Earth's Surface Review

What type of scientist examines rocks to find out about Earth's history and structure?

• Geologist

• Physicist

• Biologist

• Chemist

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which scale is used to measure what people feel and what happens to objects at a specific location during an earthquake?

• The Richter Scale

• The Mercalli Scale

Which scale is used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?

• The Richter Scale

• The Mercalli Scale

What is a large mass of slowly flowing ice?

• Lava

• Magma

• Glacier

• Focus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Compression and shear movements of the plates are the two methods that form what?

• Glaciers

• Tectonic Plates

• Earthquakes

• Mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What are particles of soil and rock that are carried along in the water?

• Tsunamis

• Deposition

• Sediment

• Faults

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is hot, melted rock called?

• Tsunami

• Erosion

• Magma

• Lava

What is magma that reaches Earth's surface called?

• Faults

• Lava

• Volcano

• Glacier

What is the process where weathered rock is moved from one place to another?

• Epicenter

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

True or false: some geologists believe that at one time all the continents were all together as one big continent

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3