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Earth Science Passage Reading 1

Earth Science Passage Reading 1

Assessment

Passage

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Science

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6th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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NGSS
MS-ESS2-1, 5-ESS2-1, MS-ESS3-1

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Wayground Content

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main focus of the article?

B. Environmental insight

D. Geoscience education organization

A. Earth's systems approach

C. Cognitive skills development

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Earth System Science (ESS) composed of?

D. Biosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and cryosphere

C. Geosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere

B. Lithosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and cryosphere

A. Geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, cryosphere, and biosphere

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS2-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the reason for the low profile of Earth Science in schools according to the article?

B. Misconceptions and misapprehensions

A. Lack of practical strategies and techniques

D. Reductionist policy makers in education

C. Inadequate theoretical foundation

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the dominant education approach in public schools worldwide?

A. Constructivism

B. Progressivism

C. Essentialism

D. Perennialism

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the ultimate source of the disturbing gap between the potential of Earth science and its low profile in schools according to the article?

D. Intrinsic motivation for learning

C. Narrow perspectives of policy makers

B. Essentialist philosophy

A. Unawareness cycle

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