Earth History 1-2

Earth History 1-2

7th Grade

9 Qs

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Earth History 1-2

Earth History 1-2

Assessment

Quiz

Science

7th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS1-4, MS-PS1-2

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sabrina Jordan

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 2 pts

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Some students are testing rock samples they collected.

If you wanted to test these rocks for calcite, what would you put in the bottle and what would you expect to happen if calcite is there?

Put water in the bottle; if there is calcite, the rock will dissolve.

Put salt water in the bottle; if there is calcite, the rock will turn a darker color.

Put acid in the bottle; if there is calcite, the rock will fizz.

Put liquid soap in the bottle; if there is calcite, the liquid will form a dome on the rock.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

2.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

5 mins • 3 pts

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Which size sediments would you most likely find at each location, X, Y, and Z? Explain why.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 2 pts

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A mining company is sending a team to Paradise Canyon to drill down below Kimi Sandstone.

What kind of rock do you think they will find directly under the Kimi Sandstone?

Sunshine Shale

New York Limestone

Purple Sandstone

American Shale

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 2 pts

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Surprise Canyon is located between these two canyons, 20 kilometers away from Vacation

Canyon and 15 kilometers away from Paradise Canyon.

What kind of rock do you think

you might find at the top of Surprise Canyon?

Sunshine Shale

New York Limestone

Purple Sandstone

American Shale

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 2 pts

Which explanation best describes how a boulder can turn into silt as it moves down a river?

Water washes over the boulder until it is silt-sized.

The boulder hits other rocks or objects and breaks apart.

The boulder moves down the river until it lands in a basin and becomes silt.

A chemical reaction turns the boulder into silt.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 2 pts

You find some soil that is mostly made of clay and silt, but no sand. How might this soil have formed?

Slow-moving water carried the sand downstream and left behind the silt and clay.

Wind blew all the sand away, leaving behind the silt and clay particles.

Silt, clay, and organic material settled out of slow-moving water.

A fast-moving stream washed away all the sand.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

7.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

5 mins • 3 pts

You dig up two soil samples and forget to record where they came from. If you return to the soil samples a week later, what are the characteristics of the soils you would use to match them to the locations where they were collected?

​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ ​ (c)  

Kinds of Sediments
Color of Sample
Amount of Organic Material
Amount of moisture
Volume of Sample

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 2 pts

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The Colorado River started eroding the Grand Canyon 6 million years ago.

Of the layers shown at location X, which two layers did the Colorado River erode away first?

Kaibab Formation and Toroweap Formation

Redwall Limestone and Supai Group

Bright Angel Shale and Tapeats Sandstone

All layers are eroded at the same time by the Colorado River.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

9.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

5 mins • 4 pts

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If you could return to the Grand Canyon in 1 million years, you might be able to see the Mauv Limestone or the Bright Angel Shale at water level.

What variables would determine how much the river has eroded in that million years?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2