Science State Test Review

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Extrusive Rock

• Igneous Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

If heat and pressure inside the Earth cause a rock to melt, the material that formed would be

• Metamorphic

• Magma

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in parallel bands of white and black crystals.  The rock is probably a(n)

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Extrusive rock

Which of the following would be the correct label for Letter D?

• Sediments

• Weathering and Erosion

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following would be the correct label for Letter C?

• Sediments

• Weathering and Erosion

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following would be the correct label for Letter B?

• Sediments

• Weathering and Erosion

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

When did fossil A become extinct?

• Layer 1

• Layer 2

• Layer 3

• Layer 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

According to most scientists, what is the ultimate cause of most mass extinctions?

• overhunting

• evolution of new species to replace old ones

• major change in environment or climate

• asteroid impact

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Why do scientists think that NOT ALL dinosaurs died in the Cretaceous extinction?

• They have photographic evidence

• Because birds are still living today

• A zoo in California has a living dinosaur

• Birds are descendants of dinosaurs

• Only non-birds went extinct.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2