ScalesofChangeEarth's Surface - TCI Planet Earth Lesson 2

ScalesofChangeEarth's Surface - TCI Planet Earth Lesson 2

Assessment

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Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-2, HS-ESS1-5, HS-ESS2-5

+3

Standards-aligned

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What process leads to the formation of mountain ranges over millions of years?

Back

Uplift.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How are sand dunes formed?

Back

Eroded sand is carried by the wind and deposited.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is NOT a way ice contributes to small scale changes?

Back

An ice shelf breaks off Antarctica and crashes into the ocean.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

On what time scale does fossil preservation occur?

Back

Billions of years.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for the breakdown of rock in place?

Back

Weathering.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for the removal of material from a location?

Back

Erosion.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are the two main processes that shape the Earth's surface?

Back

Weathering and erosion.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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