Earth Science Topics

What evidence did Wegener use to support his theory?

• Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces

• glacier scars and other climate evidence from temperature

• mountain ranges and rocks line up across continents

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the source of energy that drives plate movement?

• the subducton of the sea floor

• the different densities of the oceanic and crustal plates

• convection currents in the asthenosphere

• the friction force between the plates that move past each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which cross-sectional diagram of a portion of the crust and mantle best shows the pattern of mantle convection currents that are believed to cause the formation of a mid-ocean ridge?

• diagram 1

• diagram 2

• diagram 3

• diagram 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which two processes result in the formation of igneous rocks?

• melting and solidification

• 
  sedimentation and evaporation

• 
  crystallization and cementation

• 
  compression and precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

When water vapor turns into a liquid

• condensation

• runoff

• transpiration

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

At which location is the greatest amount of sediment most likely being deposited?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2