DOL - 7/9 (A+B) - STAAR Review

Which fossil layer contains organisms most similar to present day organisms?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Plate Tectonic Theory is the theory that explains how Earth's landforms are created as huge plates of lithosphere move slowly above the mantle. The image models evidence of Plate Tectonic Theory. What is occurring at the locations marked with the black arrows?

• conduction

• convection

• condensation

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

According to continental drift, the continents were once joined together as one giant landmass called Pangaea. What major forms of evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support this concept?

Select TWO correct answers.

• The same species of bird is currently found on 2 or more continents.

• Similar rock and fossil evidence have been found on the coastlines of two or more continents.

• Magnetic striping found in seafloor spreading shows a pattern of Earth's magnetic field reversal over time.

• Glacier deposits have been found on two or more continents near the equator.

• Convection currents in the mantle move the Earth's crustal plates, causing plate boundaries to collide, separate, or slide against one another.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The diagram below shows four layers of sediment under the ground. Which two statements can students make about the layers of sediment underground?

Select two correct answers.

• Fossils collected from Layer 1 will be younger than those collected from Layer 4.

• Fossils collected from Layer 3 will be larger than those collected from Layer 2

• Fossils collected from Layer 3 will be the same age as fossils collected from Layer 1.

• Fossils collected from Layer 4 will be older than fossils collected from Layer 2.

• Fossils collected from Layer 4 could be closely related to fossils collected in Layer 1.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Look at the image. Satellite technology has allowed scientists to detect vertical movements of rock on Earth. Over a 4-year period, satellites measured locations in the central portion of the Alps Mountains and determined there was an increase of approximately +2.5 mm per year. The Alps are located on the Eurasian plate and are labeled on the map. What geologic process is most likely responsible for the Alps continuing to grow taller?

• Erosion of surrounding areas

• Subduction of the African plate under the Eurasian plate

• Volcanic activity

• Sea level rise

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which table represents the type of boundary for each diagram?

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Which features are associated with divergent plate boundaries and which are not:

Groups:

(a) Divergent Boundary

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(b) Not associated

• Volcanic island arc

• Subduction

• Island formation

• Mountains

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

• Seafloor spreading

• Trench

• Continental volcanic arc

• Rift Valley

When two continental plates converge (collide) what type of crustal feature is formed?

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• Subduction Zone

• Rift Valley

• Folded Mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Choose all the features that can be formed at TRANSFORM boundaries.

• Volcanoes/Mountains

• Faults

• Trenches

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• Rift Valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Choose all the features that can be formed at CONVERGENT boundaries.

• Volcanoes/Mountains

• Faults

• Trenches

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• Rift Valley

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1