Grade 8 · Science
Plate tectonics, weather, and the rock cycle. Written in American English for students, parents, and teachers in the United States.
Open a card to see the answer. These are original practice items for US elementary students — not a state test copy.
Answer: earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building
Earth’s crust is in moving plates.
Answer: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks
Heat, pressure, and weathering change rocks.
Answer: cooled magma or lava
Granite and basalt are igneous.
Answer: sedimentary rock
Layers can bury remains.
Answer: evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
The Sun drives evaporation.
Answer: the short-term condition of the atmosphere
Climate is the long-term pattern.
Answer: traps heat in Earth’s atmosphere
Gases like CO₂ absorb outgoing heat.
Answer: slide past each other
The San Andreas Fault is a famous example.
Pick the next article in this topic — that is how a magazine issue is meant to be used.
