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Earth Science Test - B

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25 questions

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Ohio 4th Grade Science Earth Science Test {Differentiated for below level students}

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Use the following words once to fill in the blanks.

Question 1

1.

The layer of rock that lies below the Earth's crust is called _______________.

Question 2

2.

A ________________ is a tall landform that rises to a peak.

Question 3

3.

A _______________ is a column of air that spins rapidly and moves across the ground in a narrow path.

Question 4

4.

The outermost layer of Earth is called the ________________.

Question 5

5.

A _____________ happens when plates slowly push into each other at the edges of two continents.

Question 6

6.

After a heavy rainfall, the land can become filled with water and a ___________ can occur.

Question 7

7.

Rock debris accumulates at the ________________ or downhill end of a glacier.

Question 8

8.

The mounds of rock debris carried by a glacier are called _________________.

Question 9

9.

The Hawaiian Islands are famous for their ________________, which can sometimes erupt.

Question 10

10.

When heavy rains falls on a mountainside, a ____________ can occur.

Question 11

11.

Rock is broken down and then moved to another place during the process of

erosion and deposition

weathering and erosion

physical and chemical weathering

weathering and deposition

Question 12

12.

The surface of Earth is rapidly changed by all of the following EXCEPT

landslides

glaciers

earthquakes

avalanches

Question 13

13.

Whis is not a cause of erosion?

water

wind

gravity

heat

Question 14

14.

List 2 rapid changes that happen on Earth's surface.

Question 15

15.

List 1 landforms shaped by water

Question 16

16.

List 1 landforms shaped by wind

Question 17

17.

Label the Earth's layers

Label each numbered tectonic plate with the correct plate name.

Question 18

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South American

Eurasian

North American

Nazca

Question 19

19.

Indo-Australian

North American

Nazca

Pacific

Question 20

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Pacific

Indo-Australian

Eurasian

African

Question 21

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Pacific

North American

Nazca

Indo-Australian

Question 22

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North American

Nazca

South American

African

Question 23

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Indo-Australian

Eurasian

North American

South American

Question 24

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Nazca

Pacific

Eurasian

Indo-Australian

Question 25

25.

The picture above shows a river flowing through a desert canyon. Natural processes shaped the canyon. In the space provided, identify a slow process that could have helped shape the canyon. Describe evidence of this process shown in the picture. Then identify a rapid process that could have helped shape the canyon. Describe evidence of this process shown in the picture.