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Review of Earth Science Content
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1
Volcanoes erupt when
When someone sets fire to the dirt
When fire ants build a big mound
When the earth gets angry
The gases built up in magma force magma through earth’s crust
2
Lava flows add new land to the surface of the earth when they cool.
True
False
3
Magma is molten rock bellow the earths crust
False
True
4
Earthquakes happen on fault lines when
When giants are boxing in a cave
There is sudden release of pressure on slow moving fault lines
When all teachers in an area are angry at the same time
When rivers are tunneling through mountains
5
Erosion NEVER involves water
False
True
6
Weathering can involve water and wind
False
True
7
This circuit works because
Duracell’s are good batteries
The lightbulb is new
It is a complete loop
It is a broken loop
8
Erosion is
Woodpeckers pecking at trees
The holes that street makers dig when they fix pipes
the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water
Mice digging tunnels in houses
9
This picture shows 2 complete loops
False
True
10
What are the CURVES in this river called?
Crosswalks
Roadways
Meanders
Side Streets
11
A CALDERA is like a huge hole made by a volcanic eruption
True
False
12
An island formed by a volcano can be like a mountain on the ocean floor
True
False
13
These conduct electricity
False
True
14
Volcanoes DONT form islands in the ocean
False
True
15
Earthquakes usually happen along the SAME FAULT LINES where volcanoes are formed
True
False
16
What makes the best CONDUCTOR of ELECTRICITY to complete a circuit?
Rubber
Metal like a penny or paper clip
A sliver of glass
Plastic
17
I flip the SWITCH the electricity will not flow through circuit because the circuit will be broken.
False
True
18
Deposition is when moving water leaves dirt and soil as it flows
True
False
19
Tsunamis are created by whales
False
True
20
These conduct electricity
True
False
21
This conducts electricity
False
True
22
Buildup of gas in magma is what makes volcanoes erupt
False
True
23
Tsunamis can be created by Earthquakes
False
True
24
Lava is Milton rock above the ground
True
False
25
Earthquakes happen when there is sudden movement between 2 tectonic plates of the earths crust
False
True
26
All EROSION....
Involves Water only
Changes the shape of earths surface
Does nothing
Involves Wind only
27
A river delta is formed by deposition of eroded sediment along the river banks
True
False
28
This conducts electricity
False
True
29
Deposition is when ...
Sediment (dirt/silt) is deposited by moving water
You put money in the bank
When a dog digs a big hole in the yard
Dirt left at the bottom of a river is picked up and moved by beavers
