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Grade 3 Geomorphology
What do you call a landform that has a raised area or mound of land?
  1. Mountain
  2. Hill
  3. Platform
  4. Canyon
Grade 3 Geomorphology
Which of the following causes slow changes to Earth's surface?
  1. tsunami
  2. earthquake
  3. hurricane
  4. glacier
Grade 3 Historical Geology
What is a paleontologist?
  1. a kind of tree sap
  2. a tool used to dig for fossils
  3. an animal that only eats plants
  4. a scientist who studies fossils
Grade 3 Geomorphology
A/n               is a an area of land that is entirely surrounded by water and can be located in a lake or in the ocean.
  1. mountain
  2. valley
  3. island
  4. volcano
Grade 3 Rocks
Sand is made up from little bits of rock.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Rocks
The three types of rocks are called           igneous          ,               metamorphic              , and               sedimentary              .

Rocks are made up of            minerals           .

Metamorphic rocks are formed by lots of         heat          and            pressure           .

I can find rocks            anywhere           .
Grade 3 Historical Geology
Fossils are ONLY found in rocks.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Rocks
Which of the following types of rocks are formed due to volcanic activity?
  1. Igneous Rocks
  2. Metamorphic Rocks
  3. Sedimentary Rocks
Grade 3 Historical Geology
The scientist found a fossil of a triceratops. What does the word fossil mean?
  1. To soak in water
  2. A part of a planet
  3. The Earth's crust
  4. The hardened remains or traces of animals and plants that lived long ago.
Grade 3 Rocks
Magma is a                 rock                 the surface of the Earth.
  1. liquid, above
  2. liquid, under
  3. solid, under
  4. solid, above
Grade 3 Volcanoes
What is lava called before it bubbles to the surface?
  1. steam
  2. dust
  3. magma
Grade 3 Soil
Soil is
  1. any type of dirt and rocks.
  2. a mixture of tiny rock particles, minerals, and decayed plant and animal materials.
  3. the same as the ground.
Grade 3 Volcanoes
A mountain with a crater at the top that lava or ash can flow from is a                .
  1. beach
  2. volcano
  3. hill
  4. plateau
Grade 3 Historical Geology
Fossils can only be of dinosaurs.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Geomorphology
A raised area of land with a level or flat surface is
  1. a valley.
  2. a plateau.
  3. an island.
  4. a canyon.
Grade 3 Minerals
All gemstones are minerals.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Historical Geology
Fossils can be formed when a dead animal is covered with plants and other materials.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Geomorphology
A wide flat area on Earth's surface is a                .
  1. plain
  2. valley
  3. plateau
  4. peninsula
Grade 3 Tectonics
A(n)                 is a sudden movement of the rocks that make up Earth's crust.
  1. landslide
  2. tsunami
  3. earthquake
  4. flood
Grade 3 Geomorphology
Florida is a good example of which landform?
  1. Island
  2. Wetland
  3. Plateau
  4. Peninsula
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