Earth Processes Review

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What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks? Options: Deposition, Landslide, Weathering, Erosion

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Erosion

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

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Which of these is an example of erosion? Options: Light shining onto a mountain., Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces., Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain., All of the above.

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Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Where do most volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

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along tectonic plate boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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Rock layers carried and deposited in layers by water, wind & ice.

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sedimentary rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What can we tell by studying fossils and layers of rock?

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how the Earth has changed over time

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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Where are fossils most likely found? Options: on the surface of dirt, sedimentary rock, igneous rock, rocky soil

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sedimentary rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Which layer is OLDER? Layer M or Layer H?

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Layer M

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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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? Options: Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic

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Sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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List the layers in order from oldest to youngest: E, B, C, D, A, E, D, C, B, A, C, B, A, D, E

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E, B, C, D, A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

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weathering