Earth Systems

Extremely deep areas in the ocean that are created by a subducting plate.

• volcanoes

• trenches

• vents

• igneous

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If an object is placed in a liquid and it sinks to the bottom, you can assume...

• It's density is less than the liquid's.

• It's density is greater than the liquid's.

• It's mass is greater than the liquid's.

• It's mass is less than the liquid's.

The gases that surround the earth or another planet are called ...

• The geosphere

• The hydrosphere

• The climate

• The atmosphere

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A rock that formed when it became buried or covered deep in the earth’s crust and was subjected to heat and pressure.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Basalt

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The earth system that could be represented by this image:

• biosphere

• geosphere

• cryosphere

• atmosphere

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What is the function of ozone?

• Causes skin cancer

• Holds the atmosphere on earth

• Filters out some UV radiation

• Contains the clouds

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Heat causes molecules to ....

• move faster and spread out

• move slower and get closer together

• get larger and move to the bottom

• get smaller and move to the top

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The movement of the plates of Earth's crust is caused by....

• gravity from the core

• convection in the mantle

• air pressure from the atmosphere

• volcanic activity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The process that occurs when a heated, less dense material rises and as it cools the material begins to sink and moves back towards the heat source.

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

• buoyancy

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Plate boundary shown in this image.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• strike-slip

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