What most likely caused the roots of the tree to be exposed?

The soil was removed by flowing water.

Weathering causes rocks and minerals to break. Which event is the best example of weathering?

a tree root growing into the crack of a rock

Which of these will most likely happen as the plant grows?

The rock will break into pieces.

What is the best way to model the effect of wind on sand dunes?

Blow on a pile of sand through a straw.

Which most likely causes the mountain to become smooth and rounded?

erosion of the mountain by rain

What are two ways ice can change Earth’s surface?

cracking a rock and making a U-shaped valley

Which of these is most like the way a cast fossil is formed?

filling a mold with clay and baking it

Which of these best describes a fossil?

remains of an extinct organism found in a rock layer

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1
What most likely caused the roots of the tree to be exposed?
The soil was evaporated with the water.
The roots grew out of the soil into the air.
The soil was removed by flowing water.
The roots absorbed the soil around them.
2
A class plants tree/shrub. The roots of the plant protect the soil. The soil is protected from?
water pollution
an earthquake
a drought
wind erosion
3
Which fossils formed in mud that became rock?
A and B
B and C
Only C
Only A
4
How do these two fossils compare?
Fossil 1 is from a plant, while Fossil 2 is from an animal.
Fossil 1 is from an animal, while Fossil 2 is from a plant.
Both are plant fossils
Both are animal fossils
5
Weathering causes rocks and minerals to break. Which event is the best example of weathering?
a snowball rolling down a mountain
a raindrop splashing in a lake
a river washing away soil from its bank
a tree root growing into the crack of a rock
6
Which of these will most likely happen as the plant grows?
The rock will become larger.
The plant will bend to the side.
The plant will stop growing.
The rock will break into pieces.
7
What is the best way to model the effect of wind on sand dunes?
Pour water over a pile of sand.
Blow on a pile of sand through a straw.
Filter sand through a screen into water.
Pour a bucket a sand through the air.
8
Which most likely causes the mountain to become smooth and rounded?
an earthquake
a volcanic eruption
erosion of the mountain by rain
wind depositing soil on the mountain
9
What are two ways ice can change Earth’s surface?
cracking a rock and making a V-shaped valley
making a dune and making a V-shaped valley
cracking a rock and making a U-shaped valley
making a dune and making a U-shaped valley
10
The valley most likely was formed by
earthquake
glacier
landslide
volcano
11
Which of these is most like the way a cast fossil is formed?
forming clay into a ball and wetting it
filling a mold with clay and baking it
rolling clay flat and cutting out shapes
shaping an animal out of clay and drying it
12
Which of these best describes a fossil?
a geometric pattern formed by a mineral
a solid element or compound from Earth’s crust
remains of an extinct organism found in a rock layer
bits of weathered rocks and pieces of dead organisms

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