Unit 2: Lithosphere

The Himalayan mountains were formed because of a _______.

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• All of the above

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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What type of Plate boundary is this?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What happens as the seafloor spreads apart?

• The older oceanic crust folds into the mid-ocean ridge

• The newer oceanic crust is pushed under the mid-ocean ridge

• The older oceanic crust moves away from the mid-ocean ridge

• The new oceanic crust moves toward the mid-ocean ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The process by which rocks are broken down chemically or physically is known as:

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Transportation

The 4 agents of erosion are________

• air, fire, water, & metamorphism

• wind, water, gravity, & ice

• topographic, sedimentary, igneous, & deposition

• igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, & gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

These rocks were physically broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:

• ice wedging

• acid rain

• oxidation

• abrasion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Intrusive & extrusive are 2 types of...

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• Igneous

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What's the main cause of most earthquakes?

• Pressure from within Earth's crust

• Hurricanes

• Human activity

• Changes in temperature within the earth's mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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