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4th Grade Earth Science
4th Grade Earth Science
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A quiz to #review #earthscience topics in #4thgrade #ngss
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This is called a
hurricane
water spout
tornado
tsunami
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How are volcanoes made?
friction
solar system
water
tectonic plates
3
How long of a warning do you get before a hurricane hits?
weeks
days
months
years
4
The slow process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces
magma
deposition
erosion
weathering
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What causes earthquakes?
underground volcanoes erupting
tectonic plates snapping into place
tsunamis forming and making the ground move
tectonic plates spreading apart
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Earthquakes are measured on this scale...
earthquake scale
seismic scale
Fujita scale
Richter scale
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Which layer of earth is floating on the mantle?
metamorphic
crust
inner core
outer core
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When heat from inside the earth converts to electricity
hydroelectric
fossil fuel
geothermal
solar
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When sediment builds up
erosion
deposition
landslide
weathering
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Where two tectonic plates rub together
fault
boundary
mountain
fold
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In Kentucky, what is a likely natural hazard?
hurricane
flood
avalanche
tsunami
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Massive amount of energy being released between two plates is a
avalanche
earthquake
tsunami
hurricane
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Tsunamis can sometimes follow
a tornado
a hurricane
an earthquake
an underwater volcano
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What type of plate boundary is probably found here?
transform
convergent
sliding
divergent
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What does renewable mean?
It's special
You can use it again or it doesn't run out
You cannot use it again
You can conserve it
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Which of these sources is renewable?
natural gas
oil
wind
uranium
17
Hurricanes form in this climate zone
temperate
desert
tropical
polar
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A place with similar weather patterns and seasons
climate zone
seismic zone
ozone
twilight zone
19
What kinds of energy does the sun provide to earth?
radiant and thermal
chemical and nuclear
gravitational and nuclear
heat and sound
20
When water or wind moves soil and rock from one place to another
landslide
erosion
weathering
deposition
21
This is called a
wind turbine
wind spinner
windmill
ocean turbine
22
Hydroelectric power is generated using
dams
coal
tides
windmills
23
The earth's core is the ____ part of earth
rockiest
windiest
hottest
coldest
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Why is it always hot near the equator?
the sun shines directly at it
the moon doesn't shade it from the sun
there is a lot of magma under the water
there are a lot of volcanoes
25
What is a flood?
a and c
swirling storm
overflow of water onto land
spinning wind
26
Which of these sources is a fossil fuel?
wind
water
coal
solar
27
How often do earthquakes occur?
every 200 years
every year
every month
every day
28
Where does coal form?
trees
ocean
sky
underground
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Which is NOT one of the ways a hurricane can affect you?
it can snow
destroy your house
knock down power lines
cause floods
30
A pattern of weather in a place
climate
tropical
fall
temperature
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What does a divergent plate boundary do?
cause earthquakes
spread apart
slide past
push together
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What is the ring of fire?
the places around the coast volcanoes are located
a circle of trees that are on fire
The places forest fires happen frequently
the cone of a volcano where lava comes out
33
Which natural hazard needs energy from warm ocean water to keep going?
tornado
tsunami
hurricane
flood
34
Solar energy comes from
wind
earth
sun
water
35
Which is more likely to form over a hot spot?
flood
mountain
tornado
volcano
36
Which of these is not a type of landform?
earthquake
valley
island
mountain
