Earth Science

The Grand Canyon was formed as the result of _______________.

• erosion

• a glacier

• a volcano

• an earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces by natural processes is called _________.

• deposition

• fossilization

• sediment

• weathering

In the rock cycle, what causes igneous rock to form?

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

• tectonic plates

• the cooling of magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

in the rock cycle, what causes sedimentary rock to form?

• compaction and cementation

• melting

• heat and pressure

• red, hot magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

In the rock cycle, what causes metamorphic rock to form?

• red, hot magma

• heat and pressure

• erosion

• wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Chemical weathering...

• is when rock is broken into smaller pieces, and the material that makes up the rock or soil also changes.

• is when only the size of the rocks is changed.

• is when nothing changes.

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Physical weathering...

• is when only the size of the rock changes.

• is when nothing changes.

• is when rock is broken into smaller pieces, and the material that makes up the rock or soil also changes.

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Plate Boundary

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Pull apart
• Come together
• Slide past each other
• subducting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Transform
• Convergent
• Divergent
• Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3