Geological Processes Review

Which one is NOT an example of a natural hazard?

• landslide

• earthquake

• volcano

• rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

If you were to discover a rock that appeared to have layers, what kind of rock would you suspect it to be?

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

• lava

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which is the only type of rock produced from cooling?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• magma

Water stored underneath Earth's surface is called

• aquifers

• aquitards

• groundwater

• a solid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What two materials did we use in the tubes in the Act 2 lab?

• Sand and shale

• Sand and clay

• Sandstone and shale

• Sandstone and clay

Which statement describes the relationship between the sediments we used and the rocks in Earth's surface?

• The sand represented sandstone, and the clay represented shale

• The sand represented shale, and the clay represented sandstone

• The sand represented sediment, and the clay represented solid rock

• We saw samples of sandstone and shale rocks

Which material in Act 2 allowed water to pass through it easily?

• Sand

• Clay

• Both sand and clay

• Neither sand nor clay

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the important pattern between these two maps in Act 1?

• A. There are more nuclear reactors where there are fewer people

• B. There are more nuclear reactors where there are more people

• C. The western half of the United States has more nuclear reactors than the eastern half

• B and C

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A nuclear reactor is...

• a chemical reaction

• a place where nuclear power is generated

• a container for storing nuclear waste

• a radioactive superhero

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

NGSS.HS-PS3-1

. Clay is considered an ___________ because __________________.

• aquifer; water passes through it

• aquifer; water does not pass through it

• aquitard; water passes through it

• aquitard; water does not pass through it