Earth Science Test Review

A seismologist is a scientist who studies

• floods

• storms

• ocean life

• earthquakes

Answer explanation

Seismologists measure seismic waves of an earthquake with a seismogram

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which landform provides evidence that a destructive process changed the earth?

• delta

• floodplain

• river canyon

• volcanic island

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Where are you MOST LIKELY to encounter levees?

• across rivers

• in cities and towns

• along the banks of rivers

• at right angles to beaches

Which landform is created by wind?

• dune

• delta

• moraine

• floodplain

Four students make scientific models. Student 1 fills a pot with ice and heats it on a stove. The ice melts into water. Student 2 shakes a jar filled with sand and water and then puts it on a desk. The water stops moving, and the sand settles at the bottom of the jar. Student 3 places soil at the top of a slide and pours water on the soil. The water washes the soil down the slide. Student 4 places a plastic bottle filled with water in the freezer overnight. The water freezes and expands, and the plastic bottle breaks. Which model represents deposition?

• Student 1's model

• Student 2's model

• Student 3's model

• Student 4's model

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Weathering is like a _____________________.

• hammer shattering and breaking things

• broom sweeping things away

• shovel scooping dirt

• cloth wiping away dirt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How are dams and levees alike?

• both control floods

• both control weathering

• both are natural barriers

• both prevent coastal erosion

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Erosion is like _____________________.

• a hammer shattering and breaking things

• a broom sweeping pieces away

• a shovel banging against things

• ice breaking pieces of rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

If an aquifer has high permeability, it will also have:

• high porosity

• low porosity

If an aquifer has high porosity and high porosity it will be ____________________ at risk of being polluted

• more

• less