ELS Assessment 1

1. Earth includes beach grasses, forms of life in the sea, on land, and even in the air. Which term best describes the statement?

• atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

From the given choices, which is an example of a connection between biosphere connecting to atmosphere?

• Animals eat plants

• Animals drink water

• Humans eat plants.

• Plants produce oxygen.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Rocks vary in color, size, texture and shape. They are classified based on how they were formed. Which of the following deals with the study of rocks?

• BIOLOGY

• GEOLOGY

• PALEONTOLOGY

• PETROLOGY

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What chemical reaction takes place during rusting of iron?

• abrasion

• dissolution

• hydration

• oxidation

type of rock formed from lava that cools quickly that results to finer grain and smaller size of crystals

• intrusive igneous rock

• extrusive igneous rock

• clastic sedimentary rock

• foliated metamorphic rock

In which type of rock can fossils be found?

• extrusive igneous rock

• intrusive igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Heat is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature between adjoining regions, without movement of the material. This method of heat transfer usually occurs on the earth's surface

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• any of the three are correct

The semi-liquid hot molten rocks located beneath the Earth

• lava

• magma

• minerals

• rocks

What happens to the molten rocks when they reach the Earth’s surface?

• They flow continuously.

• They remain semi-liquid molten rocks.

• They cool down and solidify.

• Their temperature remains the same.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which diagram exhibits the most ideal arrangement for exogenic processes?

• erosion – sediments – weathering – transport- deposition

• sediments – erosion – weathering – transport

• sediments – transport – erosion – weathering

• weathering – erosion – transport-deposition