Sample Spiral Review: Quarter 1 S3E1d & S3E2a
Monday
S3E1d.
1. A fast moving river runs through a mountain ridge. What might happen?
a.
b.
c.
d.
A valley will form.
The mountain will grow taller.
The mountain will become shorter.
The river will flow up the mountain.
2. How does the soil from the mountaintops of Georgia usually travel to the valleys?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rain moves the soil.
Humans move the soil.
Animals move the soil.
The soil does not move.
3. A large boulder slowly becomes smaller over hundreds of years. How did this rock change in
size?
a. Animals ate it.
b. Lava melted the rock.
c. People broke it down.
d. Wind and rain eroded it.
Tuesday
S3E1d.
4. All of these may cause weathering EXCEPT ___________.
a. light
b. plants
c. water
d. wind
5. Water helps in the making of soil. Which of these is something water does to form soil?
a. It makes up the tiny drops in a cloud.
b. It breaks down rock into small pieces.
c. It flows in streams that go to the ocean.
d. It turns into steam when it gets very hot.
6. Which of these BEST describes why the fields are shaped this way?
a.
b.
c.
d.
to prevent the soil from eroding
to prevent animals from eating the crops
to prevent the soil from becoming too hot
to prevent the soil from turning into limestone
Wednesday
S3E1d. & S3E2a
7. Large rocks are found at the edge West Point Lake. How will water from the lake change the
rocks over time?
a. It will wear down the rocks.
b. It will make the rocks heavier.
c. It will help plants grow on the rocks.
d. It will change the color of the rocks.
8. Elizabeth’s family went to the beach during Spring Break. While they were there, Elizabeth
noticed that rocks close to the water were smooth, and the rocks farther away from the water
had more jagged edges. What MOST LIKELY caused the rocks to be smooth instead of rough?
a. birds pecking at the rocks
b. fish swimming over the rocks
c. the sun shining on the rocks
d. waves crashing down on the rocks
9. Lillie brought home several different seashells from the beach. Which one is a fossil?
a.
b.
c.
d.
a clump of seashells stuck together
a rock with an imprint of a seashell
two seashell halves that fit together
a hermit crab that died on the way home
Thursday
S3E2a.
10. Scientists found this fossil in a desert.
Which would scientists MOST LIKELY conclude after seeing this fossil?
a. People once lived in the desert.
b. Some fish do not live in the water.
c. Many types of plants grew in the desert.
d. There was once a body of water in the desert.
11.
A scientist found a fossil of a woolly mammoth on the bottom of the ocean.
What inference can the scientist make from her discovery?
a. Fish used to live on dry land.
b. Someone placed the fossil in the lake.
c. This area was not always covered by water.
d. There were fewer woolly mammoths in ancient times.
12. Which is the BEST definition of a fossil?
a.
b.
c.
d.
a dinosaur
a plant or an animal
something that lived long ago
the remains of something that lived long ago
Substitute Questions/Short Response
1. How can wind and water change rocks over time?
2. How can wind and water change soil over time?
3. How do wind and water change rocks and soil over time?
4. How are different fossil types formed?
5. What are the characteristics of different fossil types?
6. Where are fossils most likely to be found?
7. Explain how scientists use fossils as evidence of organisms that lived long ago.
Answer Key
Sample Spiral Review: Quarter 3
1. A
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. D
9. B
10. D
11. C
12. D