Changes to the Earth's Surface

Choose the answers responsible for turning prehistoric animals into fossil fuels. Choose 2.

• water and ice

• miracle and hope

• time and pressure

• gravity and space

How are deposition, weathering and earthquakes similar?

• They are all fast changes.

• They are all slow changes.

• They all result from the weather.

• They all change the surface of the earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When prehistoric animals died and their soft bodies decayed, what was created?

• shale

• coal

• water

• soil

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

On a mountainside what causes large boulders to break apart?

• Water freezing and thawing

• Wind erosion

• Deposition

• Fast moving water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A U-shaped valley is formed by what?

• An earthquake

• A glacier sliding downhill

• A hurricane

• Melting snow

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Coal is formed from

• dried up seas

• decaying plant matter

• Melted and cooled metamorphic rock

• Heated natural gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Students want to make a model of sedimentary rock. They have sand, gravel, and soil. How should the materials be arranged?

• Cement the materials

• Mix it like a cake batter

• Layer the materials

• Flood the container

Sand dunes erode because of wind. Which item could be used to show wind?

• a pan

• a fan

• a van

• a dam

Choose a landform made by a river

• Mountain

• Delta

• Island

• Dune

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Choose a landform made by a river

• Mountian

• Island

• Canyon

• Cave