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Grade 5 Tectonics
The theory of plate movement is called                      .
  1. plate tectonics
  2. geology
  3. continental tectonics
  4. biology
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Renewable resources are resources
  1. that cannot be reused or replaced.
  2. that will never run out.
  3. that can be replaced to be used over and over again.
  4. such as fossil fuels.
Grade 5 Rocks
Sandstone, shale, and limestone are examples of                 rock.
  1. igneous
  2. metamorphic
  3. sedimentary
Grade 5 Rocks
What hot, liquid rock spews out of an erupting volcano?
  1. ash
  2. magma
  3. lava
  4. carbon dioxide
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
The table shows estimates of where fresh water is stored by percentages.
Earth's Fresh Water
SourcePercentage
Lakes0.25%
Glaciers & Ice69%
Rivers0.006%
Groundwater30%
Other<1%

Which is the greatest source of fresh water?
  1. lakes
  2. rivers
  3. groundwater
  4. glaciers and ice
Grade 5 Geomorphology
The process of moving sediment by wind, moving water, or ice is                .
  1. erosion
  2. weathering
  3. an earthquake
  4. faulting
Grade 5 Tectonics
A shaking of the ground, caused by movement of the crust, is a(n)                .
  1. volcano
  2. earthquake
  3. sinkhole
  4. jetty
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Which is an example of a natural disaster?
  1. a small earthquake strikes an area without any cities or towns
  2. a blizzard hits a city and roofs collapses under the weight of the snow
Grade 5 Soil
Which type of soil is made up of very tiny grains of rock?
  1. clay
  2. humus
  3. sand
  4. loam
Grade 5 Soil

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Soil contains
  1. only clay and no humus.
  2. silt and sand, but never clay.
  3. humus and clay, but never sand.
  4. rock, silt, sand, clay and humus.
Grade 5 Earth's Layers
The temperature inside Earth increases as depth                .
  1. increases
  2. stays the same
  3. decreases
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Natural resources that cannot be reused or replaced in a person's lifetime are                 resources.
  1. inexhaustible
  2. renewable
  3. nonrenewable
  4. unnatural
Grade 5 Environmental Science
                       are living and nonliving things found on Earth that people need.
  1. Fossil fuels
  2. Renewable resources
  3. Nonrenewable resources
  4. Natural resources
Grade 5 Atmosphere
A devise used to tell wind direction is called a(n)                .
  1. anemometer
  2. land breeze
  3. weather vane
  4. convection cell
Grade 5 Environmental Science
We can take waste materials like newspaper and glass and use them again. If we                 them, they are collected and sent to plants that will turn them into new products. This will also reduce the size of landfills.
  1. remove
  2. reduce
  3. reuse
  4. recycle
Grade 5 Atmosphere
If water vapor loses thermal energy, which process will occur?
  1. condensation
  2. evaporation
  3. freezing
  4. melting
Grade 5 Rocks
Which of the rocks below is an igneous rock made by lava?
  1. granite
  2. quartz
  3. basalt
  4. sandstone
Grade 5 Tectonics
When plates collide into each other, this event often causes                 to form.
  1. valleys
  2. mountains
  3. continents
  4. hurricanes
Grade 5 Tectonics
When plates slide past each other, this may cause a(n)                 to occur.
  1. tornado
  2. mountain
  3. volcano
  4. earthquake
Grade 5 Geomorphology
Erosion occurs when sediment is moved by wind, ice, or moving water.
  1. True
  2. False
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