SSA Review Part1

Maria and Lauren want to learn about how fast a rose bush grows. They choose plants of equal height and each student takes one bush home. They grow their plant inside and give it 25 mL of water every other day. After one month, the girls noticed different results.
What should the girls have done differently to insure their methods were similar? 

• chosen a different plant to work with
• controlled other variables such as how much sunlight the plants got
• recorded the heights of the plants every day of the month 
• used better soil with more organic matter in it  

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Javier and Jessica are measuring the water temperature of a stream. Javier records the water temperature as 56°. Jessica tests the water at the same location, but finds that the water temperature is 13°. What is the most likely cause of the different results? 

• Javier’s thermometer was in moving water, Jessica’s was in still water. 
• Javier’s thermometer was digital, Jessica used a standard thermometer.
• Javier recorded degrees Fahrenheit. Jessica recorded degrees Celsius. 
• Javier measured temperature, but Jessica measured volume.

Earth’s spheres interact in many ways. Which of the following is the BEST example of the hydrosphere and atmosphere interacting?

• Ocean currents influence weather patterns
• Polluted air kills several animal species
• Magma erupts and releases trapped gases
• A heavy snowfall adds mass to a glacier

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The cryosphere and biosphere are two components of Earth’s systems. What is one way that the cryosphere and biosphere interact? 

• A glacier picks up rock and sediment as it moves down a valley. 
• Heavy rains bring an end to a dry period on the African savannah. 
• A volcanic eruption destroys the plants on an island. 
• A melting glacier provides fresh water for plants and animals in the valley below the glacier.

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The graphs below show the average temperature range and average precipitation in Denver, Colorado over the past ten years.
 Which data would you use to make a statement about Denver's climate?

• the average temperature range
• the average monthly precipitation
• the highest values for each of the graphs 
• a combination of all the data on the graphs 

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When people talk about the conditions outside, they often confuse the terms weather and climate. What is the difference between weather and climate? 

• A.  Weather conditions change daily but climate conditions do not change. 
• A.  Weather describes the conditions of the atmosphere and climate describes the pattern of weather over a long period of time. 
• A.  Weather describes the conditions of the atmosphere and climate describes the average temperature. 
• A.  Climate describes the average precipitation while weather describes the average   temperature. 

Heat energy is transferred through solids, liquids, and gases. How is heat transferred throughout the world’s oceans? 

• A.  Convection currents are driven by sunlight warming surface waters, which flow throughout the oceans, distributing energy as heat. 
• A.  Sunlight penetrates the ocean’s waters, evenly distributing energy as heat from   the surface to the ocean floor 
• A.  The warmed atmosphere transfers energy as heat to the rivers and the energy is distributed by conduction to oceans. 
• A.  Energy in the form of heat is transferred throughout the ocean by waves and tides. 

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Earth has hot, dry regions and cool, wet regions. How does convection contribute to the distribution of heat and moisture across Earth? 

• Convection allows the transfer of energy directly from the Sun to Earth’s surface. 
• Convection distributes energy as heat throughout Earth’s solid crust, warming the entire planet. 
• C.  Convection causes the water vapor in the atmosphere to absorb the energy from warm water all over Earth. 
• C.  Convection causes air masses carrying water and heat to rise and fall, all over Earth. 

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Sand dunes can have many shapes and sizes. How is a natural sand dune formed?  

• A.  Wind erodes sand from the top of a mountain. 
• A.  Windblown sand is trapped by beach grass or other objects 
• Sand is pulled off the beach and into the ocean
• A.  Animals push sand into small hills as they burrow along a beach. 

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The state of Florida is a peninsula. What type of landform borders the Florida peninsula on three sides? 

• a river 
• a delta
• a coastline
• a mountain