Unit 8 Test

Motion of the ground is most severe at an earthquake's _______.

• epicenter

• core

• mantle

• focus

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Tectonic plates move over the partly melted layer of Earth called ______.

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Deltas, canyons, and caves are all parts of Earth's ______.

• core

• mantle

• epicenter

• crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

An opening from which lava erupts is a(n) ______.

• mountain

• volcano

• earthquake

• tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Weathering by wind, water, and ice produces

• erosion

• sediment

• dirt

• sand

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Earth is made of many layers. The layer at Earth's center is the _____.

• crust

• epicenter

• core

• mantle

The process of wearing away rock is known as _____.

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A landslide quickly erodes sediment on a steep hill. When the landslide reaches the bottom of the hill, it slows down and finally comes to rest. The sediments it leaves are called ______.

• sand

• deposition

• rocks

• dirt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The idea that continents move slowly across Earth's surface is the theory of ______.

• Pangea

• continental drift

• sliding

• spreading

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A large landmass that once contained all of Earth's continents was called ______________.

• One Big Earth

• Pangea

• Large Continent

• Whole Land