Unit 5 Review

Unit 5 Review

8th Grade

28 Qs

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Unit 5 Review

Unit 5 Review

Assessment

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Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-3

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Temperature and density vary in Earth’s layers. Which of the following accurately describes the temperature and density of Earth's layers?

The lithosphere is the densest of Earth's layers and has the lowest average temperature.

  1. The convecting mantle is the hottest and most dense layer of Earth. 

The liquid outer core has the lowest average temperature and is the least dense layer of Earth.

The solid inner core is the hottest and most dense layer of Earth.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Andes Mountains formed along the western coast of South America at the boundary between the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate. Which type of boundary most likely exists between the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate?

Transform boundary, where the plates are sliding past each other

Transform boundary, where the plates are moving closer to each other

Convergent boundary, where the plates are moving toward each other

Convergent boundary, where the plates are moving parallel to each other

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following processes of the rock cycle takes place deep below Earth's surface and occurs as a result of Earth's tectonic plates?

  1. Deposition

  1. Solidification

  1. Weathering and erosion

  1. Heat and pressure 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Earth is made up of several large, slow-moving tectonic plates that sometimes cause earthquakes. Which layer of the Earth contains these large plates?

Mantle

Solid core

Lithosphere

Molten core

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The diagram shows four layers of the solid Earth. Which part of this diagram represents the only liquid layer of Earth?

1

2

3

4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which process did scientists finally determine to be the drive behind continental motion?

Superposition

Convection currents

Magnetic reversals

Mountain building

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The direction and motion of Earth’s tectonic plates create a variety of features at the boundaries between the plates. Which of the events below is a slow change on Earth that occurs at a divergent boundary?

Earthquake

Volcanic eruption

Sea floor spreading

Mountain range formation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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