EES Review Quiz

What is aboveground molten rock?

• Extrusive

• Magma

• Lava

• Sedimentary

When large rocks are broken down into smaller parts by physical and chemical means

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Both

• Neither

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A huge undersea earthquake off the Alaskan coastline could produce what natural hazard? 

• Tsunami 
• Cyclone 
• Hurricane 
• Drought 

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How do plants weather rocks?

• during photosynthesis
• when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
• when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves

Created by a divergent boundary.

• Rocky Mountains
• Mariana Trench
• Mid Atlantic ridge

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that

• the oceanic crust is melting.

• the denser ceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust

• volcanic islands are forming.

• the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Wegener’s proposal of a supercontinent was supported by:

• earthquake data
• seafloor magnetism
• rock, fossil, and climate data.
• convection currents in the mantle.

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Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?

• It's cheaper than fossil fuels
• The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years
  
• Solar energy recharges batteries
• All of them

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Which type of energy produces Carbon Dioxide, which can be harmful to our planet and cause pollution?

• Solar Energy

• Wind Energy

• Fossil Fuels (Coal, oil, and gas)

• Nuclear Energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The three areas of sustainability are

• Physical, Economical, Political

• Environmental, Social, Physical

• Economical, Environmental, Social

• Physical, Political, Social

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