Unit Review

Overharvesting, overfishing, overgrazing all result in

• an increase in biodiversity

• a decrease in biodiversity

• no change in biodiversity

• fluctuations in biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What occurs at a convergent boundary where an oceanic crust and continental crust come together? Choose 2

• sea-floor spreading

• volcanoes

• no subduction

• trench

• rift valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Consider the image of sea floor spreading. Where would the oldest rock be found?

• L

• M

• N

• O

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What geologic process formed the Himalayas?

• two continental plates converging

• an earthquake in a subduction zone

• a tectonic plate moving over a hot spot

• movement at a transform fault boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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

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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 could also contain a fossil from the bottom layer.

• 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

Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

• the younger the rocks get

• the smellier the rocks get

• the harder the rocks get

• the older the rocks get

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

• F

• E

• B

• A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4