Earth's Surface Review

How do scientist learn about life from millions of years ago?

• Pictures

• Fossils

• Making guesses

• Reading fiction books

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The process of rocks being broken down by wind, ice, or rain is...?

• Erosion

• Thermal Energy

• Weathering

• Crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which layer is made of mostly liquid iron and nickel?

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Crust

• Mantle

Which tectonic plate movement causes mountains to form?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

Magma(lava) cools down to form which type of rock?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which plate tectonic movement causes volcanoes?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which type of rock is formed from heat and pressure?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Which type of plate tectonic movement causes earthquakes?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which layer of earth is made up of thin rocky surface?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

What three things do plants need for photosynthesis to happen?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Water

• Sunlight

• soil

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6