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Earth History I Check 1.

Authored by Lisa Hall

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6th Grade

NGSS covered

Earth History I Check 1.
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Some students are using acid to test rock samples they collected. Rock A bubbled, and rock B didn’t. What can students say about the rocks after completing this test?

Rock B could be limestone, and rock A contains calcite

Rock A could be limestone, and rock B does not contain calcite.

Rock B is harder than rock A

Rock A contains calcite and is probably shale.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

You find some soil that is mostly made of clay and silt, but no sand. How might this soil have formed?

Slow-moving water carried the sand downstream and left behind the silt and clay

Wind blew all the sand away, leaving behind the silt and clay particles.

A fast-moving stream dropped sand, silt, and clay in this place.

Muddy water stood for a while, and the silt and clay settled out.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where are cobbles most likely to be found?

The top of the stream.

The bottom of the stream.

Throughout the whole stream.

The end of the stream.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is clay found in a stream bed?

The top of the stream.

The bottom of the stream.

Throughout the stream.

In the middle of the stream bed.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explanation best describes how a boulder can turn into silt as it moves down a river?

Water washes over it until it is silt-sized.

It deposits into silt in the basin.

It hits other rocks or objects and breaks apart.

It moves down the river until it lands in a basin and becomes silt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is humus, and how does it form?

Humus is rock material in soil that forms when broken bits of rock wash into the soil

Humus is organic matter in soil that forms when rocks break down

Humus is rock material in soil that forms when plants and animals eliminate waste

Humus is organic matter in soil that forms when plants and animals decay or eliminate waste.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

__________ is a large, nearly level area of land that is higher than the surrounding area.

mountain

plateau

valley

hill

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