NGSSS Practice April 25 Earth/Space

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Many interactions occur between the biosphere and the atmosphere. One of these interactions results in changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels. The graph below shows these changes over a two-year period. Which of the following changes in the biosphere most likely caused these changes in the atmospheric CO2 levels? Options: Streams froze in the winter and melted in the spring, Plants grew leaves in the spring and lost leaves in the fall, Offspring were born in the summer and matured in the fall, Soil dried out in the summer and absorbed moisture in the winter.

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Plants grew leaves in the spring and lost leaves in the fall.

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An astronomer observes a sunspot. Which of the following describes this feature of the Sun?

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a location that is cooler than other parts of the Sun’s surface

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The diagram shows two hypotheses for the same process that occurs beneath Earth’s surface. Which of the following processes is represented by these hypotheses? Options: convection current movement in Earth’s mantle, plate movements in Earth’s outer core, layer separation in Earth’s inner core, rock formation in Earth’s lithosphere

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convection current movement in Earth’s mantle

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Nancy observes the Moon from the same location outside each night for one week. She notices that when it first appears each night, the Moon is a little farther east than it was the night before. Which of the following is one explanation for her observation?

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The Moon revolves around Earth as Earth revolves around the Sun.

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At a mid-ocean ridge, plates are pulled apart. Fracturing in the sea floor allows magma to move up from the mantle. The diagram below shows two plates that are moving apart. Which process in the rock cycle does this diagram best represent?

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formation of igneous rock

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Which description from Wanda’s list best represents radiation?

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Which of the following describes the relationship between the Andromeda Galaxy and other astronomical bodies?

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This galaxy is one of billions of galaxies in the universe and contains billions of stars.

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Which type of evidence from the rock layers best supports the claim that studying rock layers on the side of a mountain would show that Earth has changed over geologic time?

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Some rock layers contain fossils of plants, and other rock layers contain fossils of marine animals.

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Why does Saturn take longer to complete one orbit around the Sun than Earth does?

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Saturn is farther from the Sun.

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How do humans in an expanding city most likely affect the wild boars that live nearby?

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Humans remove the plants that wild boars rely on for food and shelter.