4th Grade Science Soil Quiz

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question: This happens when water in and around rocks and soil freezes and expands, breaking up the rocks.

• frost weathering

• abrasion

• humus

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question: This happens as water or wind gradually wears away rock by friction.

• frost action

• abrasion

• humus

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question: This is the loose material at the surface of the earth.

• abrasion

• soil

• landforms

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question: A process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces is called ___.

• abrasion

• weathering

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question: The soil layer that is mostly coarse, weathered rocks and does not contain humus is called ___.

• topsoil

• subsoil

• bedrock

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question: Decayed plant and animal material in soil is called ___.

• sediment

• landforms

• humus

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question: The sudden downhill movement of a large amount of snow and ice is called ___.

• a glacier

• a landslide

• an avalanche

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question: The rapid downhill movement of a large amount of soil and rocks is called ___.

• a glacier

• a landslide

• an avalanche

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question: A huge sheet of ice that stays frozen all year is called ___.

• a glacier

• a landslide

• an avalanche

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question: Glaciers can cause hills called ___.

• moraines

• buttes

• dunes