Module 3 Test

Which is most like a glacier changing Earth's surface?

• a bird drinking water from a puddle

• a boy raking leaves into a pile

• a speeding racecar

• a bulldozer pushing and piling anything in its path

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which evidence could indicate that a flood has happened in an area?

• A new mountain has formed

• The sky is cloudy

• A palm tree is charred black

• Soil and rocks are on the road and sidewalks

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Fossils are usually created from the __________ of an organism.

• hair

• bones

• muscles

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

How will waves change the rocks shown in this picture?

• The waves will press small rocks together, and they will form larger rocks

• The waves will pound, smooth, and break apart rocks

• The waves will wet the rocks, but not change their shapes

• The waves will change rocks into ocean water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Based on the image below, where would the oldest rock be found?

• Location A

• Location B

• Location C

• Location D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

One way to prevent sand dunes from __________ is to build fences along the shore.

• eroding

• forming

What can scientists not learn from fossils?

• the type of animals that lived long ago

• what the climate was like long ago

• the colors of animals that lived long ago

• what the environment was like long ago

Which cannot be used to understand Earth's features?

• maps

• patterns

• moon phases

• observations

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which is not a feature found on the ocean floor?

• rift valley

• trench

• continental shelf

• estuary

If a fern fossil is found in a layer lower than a fossil of a small fish, the fern is probably

• older

• younger

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4