Earth Science Review for 8th Grade Assessment

Where are earthquakes most likely to occur?

• In the middle of plates
• In the oceans
• Along plate boundaries
• Anywhere on the Earth

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Why does the Earth orbit the Sun and not a planet in the solar system?

• The Sun is more massive than the planets so it's mass causes the gravitational pull.
• It just happened that way.
• The Earth pulls the Sun toward it  because it is so massive.
• The Earth is closer than the other planets so the distance causes the gravitational pull.

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How do folded mountains form?

• They form when plate boundaries diverge.

• They form on the continent side of convergent boundaries.

• They form when plates collide or push against each other.

• They can form several different ways.

Which is an example of erosion?

• water sitting in a well
• magma rising in a volcano
• wind blowing sand on a beach
• heat melting rock underground

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Which two processes could result in the formation of high mountains with well-rounded peaks?

• volcanic eruptions and global warming

• earthquakes and tidal activity

• movement of tectonic plates and erosion

• production of greenhouse gases and weathering

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Where are fossils found?

• In Metamorphic rocks

• In Magma

• In Igneous rocks

• In Sedimentary rocks

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What causes spring tides?

• The Moon's and Sun's gravity

• Mar's and the Sun's gravity

• The Moon's and Mar's gravity

• The Sun's gravity

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A model of Earth, the Mon, and Sun is shown.

Which movement of the model displays an event that takes about 28 days?

• Earth rotates once on its axis.

• The Moon revolves once around the Sun.

• The Sun rotates once on its axis.

• The Moon revolves once around Earth.

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Which of these is an example of a physical change?

• wood burned into ash

• baking soda mixed with vinegar

• rock salt broken into smaller pieces

• sugar in plants made by photosynthesis

The variable that is changed by the scientist.

• Dependent Variable
• Independent variable
• Variable
• Law