Geologic

Which of the following are SLOW processes? Select ALL that apply...

• Tornadoes

• Tsunamis

• Tectonic plates forming a mountain

• An arch being carved by wind and rain

• Floods

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is Erosion?

• An extremely long and high wave in the sea caused by an earthquake, landslide, etc. that destorys whatever it lands on

• Hills of sand formed by the wind

• The slow eating-away of rock or other substances

• When dirt, rocks, etc. slide off a hill or mountain destroying things in its path

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is a landslide?

• An extremely long and high wave in the sea caused by an earthquake, landslide, etc. that destorys whatever it lands on

• Hills of sand formed by the wind

• The slow eating-away of rock or other substances

• When dirt, rocks, etc. slide off a hill or mountain destroying things in its path

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following explains why tectonic plates cause geologic processes? Select ALL that apply...

• As plates move over the surface of the earth, they disrupt the gravitational pull Earth has on the moon, causing violent storms to form in the ocean.

• As plates move over the surface of the earth, they move countries into new locations which rapidly changes the climate of those countries.

• As plates move over the surface of the earth, they shake the surface which can create disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and floods.

• As plates move over the surface of the earth, they interact in ways such as sliding over each other creating volcanoes, separating from each other creating trenches, etc.

• As plates move over the surface of the earth, they can slide past each other creating mountains and glaciers in their paths.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which set of characteristics produces a good index fossil?

• narrow time frame, wide geographic region

• wide time frame, narrow geographic region

• narrow time frame, narrow geographic region

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which graph shows the relative duration of geologic time for Earth's history?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

During which eon did the oldest known rocks originate?

• Phanerozoic

• Proterozoic

• Archean

• Mesozoic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which orogenic event formed Pangaea as North America collided with Africa?

• Alleghenian

• Acadian

• Taconian

• Grenville

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which letter best represents an index fossil?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which letter best represents an index fossil?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3