HES: Unit 4: Earth's Systems & Resources

What has to happen for an oceanic trench to form?

• Two plates move apart from one another

• Two plates slide past one another

• An oceanic plate subducts under another plate

• A continental plate subducts under another plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary creates folded mountain ranges?

• Continental-continental convergent boundary

• Continental-continental divergent boundary

• Oceanic-continental convergent boundary

• Oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Rift valleys and long, linear lakes are associated with what type of boundary?

• Oceanic-oceanic divergent boundary

• Continental-continental divergent boundary

• Oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary

• Continental-continental convergent boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

True or false: erosion is the breaking down of rock material into smaller pieces.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What causes slope failure and creep?

• Erosion by water

• Erosion by wind

• Erosion by glaciers

• Erosion by gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Parent material directly impacts which soil properties?

• How distinct its layers are

• Its soil texture and chemical properties

• How quickly it formed

• The amount of organic material in it

Which factor in soil development impacts the amount of humus in the soil?

• Time

• Topography

• Organisms

• Parent material

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which soil horizon supports plant growth and contains humus?

• O Horizon

• A Horizon

• E Horizon

• B Horizon

• C Horizon

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which soil horizon is the Zone of Leaching, where most minerals are lossed.

• O Horizon

• A Horizon

• E Horizon

• B Horizon

• C Horizon

Which horizon contains leaf litter and has the MOST organic matter?

• O Horizon

• A Horizon

• E Horizon

• B Horizon

• C Horizon