Geoscience Processes

Which letter indicates magma?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which layer is the crust?

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• 2

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Weathering and erosion help to shape the surface of Earth. Which best represents an example of weathering?

• • Flowing water transports rocks to the ocean.

  
  

• • Pieces of rock pile on top of each other in layers.

  
  

• • Wind and rain break large rocks into smaller pieces.

  
  

• • Wind blows small pieces of rock from one area to another.

  
  

What part of the water cycle is directly involved in erosion?

• • sunlight causing evaporation

  
  

  
  

• • water flowing on the ground

  
  
  

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  water condensing into small droplets

  
  

• 
  winds moving clouds through the atmosphere

  
  

The model shows the rock cycle.

Which numbered position that corresponds to a sedimentary rock?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which layer is the mantle?

• 1

  
  

• 2

  
  

• 3

  
  

• 4

  
  

The Appalachian Mountains were formed about 500-400 million years ago.

What has caused them to change so much over time?

• They have been blown up by people mining for coal.

  
  

• They were buried under the Atlantic ocean.

  
  

• They have experienced weathering and erosion.

  
  

• They were buried under lava by volcanic eruptions.

  
  

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The process in which igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks are converted into one another in stages is called the ____ cycle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

How do metamorphic and igneous rock, exposed in mountains, become sedimentary rock over time?

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• • Water erodes landforms and deposits tiny pieces of rock in oceans.

  
  

  
  

• • Volcanoes erupt magma that cools while flowing downward.

  
  

• • Buried rocks melt and are erupted by distant volcanoes as lava.

  
  

• One tectonic plate is forced below another plate, forming new rock.

  
  

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A student made the diagram below to show how igneous rock can change to metamorphic rock.

What would be the best addition to the diagram?

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• • The word “weathering” below the arrow.

  
  

• • The word “pressure” below the arrow.

  
  

• • The word “melting” below the arrow.

  
  

• • The word “cooling” below the arrow.