Fossil Fuels and Changes to Land

Rank the different soil types based on their ability to retain water.

5 being the most and 1 being the least. Move the correct box to the correct number.

• Loam

• Clay

• Sand

• Gravel

• Silt

Students make a table of renewable and nonrenewable resources. Which table correctly identifies resources as renewable or nonrenewable?

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The diagram shows how one type of fossil fuel is formed.

How should the arrows in the diagram be labeled?

• Pressure and heat

• Erosion and deposition

• Heat and cementation

• Weathering and compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The locations of some oil fields in Texas are shown on the map.

Based on the locations of the oil fields, which statement MOST LIKELY describes the environmental conditions in Texas millions of years ago?

• Texas was once covered by a dry desert.

• Texas was once covered by a dry shallow sea.

• Texas was once covered by a flat grassland.

• Texas was once covered by a tropical rain forest.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A diagram of different sections of land is shown.

Which action is most likely happening in Section Y in the diagram?

• Wind and rain compacting rock into larger pieces

• Water carrying rocky material to a new location

• Chemicals in water gluing sediments to each other

• Pressure causing layers of sediment to form over time.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A student builds two models.

Which processes of land formation were the student's models designed to show?

• Erosion by fast-moving water and erosion by wind

• Valley formation by moving water and valley formation by a glacier

• The formation of deltas by slowing water and the formation of oxbow lakes by erosion

• Weathering caused by chemical reactions and weathering caused by temperature changes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which Texas land formation is correctly paired with the force that made the land formation?

• A canyon at Palo Duro Canyon State Park was formed by a river.

• A sand dune at Monahans Sandhills State Park was formed by an earthquake.

• A delta at the end of the Guadalupe River was formed by wind.

• A rock formation with layers on Mustang Island was formed by ice.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A group of students wants to build a desert garden at school. They need soil that allows water to drain away easily for the desert plants in this garden. The students test different soils to determine how much water passes through and how much water remains in each soil as shown in the table.

Based on the table, which types of soils are best to use to build the garden?

• Clay and sand

• Gravel and silt

• Sand and gravel

• Silt and clay

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1