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4th Grade NGSS Earth Science
4th Grade NGSS Earth Science
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A quiz to #review #earthscience topics in #4thgrade #ngss
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A place with similar weather patterns and seasons
climate zone
ozone
twilight zone
seismic zone
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Hydroelectric power is generated using
tides
dams
coal
windmills
3
Earthquakes are measured on this scale...
earthquake scale
seismic scale
Fujita scale
Richter scale
4
What is the ring of fire?
the places around the coast volcanoes are located
a circle of trees that are on fire
the cone of a volcano where lava comes out
The places forest fires happen frequently
5
What is a flood?
spinning wind
swirling storm
a and c
overflow of water onto land
6
When water or wind moves soil and rock from one place to another
deposition
landslide
weathering
erosion
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When sediment builds up
weathering
deposition
landslide
erosion
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This is called a
hurricane
tsunami
water spout
tornado
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How are volcanoes made?
water
solar system
friction
tectonic plates
10
Where two tectonic plates rub together
mountain
fault
fold
boundary
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How long of a warning do you get before a hurricane hits?
days
months
years
weeks
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What is coal?
nonrenewable source of energy
natural resource
fossil fuel
made from dead plants and animals
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Solar energy comes from
earth
sun
water
wind
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What type of plate boundary is probably found here?
divergent
transform
convergent
sliding
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Which of these is not a type of landform?
earthquake
island
valley
mountain
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The slow process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces
weathering
magma
deposition
erosion
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Massive amount of energy being released between two plates is a
avalanche
tsunami
earthquake
hurricane
18
This is called a
wind turbine
ocean turbine
windmill
wind spinner
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Tsunamis can sometimes follow
a tornado
a volcano
an earthquake
a hurricane
20
What kinds of energy does the sun provide to earth?
radiant and thermal
heat and sound
chemical and nuclear
gravitational and nuclear
21
Where does coal form?
trees
sky
ocean
underground
22
A pattern of weather in a place
climate
temperature
fall
tropical
23
Which is more likely to form over a hot spot?
tornado
volcano
flood
mountain
24
The earth's core is the ____ part of earth
coldest
hottest
rockiest
windiest
25
Which natural hazard needs energy from warm ocean water to keep going?
tornado
hurricane
tsunami
flood
26
How often do earthquakes occur?
every month
every 200 years
every year
every day
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Why is it always hot near the equator?
the sun shines directly at it
there is a lot of magma under the water
there are a lot of volcanoes
the moon doesn't shade it from the sun
28
Which of these can cause a forest fire?
matches
floods
lightning
too little rain
29
In Kentucky, what is a likely natural hazard?
flood
hurricane
tsunami
avalanche
30
Which of these sources is a fossil fuel?
wind
coal
water
solar
31
Hurricanes form in this climate zone
tropical
polar
temperate
desert
32
Which layer of earth is floating on the mantle?
crust
outer core
inner core
metamorphic
33
What causes earthquakes?
underground volcanoes erupting
tsunamis forming and making the ground move
tectonic plates spreading apart
tectonic plates snapping into place
34
When heat from inside the earth converts to electricity
fossil fuel
geothermal
hydroelectric
solar
35
What does a divergent plate boundary do?
cause earthquakes
slide past
push together
spread apart
36
What does renewable mean?
You can use it again or it doesn't run out
You can conserve it
It's special
You cannot use it again
37
Which is NOT one of the ways a hurricane can affect you?
cause floods
it can snow
knock down power lines
destroy your house
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Which of these sources is renewable?
natural gas
wind
oil
uranium
