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| + | == Vocabulary == | ||
| + | Terms from the [[Middle School Science Glossary]] that come from this standard or from the released Grade 8 Science Test questions that assess it. | ||
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| + | <div class="vocab-subhead">From this standard</div> | ||
| + | <div class="vocab-list" style="column-width:14em;"> | ||
| + | * catastrophic event | ||
| + | * deposition | ||
| + | * Earth's surface | ||
| + | * Earth's systems | ||
| + | * earthquake | ||
| + | * erosion | ||
| + | * evidence | ||
| + | * explanation | ||
| + | * geochemical reaction | ||
| + | * geoscience process | ||
| + | * groundwater | ||
| + | * landform | ||
| + | * landslide | ||
| + | * meteor impact | ||
| + | * mountain range | ||
| + | * plate motion | ||
| + | * rate of change | ||
| + | * spatial scale | ||
| + | * surface feature | ||
| + | * surface weathering | ||
| + | * temporal scale | ||
| + | * underground formation | ||
| + | * uplift | ||
| + | * volcano | ||
| + | * water | ||
| + | * weathering | ||
| + | * wind | ||
| + | </div> | ||
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| + | <div class="vocab-subhead">From released test questions</div> | ||
| + | <div class="vocab-list" style="column-width:20em;"> | ||
| + | * [[Questions:Fossil Parks in New York State#q4|bedrock]] – Sample | ||
| + | * [[Questions:Fossil Parks in New York State#q4|cross-section]] – Sample | ||
| + | * [[Questions:Fossil Parks in New York State#q4|elevation]] – Sample | ||
| + | * [[Questions:The Changing Landscape of Niagara Falls#q4|escarpment]] – Spring 2026 | ||
| + | * [[Questions:The Changing Landscape of Niagara Falls#q4|geologic time]] – Spring 2026 | ||
| + | * [[Questions:The Changing Landscape of Niagara Falls#q3|interbedded]] – Spring 2026 | ||
| + | * [[Questions:Fossil Parks in New York State#q4|limestone]] – Sample | ||
| + | * [[Questions:Fossil Parks in New York State#q4|marine fossil]] – Sample | ||
| + | * [[Questions:The Changing Landscape of Niagara Falls#q3|model]] – Spring 2026 | ||
| + | * [[Questions:The Changing Landscape of Niagara Falls#q4|particle]] – Spring 2026 | ||
| + | * [[Questions:Fossil Parks in New York State#q4|rock]] – Sample | ||
| + | * [[Questions:Fossil Parks in New York State#q4|rock formation]] – Sample | ||
| + | * [[Questions:The Changing Landscape of Niagara Falls#q4|rock layer]] – Spring 2026, [[Questions:Fossil Parks in New York State#q4|Sample]] | ||
| + | * [[Questions:Fossil Parks in New York State#q4|sandstone]] – Sample | ||
| + | * [[Questions:The Changing Landscape of Niagara Falls#q4|scale]] – Spring 2026 | ||
| + | * [[Questions:Fossil Parks in New York State#q4|sediment]] – Sample | ||
| + | * [[Questions:Fossil Parks in New York State#q4|sedimentary rock]] – Sample | ||
| + | * [[Questions:Fossil Parks in New York State#q4|shale]] – Sample | ||
| + | * [[Questions:Fossil Parks in New York State#q4|siltstone]] – Sample | ||
| + | * [[Questions:Fossil Parks in New York State#q4|tilt]] – Sample | ||
| + | </div> | ||
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| Level3 = Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying temporal and spatial scales. | | Level3 = Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying temporal and spatial scales. | ||
| Level2 = Given a scientific explanation, identify the evidence that supports how one geoscience process has changed features on Earth’s surface at varying temporal and/or spatial scales. | | Level2 = Given a scientific explanation, identify the evidence that supports how one geoscience process has changed features on Earth’s surface at varying temporal and/or spatial scales. | ||
| + | | Example2 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ms">[[Questions:The Changing Landscape of Niagara Falls#q4|Spring 2026 · Q13]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ms">[[Questions:Fossil Parks in New York State#q4|Sample · Fossil Parks in New York State Q4]]</span> | ||
| Level1 = Identify an explanation, based on the evidence provided, for how one geoscience process has changed features on Earth’s surface at varying temporal or spatial scales. | | Level1 = Identify an explanation, based on the evidence provided, for how one geoscience process has changed features on Earth’s surface at varying temporal or spatial scales. | ||
| + | | Example1 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ms">[[Questions:The Changing Landscape of Niagara Falls#q3|Spring 2026 · Q12]]</span> | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:45, 18 October 2026
Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying temporal and spatial scales.
