NWEA Science <Earth and Space>

Weathering is caused by which of the following? Choose the best answer.

• wind and gravity

• acid rain and moving water

• wind, moving water, acid rain, ice, glaciers

• wind, moving water, acid rain, and ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Choose the number where the following description best fits:  Hot lava cools.

• 1
• 3
• 4
• 5

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Small pieces of rock, dirt, and sand that are broken off of rocks during weathering are ______________.

• igneous rocks

• fossils

• sediments

• metamorphic rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.

• climate
• weather
• forecast
• sunlight

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A dry, barren, sandy region with little rainfall

• Tropical Zone

• Temperate Zone

• Polar Zone

• Desert Zone

When looking at fossils, how can you determine which are the oldest?

• The fossils in the middle layer are the oldest.

• The fossils on the top layer are the oldest.

• The fossils on the bottom layer are the oldest.

• The fossils on the bottom layer are the newest.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

A place where the climate usually has a temperature below freezing, is icy and covered in snow

• Tropical Zone

• Temperate Zone

• Polar Zone

• Desert Zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Fill in the missing step for the formation of sedimentary rock.

1. Weathering of rocks

2. ?

3. Sedimentation

4. Compression

5. Formation of new rocks

• Extreme heat

• Erosion

• Breaking down rocks

• extreme pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Fossils are usually found in which type of rock?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

These rocks are formed from heat and pressure.

• sedimentary rocks

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks