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5th Grade Georgia concepts
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The picture below is of a...
canyon
delta
river
meander
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What could explain what has happened to a shoreline with less sand than the previous year?
A hurricane caused erosion on the beach.
The water evaporated after the hurricane.
A hurricane increased the sand on the beach.
Sand evaporated after a hurricane.
3
How are dunes formed?
Wind blowing sand into a mound
Water runoff
By lots and lots of water
I dune not know
4
What question can scientists answer by using a satellite image to determine weather
What is the temperature of the ocean?
Where are dangerous storms likely to happen?
What is the climate of countries?
How thick is the atmosphere?
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How is a mountain formed?
An oceanic plate, and a continental plate colliding.
Two continental plates colliding.
Two oceanic plates colliding.
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How were landforms like this canyon most likely formed?
earthquake
wind erosion
ice erosion
water erosion
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Who is the best, most fantastic, most awesome, stylish teacher you will ever know?
Possibly Mrs. Mayes
Most likely Mrs. Mayes
Definitely Mrs. Mayes
Are you kidding? There's only one choice, MRS. MAYES! :)
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How are coasts formed?
By the salt
By wind
By the waves
By all of they above
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How is a U- shaped valley formed?
A hill
A river
Flowing water
A glacier
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A sand dune is formed by __________ and __________
Erosion and deposition
Rain
Wind
Erosion and weathering
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Alex builds a volcano that erupts and flows with lava. Which process did Alex build the model to show?
the constructive process of faulting
the constructive process of land formation
the destructive process of weathering
the destructive process of erosion
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What is a constructive force?
a force of people who build things
build/constructs different structures on Earth
builds new lava for volcanoes
building blocks
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Which of these is a destructive process?
the building up of a sandbar
the movement of material in a landslide
the formation of a volcanic island
the deposition of material in a river delta
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How is a canyon formed?
A delta
An Insect
A river
A mountain
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How is a delta formed?
a hill
From deposits of a mouth of a river
a long ,flowing body of water
a piece of land bordered on three sides by water
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An archipelago is a large chain of islands, such as the Hawaiian islands. These islands were formed by submarine
currents.
volcanoes.
tsunamis.
earthquakes.
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How is a v-shaped valley formed?
Glacier
a river
by a hill
erosion
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What is Erosion
The process in which sediment is move from one place to another
The process in which rock is broken
The process in which loam is made from soil,slit,and clay
The process in which sediment is deposited in a different place
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What is the main difference between weathering and erosion?
Weathering is completely natural, while erosion is man-made.
Weathering only affects rocks, while erosion only affects soil.
Weathering breaks down materials, while erosion moves them.
Weathering can involve wind rain hail or snow while erosion is from rain
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What is a destructive force?
dissention
weathering and erosion
Hawaiian Islands
constructive force
21
A delta is found by a _________
Lake
River
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Many rivers appear cloudy and brown during periods of heavy rain. What causes this to happen?
Raindrops cause a chemical reaction with the river water.
Rain washes sediment into the rivers.
Raindrops carry dust and ash from the atmosphere.
Rain water is darker than river water.
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Which of the following describes the process of weathering?
change in climate
slow external change
change in seasons
fast external change
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What is weathering?
Is the breakdown of sand in the water
Is the breakdown of minerals in a mine
Is the breakdown of rocks at the Earth's surface
Is the breakdown of a car in the middle of the road
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Which of these describes how this canyon was most likely formed?
Wind blew large rocks that smashed against the canyon walls.
Ice wedged into cracks in the rock and weathered the canyon
Floods eroded the sandstone away from the canyon walls.
Glaciers eroded the canyon rock as they melted and moved.