Clarification statement: Emphasis is on how processes change Earth’s surface at temporal and spatial scales that can be large (such as slow plate motions or the uplift of large mountain ranges) or small (such as rapid landslides or microscopic geochemical reactions), and how many geoscience processes (such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and meteor impacts) usually behave gradually but are punctuated by catastrophic events. Examples of geoscience processes could include surface weathering and deposition by the movements of water, ice, and wind. Emphasis is on geoscience processes that shape local geographic features, where appropriate.
Grade 8 Science Test Questions
Released New York State Grade 8 science test questions that assess MS-ESS2-2 are listed here by test and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.
Vocabulary
Terms from the Middle School Science Glossary that come from this standard or from the released Grade 8 Science Test questions that assess it.
From this standard
- catastrophic event
- deposition
- Earth's surface
- Earth's systems
- earthquake
- erosion
- evidence
- explanation
- geochemical reaction
- geoscience process
- groundwater
- landform
- landslide
- meteor impact
- mountain range
- plate motion
- rate of change
- spatial scale
- surface feature
- surface weathering
- temporal scale
- underground formation
- uplift
- volcano
- water
- weathering
- wind
From released test questions
- bedrock – Sample
- cross-section – Sample
- elevation – Sample
- escarpment – Spring 2026
- geologic time – Spring 2026
- interbedded – Spring 2026
- limestone – Sample
- marine fossil – Sample
- model – Spring 2026
- particle – Spring 2026
- rock – Sample
- rock formation – Sample
- rock layer – Spring 2026, Sample
- sandstone – Sample
- scale – Spring 2026
- sediment – Sample
- sedimentary rock – Sample
- shale – Sample
- siltstone – Sample
- tilt – Sample
Performance Level Descriptions
Every Grade 8 Science Test question on MS-ESS2-2 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.
Level 1: Identify an explanation, based on the evidence provided, for how one geoscience process has changed features on Earth’s surface at varying temporal or spatial scales. Spring 2026 · Q12
Level 2: Given a scientific explanation, identify the evidence that supports how one geoscience process has changed features on Earth’s surface at varying temporal and/or spatial scales. Spring 2026 · Q13 Sample · Fossil Parks in New York State Q4
Level 3: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying temporal and spatial scales.
Level 4: Construct an explanation, based on evidence from multiple sources, for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying temporal and spatial scales, and determine the rates of change of these different geoscience processes.
Resources
Examples and discussion of resources for the learning, teaching, and assessment of MS-ESS2-2.
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NGSS Dimensions
Performance expectation MS-ESS2-2 was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education:
Science and Engineering Practices
- Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
- Construct a scientific explanation based on valid and reliable evidence obtained from sources (including the students’ own experiments) and the assumption that theories and laws that describe the natural world operate today as they did in the past.
Disciplinary Core Ideas
- ESS2.A: Earth's Materials and Systems
- The planet’s systems interact over scales that range from microscopic to global in size, and they operate over fractions of a second to billions of years. These interactions have shaped Earth’s history and will determine its future.
- ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth's Surface Processes
- Water’s movements – both on the land and underground – cause weathering and erosion, which change the land’s surface features and create underground formations.
Crosscutting Concepts
- Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
- Time, space, and energy phenomena can be observed at various scales using models to study systems that are too large or too small.