What can we do to help stop wind from eroding away soil needed to farm?

plant bushes and trees as barriers

How can engineers use seismic maps to help prepare for earthquakes?

use building codes (rules) to make buildings stronger

The oldest fossils are found ____.

in the deepest layers underground

How do animals cause deposition?

beavers build dams to block water from flowing through

How is the water affecting a change in Earth's surface?

it is weathering, eroding and depositing rock on the bottom

What is causing Earth's surface to change in the image?

wind weathered and eroded the rock away

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A review for our 4th grade quiz on weathering, erosion, deposition, fossils, natural hazards, earthquakes, volcanoes & mountains.

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1
What is weathering?
the breaking apart of rock
when it's raining, snowing, or windy
when rock moves from one location to another
when rock gets settled in a new location
2
Erosion involves the ______ of rock and sediment.
settling
breaking
throwing
movement
3
Where is the Ring of Fire?
Pacific Ocean
Antarctica
on the equator
Indian Ocean
4
What kind of map shows the elevation of an area?
topographic map
climate map
seismic map
political map
5
What can we do to help stop wind from eroding away soil needed to farm?
move the farm somewhere else
bring in more animals
plant bushes and trees as barriers
put in a windmill
6
How can engineers use seismic maps to help prepare for earthquakes?
buy extra food and water to store
use building codes (rules) to make buildings stronger
create an emergency plan
tell people to evacuate quickly
7
If you were living on the west coast, what kind of natural hazard would you be worried about?
blizzards
earthquakes
hurricanes
tornadoes
8
What is sand?
pieces of weathered rock
clay
dried out soil
bits of animal bones
9
What kind of map shows Earthquake activity?
seismic map
climate map
topographic map
political map
10
The oldest fossils are found ____.
on the bottom of the ocean floor
in the highest elevations
digging through sand
in the deepest layers underground
11
How do animals cause deposition?
rabbits eat plants that farmers crop
chickens leave footprints as they walk around
beavers build dams to block water from flowing through
groundhogs burrow holes in your backyard
12
How is the water affecting a change in Earth's surface?
trees are growing because of the sun
the mountains are growing because of the water
it is weathering, eroding and depositing rock on the bottom
water is flowing into the lake
13
What is the process that is occurring when soil is left behind after it rains?
deposition
weathering
erosion
sediment
14
What is causing Earth's surface to change in the image?
glaciers eroded away the rock
living things dug holes in the Earth
rainwater weathered and eroded the rock away
wind weathered and eroded the rock away

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