Big Idea 5

The rock samples shown below have been placed in order based on one property. Based on the properties shown in this picture, which property is most likely being used to place them in order?

• Age of rock sample

• Shape of rock sample

• Thickness of layers in rock sample

• Type of rock

The table below shows the characteristics of 5 minerals. A student wants to classify the minerals that are shiny and nonmagnetic into one group. Which minerals belong in this group?

• Minerals 1 and 5

• Minerals 2, 3 and 4

• Minerals 2 and 4

• Only Mineral 3

How does water help to break apart rock?

• By freezing and expanding

• By melting and contracting

• By condensing and expanding

• By evaporating and contracting

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Shale is a sedimentary rock that can be metamorphosed into slate by

• erosion.

• weathering.

• sedimentation.

• increased pressure.

Why are most fossils found in sedimentary rock?

• Sedimentary rocks are not very old

• Organisms live only in areas with sedimentary rock

• Organisms can be preserved in sedimentary rock

• Sedimentary rocks are found only at the surface of the ground

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Which human activity will most likely increase the amount of soil erosion?

• Growing crops

• Mowing grass

• Planting flowers

• Clear-cutting wooded areas

The diagram below shows sand dunes. Which natural force most likely shaped this landform?

• Gravity

• Rain

• River

• Wind

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All of the landforms on Earth are constantly changing shapes. What is most responsible for the changes in landforms?

• Earthquakes

• Water erosion

• Pollution

• Oceans

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Which process is most responsible for the formation of the Grand Canyon?

• Scouring by continental glaciers

• Erosion by wind and water

• Eruptions by explosive volcanoes

• Cracking of Earth’s crust by earthquakes

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Where is most of Earth’s water located?

• Glaciers

• Lakes

• Oceans

• Rivers