Earth's Changing Surface

The thinnest layer of the earth is the____.

• core

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

The earth's mantle and crust are part of the_____.

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following are true about earthquakes?

• They are equally likely to happen anywhere on earth.

• They do not disrupt rock layers.

• They tend to occur around plate boundaries.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Tectonic plates: (choose as many as apply)

• move

• float on the mantle

• are very thin

• do not touch

Check all the examples of natural hazards.

• floods

• car crash

• hurricane

• volcanic eruption

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Natural hazards can change the earth's surface____.

• quickly

• slowly

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Hazards that are caused when earth's crust moves is a _____.

• climatic hazard

• tectonic hazard

• shield hazard

• big hazard

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Fossils are

• living organisms

• always the same age

• able to help determine how old rocks are

• found in the mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Fossils are mainly found in

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Check all that are examples of fossils.

• magma fossil

• trace fossil

• mold fossil

• crust fossil

• body fossil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1