6.1 Quiz #2 Practice

Information gained by observing an actual event or phenomenon.

• Direct Evidence

• Indirect Evidence

Information gained by using inferences, interpretation, and logical reasoning to reach a conclusion.

• Direct Evidence

• Indirect Evidence

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Xenoliths (from the mantle) in rocks from volcanoes.

• Direct Evidence

• Indirect Evidence

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Laboratory experiments showing how extreme temperature and pressure can affect rock.

• Direct Evidence

• Indirect Evidence

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Presence of 4.6 billion year old iron rich meteorites in the solar system.

• Direct Evidence

• Indirect Evidence

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

Analyzing the behavior of seismic waves at different places on Earth's surface.

• Direct Evidence

• Indirect Evidence

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Studying Earth's gravitational anomalies.

• Direct Evidence

• Indirect Evidence

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Earth having a magnetic field which surrounds it.

• Direct Evidence

• Indirect Evidence

True or False: Information from studying the behavior of seismic waves as they travel through the Earth gives us the MOST information about what the interior of the Earth must be like.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Seismic waves are:

• Energy released as radiation (light) that can travel through space.

• Energy released in the form of heat that travels through all matter.

• Energy released from earthquakes and travels through the Earth.

• Energy released as vibrations through air that can be heard by living things.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2