4th grade Earth Science Review

Weathering is usually caused by

• ice
• water
• wind
• all of these

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The process of breaking rock into sediment is called 

• erosion
• friction
• velocity
• weathering

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Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of

• renewable resources

• fossil fuels

• free energy

• solar energy

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These are formed when layers of dead plants or animals covered by sediment and water are changed through heat and pressure over thousands of years

• antiques
• emeralds
• fossil fuels
• slate rocks

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What is erosion?

• Erosion is when rocks and soil are moved to new places.
• Erosion is when rocks are broken into smaller pieces.
• Erosion is what happens during a rainstorm. 
• Erosion is something that happens to very small animals. 

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What is weathering? 

• Weathering is the process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces. 
• Weathering is the process that joins smaller rocks together to make big rocks. 
• Weathering is watching the weather to see if it will rain or snow or be windy.
• Weathering is when dinosaur bones get hard because they are in the weather. 

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What landform is this and how was it formed? 

• Sand dunes, which are formed by wind.
• Sand dunes, which are formed by rain. 
• Hills, which are formed by wind.
• Hills, which are formed by sand build up.

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What probably happened to this road? 

• The water probably caused erosion of the land by the road. 
• There was probably a hurricane. 
• A ship probably ran into the road. 
• Kids probably dug too much sand up and the road collapsed. 

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The process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

• deposition

• erosion

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What are fossil fuels? Also known as nonrenewable.

• coal, oil, uranium

• oil, natural gas, uranium

• coal, oil, natural gas

• geothemals, coal, natural gas

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