What is a danger created by hurricanes?

Hurricanes can cause flooding of habitats

What is one way to use fewer trees?

Buy products that use recycled paper

How does repairing broken items help the environment?

By limiting the amount of waste in landfills

What is one rapid change that is caused by Earthquakes?

Earthquakes cause tsunamis that flood the coast.

What is one benefit of wildfires?

Wildfires add nutrients to the soil.

What is one benefit caused by flooding?

Increases the water supply to wetlands

Why is wind a renewable resource?

Wind is unlimited since it is caused by the Sun's heat

Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources?

Since they take 1000s of years to reproduce

Which statement correctly compares how wind and landslides cause changes on Earth?

Wind is slow change, while landslides are rapid change.

What is a problem caused by droughts?

Droughts can kill plants, causing a loss in habitats

How does limited water affect an environment?

It does not support as much life

How does wind cause erosion?

By moving sand and soil from one place to another

What is one effect of having limited trees and plants in an environment?

Animals won't have as many habitats

Which of the following is an example of reusing?

Wrapping gifts in old newspapers or bags

Which of the following can indicate how the environment has changed over time?

fish fossils in a desert region

Which of the following shows ice erosion?

Rocks and soil are picked up and moved by a glacier

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Benchmark #3 Review - 4th Grade

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Reviewing the 3rd Quarter Standards for 4th Grade, including #resources; #disasters; #erosion; #scientific method

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1
What is a danger created by hurricanes?
Hurricanes can cause flooding of habitats
Hurricanes can break the ground
Hurricanes can warm ocean waters
Hurricanes can cool the air
2
What is one way to use fewer trees?
Buy products that use recycled paper
Eat foods that do not come from plants
Use colored paper rather than white paper
Carry lunches in paper bags
3
What role does water play in erosion?
Water moves sediment
Water cools the temperature
Water forms clouds
Water is a renewable resource
4
Which of the following is most likely to cause erosion?
Planting a garden
A solar eclipse
A forest fire
Water evaporating
5
What is one role water plays in deposition?
Filling lakes
Carving canyons
Forming beaches
Breaking down rocks
6
Which of the following are renewable resources?
Oil; Natural Gas
Plants; Uranium
Sunlight; Geothermal Energy
Coal; Gold
7
Which of the following causes slow change?
Hurricanes
Erosion
Tornados
Landslides
8
Which of the following causes rapid changes?
Weathering
Water Cycle
Volcanos
Breezes
9
How does repairing broken items help the environment?
By creating new uses for materials
By ensuring everyone has electronics
By limiting the amount of waste in landfills
By renewing the resources
10
What will be an effect of limited fossil fuels in the environment?
There will be fewer habitats for animals
There will be more flooding
There will be more greenhouse gases
There will be less drilling
11
Which event might pollute the atmosphere?
Flood
Blizzards
Forest fires
Hurricanes
12
What is one rapid change that is caused by Earthquakes?
Earthquakes cause waterfalls that create cliffs.
Earthquakes cause erosion.
Earthquakes cause tsunamis that flood the coast.
Earthquakes cause glaciers to carve canyons.
13
What role does water play in weathering?
Water flows downhill
Making rocks smooth
Freezing and cracking rocks
Carrying sediment down stream
14
What is one benefit of wildfires?
Wildfires help animals stay warm
Wildfires clean rivers and lakes
Wildfires add nutrients to the soil.
Wildfires add chemicals to the air
15
What is one benefit caused by flooding?
Increases the water supply to wetlands
Flooding can make rocks smooth
Add dangerous chemicals to water
Flooding can make rivers smaller
16
Which of the following will most likely cause erosion?
Fruit falling from a tree
Wind blowing leaves around
Soil becoming warm
Water flowing along a river
17
Why is wind a renewable resource?
Wind cannot be made
Wind is unlimited since it is caused by the Sun's heat
Wind is created by burning fossil fuels
Wind has limited supplies
18
Which resource is a nonrenewable resource?
Plants/ Trees
Earth's Heat
Gold
Tides
19
Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources?
Since they take 1000s of years to reproduce
Since they aren't consumed quickly
Since they have unlimited supplies
Since it requires the Sun to create them
20
Which statement correctly compares how wind and landslides cause changes on Earth?
Wind is rapid change, while landslides are slow change.
Wind and landslides are both slow change.
Wind is slow change, while landslides are rapid change.
Wind and landslides are both rapid change.
21
What is a problem caused by droughts?
Droughts can cause glaciers to melt
Droughts remove soil needed for plants
Droughts pollute the water
Droughts can kill plants, causing a loss in habitats
22
How does limited water affect an environment?
It does not support as much life
There is no effect
It is very cold all year
There are more earthquakes
23
Which of the following may release tiny pieces of rocks into the atmosphere?
Earthquakes
Volcanic eruptions
Forest Fires
Acid rain
24
How will the smoke from a forest fire most likely affect the atmosphere?
Block sunlight
Spread diseases through the air
Make climate warmer
Takes gases out of the air
25
How does wind cause erosion?
By changing the climate in regions near water
By making it cold outside
By moving sand and soil from one place to another
By making it difficult for seeds to grow
26
How can we conserve (reduce) fossil fuels?
Burning dead tress
Cook foods more slowly
Make more plastics
Drive cars less
27
What is one effect of having limited trees and plants in an environment?
Rain will soak deep underground since there aren't roots
Animals won't have as many habitats
There will be more Oxygen in the air
Soil will become thicker
28
Which of the following is an example of reusing?
Trimming dead branches in the spring
Wrapping gifts in old newspapers or bags
Carrying out controlled forest fires
Buying only white paper products
29
Which of the following can indicate how the environment has changed over time?
Daily temperatures
Rainforest locations
The human population increases
fish fossils in a desert region
30
Which of the following shows ice erosion?
A layer of ice forms on a rock
Tree roots grow around rocks in the ground
Pieces of sand are compacted together to form a rock
Rocks and soil are picked up and moved by a glacier

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