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5th grade Earth Science review
5th grade Earth Science review
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This is a comprehensive review of 5th grade Earth science requirements.
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A tsunami can travel as fast as...
fire engine
jetliner
human running
taxi
2
What is an avalanche ?
An avalanche is when it is raining a lot
When you get a lot of snow
An avalanche is when it snows a lot
When snow slides down an inclined slope.
3
what causes an earthquake
When plate motions generate magma
When the lithospher subducts
when tectonic plates shift
When magma rises to the surface
4
An earthquake is usually caused by a
glacier
landslide
very large storm
movement along a fault
5
What does a seismometer do?
causes volcanoes
measures temperature
causes earthquakes
measures force of earthquakes
6
where is the pacific plate
north pacific ocean
north america
japan
china
7
The transport of sediment by wind, water, or gravity is called....
fossil fuel
weathering
erosion
rock
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What is Erosion
The process in which rock is broken
The process in which sediment is move from one place to another
The process in which sediment is deposited in a different place
The process in which loam is made from soil,slit,and clay
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a form of chemical weathering is
abrasion
acid rain
ice wedging
a sinkhole
10
Convergent Boundary
A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
11
What are the three stages of a volcano?
Active, lazy, erupting
dead, alive, sleeping
Dormant, active, extinct
Sleeping, active, unstable
12
On which slope angle do most avalanches occur?
It doesnt have an effect
Between 45-60 degrees
Between 20-30 degrees
Between 30-45 degrees
13
What is a seismologist?
Someone who measures how big something is.
A printout of an earthquake's activity.
A machine for measuring earthquake intensity.
Someone who studies earthquakes.
14
The Grand Canyon is an example of...
landslides
ice erosion
igneous rocks
water erosion
15
Why do tectonic plates move?
The magnetic force of the Earth's core
Magma in the mantle pulls plates along as it heats and cools
The moon's tidal pull
Because the Earth rotates
16
What is Pangaea
Pangaea is the theory of the giant super continent
pangaea is a place
Pangaea is the Result of Sea Floor Spreading
Pangaea is the theory of the giant land mass
17
Physical weathering?
Chemical reactions
Weathering
weathering with water and robots
Weathering in which water and wind breaks down rocks.
18
Like water, wind can change the shape of the land!
False
True
19
What river created the Grand Canyon?
Mississippi River
Colorado River
Arizona River
James River
20
What made the open spaces inside Mammoth Cave.
water
animals
people
wind
21
The Volcanology map above shows me...
the elevation of land forms in meters
the age of the rocks on the seafloor
the location of volcanoes
the location of earthquakes
22
Richter Scale
Assignment of organisms to groups within a category system
A scale from 1 to 10 for measuring earthquakes
A way of measuring sound
The possibility that event will occur
23
Earthquakes happen because of tectonic plates
True
False
24
Subducting means...
Going under
Moving away
Sliding past
Going Above
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What is a tsunami?
The ocean
glaciers melting rising water
A wave larger than normal causing destruction
A rumble in the ground
