Earth Science Benchmark

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• weathering and erosion

Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

Cooling & crystalization produce

• igneous rocks
• metamorphic rocks
• sedimentary rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the area where two tectonic plates meet called?

• collision
• mid-ocean ridge
• a boundry
• a rift zone

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The deep interior of the Earth can be mapped using

• seismic waves.
• sonar.
• information from drilling expeditions.
• ocean waves.

According to the continental drift theory, a single, huge continent once existed called

• Pangaea.
• Wegener.
• Panthalassa.
• Euraisa.

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The heat from a lamp allows a lizard to remain warm. This is an example of which type of heat transfer?

• radiation
• conduction
• convection
• insulation

The transmission of energy by two objects touching is called

• conduction
• convection
• contraction
• radiation

What layer of earth changes because of the convection cycle?

• Crust

• Core

• Mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which material is more dense?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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