Earth Science Test Review

The convergence of two CONTINENTAL plates will produce ___.

• island arcs

• rift valleys

• folded mountains

• trenches

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which statement best describes why S-Waves are NOT recorded by seismographs in certain areas?

• Seismographs do not record s-waves.

• S-waves travel in a different direction than p-waves.

• The earthquake was not strong enough to produce s-waves.

• The s-waves are stopped by the liquid outer core.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

The BEST evidence that continents were once connected is that they have matching ___.

• weather, fossils, and rock types

• rock types, fossils, and coastlines

• coastlines, weather, and rock types

• fossils, coastlines, and weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which is the MOST responsible for the formation of new crust at plate boundaries?

• continent to continent convergence

• rising magma at divergent boundaries

• tectonic plates sliding past one another

• subduction of one tectonic plate under another

The branch of science involving the physical composition and history of the planet. 

• Geology 

• Biology 

• Math 

• Chemistry 

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Examine the image of a rock collected and studied by scientists. Which question can scientists answer by examining the composition of the rock?

• When will the next volcanic eruption occur in the region where the rock was collected?

• When will the next earthquake occur in the region where the rock was collected?

• How has Earth’s surface changed over time in the region where the rock was collected?

• How has Earth’s climate changed over time in the region where the rock was collected?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the study of the interactions of organisms and their surroundings

• Environmental Science

• geology

• meteorology

• oceanography

• astronomy

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

If the African Plate continues to move toward the Eurasian plate, what will eventually happen?

• Volcanoes will form and erupt at the plate boundary.

• The African plate will break the Eurasian plate into pieces.

• The Mediterranean Sea will shrink and mountains will form.

• The Mediterranean Sea will become larger and earthquakes will happen.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Coal forms from decayed plants that grew in hot, moist climates, so why is coal now found in cool climates such as Europe and North America?

• Europe and North America were once located near the equator.

• Europe and North America were once covered by deserts.

• The plants that form coal grow in the summer months.

• The plants that form coal adapted to cool climates over time.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What happens when more dense, oceanic crust collides with less dense, continental crust?

• oceanic crust sinks below continental crust

• oceanic crust rides above the continental crust

• continental crust sinks below the oceanic crust

• continental crust becomes thinner than oceanic crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3