Where do most earthquakes occur?

along boundaries between continents and the ocean

How can trees weather rocks?

by growing into cracks in the rocks

Which statement is true of a central plains grassland?

Many plants can regrow thereafter a fire.

Which of the following is true of desert plants?

They can survive with little water.

How does wind weather rocks?

it slams sediments into larger rocks

Where do most volcanoes occur?

along boundaries between continents and the ocean

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Rosa 4th Earth Science

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1
Josh saw a boulder that was about as large as a small car. What likely deposited the boulder?
glacier
heavy rainfall
wind
winding river
2
The amount of rainfall in the US varies. Which of these regions receives the most rainfall?
The Eastern U.S.
The Central Plains
The Pacific Northwest
The Southwestern U.S.
3
What kind of landform can form when water weathers and erodes layers of rocks?
mid-ocean ridges
fossils
canyons
sand dunes
4
Where do most earthquakes occur?
along boundaries between continents
in the center of the ocean
along boundaries between continents and the ocean
in the centers of the continents
5
How can trees weather rocks?
by growing into cracks in the rocks
by preventing rainfall from reaching the rocks
by blocking sunlight from reaching the rocks
by dropping leaves on the rocks
6
What is one cause of earthquakes?
tsunamis forming in the ocean
movements along faults
deposition by moving water
weathering by glaciers
7
Which is an example of a living thing causing deposition?
a bird eating a seed
a woodchuck dropping a rock
a plant growing into a rock crack
a fish fossilizing in sediment
8
Which can be used to possibly detect and reduce the impact of a volcanic eruption?
seismometers
floating buoys
satellites
anchors
9
Gravity can cause what?
movement
landslide
volcanoes
eruption
10
Which statement is true of a central plains grassland?
Very few plants or animalscan survive there.
Most animals there havescaly skin.
Many plants can regrow thereafter a fire.
The high rainfall theresupports many tall trees.
11
Which of the following is true of desert plants?
They are mostly deciduous trees.
They can survive with little water.
They need a lot of water to survive.
They grow very tall in one season
12
What is one effect of a tsunami?
a volcanic eruption
an earthquake
flooding
weathering
13
How does wind weather rocks?
it moves the rocks to new places
it dissolves the rocks to form sediment
it rolls the rocks along the ground
it slams sediments into larger rocks
14
Rainfall affects living things. Which of these living things are common in the Pacific NW?
deciduous trees and penguins
evergreens and birds
bison and grasses
Cacti and iguanas
15
Where do most volcanoes occur?
along boundaries between continents
in the center of the ocean
along boundaries between continents and the ocean
in the centers of the continents

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