Unit Test

Unit Test

5th Grade

20 Qs

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Unit Test

Unit Test

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Science

5th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept, NGSS.MS-LS4-1, NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of rock layer is typically formed from the cooling and solidification of lava or magma?

Metamorphic

Sedimentary

Igneous

Organic

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary cause of most volcanoes forming on Earth?

Meteor impacts

Movement of tectonic plates

Sudden temperature changes in the atmosphere

Magnetic field reversals

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of plate movement occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally?

Convergent

Divergent

Transform

Subductive

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are fossils most commonly formed in sedimentary rock layers?

By the melting of minerals

Through the extraction of bone material

By organisms being buried quickly by sediment

Through volcanic ash covering an organism

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of rock layer is formed by the accumulation and compaction of sediment?

Igneous

Metamorphic

Sedimentary

Crystalline

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which process primarily contributes to the formation of metamorphic rocks?

Cooling of lava

Deposition of sediment

High pressure and heat

Organic decomposition

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What typically triggers an earthquake?

Heavy rainfall

Sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust

Gravitational pull from the moon

Solar flares

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

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