1st Semester Benchmark

When the hot material cools _______, it has smaller crystal size. When it cools ________, it has large crystals.

• slowly,fast

• slowly, slower

• fast, slowly

• fast, faster

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Igneous rocks which formed from lava which erupted on the earth’s surface.

• intrusive rocks

• extrusive rocks

• endotrusive rocks

• peritrusive rocks

Are small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things.

• debris

• sediments

• deposits

• soil

It occurs when running water or wind loosen and carry away these fragments of rock.

• weathering

• deposition

• erosion

• compaction

In a process that takes place deep beneath the surface, heat and pressure can change any type of rock into ____________

• metamorphism

• metamorphosis

• metamorphic

• metacognition

It includes all of the water on or near the Earth’s surface.

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

• biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

It is a measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid.

• velocity

• salinity

• turgidity

• salt solution

Choose from the following spheres or subsystems where SOIL is found.

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

what is it called when liquid changes into gas

• evaporation
• condensation 
• water
• water vapor

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5