Earth Science -5th

How do plants cause weathering?

• through chemicals that seep through the rocks

• through the root growth of plants as they lengthen and expand

• through the release of water vapor

• through photosynthesis as plants make food

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

What question might a scientist need to ask when monitoring Tsunamis?

• How high was the tallest tsunami?

• How many people live in the coastal area?

• How many tsunamis have affected the coastal area?

• How can large movements be detected from far away?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the BEST question a scientist might ask when constructing a dam?

• How many houses are built along the river?

• How high can the river rise before it floods nearby houses?

• On average, how many days per year does it rain in the area?

• On average, how many times a year does the river flood the area?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Which option would NOT be an effective method of preventing flood damage to homes along a river?

• adding sediment to the river bottom to raise the water level

• digging ponds and canals to safely hold or redirect excess water from the river

• building levees to prevent water from overflowing the river's banks

• constructing dams to control the flow of water within the river

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

What landform could form if 2 tectonic plates collide?

• highway damage

• river bank deposition

• mountain

• flood plains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

All landforms occur in which layer of the Earth?

• tectonic plates

• the mantle

• magma

• the crust

Ice wedging is an example of

• weathering

• erosion

• sedimentation

• deposition

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Cliffs near ocean waters most likely formed from

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• sedimentation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Mountains form between plates by the movement of plates ___________ each other.

• sliding past

• moving past and away from

• towards

• away from

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Why are volcanoes concentrated around The Ring of Fire?

• It lies along the plate boundary where volcanoes always form.

• It is located away from continents where volcanoes usually form.

• It is around the largest body of water.

• It lies along the zone where plates move towards each other and many volcanoes form.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1