Science Unit 4 Check

Which of the following is a way students could conserve paper?

• Buy only new paperback books.

• Use both sides of the paper in a notebook.

• Pick up paper wrappers on the playground.

• Use paper towels to clean spills in the lab.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Which would be an example of a rapid change to the Earth's surface?

• A mountain forming due to volcanic eruptions.

• A valley getting deeper as a river runs through it.

• A plain forming cracks when hot weather makes it dry.

• A hill rising as the wind piles up loose sand.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rocks, loose soil and sand rapidly sliding down a slope are a change to the surface of the Earth known as a......

• delta.

• volcano.

• landslide.

• glacier.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Soil is composed of all of these natural materials EXCEPT...

• weathered rocks.

• plant matter.

• plastic substances.

• animal remains.

A student exploring the formation of soil put rocks in a plastic jar of water and shook it. Afterwards, there were small pieces of broken rock in the water. What process in the formation of soil does this model?

• Weathering of Earth materials

• Decay of plant matter

• Formation of various minerals

• Mixing of water and air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Cotton is useful for making clothing because it...

• grows in soil.

• is food for insects.

• can be washed.

• has no color.