Slow Changes to the Earth's Surface

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Science
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4th Grade
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Hard
+2
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which thing near this house will erode (wash away) the MOST during a heavy rain?
The soil under the grass
The gravel in the driveway
The pile of dirt on the hillside
The stepping stones around the flower bed
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Study the picture showing an island before and after a hurricane. What most likely caused the changes to the island seen in the picture?
The rainwater from the hurricane raised the level of the ocean
The island sank deeper into the ocean during the hurricane
Ocean waves caused by the hurricane eroded sand from the beaches
Rivers on the island deposited new sand on the beach
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The prairie is ideal for the growth of grasses because it has rich topsoil. All of these processes help form topsoil EXCEPT —
decay of trees
weathering of rocks
erosion of hills
movement of oceans
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A change to Earth’s surface that takes many years to show obvious effects
Slow Change
Surface
Weathering
Erosion
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The breakdown of rocks into very small particles by gravity, water, wind, and ice
Slow Change
Surface
Weathering
Erosion
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Most changes to Earth's surface is so _________ we can't see them happening
slow
fast
medium
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The removal and movement of sediment from one place to another by gravity, water, wind, or ice
Slow Change
Surface
Weathering
Erosion
Tags
NGSS.4-ESS2-1
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