What destructive force did Student A draw?

• canyon

• ice wedging

• earthquake

• hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which landforms were formed by constructive forces?

• Student A - ice wedging

• Student B - delta

• Student C - mountain

• Student B and C - delta and mountain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following is the best explanation for how this gorge was formed? Read each answer carefully!

• The gorge was created by constructive forces. Over time, the soil was deposited on the edges of the river to build up the surrounding land.

• The gorge was created by destructive forces. Ancient glaciers melted and left behind a gorge and river.

• The gorge was created by constructive forces. Tectonic plates pushed together creating the gorge and the river.

• The gorge was created by destructive forces. The river slowly weathered the surrounding area and eroded its sediment down the river.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What constructive force is represented by Student C?

• mountain

• weathering

• converging plates

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following statements can be included as evidence to support how a sea arch is formed?

• Waves are destructive forces that over time can wear away at the earth’s coast and change its shape.

• Earthquakes are constructive forces that build landforms on the coast quickly.

• Earthquakes are destructive forces that cause breakage of rock formations near the oceans.

• Waves are constructive forces that deposit sand and sediments on the coast slowly.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A student claims that a sand dune is created by both a constructive and destructive force.

Which argument BEST explains why the student’s claim is correct or incorrect?

• Incorrect: the evidence shows that sand dunes are formed by the constructive force of plate tectonics because the wind causes the plate tectonics to push together causing the sand dune to grow taller.

• Correct: The evidence in the picture shows that sand dunes are formed by the constructive force of deposition when the sand piles up.

• Incorrect: the evidence in the picture shows that sand dunes are formed by the destructive force of wind erosion because the wind is breaking apart the land and then carrying it somewhere else.

• Correct: The evidence in the picture shows that sand dunes are formed by the constructive force of plate tectonics pushing together when the dune grows taller.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What landform is this?

• levee

• dam

• detla

• riverr

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following arguments BEST supports that claim that this was created by constructive processes?

• The image is of a sea arch, which is created when sediment is deposited at the base of a river until an arch forms.

• The image is of a sea arch, which is created when tides and waves repeatedly weather away at the side of a cliff face until an arch is formed.

• The image is of a river delta which is created when a river carves its way through pre-existing landmasses on its way to a larger body of water.

• The image is of a river delta, which is created when sediment is deposited at the mouth of the river where it meets a larger body of water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which question is the student MOST LIKELY trying to answer by demonstrating this interactive model?

• How does soil deposition affect land after it rains?

• What soil material absorbs the most rainfall?

• Why do different materials experience weathering at different rates?

• What soil material erodes the most during rainfall?

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

A student wants to learn more about seismic activity. Which question should the student investigate to help them understand how the seismic activity is measured?

• How do GIS maps measure the intensity of an earthquake?

• How do seismographs measure the intensity of an earthquake?

• How do infrared images show where an earthquake has happened?

• How do satellite images show where an earthquake has happened?

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2