2nd Grade NGSS Earth Science Review

Question 1

When wind carries sediment that hits a rock, how is the wind changing the rock?

Accepted Answer

The wind is weathering the rock.

Question 2

Which of these changes to Earth's surface could you observe happening?

Accepted Answer

landslide

Question 3

How can people stop runoff from eroding soil?

Accepted Answer

build a rain garden

Question 4

How does the water in a river usually move when the river reaches flatter ground?

Accepted Answer

It slows down.

Question 5

Which best describes how water moves?

Accepted Answer

It runs downhill.

Question 6

What do rocks that have been weathered and eroded by moving water look like?

Accepted Answer

round and smooth

Question 7

Which will water change faster: A gorge or a beach?

Accepted Answer

Water will change a beach faster than a gorge.

Question 8

What is happening when Earth's surface moves and shakes?

Accepted Answer

An earthquake is occurring.

Question 9

How could a newly formed gully running across a farm field be formed?

Accepted Answer

moving water

Question 10

A flood can change the shape of the land. Which of these structures can help control flooding?

Accepted Answer

a levee

Question 11

Which of the following are most likely to be found on a physical map?

Accepted Answer

the location of rivers, lakes, and oceans

Question 12

Wind can blow away soil needed for crops. What can a farmer do to block the wind?

Accepted Answer

plant a row of tall bushes

Question 13

Wind and water can remove rocks from a place. What is this process called?

Accepted Answer

erosion

Question 14

What does a rock, that has had water running over it for hundreds years, feel like?

Accepted Answer

smooth

Question 15

Which covers more of Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

the ocean

Question 16

What is a glacier?

Accepted Answer

a slow moving sheet of ice

Question 17

Which of these is a SLOW change to the land?

Accepted Answer

water weathering a rock to make its surface smooth

Question 18

Which is the smallest body of water?

Accepted Answer

a pond

Questions 18