GA Milestones Science

A student is studying the formation of the Himalayas. The student finds a picture and learns that the mountain range formed when the Indian Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate. The student uses a picture to design a model that will show classmates how the Himalayas formed.

step 1: Use light-colored clay to make the shape of the Eurasian Plate.

step 2: Use dark-colored clay to make the shape of the Indian Plate.

step 3: Slowly push the dark-colored plate toward the light-colored plate.

step 4: Observe and record how the shapes of both plates change when the edges push against each other.

Which data could the student collect using the BEST model from the steps?

• the changing distance between the two plates

• the time it takes for the two plates to collide

• the mass of the materials used to make the two plates

• the changing height of the edge where the two plates collide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Deposition of sediments can change the depth of a lake over time. A student wants to make a model that shows how this process takes place. Which model would provide data about changes in the depth of a lake caused by deposition?

• Fill a beaker with water. Slowly allow the water to evaporate from the beaker. Measure the change in

  the depth of the water.

• Fill a beaker with water. Slowly drop sand, gravel, and dead plant material into the beaker. Measure

  the change in the depth of the water.

• Fill a plastic box with water. Put a hose in the water on one end of the box and turn the water on to a

  slow flow. Measure the depth of the water when the box is full.

• Fill a plastic box with sand, gravel, and dead plant material. Put a hose in the middle of the box and

  turn the water on to a slow flow. Measure the depth of the water when the box is full.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The changes in the Azure Window were cause by the _____ process of _____.

• destructive process of erosion

• destructive process of deposition

• constructive process of erosion

• constructive process of deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

• The student’s claim is correct because water fills small cracks in rocks, freezes, and expands, making the cracks larger over time.

• The student’s claim is correct because the rock was carried from the top of the volcano to its base by a glacier, creating many cracks over time.

• The student’s claim is not correct because the rock was picked up by moving water and rolled against

  other rocks, smoothing its surface and causing cracks in a short period of time.

• The student’s claim is not correct because large cracks in rocks are caused when lava from a volcano

  covers the rock so its temperature rises and falls in a short period of time, causing it to break.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

• How fast are the cliffs eroding?

• How many people live near cliffs?

• How old are rock layers at the bottom of the cliff?

• How can people stop the erosion of cliffs near the coast?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How is the following part of a river formed? Part of the River: Channel Process: ________ Process Type: ______

• Process: erosion Process Type: destructive

• Process: erosion Process Type: constructive

• Process: deposition Process Type: destructive

• Process: deposition Process Type: constructive

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Earthquakes and volcanoes can both happen underwater. When earthquakes happen underwater, they can

cause________.

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Tsunamis

• Landslides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

• 1 = Mammals, 2 = Birds,  3 = Reptiles
• 1 = Mammals, 2 = Amphibians, 3 = Birds
• 1=Birds, 2 =Mammals, 3 = Amphibians
• 1=Birds, 2=Mammals, 3 =Reptiles

How do tectonic plates move?

• They roll.

• They float.

• They bounce.

• They jump.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What piece of scientific equipment would you use to see human cells?

• telescope

• microscope

• microwave

• computer