide to earth?
chemical and nuclear
heat and sound
radiant and thermal
gravitational and nuclear
39
Which of these sources is renewable?
uranium
wind
natural gas
oil
