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Earth Science Practice FA
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1
Rocks were in a stream and became smoother over time. What caused the rocks to become smoother?
Weathering
Migration of fish
Earthquakes
Air currents
2
Which of the following best describes rocks?
composed of various kinds of plastic
composed of different combinations of minerals
made of pieces of bone
Made of dried tree sap
3
A rock made up of small grains of sand & can be scratched with a knife. What can you observe about the rock?
shape and texture
hardness and color
color and shape
texture and hardness
4
Donna wants to make something that looks like a fossil. Which should she do?
push a shell into the clay and pull it out
wrap a leaf around a rock and freeze it
mix sand with clay and let it dry
cover a seed with soil and water it
5
The breaking down of rocks due to wind and weather over a long period of time is
weathering
erosion
dormancy
fossils
6
What MOST LIKELY happened to the beach between the times each picture was taken?
The beach got bigger.
The sand was carried away by animals living on the beach.
The water slowly washed away the sand.
The water level dropped.
7
A student wants to identify a tan-colored rock. It is rough and made up of tiny pieces of sand.
it could be sandstone based on color and texture
it could be slate based on color and texture
it could be shale or slate based on texture
it could be sandstone, shale, or slate based on color
8
Loam soils has _____________ and allows for lots of plants to grow.
lots of nutrients
very few nutrients
9
Jake wondered how the fish fossil formed. His teacher told him that a fish fossil might form when a fish dies and
river mud becomes rock
is trapped in ice
a fire erupts
is pressed into sand
10
Erosion is the process-
animals go through in winter
that wears away the Earth's surface
plants go through in winter
that makes things grow and change
11
Minerals can be combined in a variety of ways to form __________.
rocks
fabric
air
plastic
12
Fossils of fish are found under land where cows now live. You know that
farmers fed the fish to the cows
the land was once under the ocean
the fish were dropped by flying birds
fish used to live on land
13
According to the table, which of the minerals can scratch Gypsum but NOT Fluorite?
calcite
talc
diamond
apatite
14
Which of these BEST helps the students identify the soil samples?
color and size of particles
shape and location where soil is found
age and mass of soil
texture and amount of soil
15
What is the best example of weathering?
using large stones in a fireplace
students identify different rocks
breaking rocks into small pieces
a scientist melting rocks
16
Which animal part would MOST LIKELY form a fossil?
fur
lung
bone
muscle
