8th Grade Unit 2 CA 23-24

Which information is the best indicator of a region's ancient environment and climate?

• fossil types and distribution

• current plant and animal life

• the current ratio of land to water

• the chemical composition of rock layers

The diagram shows an outcrop with four layers labeled 1, 2, 3, and 4 from top to bottom. Each layer has a fossil labeled as W, X, Y, and Z. Based on the law of superposition, which is the oldest fossil in the shown outcrop?

• fossil W

• fossil X

• fossil Y

• fossil Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The diagram shows rock layers taken from three different locations that may be far apart from each other. Which fossil(s) is (are) the best example of an index fossil?

• ammonite

• brachiopod

• ammonite and brachiopod

• trilobite and brachiopod

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What effect does precipitation have on the water table?

• Precipitation causes the water table to rise.

• Precipitation causes the water table to lower.

• Precipitation has no effect on the water table.

• Precipitation keeps the water table at a constant level.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Where is most of the freshwater on Earth located?

• groundwater

• lakes and rivers

• polar ice caps

• oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

When does groundwater become surface water?

• when artificial ponds are created

• when topsoil vegetation increases

• when the top soil layers become more porous

• when the water table intersects with the surface of the soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is an aquifer?

• An aquifer is an above-ground layer of impermeable rock that holds water underground under pressure, causing geysers.

• An aquifer is an above-ground layer of permeable rock that holds water, allowing it to be used as a source of drinking water.

• An aquifer is an underground layer of impermeable rock that forces water to the surface, causing floods.

• An aquifer is an underground layer of permeable rock that holds water, allowing it to be used as a source of drinking water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A geologist uncovered a fossil while digging in the side of a hill. He hypothesized that it was most likely from the end of the Paleozoic era or the beginning of the Mesozoic era. How old would the fossil have to be dated in order to support his hypothesis?

• 100 million years old

• 225 million years old

• 400 million years old

• 550 million years old

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

According to the rock cycle, when liquid magma cools into a solid, what is formed?

• lava

• glaciers

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

Which processes cause igneous rock to become metamorphic rock?

• heat and pressure

• melting and cooling

• weathering and erosion

• weathering and pressure