Earth and Space Science

Select all of the OUTER, gaseous planets.

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

What are small rocky objects orbiting the Sun called?

• asteroids

• comets

• gas giants

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is a dwarf planet?

• A smaller round planet that cannot clear its own orbit

• A large rocky planet

• A gas giant

Which is a chunk of rock that is burning up as it enters Earth's atmosphere?

• meteoroid

• meteor

• meteorite

Which is the BREAKING DOWN of rocks?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which is the depositing and LAYERING of rocks?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

In which rock type would you most likely find fossils?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which rock type is formed through HEAT and PRESSURE?

• metamorphic

• igenous

• sedimentary

Which rock type is formed through the melting and cooling of rock?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

What is the law of superposition?

• oldest rocks are on top

• youngest rocks are on top

• amount of radioactive elements in rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4