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Earth and Space Science
Quarterly Pre/Post Assessment
8th Grade
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
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Question 4
• The process occurring in the mantle that is
thought to be the force behind plate tectonics
is an example of a(an)
A. Plate boundary
B. Divergent boundary
C. Normal fault
D. Convection current
Question 5
• What type of plate boundary is most likely to
occur at point A in the diagram?
A. Plate boundaries
B. Divergent boundaries
C. Convergent boundaries
D. Transform boundaries
Question 6
Which two landforms are caused by
convergent plate boundaries?
A. a ridge and a rift valley
B. a trench and an mid-ocean ridge
C. a rift valley and an ocean trench
D. an ocean trench and a mountain range
Question 7
Question 8
Question 9
Which diagram shows the relative
positions of Earth (E), the sun (S), and
the moon (M) during a full moon? [Note:
Diagrams are not drawn to scale].
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C.
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D.
Question 10 - 11
Use this map to answer question 11 and 12.
The map below shows some of the major
tectonic plates on Earth.
Question 10
What process is forming high non-volcanic mountains
at location 1 on the map?
A. One tectonic plate is splitting apart into two
plates.
B. Two tectonic plates are colliding and pushing
together.
C. One tectonic plate is sliding past another tectonic
plate.
D. Two tectonic plates are colliding and one is sliding
under the other.
Question 11
A line of volcanoes occurs along the western coast of
South America, near location 4. Based on the information
about plate movement on the map, which process
explains the formation of these volcanoes?
A. subducting of one plate under the other causing
melting of the lower plate
B. sliding of one plate sideways past another resulting in
friction and melting
C. melting of crust because of plate movement over a
“hot spot”
D. rifting of a plate with lava filling in the resulting valley
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Question 12
Based on observations, the paleontologist
concluded that the layers had been undisturbed
by geological activity. Which layer should have
the oldest fossils?
A. layer 8
C. layer 4
B. layer 6
D. layer 2
Question 13
The paleontologist collected samples from a site
that has the same rock layers as the original site but
is located 5 kilometers away.
Comparing the original site with the site shown
above, what geologic process accounts for the
difference in the arrangement of the rock layers at
the two sites?
A. erosion
C. folding
B. faulting
D. weathering
Question 14 - Extended Response