Pre-Assessment 9th Grade Earth Science

Seafloor spreading is caused by...

• Volcanic Eruption

• Earthquakes

• Tectonic Plates Colliding

• Tectonic Plates Spreading Apart

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is a limitation of this model of the Layers of the Earth?

• Each layer should be the same color

• The inner core and outer core are in the wrong places

• The crust should be divided into two separate layers

• The layers are not the correct size and thickness

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A rock that is formed through heat and pressure is a...

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• basaltic rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Graham Crackers would be a good model for the crust/lithosphere because...

• The lithosphere is brown

• The lithosphere is solid and brittle

• The lithosphere is flexible

• The lithosphere is thick and soft

When lava hardens and cools it creates...

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

• Conglomerate rock

The theory of Plate Tectonics states that...

• Earth is moving on one giant plate

• The Earth is divided into different plates that are slowly moving

• The Earth was once entirely made of land

• The Earth revolves around the sun in a plate-shaped movement

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Transform boundaries can cause...

• A mountain

• An earthquake

• An ocean trench

• A volcanic island

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This plate movement in the diagram is an example of a _______ boundary

• transform

• divergent

• convergent

• basaltic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A student obtains a cup of quartz sand from a beach. A saltwater solution is poured into the sand and allowed to evaporate. The mineral residue from the saltwater solution cements the sand grains together, forming a material that is most similar to:

• An extrusive igneous rock

• An intrusive igneous rock.

• A sedimentary rock.

• A metamorphic rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This geological process in this picture is caused by a _____________ boundary.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• Mid-Atlantic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3