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ODE Assessment Grade 8: Earth and Space Sciences, Uplifting
Discipline
Science
Grades
6, 7, 8
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This question asks students to analyze the provided information and communicate why the rock layers are arranged (ordered) differently.  This is a multiple choice test item used in a past Ohio Achievement Test assessment (for more information, see IMS: Assessments). From this test item, a visitor may view the passages and stimuli, and information regarding general student performance on this item. The Ohio Department of Education’s IMS website allows visitors to search for test items and build a printable database of questions by choosing the "Add to Your Backpack" function. Additional information can be found at Ohio’s Statewide Testing website. ODE Reference Information: 2008-Grade 8 Science, Annotated Item 37. (author/cb)


Ohio Science Academic Content Standards (2002)
Earth and Space Sciences
Benchmarks (6–8)
E.
Describe the processes that contribute to the continuous changing of Earth's surface (e.g., earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, erosion, mountain building and lithospheric plate movements).
National Science Education Standards
Earth and Space Science
Structure of the earth system (Grades 5 - 8)