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Fourth Grade (Grade 4) Earth Science Questions

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Grade 4 Environmental Science
What is it called when you protect resources and use them wisely?
  1. pollution
  2. irrigation
  3. conservation
  4. crop rotation
Grade 4 Volcanoes
Dormant volcanoes haven't erupted recently, but they can erupt again.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Rocks
Not all rocks complete the entire rock cycle.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Atmosphere
The temperature, precipitation, and wind in a place at a given time is called                .
  1. weather
  2. climate
Grade 4 Volcanoes
These are places on the Earth's surface where gases, ash, and lava spew onto the surface.
  1. volcanoes
  2. mudslides
  3. magma
  4. earthquakes
Grade 4 Rocks
A rock forms in layers of small pieces. It is a                 rock.
  1. sedimentary
  2. mineral
  3. igneous
  4. metamorphic
Grade 4 Earth's Layers
Write the letter that represents each layer of Earth on lines.

Layers Of The Earth

     B      Mantle

     D      Inner Core

     A      Crust

     C      Outer Core
Grade 4 Historical Geology
Fossils can be
  1. shells.
  2. bones.
  3. footprints.
  4. all of the above.
Grade 4 Atmosphere
Weather is the condition of the outside air at any particular moment.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Soil
Christie is studying different types of soil. She is comparing clay, sand, gravel and silt. What soil type will she find the smallest particles?
  1. Loam
  2. Silt
  3. Clay
  4. Gravel
Grade 4 Environmental Science

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Which of these events would be most likely to lead to dying vegetation and wildfires?
  1. earthquakes
  2. flooding
  3. drought
  4. hurricanes
Grade 4 Rocks
What is the result of magma cooling and hardening?
  1. hot lava
  2. igneous rock
  3. sedimentary rock
  4. metamorphic rock
Grade 4 Historical Geology
A fossilized dinosaur footprint is an example of                .
  1. a cast
  2. a trace fossil
  3. a mold
  4. an index fossil
Grade 4 Environmental Science
Which is an example of how people change the shape of the land?
  1. A space rock hits the Earth's surface.
  2. A train tunnel cuts through a mountain.
  3. A tree root cracks road pavement in the winter.
Grade 4 Atmosphere
A barometer measures
  1. how fast the wind blows.
  2. the direction from which the wind comes.
  3. the amount of rain.
  4. air pressure.
Grade 4 Geomorphology
Which of these is an example of erosion?
  1. water sitting in a lake
  2. rain breaking down rock
  3. light shining onto a mountain
  4. wind blowing away sediment
Grade 4 Geomorphology
Which is not an agent of weathering?
  1. ice
  2. soil
  3. wind
  4. precipitation
Grade 4 Rocks
What starts the change from an igneous rock to a sedimentary rock?
  1. heat
  2. melting
  3. pressure
  4. weathering
Grade 4 Geomorphology
The movement of weathered rocks away from a place is called                .
  1. tides
  2. erosion
  3. flooding
  4. deposition
Grade 4 Oceanography and Hydrology
The diagram shows the processes in the water cycle.
Water Cycles Simple
Which letter best represents evaporation?
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
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