NJSLA Prep Science

Name the fast moving ribbon of air that moves near the top of the troposphere? 

• doldrums

• jet stream

• easterlies

• trade winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of heat transfer is shown by the arrows in the beaker of water?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What process is shown here?

• The Rock Cycle

• The Water Cycle

• Plate Tectonics

• Chemical Changes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Foliated Metamorphic Rock

• Clastic Sedimentary Rock

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

According to the Law of Superposition, the oldest fossils are found

• At the top of the rock layers

• Near the bottom of the rock layers

• In the middle of the rock layers

• Somewhat near the surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?

• F

• E

• B

• A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Analyze the seashell found in the white layer. Which statement is true of the rock layer that contains this fossil?

• It has the oldest fossil

• It is older than the layers below it.

• It is younger than the layers above it.

• It is older than the layers above it.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

According to the diagram, which of the following is true?

• A is the oldest

• B is the youngest

• E is the oldest

• A is the oldest

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun

• Magnetic Pole Reversal

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3