Earth Science Prologue Review

An observer recorded the times of three successsive high tides at one Earth locations as:

• 7:12 am
• 7:38 pm
• 8:04 am

What was the time of the next high tide?

• 8:12 pm

• 8:30 pm

• 8:38 pm

• 9:04 pm

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The graph below shows temperature readings for a day in April.

The average rate of temperature change, in Fahrenheit degrees per hour, between 6 am and noon was

• 6^o/hr

• 8^o/hr

• 3^o/hr

• 18^o/hr

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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The grade shows that high tides at Boston occur approximately every

• 3.5 hours

• 6.0 hours

• 12.5 hours

• 16.0 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If the trends shown by the graph continue, which statement bets describes the next low tide at Boston that is expected to occur on Wednesday?

• It will occur about 3 am with a 0.4 meter water level

• It will occur about 6 am with a 0.6 meter water level

• It will occur about 9 pm with a 2.6 meter water level

• It will occur about 10 pm with a 2.8 meter water level

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The rising and setting of the Sun are examples of

• noncylcic events

• unrelated events

• predictable changes

• random motion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which graph most likely illustrates a cyclic change?

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The rate of temperature change for the water in cup A for the first 10 minutes was approximately

• 0.77 ^oC/min

• 1.3 ^oC/min

• 7.7 ^oC/min

• 13.0 ^oC/min

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which change in the experiment would increase the heating rate of the water in cup B?

• making the aluminum bar shorter between points X and Y

• making the aluminum bar longer between points X and Y

• keeping cup A covered, but uncovering cup B

• keeping cup B covered, but uncovering cup A

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

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Two geologic surveys of the same area, made 50 years apart, showed that the area had been uplifted 5 cm during the interval. If the rate of the uplift remains constant, how many years will it take for this area to be uplifted a total of 70 cm?

• 250 years

• 350 years

• 500 years

• 700 years

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A 50 gram sample of halite was placed in a jar with five other mineral samples and water. the jar was shaken vigorously for 5 minutes. The halite sample was then found to have a mass of 40 grams. What was the rate of weathering of the halite sample?

• 0.50 g/min

• 2.0 g/min

• 3.0 g/min

• 10.0 g/min

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2