4 th Grade Earth Structures

1. 4th Grade Earth Structures

2. WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE Test your knowledge and earn some extra credit 4th Grade Earth Structures Game Rules • Form two teams • One teams starts and plays until they miss a question, then play switches to opponent • Players on each team will rotate to answer questions individually (without HELP) • Each team has one 50:50, one “call-out”, and one “Team-help” during each game • Whichever team wins the $1 MILLION question is victorious

3. WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE 4th Grade Earth Structures 50:50 Phone Team TEAM 1 50:50 Phone Team TEAM 2 Remember • Be sure to review why answers are correct, this is designed to be a review for everyone • Have fun, but after playing this version pick another big idea to review

4. 50:50 $100 Question Question Kembe is studying some rocks. One of the rocks has the imprints of shells in it. Which class of rock does Kembe most likely have? Team ◄ A. igneous B. sedimentary C. metamorphic D. volcanic

5. 50:50 $200 Question Carly learns that rocks can change from one form to another. Weathering is one way that rocks change form. Which of the following classes of rocks is formed from the pieces leftover from weathering of rock over many millions of years? Team ◄ A. igneous B. volcanic C. sedimentary D. metamorphic

6. 50:50 $300 Question Douglas has a piece of limestone in his rock collection. He knows that limestone is a sedimentary rock. Which of the following is true about Douglas’s piece of limestone rock? Team ◄ A. It is made up of layers. B. It has no minerals. C. It was formed from magma. D. It was formed from volcanic lava.

7. 50:50 $500 Question Byron visits the rock exhibit at a local museum. He sees some rocks that have the remains of tiny sea organisms in them. Which type of rock is Byron most likely looking at? Team ◄ A. igneous B. sedimentary C. quartz D. metamorphic

8. 50:50 $1000 Question Water is an important resource for both plants and animals. Fresh water is used for homes, businesses, and crops. Which type of resource is water? Team ◄ A. human resource B. nonrenewable resource D. renewable resource C. mineral resource

9. 50:50 $2000 Question Caleb knows that fossil fuels are nonrenewable resources that were formed from living organisms millions of years ago. Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel? Team ◄ A. coal B. natural gas D. oil C. minerals

10. 50:50 $4000 Question Min’s backyard has pieces of slate rock that are used as a footpath. Slate is a metamorphic rock that splits into flat pieces. What natural forces in Earth cause the formation of slate? Team ◄ A. Molten magma deep inside Earth cools and slowly hardens over time. B. Sediments of once living things are deposited over time and become cemented. C. Lava erupts and runs down the side of a volcano, then cools and hardens. D. Great heat and pressure cause the minerals to line up in parallel layers.

11. 50:50 $8000 Question Mr. Lundberg plants a garden in his backyard. Which of the following resources used to grow the plants is most likely to be considered nonrenewable? Team ◄ A. soil B. water C. air D. sunlight

12. 50:50 $16,000 Question Mirlande wants to make a poster that shows examples of erosion. Which of the following is NOT a good example for her to show on her poster? Team ◄ A. rocks falling during a landslide B. sediments being carried by a river C. rocks being moved by a glacier D. Ice breaking apart a rock

13. 50:50 $25,000 Question Dante learns in science class that plants can be the cause of weathering in rock. Which of the following statements best describes how this might happen? Team ◄ A.They can move large rocks below Earth’s surface with their roots. B. They can make rocks change composition over a long period of time. C. They can grow through cracks in rocks causing them to break apart. D. They can move rocks from one place to another location.

14. 50:50 $50,000 Question Luis knows that erosion and weathering cause many of Earth’s surface features. Which of the following is an example of weathering? Team ◄ A. ocean waves washing sand off a shoreline B. wind blowing sand and pebbles along a beach C. roots of a tree breaking rocks into smaller pieces. D. river water carrying soil and sand through a canyon

15. 50:50 $100,000 Question Latisha knows that natural processes can cause changes to Earth’s surface. Which of the following statements is an example of erosion? Team ◄ A. A glacier picks up and moves rocks and bits of sediment. B. The root of a tree grows into a rock and splits the rock. D. Ice forms in the crack of a rock, causing the rock to break. C. Heat and cooling temperatures cause rocks to crack apart.

16. 50:50 $250,000 Question  Ryder has been studying river deltas in science class. He knows that flowing water carries sediments to the mouth of the river to form a delta. Which of the following processes carries sediments to the mouth of the river? Team ◄ B. erosion A. weathering C. deposition D. evaporation

17. 50:50 $500,000 Question Wind, water, and ice are often involved in weathering and erosion, which can cause changes on Earth. However, weathering and erosion are different processes. Which of the following statements best describes how these two processes differ? Team ◄ A. Weathering moves rocks and sediments from place to place, while erosion breaks rocks apart. B. Weathering is a much quicker process than erosion. C. Weathering breaks rocks apart, while erosion moves rocks or sediment from place to place. D. Weathering moves rocks without breaking them, while erosion breaks rocks apart before moving them.

18. 50:50 $1 MILLION Question Sharon makes this poster for a science project about fossil fuels. Which of the above does not belong on Sharon’s poster? Team ◄ A. formed millions of years ago B. include, coal, oil, natural gas C. are used as energy sources D. can be easily replaced