8th grade Review

What is this a picture of?

• plate tectonics
• continental drift
• pangea
• glacier scaring

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

• At the top of the rock layers
• Near the bottom of the rock layers
• In the middle of the rock layers
• Somewhat near the surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

_{Which rock layer contains the newest fossils?}

• F
• E
• B
• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following organisms formed last on Earth?

• Jellyfish
• Shark
• Lizards
• Horses

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is a fault line?

• A place where Earth’s crust has fractured (broken)

• A place with a mountain range

• Magma coming up to the surface of Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Where do fault lines form?

• In the middle of oceans

• At the boundaries of tectonic plates

• On top of mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What kind of boundary is the San Andreas Fault?

• Covergent

• Divergent

• Transform

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Sediments under great heat and pressure over millions of years form this type of rock.

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock