Earth Science

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Pull apart
• Come together
• Slide past each other
• subducting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.

• Pangea
• Gondwanda
• Laurasia
• Neverland

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

• Compaction
• Cementation
• Weathering
• Erosion

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Organic
• Metamorphic

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Two ways to describe types of igneous rocks are _____

• Extrusive and Intrusive
• Foliated and Non-Foliated
• Clastic and Biochemical
• Black and Gray

How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?

• Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created
• New crust is underwater where it sinks
• New crust breaks more easily than old crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive