geology review

What type of geologic activity occur at a transform boundary?

• earthquakes

• mountains

• volcanoes

• islands

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following support the theory of continental drift and that Pangaea existed. MARK ALL THAT APPLY!

• South american and Africa fit together like puzzle pieces

• Ocean water has the same chemical makeup

• Glaciers occur at the poles

• Similar patterns of fossils and rock are distributed across multiple continents

• Different contintents have different fossils

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following support the theory of continental drift and that Pangaea existed. MARK ALL THAT APPLY!

• Mountain ranges are on different land masses but are similar in age and rock type

• Currently, continents look like they're related

• Similar patterns of fossils and rock are distributed across multiple continents

• South America and Africa fit together like a puzzle piece

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Pangaea is the most recent super continent to ever exist in the history of earth. T or F?

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What is the modern name for continental drift?

• continental movement

• lithospheric movement

• plate tectonics

• plates moving

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What are the types of weathering? Mark all correct answers.

• cold

• chemical

• hot

• physical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Physical weathering is... Mark all that apply.

• breaking rocks into smaller pieces without changing the chemical makeup

• caused by animals burrowing

• caused by the roots of plants

• caused by a reaction with rock and the chemicals in the air or water

• caused by acid rain or acid water

Chemical weathering is ... mark all that apply.

• breaking rock into smaller pieces without changing the chemical makeup

• caused by animals burrowing

• caused by the roots of plants

• caused by the reaction with the rock and the chemicals in the air or water

• caused by acid rain or acid water

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Lithification is...

• process through which sediments turn into rock

• involves compaction-when the space decrease between the sediments

• involves cementation-when minerals crystallize between the sediments

• all answers are correct!

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which one describes the relationship between earthquakes and volcanoes?

• Earthquakes usually causes volcanoes to erupt

• Volcanic eruptions usually cause severe earthquakes

• Earthquakes and volcanoes are often located where tectonic plates meet

• Eathquakes and volcanoes are not related in any way

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3