Earth Science- Final exam review

What is a drought?

• Lots of rain

• Little period of no rain

• Long period of little to no rain

Which two spheres interact when waves erode a cliff?

• biosphere and geosphere

• hydrosphere and geosphere

• biosphere and cryosphere

• geosphere and atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What are Earth's 4 main systems?

• biosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere

• atmosphere, troposphere, hydrosphere, geosphere

• geosphere, atmosphere, cryosphere, biosphere

• troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere

What causes temperature differences between land and water?

• Land heats and cools slower than water

• Water heats and cools faster than land

• Land heats and cools faster than water

• Land heats faster but water cools faster

What creates MOST differences in air pressure?

• convection current in the ocean

• The movement of air from one continent to another

• the movement of water from one continent to another

• the unequal heating of our atmosphere by the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Climates are classified by

• latitude and temperature

• elevation and latitude

• elevation and precipitation

• precipitation and temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

On Thursday, the forecast is for lots of rain. This is an example of

• weather

• climate

• humidity

• pressure zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which statement about the ozone is true?

• It is located in the troposphere

• It is located in the stratosphere

• It is located in the mesosphere

• It is located in the thermosphere.

A major function of Earth's atmosphere is...

• protecting us from magnetic forces of distant planets and stars.

• protecting us from ultraviolet and other types of radiation.

• protecting us from gravitational forces from other planets

• protecting us from alien lifeforms

The sun's rays are LEAST direct?

• near the poles

• near the equator

• they don't reach us

• far from the ocean