Earth's Crust and Atmosphere Study Guide

The Sun and the objects that are traveling around it is called the solar system.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Hot, molten rock deep below Earth’s surface is called lava.

• True

• False

_____________ is a force of attraction, or pull, between any object and any other objects around it.

• Fault

• Cleavage

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Rocks change from one into another in a never-ending series of processes.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The continuous movement of water on Earth, from liquid to gas to liquid, is called the water cycle.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the term for a storage area for fresh water supplies?

• Water Table

• Reservoir

• Basin

Desalination is the removal of salt from salt water.

• True

• False

What is the term for the decayed plant or animal material in soil?

• Humus

• Pollution

• Crust

• Rock Cycle

Which type of scientist studies rocks to tell how they formed and to predict when an earthquake may

occur?

• Paleontologist

• Biologist

• Chemist

• Geologist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the name for any pattern formed by groups of stars in the night sky?

• Cleavage

• Constellation

• Crust

• Fault