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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 Volcanoes
Molten rock is called        lava        after it reaches Earth's surface.
Grade 4 Atmosphere
What is the condition of the atmosphere at a certain place and time?
  1. weather
  2. hydrosphere
  3. atmosphere
  4. troposphere
Grade 4 Atmosphere
Air is a mixture of many different
  1. stars.
  2. rocks.
  3. gases.
Grade 4 Tectonics
Which instrument measures earthquakes?
  1. scientist
  2. seismic wave
  3. seismology
  4. seismograph
Grade 4 Environmental Science
Coal is a naturally forming rock. It formed millions of years ago from the remains of plants. Coal is mined from Earth, then burned for energy.

Which sentence from the passage describes how people change Earth's surface?
  1. Coal is a naturally forming rock.
  2. It formed millions of years ago from the remains of plants and animals.
  3. Coal is mined from Earth, then burned for energy.
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
Grade 4 Atmosphere
As part of a school weather project, Jesse needs to record the amount of precipitation that falls at her home on a warm day. Which instrument should she use?
  1. barometer
  2. anemometer
  3. windsock
  4. rain gauge
Grade 4 Geomorphology
Freezing and thawing are a type of                     .
  1. chemical weathering.
  2. erosion.
  3. physical weathering.
  4. deposition.
Grade 4 Atmosphere
A weather instrument consisting of a camera attached to a device orbiting in space high above Earth, that takes pictures of clouds here on Earth, would be a(n)                  .
  1. barometer
  2. anemometer
  3. radar
  4. weather satellite
Grade 4 Earth's Layers
What is the outermost layer of Earth?
  1. inner core
  2. outer core
  3. mantle
  4. crust
Grade 4 Tectonics
When tectonic plates slide past each other, this may cause a(n)                 to occur.
  1. earthquake
  2. tornado
  3. hurricane
  4. mountain
Grade 4 Volcanoes
After hot magma comes out of a volcano, it is now classified as what?
  1. lava
  2. magma
  3. molten rock
Grade 4 Rocks
Igneous rocks can form                   Earth's surface.
  1. on
  2. below
  3. both on and below
Grade 4 Atmosphere
A weather vane tells
  1. how fast the wind blows.
  2. the direction from which the wind comes.
  3. the air pressure.
  4. the amount of rain that falls.
Grade 4 Rocks
Sand, bits of rock, and the remains of once-living things are called                   .
  1. sediment
  2. core
  3. nonmetallic mineral
  4. metallic mineral
Grade 4 Earth's Layers
Earth's crust is divided into                .
  1. plates
  2. faults
  3. epicenters
Grade 4 Volcanoes
Dormant volcanoes haven't erupted recently, but they can erupt again.
  1. True
  2. False
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