Earth Science

Which statement about the Earth is true?

• The Earth never changes.

• The Earth changes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is Pangaea?

• A newly discovered planet in our solar system

• A theory that the continents were once one land mass

• A type of weathering that occurs near a volcano

• The name of one of the trolls in Lord of the Rings

This is the top/upper most layer of Earth.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

This is the hottest layer of the Earth.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Which two are examples of slow changes?

• volcano

• weathering

• erosion

• earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What kind of a fossil is made from minerals in water soaking into wood or bone and hardening over and over for millions of years?

• trace

• petrified

• mold/cast

• carbonized

What is the breaking down of rock called?

• Pangaea

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

What is it called when weathered material is moved by ice, wind, water or gravity?

• Pangaea

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of these can break down rock? You may choose more than one.

• moving water

• wind

• ice

• plants

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What kind of lava is in a cone volcano?

• thick

• thin