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- 1. Multiple Choice
A river delta is an area where sediments are deposited. The sediments in the river delta shown below most likely come from the -
mountain range
desert
ocean floor
coastline
- 2. Multiple Choice
Glaciers are masses of ice that move slowly on land. Which of these features was most likely formed by a glacier?
A wide valley
A deep ocean
A lava flow
A mountain range
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Rio Grande Valley is located at the southern tip of Texas at the end of a long river known as the Rio Grande. How did the delta at the end of the Rio Grande form?
Sand and mud from the Gulf of Mexico were washed ashore by tsunamis.
The river cut through the solid bedrock of the valley
The river deposited large amounts of sediment from land erosion.
Hurricanes pushed soil and debris from the Gulf of Mexico onto the land.
- 4. Multiple Choice
A student hiking in a rocky area on a mountain notices that wide, deep cracks have formed in some of the large rocks. Some of the cracks are so large that the rocks have broken apart. Which process most likely caused these rocks to crack and break?
Erosion by wind
Water freezing and thawing
Erosion by fast moving water
Sediments being deposited
- 5. Multiple Choice
The photograph shows a canyon in northern Arizona. Which of these best describes how this canyon was most likely formed?
Floods eroded the sandstone away from the canyon walls
Glaciers eroded the canyon rock as they melted and moved.
Ice wedged into cracks in the rock and weathered the canyon walls
Wind blew large rocks that smashed against the canyon walls.
- 6. Multiple Choice
A wide U-shaped valley is shown in photograph. This valley is most likely formed by -
Flash flooding
a glacier
a hurricane
melting snow
- 7. Multiple Choice
Students constructed this model of a hill by covering sugar cubes with clay. The students placed the model in a large pan and poured hot water over it every day for a week. What does the model best represent?
A method for reviewing fossil fuels from hills
The formation of caves in hills
The formation of plains
A method for separating minerals
- 8. Multiple Choice
The size and shape of a delta (shown in the picture) can change over time. The size and shape of this delta over time are NOT likely to be changed by-
the number and height of tides along the shore
the amount and size of sediments carried by the river and streams
the amount of hunting and fishing in the delta
the number and size of waves from the ocean that reach the shore
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich property of a sugar cube does not change when it dissolves?ColorTextureshapeTaste
- 10. Multiple Choice
The water from a hydrothermal vent in the ocean is 387 degrees Celsius. How many degrees ABOVE the boiling point of water is this temperature?
175 degrees Celsius
287 degrees Celsius
387 degrees Celsius
487 degrees Celsius
- 11. Multiple Choice
At what temperature does water begin to change to ice?
100 degrees Celsius
32 degrees Celsius
25 degrees Celsius
0 degrees Celsius
- 12. Multiple Choice
A student is given a beaker containing gravel and water. Which of these ways could the student NOT use to separate the gravel from the water? (5.5C)
Boil the mixture to evaporate water.
Pass a magnet over the mixture.
Pour the mixture through a paper filter.
Use tweezers
- 13. Multiple Choice
Water flows through turbines in dams like the one shown above. The flowing water makes the turbines spin. What type of energy is used to make the turbines spin in this type of dam?
Light energy
Thermal energy
Sound energy
Mechanical energy
- 14. Multiple Choicethis circuit is .....?openparallelclosedThe cutest little circuit evah!
- 15. Multiple Choice
A student builds a circuit made up of a battery, two light bulbs, and a switch. What will the student most likely observe in this circuit?
Light bulb 1 and light bulb 2 will both be on
Light bulb 1 will be off, but light bulb 2 will be on
Light bulb 1 and light bulb 2 will both be off
Light bulb 1 will be on, but light bulb 2 will be off
- 16. Multiple Choice
The diagram above shows a fish being viewed from above the water. The fish appears to be closer to the surface than it really is. What causes the this difference?
Light is reflected
Light is refracted
Light is focused
Light is blocked
- 17. Multiple Choice
Lasers produce a beam of light that can be focused on a small area. A teacher uses two mirrors to shine a beam of light from a laser into a box. Which diagram shows how the teacher should position the two mirrors?
- 18. Multiple Choice
This photograph shows a girl using a lab instrument during an investigation on light. A teacher asks the other students in the class to look carefully at the girl's eye and give reasons for its appearance. Which table correctly identifies the reasons for the appearance of the girl's eye through the lab instrument?
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich word describes a push or pull on an object?PositionHypothesisMassForce
- 20. Multiple Choice
How are weather and climate different?
Weather and climate are the same.
Weather describes daily conditions and climate describes averages.
Climate describes daily conditions and weather describes averages.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement describes weather, rather than climate?The weather is usually hot and humid year aroundThe destination has hot summers and cold wintersThe summer temperatures average between 29 and 35 degreesThe humidity level on Tuesday was 30%
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is C representing in the water cycle?EvaporationCondensationPrecipitationRunoff
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich best explains why runoff is important?It returns water to other locations on EarthIt increases the chance of floodingIt makes evaporation occur fasterIt increases condensation
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the Earth orbit around?axissunorbitmoon
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes day and night?The earth rotating on its axisThe earth revolving around the sunThe axis' tilting back and forthThe phases of the moon
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which of the following objects has a surface marked with craters?
Earth
Moon
Surface
- 27. Multiple ChoiceHow many times does earth rotate in one year?365297120
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