Grade 4 Science · Weathering and Erosion
Build Grade 4 Science skills with five 10-question practice tests on physical and chemical weathering, erosion by water, wind, ice, and gravity, sediment transport, prevention, and investigations.
These Grade 4 Science practice tests help students distinguish weathering from erosion and explain how Earth materials change. Students study physical and chemical weathering, water, wind, ice, and gravity, sediment movement, erosion prevention, models, variables, evidence, and conclusions.
Ask whether the Earth material is being broken down in place or transported away. Identify the force involved and look for evidence such as cracks, sediment, runoff, channels, roots, slopes, or layers. For investigations, compare controlled conditions and use measurements to support conclusions.
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2. Test
A 10-question Grade 4 Science practice test on physical and chemical weathering, erosion agents, sediment transport, erosion prevention, investigations, and evidence.
Read each Earth science situation and choose the answer that best explains the type of weathering, erosion force, evidence, or prevention method.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Moving water.
Flowing water can pick up and carry sediment downstream.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is It lifts and carries loose sand or soil..
Wind can transport loose particles, especially in dry areas.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Moving ice can scrape and carry rock fragments..
Glaciers can erode the land beneath and beside them as they move.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is It pulls loose rocks and soil downhill..
Gravity moves Earth materials down slopes and contributes to mass movement.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Water that flows over land after rain or melting snow.
Runoff can flow across soil and cause erosion.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is A fast stream carrying a large amount of water.
Faster, larger flows usually have more energy to erode and transport sediment.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Waves repeatedly strike and remove pieces of the shore..
Repeated wave energy can wear away cliffs, beaches, and other coastal materials.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is A stream carries pebbles downstream after a storm..
Carrying pebbles away is movement of sediment, which is erosion.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Sediment such as soil, sand, or rock fragments.
Erosion moves loose Earth materials from one place to another.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is A deep canyon with a river channel.
A canyon and channel can result from water removing material over a long time.
Physical weathering breaks rock into smaller pieces without changing the minerals into new substances.
Water, wind, moving ice, waves, and gravity can move weathered rock, soil, and other sediment.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 4 Weathering and Erosion questions in total.
