Soil, Forces, and Resources

The weathering of rocks into small pieces forms what natural resource?

• Minerals

• Water

• Coal

• Soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A student made a mixture of sand, tiny rocks, small twigs, and some leaves. This student has modeled -

• how rocks change over time.

• the life cycles of plants.

• the formation of soil.

• how landforms are created.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Lava from a volcanic eruption can change the Earth’s surface by -

• forming new land

• making oceans boil

• carving deep valleys

• pushing aside hills

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following best describes how earthquakes change the Earth’s surface? Earthquakes -

• throw rocks and ash into the air

• force lava through holes in the ground

• violently shift the surface of the earth

• cause clouds to form and rain to fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The rock layers pictured here have split and shifted. What most likely caused this change?

• River

• Landslide

• Volcano

• Earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which events force melted rock from deep in the Earth toward the surface and build it up on the earth’s surface?

• Landslides

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Earthquakes

• Mountain building

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Rocks, loose soil and sand rapidly sliding down a slope are a change to the surface of the earth known as a -

• Tsunami

• Volcano

• Landslide

• Glacier

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

All of the following are ways we can conserve natural resources EXCEPT –

• using less water

• building new houses

• planting more trees

• reusing paper bags

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Coal, oil, and natural gas are useful resources because they -

• produce smoke

• are hard to find

• release energy

• pollute the Earth

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which of the following is a way students could conserve paper?

• Buy only new paperback books.

• Use both sides of the paper in a notebook.

• Pick up paper wrappers in the school playground.

• Use paper towels to clean spills in the lab.