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review for 2nd grade earth science test
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1
Which best describes how water moves?
It runs in circles
moves uphill and downhill like a road
It runs downhill
2
Which covers more of the earths surface?
rivers
oceans
lakes
3
What is happening when the ground moves and shakes?
volcano
thunderstorm
earthquake
elephant running
4
Wind can blow soil away from a farmers crops. What can the farmer do to prevent the loss?
pave a sidewalk around the whole field
farm on higher ground
plant a row of bushes
5
What is it called when water and wind move rocks from one place to another?
jackhammering
erupting
weathering
erosion
6
What is a glacier?
a fast moving mountain stream
a slow moving sheet of ice
water surrounding the continents
7
Look at the water at the beach and at the gorge? Which one will the water change faster?
beach
gorge
8
Which of these are slow changes to the land?
landslide causing rocks to slide down a hillside
water weathering a rock to make its surface smooth
lava erupting from a volcano
9
What is most likely to be found on a physical map?
the histories of different countries
photographs of plants and animals that can be found
the location of rivers, lakes and oceans
10
What do rocks that have been weathered by moving water typically look like
sparkly
colorful
smooth and round
pointy, with rough edges
11
Which of these changes in the Earth could you see happening?
B
A
C
12
Which is the smallest body of water?
pond
ocean
lake
13
If water had been running over a rock for 100s of years how would the rock feel?
cold
sharp
pointy
smooth
14
If wind is carrying sediment that is hitting another rock what is it doing to the rock?
The wind is weathering the rock.
The wind is moving the rock.
The wind is eroding the rock.
15
This is a picture of a newly formed gully how was it formed?
moving water
digging puppies
digging rabbits
blowing wind
16
A flood can change the shape of the land what can help prevent a flood?
levee
windbreak
rain garden
17
How can people stop runoff from eroding soil?
build a levee
build a rain garden
build a windbreak
18
How does water typically move in a river when it gets to flatter ground?
It speeds up
It slows down
It stops
