Cracking Up

Based on the passage, which of the following is NOT created by tectonic plate movement?

• continents

• mountains

• oceans

• countries

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Based on the sequence of the geological process described in the passage, when will the Great Rift Valley fill with water?

• after 30 million years

• after the area falls below sea level

• after the area is flooded by rain

• never

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Based on the passage, how often are new oceans created?

• whenever an earthquake happens

• every year

• very often, because tectonic plates move fast

• not often, because it takes millions of years

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Read the following sentence:

“A series of crevices, some as wide as 10 feet, opened along a 35-mile stretch of desert in Ethiopia.”

As used in the sentence, what are crevices?

• liquid magma from volcanic eruptions

• shaking during earthquakes

• large cracks in the ground

• open spaces in the desert

What is this passage mostly about?

• tectonic plates creating a new African ocean

• how nomads live in Ethiopia

• continents and how they are created

• how tectonic plates move under the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

One day the Great Rift Valley will become an ocean, ______________ it falls below sea level

• after

• finally

• although

• before

Which image shows an event triggered by some change?

• 
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

According to the passage, what are two ways tectonic plates move?

• Crashing Together and Pulling Apart

• Pulling Apart and Diving Beneath each other

• Crashing Together and Colliding

• Diving Beneath each other and Colliding