Scales of Change on Earth's Surface

Scales of Change on Earth's Surface

6th Grade

26 Qs

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Scales of Change on Earth's Surface

Scales of Change on Earth's Surface

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS3-2, MS-LS4-1

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Michelle Brannon

Used 14+ times

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26 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An example of a small scale change is __________.

a wave rubbing sand against a rock, weathering it.

a mountain forming over millions of years.

a river carving out a canyon.

a glacier moving across a continent.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long does it take small changes to create something big like the Namib Desert?

a week

a year

millions of years

hundreds of years

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When rock is broken down in place it is called _________, but if material is removed, it is called _________.

weathering; erosion

erosion; weathering

deposition; erosion

weathering; deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a way ice would play a role in small scale changes?

A glacier grates over a boulder slowly, weathering the rock.

An ice shelf breaks off Antarctica and crashes into the ocean.

As ice slowly melts on a mountainside, it slides some topsoil downhill.

A small piece of a glacier melts, dropping the small stones it had picked up as it moved.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are sand dunes formed?

Eroded sand is carried by the wind and deposited.

A large flood leaves the sand behind in wave shapes.

Beetles walk across the sand and it forms big ripples.

The ground beneath the dunes is already shaped like hills.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mountain ranges are formed over hundreds of millions of years through the process of _________.

uplift

erosion

sedimentation

volcanism

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which way do continents NOT change?

They move about 1-3 cm/year.

Forces underneath the crust cause uplift.

Gravity pulls the crust inward, causing depressions.

Waves erode rock and change the shape of coastlines.

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