4th Grade Earth Science Review

Which of these does NOT cause weathering?

• water from rivers
• water that freezes into ice
• wind
• animals 

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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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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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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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Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable because...

• They are expensive.

• They cause pollution.

• They take a very long time to form.

• They can be replaced in our lifetime.

What is sedimentary rock?

• Formed by heat and pressure
• Formed by heat and cooling
• Layered rock formed by compaction
• All of the above

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

This is Radar Arizona Canyons. What natural force is responsible for creating this change to the Earth's surface?

• Water moving

• Ice freezing

• Wind blowing

• Snow falling

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