Grade 4 Science quiz: Weathering & erosion

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What this quiz should check

Topic: Weathering and erosion by water, ice, wind and plants (4-ESS2-1). A good grade 4 quiz on this asks students to:

• Explain the difference between weathering (breaking rock down) and erosion (moving the pieces)
• Name agents of weathering and erosion: water, ice, wind and plants
• Plan a fair test that changes one variable, such as slope, water flow or plant cover
• Use observations or measurements as evidence of cause and effect

Misconceptions worth a question

• Using weathering and erosion as the same word
• Thinking these changes happen only quickly, like a landslide, instead of over many years
• Changing more than one variable in a test

Teacher tip: This standard's assessment boundary covers one form of weathering or erosion at a time, so ask the AI to build each item around a single process, such as water on a slope.

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