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4th Grade Earth Science
4th Grade Earth Science
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A review of #earthscience concepts for #4thgrade
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1
What is it called when two tectonic plates move toward one another?
underwear
convergent boudary
Pangaea
transform boundary
2
How long does it take for a fossil fuel to form?
two weeks
hundreds of years
thousands of years
millions of years
3
Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?
geothermal
nuclear
oil
natural gas
4
What are 2 renewable sources of energy?
solar and coal
hydro power and biomass
nuclear and oil
wind and natural gas
5
Why can't everyone use hydro power?
It's nonrenewable
It's dangerous
It pollutes the environment
Requires a constant source of water
6
How is energy in fossil fuels created?
Heat
Pressure
Time
All of the Above
7
What mineral looks like gold and is often called "fool's gold"?
quartzite
pyrite
calcite
obsidian
8
The Himalayan mountains were formed when
there was an earthquake
the seafloor spread
tectonic plates collided
an Ice Age ended
9
What is an example of chemical weathering?
root wedging
rust
ice wedging
wind
10
Pangaea is the name of....
a restaurant
a globe
the Earth
a super-continent that existed millions of years ago
11
How do rocks break down?
all of the above
ice wedging
root wedging
rolling down a hill
12
What is deposition?
all of the above
moving sediment
breaking rocks
where sediment gets dropped off
13
When a pond fills with sediment becoming a marsh, the process is called...
erosion
deposition
weathering
earthquake
14
What proof do scientists have that Pangaea once existed?
Neither of the above
Both of the above
The continents fit together like a puzzle
They found similar fossils on different continents
15
Which one is a fossil fuel?
nuclear power
coal
all of the above
biomass
16
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
Weathering breaks rocks down and erosion moves them away
Weathering is better than erosion
Weathering only happens once in a while.
Erosion happens all the time and weathering doesn't.
17
Coal is a ...
all of the above
fossil fuel
acid
renewable energy source
18
The Atlantic Ocean is becoming wider. This is due to ....
seafloor spreading
floods
acid rain
earthquakes
19
What is is the "ring of fire"?
earthquakes
tectonic plate movement
a pattern of volcanoes around the Pacific tectonic plate
a circus trick
20
Which fossil fuel is renewable?
none of the above
petroleum
oil
coal
21
What happens when two tectonic plates slide past each other in opposite directions?
seafloor spreading
earthquake
mountain
volcano
