Ess2

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A student prepares a model by filling a plastic bottle with water, capping it tightly, and placing it in the freezer for 24 hours. After 24 hours, there are large cracks on the bottle's sides. The student's model most likely represents which of the following types of weathering:
Acid rain
Oxidation
Frost wedging
Abrasion
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following pair of terms explains why pebbles in a river are smoother and more rounded than rocks found on land?
Exfoliation and deposition
Weathering and deposition
Weathering and erosion
Deposition and Burrowing
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A delta is a large deposit of sediment that forms where a stream enters a large body of water. What causes this to happen?
Erosion
Weathering
Deposition
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The process where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted is called ___________.
seafloor spreading
subduction
continental drift
recycling
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
divergent
convergent
transform
strike slip
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 12 pts
The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by
the rotation of the Earth.
convection currents in the Asthenosphere
the gravity of the iron-nickel core.
the Moho discontinuity.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 12 pts
In some areas of the world, like California and Japan, earthquakes are a common occurrence. How can this best be explained?
The strong ocean currents are undermining both areas causing earthquakes.
Both areas are located near the edge of the Pacific Ocean, the unstable sand causes earthquakes.
Both areas are subjected to strong ocean wind and waves that causes earthquakes.
Both areas are on the boundary of active plates, the motion of the plates causes earthquakes.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
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