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5th Grade Earth Science Practice Test 1



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Which of the following is not considered a rock classification?
a.
magma
c.
igneous
b.
sedimentary
d.
metamorphic
 

 2. 

Which rock is formed from rock particles being compacted and cemented together
a.
sedimentary
c.
metamorphic
b.
igneous
d.
sediment
 

 3. 

Mudstone is a rock formed from silt or “mud” particles, which type of rock classification is correct for mudstone?
a.
sedimentary
c.
metamorphic
b.
igneous
d.
magma
 

 4. 

Coal is formed when plants die and are compacted and cemented together, identify the  type of rock classification for coal.
a.
sedimentary
c.
metamorphic
b.
igneous
d.
cement
 

 5. 

The lava in Hawaii cools to form which type of rock classification?
a.
igneous
c.
metamorphic
b.
sedimentary
d.
magma
 

 6. 

Magma may cool under a volcano to form this type of rock
a.
igneous
c.
metamorphic
b.
sedimentary
d.
lava
 

 7. 

Rocks that have been twisted, bent, squeezed, or pushed together cause the rock to recrystallize and form a different type of rock
a.
metamorphic
c.
igneous
b.
sedimentary
d.
magma
 

 8. 

A rock may change from an igneous rock to a sedimentary rock by
a.
eroding, compacting, and cementing
c.
heat and pressure
b.
melting
d.
cooling and crystallizing
 

 9. 

The Earth is constantly changing due to water traveling over land, the process of water taking rock particles away is called
a.
erosion
c.
plate tectonics
b.
climate
d.
volcanics
 

 10. 

The Earth’s crust is made up of many sections that move in many different directions
a.
plate tectonics
c.
meteorology
b.
rock cycle
d.
mineralogy
 

 11. 

Volcanoes are a result of
a.
magma moving up through cracks in the Earth’s surface
c.
the Moon’s gravitational pull
b.
lightning striking the ground crating lava
d.
the sun heating up rock to the point of boiling
 

 12. 

Plate tectonics may cause all of the following EXCEPT
a.
ocean tides
c.
earthquakes
b.
mountain building
d.
volcanoes
 

 13. 

This type of erosion causes the most change on the Earth’s surface
a.
water abrasion
c.
glacier abrasion
b.
wind abrasion
d.
radiation from the Sun
 

 14. 

Volcanic eruptions may create all of the following EXCEPT
a.
air pollution
c.
earthquakes
b.
new landforms
d.
photosynthesis
 

 15. 

The tilt of the Earth’s axis, relative to the Sun, causes
a.
changes in the seasons
c.
the phases of the moon
b.
day and night
d.
sun spots
 

 16. 

Which of the following occurs when the crust of the Earth moves suddenly at a fault line?
a.
earthquake
c.
tornado
b.
hurricane
d.
flood
 

 17. 

Ammonite fossils have been found in the Himlayan mountains, the highest mountain range in the world.  Ammonites live in the ocean, what is your best conclusion about the history of the Himlayan mountain range?
a.
erosion must have moved the fossils
c.
the ammonites evolved to live on land
b.
Birds deposited the shells while eating
d.
the Himalayas must have been pushed up out of the sea by plate tectonics
 

 18. 

What do we call the scientific theory that says the Earth is sectioned into many parts that move among each other and shift over time?
a.
drifting
c.
continental motion
b.
plate tectonics
d.
lave motion
 

 19. 

Which of the items below is NOT a force of weathering?
a.
wind
c.
asphalt
b.
water
d.
chemicals
 

 20. 

mc020-1.jpg
Which force of erosion most likely created this arch formation?
a.
chemical
c.
water
b.
human
d.
wind
 



 
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