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Grade 4 Rocks
Sedimentary rocks are rocks that are formed when many small pieces of rock are glued or pressed together.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Rocks
The continuous series of changes that rocks undergo is called the                .
  1. mantle
  2. hardness scale
  3. crust
  4. rock cycle
Grade 4 Volcanoes
The map shows the major tectonic plates of the world. Volcanoes are more likely to form along the edges of the plates then in the middle of the plates.
Tectonic Plates With Labels
The United States is located on the North American plate. Where in the United States are volcanoes more likely to be a natural hazard?
  1. east coast
  2. west coast
Grade 4 Rocks
Very small pieces of rock, sand and silt that are carried by water is called                .
  1. boulders
  2. specks
  3. sediment
  4. craters
Grade 4 Rocks
Rocks that are formed when many small pieces of rock are glued together are called                .
  1. igneous
  2. metamorphic
  3. sedimentary
Grade 4 Rocks
Rocks go through multiple changes.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Minerals
During the 1800s, miners needed to be able to tell real gold from another mineral, pyrite. To tell them apart, the miners would bite the mineral they found. If they saw a bite mark in the mineral, they knew it was real gold. What property were they testing?
  1. cleavage
  2. luster
  3. hardness
  4. streak color
Grade 4 Rocks
The most likely place to find a fossil is in                 rock.
  1. sedimentary
  2. volcanic
  3. igneous
  4. metamorphic
Grade 4 Rocks
All rocks Earth's surface can weather and become sediments.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Rocks
Igneous rocks can form on the Earth's surface.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Earth's Layers
The core is the very center of Earth.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Earth's Layers
What layer of Earth do we live on?
  1. core
  2. crust
  3. mantle
  4. atmosphere
Grade 4 Soil
How do plants help form soil?
  1. Plants break up rocks by spreading roots into cracks.
  2. Plant stems surround the rocks until they break.
  3. Plant leaves protect the rocks from extreme temperatures.
  4. Plants do not help form soil.
Grade 4 Earth's Layers
Earth's layers are
  1. ice, gas, and rock.
  2. gas.
  3. crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core.
  4. ice.
Grade 4 Geomorphology
What type of erosion would occur most frequently in the Sahara Desert?
  1. Glacial Erosion
  2. Water Erosion
  3. Wind Erosion
  4. None of the above
Grade 4 Volcanoes
Molten rock is called        lava        after it reaches Earth's surface.
Grade 4 Tectonics
Which instrument measures earthquakes?
  1. scientist
  2. seismic wave
  3. seismology
  4. seismograph
Grade 4 Historical Geology
A footprint is what type of fossil?
  1. Marking
  2. Imprint
  3. Trail
  4. Rock
Grade 4 Earth's Layers
Continents are part of which of Earth's layers?
  1. crust
  2. mantle
  3. outer core
  4. inner core
Grade 4 Soil
The soil layer that is affected most by erosion is                .
  1. topsoil
  2. subsoil
  3. bedrock
  4. parent rock
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