EnvSci 11-1 & 11-2 Geological Processes & Mineral Resources

Tectonic plates move extremely slowly atop the asthenosphere.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Nonrenewable mineral resources take millions or even billions of years to be replenished.

 

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A way to reduce death and damages from earthquakes is to study historical records and make geological measurements to locate active fault zones.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Why would you expect to find earthquakes along the western coast of Alaska?

• The population of the western coast of Alaska is higher

• There is a lot of mining on the western coast of Alaska

• This is where most of Alaska’s industry is located

• The west coast of Alaska lies on a boundary between two tectonic plates.

• The convection currents rise to the surface in this area

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The thickest part of the geosphere is the crust.

• True

• False

A mineral is a combination of two or more rocks that are composed of pure elements or pure compounds.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The _____ cycle is the slowest of Earth’s processes.

• hydrologic

• rock

• convection

• mineral formation

• metamorphic

Where do the majority of earthquakes and volcanoes occur?

• in the interior of continents

• on oceanic islands

• along the edge of plate boundaries

• in the open ocean

• in the United States

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The location of plate boundaries is most helpful in predicting the location of ____.

• rare earth metals

• potential geologic hazards

• ocean currents

• mineral resources

• convection currents in the mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Most minerals are _____.

• pure elements

• a mixture of elements and rocks

• a mixture of compounds and elements

• pure compounds

• pure rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1