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5th Grade Earth Science Review
5th Grade Earth Science Review
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1
What is the purpose of a levee?
To absorb water
To create mountains
To look nice
To avoid flooding in rivers
2
Which answer is NOT an example of mechanical weathering?
Ice wedging
Breaking down of rocks
Root wedging
Rain slowly changing the color of The Statue of Liberty
3
What do "divergent" plates do?
Slide
Collide
Divide
4
The picture below is an example of what type of farming?
Contour Plowing
Terrace Farming
Wind Break Planting
Soil Reclamation
5
What is the name of the undersea mountain range?
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Rocky Mountains
Himalayas
Undersea Mountain Range
6
Mountains are formed at what type of plate boundary?
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
7
What is built to control water flow in rivers?
Jetty
Levee
A house
Dam
8
What are the three layers of the earth? In order, starting outside of the earth and moving in.
Mantle, Crust, Core
Crust, Mantle, Core
Core, Crust, Mantle
Core, Mantle Crust
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What does the word "deposition" mean?
Two plates colliding together
To take sediments away
To move sediments from one place to another
To go hiking
10
What is it called when sand is scooped out of a channel and dumped back onto the beach?
Jetty
Sand dredging
Levees
11
What do plates do at a "transform" plate boundary?
Slide
Divide
Collide
12
What is a constructive force?
A force that builds up earth's landforms
A force that breaks down earth's landforms
It creates canyons
13
90% of the world's earthquakes are found where?
Australia
The Ring of Fire
The Bermuda Triangle
The United States of America
14
What is the main difference between "weathering" and "erosion?"
They are the same thing
Erosion breaks and weathering moves
Weathering breaks and erosion moves
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What is "destructive" process?
A process that breaks down the earth's surface
A process that builds mountains
A process that builds up the earth's surface
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What do "convergent" plates do?
Slide
Divide
Collide
