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5.7 Geology Review (KES 5th Grade)
5.7 Geology Review (KES 5th Grade)
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1
Using model, which section shows the molten iron-nickel layer that surrounds the inner core?
Section 4
Section 2
Section 3
Section 1
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How could a farmer keep this hillside from eroding during rainy season?
Plant crops & trees to hold the soil in place
Do nothing & wait to see what will happen
Build trails on the edges for people to walk
Let his livestock graze on the hill
3
We can learn about ancient animals/plants by studying
lava flows
metamorphic rock
sedimentary rock
igneous rock
4
The surface caused by river flowing through the area for years which process caused the change?
Evaporation
Pollution
Erosion
Condensation
5
The movement changes the appearance of the Earth's crust over time. What is this theory called?
Earthquake fevers
Boundary theory
Dinner plates
Plate tectonics
6
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
Earthquakes & volcanoes are caused by plate movement.
3 types of boundaries are divergent, convergent & transform.
Mountains form in less than five years.
Plates move very slowly.
7
Which is the hottest layer of the Earth?
Section 3
Section 1
Section 2
Section 4
8
What type of boundary is the collision of plates formed the Himalayas & Rocky Mountains?
Sloping boundary
Transform/Sliding boundary
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
9
Pumice is formed when lava from a volcano cools. Which rock type is pumice?
Sedimentary rock
Gaseous rock
Igneous rock
Metamorphic rock
10
What comes between weathering/erosion and deposition?
Igneous Rocks
Sediments
Magma
Sedimentary Rocks
11
The breaking down of all rocks is called
melting
earthquakes
erosion
weathering
12
What likely happens as the plates slide past each other?
An earthquake occurs.
A mountain forms.
Magma comes to the surface.
The ocean floor widens.
13
How many of these land formations were caused by erosion?
2
4
1
3
14
Where does the Rock Cycle start?
Metamorphic
Igneous
It can start anywhere
Sedimentary
15
Which number indicates the type of rock shown in the picture?
2
3
1
16
Layer A was formed in an ocean. What is the best clue?
The position of the layer
The thickness of the layer
The type of fossils in the layer
The density of the layer
17
Earthquakes occur along the San Andreas Fault in California are caused-
Sloping boundaries
Divergent boundaries
Convergent boundaries
Sliding/Tranform boundaries
18
Which of these activities is positive impact on the environment of Earth?
Constructing highways
Creating nature preserves
Building factories
Expanding neighborhoods
19
The sand dunes in this picture are formed by—
earthquakes
tides
winds
humans
20
A scientist found a fossil that had gills, the area in which it lived likely was covered by -
grassland
bare rock
forest
water
21
A student made a rock cycle model. What causes igneous rocks to form?
Erosion
Melting
Pressure
Weathering
22
Which two rocks are metamorphic?
Marble and Halite
Marble and Quartzite
Halite and Limestone
Quartzite and Shale
23
How do scientists know that Earth has inner/outer core layers?
There are holes in the Earth's surface.
Scientists have traveled to the center of the Earth.
Seismographs recorded data during earthquakes.
They are taking a guess about the core.
