Quiz about Milestones Mania 19

Question 1

An avalanche is an example of which process?

Accepted Answer

Erosion

Answer

Weathering

Answer

Deposition

Answer

Volcanic Eruption

Question 2

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

Accepted Answer

Weathering

Answer

Erosion

Answer

Deposition

Answer

Decomposition

Question 3

A cliff formed near the ocean.  Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

Accepted Answer

Ocean waves washed away rock.

Answer

Warm air melted the rock.

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Sun rays evaporated the rock.

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Plant roots pushed away the rock.

Question 4

What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

Accepted Answer

Erosion

Answer

Deposition

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Landslide

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Weathering

Question 5

What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?

Accepted Answer

Waves

Answer

Gravity

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Glaciers

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Wind

Question 6

The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

Accepted Answer

Erosion

Answer

Weathering

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Deposition

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Crop Rotation

Question 7

Which of these is an example of erosion?

Accepted Answer

Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.

Answer

Light shining onto a mountain.

Answer

Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces.

Answer

All of the above.

Question 8

Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor is an example of

Accepted Answer

Deposition

Answer

Weathering

Answer

Erosion

Answer

Awesome Science

Question 9

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of

Accepted Answer

Erosion

Answer

Weathering

Answer

Deposition

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A nice place to swim

Question 10

What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?

Accepted Answer

A glacier

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An iceberg

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An ice wedge

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A sand dune

Question 11

How do plants weather rocks?

Accepted Answer

When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.

Answer

During photosynthesis

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When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.

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Plants don't weather rocks.

Question 12

Wind blows sand into the desert where it collects in giant piles called sand dunes

Accepted Answer

Deposition

Answer

Mechanical Weathering

Answer

Chemical Weathering

Answer

Erosion

Question 13

small islands made of sediment called deltas form at the end of rivers

Accepted Answer

Deposition

Answer

Mechanical Weathering

Answer

Chemical Weathering

Answer

Erosion

Question 14

The small peices of rock that break off of a larger rock during weathering are called...

Accepted Answer

Sediment

Answer

Salt

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Erosion

Answer

Deposition

Question 15

Which landform change is most easily controlled by humans?

Accepted Answer

b. Coastal erosion

Answer

a. A volcanic deposition of lava

Answer

c. Surface movement in earthquakes

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d. Erosion of desert sand by wind

Question 16

How does a jetty help to protect a beach?

Accepted Answer

c. It prevents the current from carrying away sand

Answer

a. It is too high for waves to rise above it

Answer

b. It holds back high water and then releases it slowly

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d. It keeps sand from building up on the beach

Question 17

What is the purpose of a levee?

Accepted Answer

a. Keeps rising floodwaters within channels.

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b. Stops the flow of a river, forming a lake.

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c. Traps sand and small rocks to protect beaches

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d. Fills in channels, which then become too shallow for boats to pass through.

Question 18

A seismograph tells us what information about an earthquake?

Accepted Answer

How strong the earthquake is

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How deep within the earth the earthquake occurred.

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How far a tsunami will travel

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How much damage the earthquake caused

Question 19

What are the primary purposes for the use of dams?

Accepted Answer

To control floodwaters and store water for people to use.

Answer

To prevent droughts and reverse the flow of a river.

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To keep unwanted marine organisms from moving down stream.

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To make lakes so that people have a place to go fish.

Question 20

What can we do to make this circuit pictured complete?

Accepted Answer

connect wire to the terminal

Answer

disconnect the wire from the lightbulb

Answer

screw in the lightbulb

Answer

replace the battery

Question 21

How are electromagnets different from magnets?

Accepted Answer

you can turn an electromagnet on/off

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magnets can be turned on/off

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magnets are more powerful

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magnets have a North and South pole

Question 22

An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?

Accepted Answer

Order Araneae

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Class Insecta

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Order Amblygygi

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Order Scorpiones

Question 23

Which group do flowering plants belong to?

Accepted Answer

seed plants

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ferns

Answer

mosses

Answer

coniferous plants

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