8.2

What is strain?

• any force acting on rocks

• a change in a rock's shape due to stress

• a balance between the crust and the matle

What can bring deeply buried rocks to Earth's surface?

• uplift

• subduction

• compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Earth's mountains float in balance on top of the mantle as a result of _______________.

• strain

• isostasy

• subduction

Which term is a rock cycle process caused by plate motion

• erosion

• weathering

• subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Communicate results

Ask a question

Analyze results

Conduct experiment

Draw conclusions

Form a hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which letter represents amplitude? (a)  

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A mid-ocean ridge forms when tension acts on seafloor rocks.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A volcanic island arc forms when an oceanic plate is subducted.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Which formation occurs when plates move horizontally past each other?

• ocean trench

• transform fault

• mid-ocean ridge

The San Andreas system is an example of a __________________.

• fault zone

• volcanic arc complex

• folded mountain range

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3