Earth Movements

What is happening in the picture?

• layers of the Earth are changing positions

• the inner and outer core are solid

• the internal heat of the Earth is causing the tectonic plates to move

• the mantle is growing

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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When two continental plates collide, they form

• oceans

• trenches

• tall mountains

• canyons

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Why might a seashell fossil be found in the middle of a desert?

• The fossil was moved there by an animal.

• The fossil was moved there by a human.

• The landscape changed over time.

• It was formed in the desert.

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The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• dumptruck

What information in Chris's chart is in the WRONG row of the table?

• Causes day and night

• Cause shadows to change

• Causes change in seasons

• Causes sunrise and sunset

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In this diagram, the motion of the Earth can best be described as -

• Rotation

• Revolution

How long does it take for the Earth to complete one full rotation around it's axis?

• 24 hours

• 12 hours

• 6 hours

Choose ALL the correct statements from the list below. There may be more than one.

• It takes 365 days for the Earth to revolve once around the sun.

• The Earth completes a rotation on its axis every 12 hours.

• The Earth's axis is tilted.

• The Sun orbits the Earth in a clockwise direction.

• The rotation of the Earth makes it appear as if the Sun is moving across the sky.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Day and night is caused by the . . .

• revolution of Earth around the Sun

• orbit of Earth around the Moon

• rotation of earth on its axis.

• rotation of the Moon on it's axis

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Day and night are caused by movement of...

• The Sun

• The Earth

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