Earth Science Unit Test

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Science
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8th Grade
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Craig Cothron
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33 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The diagram shows a rock cycle model made by a group of students.
Based on the rock cycle model, which statement is true?
All rocks originate only from igneous rocks.
Temperature, pressure, and weathering drive the rock cycle.
The rock cycle stops after the formation of sedimentary rocks.
Change in temperature alone is responsible for the creation of metamorphic rocks.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Different continents have similar rocks. These rocks are billions of years old, contain large crystals, and formed after millions of years of heat and pressure. The rocks that are the same age and type are shown in the orange shaded areas on the image below.
Emily claims the rocks are metamorphic. Mark claims the rocks are igneous. Which statement correctly identifies the rocks and why?
The rocks are igneous because they were exposed to heat and pressure for millions of years.
The rocks are metamorphic because they were exposed to heat and pressure for millions of years.
The rocks are igneous because they are very hard and contain large crystals.
The rocks are metamorphic because they are very hard and contain large crystals.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Students develop a simple model to illustrate how the movement of the mantle can predict the movement of plates above the mantle. This same phenomenon that influences plate movement can also influence fault formation.
They demonstrated this process by using an aquarium, two foam blocks, water, and a heat source.
Which description correctly matches a part of the model with what it represents on Earth? (ESS 2.4)
The water represents the material Earth’s crust is made of.
The foam blocks represent the location of Earth’s faults.
The heat source represents the energy from Earth’s interior.
The large aquarium represents the structure of Earth’s plates.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This diagram displays tectonic plates with arrows indicating their directions of movement
In which region do earthquakes, originating due to a transform boundary, most likely to occur?
Between the African and Antarctic plates
Between the Eurasian and North American plates
Between the North American and Pacific Plates
Between the South American and African plates
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The image shows a divergent plate boundary.
Which process occurs as a result of divergent plate boundaries on Earth?(ESS 2.4)
Islands form due to the rising of magma
Deep ocean trenches form in the gap between the plates.
The movement of rising magma causes the uplift of continental crust
The seafloor spreads and ridges form along the plate boundary
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Tonga Trench lies around 10,000 feet below sea level. The deepest point in the trench, known as the Horizon Deep, is considered to be the second deepest point on earth. The Tonga Trench stretches a distance of 2,500 km from New Zealand’s North Island to the island of Tonga. The Tonga Trench is formed at the Pacific Plate and Tonga Plate boundary. At what type of boundary did the Tonga Trench form?
Transform
Convergent
Fault
Divergent
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to the subducting plate at a convergent boundary?
It rises above the other plate, eventually forming a giant mountain range on land.
It sinks below the other plate, eventually cracks the ocean floor, causes seafloor spreading and forms a mid-ocean ridge
It sinks below the other plate, eventually melts into magma and then erupts as a volcano
It rises above the other plate, with the friction from the collision eventually causing an earthquake
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