Earth Science Ch 7

Earth Science Ch 7

8th Grade

14 Qs

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Earth Science Ch 7

Earth Science Ch 7

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS1-4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kimberly Moody

Used 25+ times

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A group of mountain ranges connected over a large area. These are often produced by related tectonic processes.

mountain system

mountain range

mountains

tectonic plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A mountain land form created by folded rock strata.

fold mountains

landform

mountain system

mountain range

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A mountain land form carved out by extensive erosion, usually from a plateau; also called a residual mountain. Examples include buttes and mesas.

erosional mountain

orogeny

mountain

landform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A mountain land form produced by the deposition of volcanic materials or sediments by ice, water, or wind. Examples include volcanoes, drumlins, eskers, kames, and sand dunes.

depositional mountain

topography

hills

landforms

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The features of the earth's surface, including different land forms with varying elevations, in a particular region.

topography

actual height

elevation

hills

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A shape or structure on the earth's surface.

landforms

fold mountains

mountain system

erosional mountain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The balance between the downward weights of rock, water, and ice. and the upward buoyant force exerted by the mantle. Explains why less dense continental crust is thicker under mountains, and why dense, thin ocean crust is underwater.

isostasy

topography

elevation

fold mountain

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