Plants and Rocks Interaction

A scientist was studying how plants could change Earth's surface. She studied the trees at a riverbank and saw exposed roots. These exposed roots kept small rocks and dirt from ________, or being washed away.

• eroding

• growing

• falling over

• floating away

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

The scientist walked on the sidewalk and saw that the tree roots were ________ the pavement by breaking it into smaller pieces.

• weathering

• crushing

• bending

• twisting

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

After a strong storm, she came back to the same area and saw how the dirt and sand were left behind next to the tree roots through ________.

• deposition

• photosynthesis

• evaporation

• condensation

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

After a heavy rainstorm, Alex notices how muddy a nearby stream is. In which way does this extra rainwater in the stream cause weathering?

• A. Rainwater picks up sediment from the stream bed.

• B. Rainwater widens the stream so that it can carry more water.

• C. Rainwater deposits rocks and soil in lakes farther downstream.

• D. Rainwater carries sand that grinds down rocks in the stream.

What an interesting rock sculpture! A human artist did not carve it, though. How did wind make the shape you see in this desert?

• It deposited soil to make this shape.

• It deposited sand to make this shape.

• It blew sand against the rock and weathered it.

• It blew water against the rock and weathered it.

A photographer working for the US government took this photo in Kansas in 1946. It was the time called the Dust Bowl. What is one thing you can claim based on this primary source photo?

• The soil was good for growing crops.

• There were many wildflowers.

• The land was extremely dry.

• The land was lush and green.

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CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

What do all these plants have in common?

• All these plants make fruit.

• All these plants are weathering and eroding rock.

• All these plants are surviving without water.

• All these plants will be killed by the rocks from which they are growing.

As minerals move into the bones, the original materials are replaced with

• Gold

• Bacteria

• Rock

• Groundwater

This is a fossil fern. Ferns like this usually require moist, warm environments on land to grow in today. What kind of environment do you think this creature most likely lived in?

• Rainforest

• Ocean

• Cold tundra

• Desert

Kenji visits a museum and looks at the collection of fossils. He sees many different types of fossils from huge dinosaur bones to tiny shells. Which type of fossil would be made by an animal walking?

• Fossil footprints

• Dinosaur bones

• Tiny shells

• Plant fossils