Earth Space Science Final

Which branch of Earth science is primarily concerned with the solar system, stars, and galaxies?

• Environmental science

• Geology

• Meteorology

• Astronomy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What does a compass show?

• The direction of wind

• The amount of rainfall

• Magnetic north

• The temperature of the air

This is the process of transporting sediment to a new location

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Mass movement

The movement of plates at a divergent boundary

• move towards each other

• slide past each other

• move up and down

• move away from each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Sea floor spreading happens at what type of boundary

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Mountainous

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Look at the drawing shown.  What likely happens when two continental plates collide?

• An ocean trench forms.

• Earthquakes occur.

• Sea-floor spreading occurs

• Folded mountains form.

When plates slip sideways against each other the type of boundary we have is...

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Slip SIdeways

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of these will most likely happen because the lithospheric plates move away from each other?

• New sea floor forms.

• Tides become higher.

• Winds become stronger.

• Water moves to higher latitudes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?

• A, B, C, D, E

• E, B, C, D, A

• E, D, C, B, A

• C, B, A, D, E

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the name of the galaxy in which Earth is located?

• Big Band

• Milky Way

• Mars

• Universe