Soil & Rapid Changes

Rocks are broken into smaller and smaller pieces over time by all of the following. Select all that apply.

• Flowing Water

• Blowing Wind

• Cooling Sand

• Moving Ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A volcano directly changes the Earth's surface by ________.

• adding heat to the atmosphere

• building up layers of hardened lava

• releasing water vapor into the air

• shooting out clouds of ash and smoke

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which components are used to make soil? Select all that apply.

• Rocks

• Plastic bottles

• Decomposed Plants and Animals

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NGSS.5-LS2-1

Which of the following processes causes land to form?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Landslides

• Hurricanes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which location would most likely produce soil with the least organic matter?

• Forest full of trees and shrubs.

• Prairie with lots of grasses and flowers.

• Mountain top with extremely cold winds.

• Valley with lots of rain.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A landslide is the sliding down of rock and soil. Which image best represents a landslide?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Plants and animals become part of the soil when they _________.

• die and decay

• produce offspring

• grow and develop

• absorb nutrients

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which events force melted rock from deep in the Earth toward the surface and build it up on the Earth’s surface?

• Lanslides

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Earthquakes

• Hurricanes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Students wanted to learn more about how soil is formed, so they conducted an investigation of how rocks weather. They shook jars of rocks with water and without water. What question could the students be trying to answer?

• Are rocks and water composed of the same material?

• How does water affect the weathering of rocks?

• Does salt water heat more quickly than fresh water?

• What kinds of rocks are found at the bottom of lakes?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Rocks near the ocean get broken into smaller pieces. What causes this change in the rocks?

• Leaves falling from the trees.

• Clouds forming in the sky.

• Water crashing against the rocks.

• Salt dissolving in the water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2