Forces Check

What do constructive forces do?

• Destroy land and rocks

• Create new land and rocks

• Erode land and rocks

• Preserve land and rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What do destructive forces do?

• Create new land and rocks

• Preserve land and rocks

• Destroy land and rocks

• Build land and rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What does volcanism do?

• Volcanoes bring magma up from inside the Earth to make more land and ocean crust.

• Volcanoes cool down the Earth's surface by releasing cold gases.

• Volcanoes create large bodies of water by melting ice caps.

• Volcanoes prevent earthquakes by stabilizing tectonic plates.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the time frame for volcanism?

• Instant!

• Thousands of years

• Millions of years

• Decades

Name a cool real-life example of volcanism in the ocean.

• Seamounts

• Coral Reefs

• Icebergs

• Tsunamis

Name a cool real-life example of volcanism on land.

• Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Vesuvius, Mt. Lassen, Popocatepetl, Kilauea

• Grand Canyon

• Sahara Desert

• Amazon Rainforest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Tectonic uplift occurs when plates or landmasses hit one another and rise up. Which of the following is a mountain range formed by tectonic uplift?

• Himalayas

• Sahara Desert

• Amazon Rainforest

• Great Barrier Reef

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the type of force described as 'Orogeny'?

• Constructive

• Destructive

• Frictional

• Gravitational

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What does 'Orogeny' do?

• Any force that builds or adds land because plates collide

• A process that erodes mountains

• A phenomenon that causes earthquakes

• A method of measuring land elevation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the time frame for 'Orogeny'?

• Millions of years

• Thousands of years

• Hundreds of years

• Decades

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4