Bellringer 52 ES

Which soil horizon contains the greatest amount of material formed by biological activity?

• a

• b

• c

• d

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which statement best explains why the soil is thicker above the limestone than it is above the quartzite?

• The quartzite formed from molten lava

• The limestone is thicker than the quartzite

• The quartzite is older than the limestone

• The limestone is less resistant to weathering than the quartzite

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Linus is walking away from the sand castle because he realizes the sand castle that Lucy built will eventually be

• compacted into solid rock

• removed by agents of erosion

• preserved as fossil evidence

• deformed during metamorphic change

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The graph supports the conclusion that soils in regions with average annual temperatures above 25 degrees C have

• Little humus present

• the highest production of humus

• the same amount of humus as soils in cooler regions

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which locations along the river that flows into the lake will have the most erosion

• A C E

• B C F

• B D F

• A D E

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A stream is entering the calm waters of a large lake.

Which diagram best illustrates the pattern of sediments being deposited in the lake from the stream flow?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2