Science 8 Test 3

What is the most valuable precious metal?

• silver

• gold

• uranium

• platinum

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

What type of volcano is broad and gently sloping with mild eruptions?

• simple volcano

• cinder-cone volcano

• shield volcano

• composite volcano

What term describes rocks that bend downward during the folding process to form a trough-like structure?

• syncline

• decline

• recline

• anticline

What is the point on the earth's surface directly above where an earthquake begins?

• fault

• epicenter

• fault scrap

• hypocenter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What are large pieces of solid vocanic ejecta that solidify before being ejected from the volcano?

• volcanic block

• volcanic bomb

• lapilli

• volcanic ash

What is a soil substance composed of decayed organisms' particles?

• humus

• mineral

• organite

• loam

Which one of the following nutrients do plants need for cell division, growth, and maturity?

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

• potassium

• calcium

What is the logic error in which someone assumes a change in one factor caused a change in another factor only because the second change occurred after the first?

• post hoc fallacy

• repeatability

• reproducibility

• affirming the antecedent

What term describes the way light is reflected from the surface of a mineral?

• color

• streak

• cleavage

• luster

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What type of volcanic ejecta is lava hardened to form either a smooth surface or a ropy surface?

• aa

• pahoehoe

• pillow lava

• pryroclastic lava