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Earth's Surface
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5th grade earth science review
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1
In the spring, rocks often fall onto mountain roads. Why?
the days are longer with more light
ice freezes in the rock at night, cracking them
because they don't like it on top of the mountain
rocks have grown during the winter
2
How do volcanoes, earthquakes, and uplift affect Earth's surface?
mountains and valleys are formed
arctic icecaps are formed
they create great plains of rich soil
they create deep ocean basins
3
The mantle is
completely liquid
made of molten rock that is slowly boiling
is solid rock
made of cheese
4
How could an arch be dangerous to hikers?
snakes are attracted to arches
the soil around the arch could become poisonous
erosion could cause it to collapse
ice could fall off of it, harming hikers
5
The layers of the Earth that Plate Tectonics happen are the _______ and the ________.
inner core, outer core
crust, mantle
crust, inner core
mantle, crust
6
Examples of a landform are:
an earthquake, a volcano, and a butte
a cloud, a volcano and an earthquake
a snowflake
a butte, an arch, and a volcano
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Tectonic plates are ___________. (More than one answer is correct).
being formed
made of ice
constantly changing
always moving
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How will a butte change in 10 years?
It will freeze
It will completely disappear
It will change very little
It will grow larger
9
The type of fault that occurs when Earth's plates move away from each other is called________.
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
Transformers
10
Tectonic Plates pushing together, creating uplift are called__________
Convergent plate boundaries
Transform plate boundaries
Chicken
Divergent plate boundaries
11
If erosion is the only force acting on a mountain it will ___________
expand
get smaller
get larger
freeze
12
List the four layers of the earth in order from the
inside to the outside.
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
crust, inner core, mantle, outer core
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
outer core, crust, inner core, mantle
13
Deposition is ______________
an isolate hill with steep even sides
eroded rock and sand is dropped to a new location
part of the earth's surface that rises up above land
thick layers of ice
14
What direction are the arrows moving <------ ----------->
apart
all ways
up and down
together
15
Seismographs are devices that help to predict
glaciers
landslides
when your pizza is done
earthquakes and volcanoes
16
Tectonic plates that slide against one another creating violent earthquakes are _________
Transform plate boundaries
Divergent plate boundaries
Convent boundaries
Convergent plate boundaries
17
What causes earthquakes?
excess erosion
tectonic plates sliding past one another
ocean currents collide
an explosion occurs inside the earth
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What forces make a butte?
weathering and erosion
glaciers and ice
volcanoes and earthquakes
water erosion and uplift
