Planet Earth

Slow step-by-step changes to the earth's surface are called...

• Fast adjustments

• Incremental changes

• Sharp changes

• Speed adjustments

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The most common slow step-by-step changes to the earth's surface are caused by...

• erosion & earthquakes

• earthquakes & volcanoes

• weathering & storms

• weathering & erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind shaping the hoodoos is an example of...

• Biological weathering

• Mechanical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Diverse weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What are the 4 layers of planet earth?

Changes to Earth’s surface happen at _______ time scales and _______ spatial scales.

• all; all

• only fast; only small

• only slow; only small

• only fast; large and small

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How are hoodoos formed?

• The rock forms around fossilized trees.

• They are carved by ancient peoples for use in religious ceremonies.

• The rock at the top is more resistant to weathering, so it protects the rock underneath it.

• Wind patterns cut columns out of the rock and the “cap” rocks fall on top of the columns from above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

In which way do continents NOT change?

• They move about 1-3 cm/year.

• Forces underneath the crust cause uplift.

• Gravity pulls the crust inward, causing depressions.

• Waves erode rock and change the shape of coastlines.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is NOT an effect of an asteroid hitting Earth?

• A huge crater is formed.

• There is an explosion like a bomb.

• Lots of dust is ejected into the atmosphere.

• Earth’s temperature raises for weeks from the energy released.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How long does it take small changes to create something big like the Namib Desert?

• a week

• a year

• millions of years

• hundreds of years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic