Earth Science Benchmark

True or false?  Tectonic plates move ONLY by sliding.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

True or false?  Tectonic plates move quickly, so mountains take only a few years
to form.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What tool would a meteorologist use to determine the change in air pressure?

• thermometer
• barometer
• weather vane
• compass

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

One day on Earth is equivalent to:

• one revolution
• one rotation
• one eliptical

The layer of Earth that includes the crust and upper mantle is the:

• atmosphere
• lithosphere
• asthenosphere

The one day of the year with the longest amount of sunlight is:

• vernal equinox
• summer solstice
• summer equinox
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What type of plate boundary creates earthquakes?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of plate boundary forms mountains and volcanoes?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What type of plate boundary forms rift valleys?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is Pangaea?

• a supercontinent that existed
   millions of years ago
• a new planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3