Changing Earth Vocab

What is a piece of Earth's crust that can move and shift called?

• Mantle
• Core
• Boundary
• Tectonic Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of rock is formed when heat and pressure change existing rocks into different rocks?

• Volcanic Rock
• Igneous Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock

What type of rock is formed from cooled and hardened melted rock?

• Volcanic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

What type of map shows the shape and height of different landforms in an area?

• Topographic Map
• Political Map
• Climate Map
• Relief Map

What is the term for when warm air or liquid rises and cooler air or liquid sinks?

• Weathering
• Convection
• Deposition
• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the deepest part of Earth located in the center of the planet?

• Core
• Plateau
• Mantle
• Crust

What are the remains of an organism that lived long ago called?

• Fossil
• Sediment
• Magma
• Vegetation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the term for when scientists use the age of one rock layer to help figure out the age of the surrounding rocks?

• Relative Age
• Absolute Age
• Deposition
• Fossilization

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the term for when sediments are dropped off in a new area?

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Weathering
• Magma

What is a landform made of flat ground that is much higher than the land around it?

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Plateau
• Weathering