(CK-12) Ch. 1: Earth's Surface & Substances - Test Review

The principle of energy conservation is the idea of how older strata always form on top of younger strata.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Fossil DNA, even though it’s often damaged, can give us information about how ancient organisms lived, and even give us evidence for Earth’s natural processes.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Generally, the deeper underground rock is, the more quickly it will...

• ...crystallize.

• ...metamorphosize.

• ...deposit.

• ...dissolve.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Some great examples of _____________________could include sand, silt, clay, mud, pebbles, gravel...

• sediments

• fossils

• erosion

• strata

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

If you found an extrusive igneous rock with small crystals, you could tell that…

• ...it formed slowly from magma.

• ...it formed slowly from lava.

• ...it formed quickly from magma.

• ...it formed quickly from lava.

When you’re describing the chemical makeup of a solid substance, you’re describing that substance’s...

• ...crystallization.

• ...metamorphism.

• ...deposition.

• ...composition.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Tiny particles of solid matter that can be carried by wind, water, and other natural forces are called...

• ...strata.

• ...intrusive igneous rock.

• ...sediments.

• ...metamorphic rock.

The process by which one rock type changes into another is called...

• ...the rock cycle.

• ...the principle of superposition.

• ...deposition.

• ...crystallization.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

When rock changes due to enormous pressure buildup from other rock formations, we call it...

• ...regional metamorphism.

• ...contact metamorphism.

• ...crystallization.

• ...deposition.

The process in which heat and pressure change the chemical makeup and crystal structure of solid rock is called...

• ...composition.

• ...deposition.

• ...crystallization.

• ...metamorphism.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2