Eck 6th Grade Science Midterm

The Himalayan mountains were formed when:

What has caused the size of the Everglades to shrink?

When an aquifer is refilled we call it..

What causes the plates to move?

Rain washing soil into a river is an example of:

The largest layer of the Earth is the..

A watershed is..

Which is not a layer of the earth?

One reason that seashells can be found in Florida soils is that:

The Everglades are the source of what percent of our drinking water?

A plant’s roots growing through a rock is an examples of what kind of weathering?

________________ is the movement of sediments from one place to another.

_____________ pushes up through the crust

Scientists did not believe Alfred Wegener’s theory because:

The Earth’s continents were once connected in one giant continent called

Which is not a way the Everglades get damaged?

If a rock is dark and has air bubbles, it is likely a(n)

Plate tectonics, or the movement of pieces of Earth’s crust, is thought to be caused by

What types of rocks are limestone and sandstone?

This diagram shows..

When seafloor spread occurs:

Soil that is full of water is..

magma rising pushing the seafloor apart is called:

Which often occurs near a plate boundary?

Who suggested that the continents moved across the surface of the Earth?

Which of the following is not a type of stress that can break rocks?

What type of plate boundary is this?

Sedimentary rocks are formed when sediment: