Earth's Changing Surface

This sphere includes mountains, boulders, caves, and all the solid rock of Earth

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of rock forms when melted rock inside of the earth comes out of a volcano, cools down, and solidifies?

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Mechanical rock

This is the outermost layer of Earth and is the part that we live on. This is also the thinnest layer of the earth.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner core

• Outer core

These are preserved remains of once-living organisms. They are used to determine how old rocks are.

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Fossils

• Magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This type of plate movement occurs where tectonic plates crash or push together. Mountains, earthquakes, and volcanoes form where plates collide.

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Tectonic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This is the layer of gases that surrounds Earth

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This type of plate movement occurs where tectonic plates move APART. These movements form valleys and volcanic eruptions.

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Tectonic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This type of natural disaster occurs when the earth's crust (tectonic plates) moves. Examples include earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes, and tsunamis.

• Climatic hazard

• Tectonic hazard

• Divergent hazard

• Convergent hazard

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This sphere includes all the water in oceans, the freshwater in streams and lakes, and the snow and the rain on Earth

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This type of plate movement occurs where tectonic plates slide past each other. The sliding motion causes earthquakes.

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Tectonic

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2