Topic 1: Study Guide

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Travis Lehrke
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1.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
At each step of a cycle of matter, some change in energy occurs to keep the cycle going. Evaporation of water requires heat energy. In the rock cycle, molten material flows up through cracks and cools (losing heat energy). Therefore, Earth's systems are driven by a movement of _______ energy.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Systems of the Earth return, or feed back, information about themselves. An example of this is when glaciers melt; they lose mass and volume and turn into liquid water that drains away or evaporates. This in turn allows more sunlight to heat the land causing it to get warmer. All of this is an example of system ________________.
echo
response
feedback
reaction
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In class we learned the Earth system is made up of four main spheres, or subsystems; the atmosphere, the geosphere, the hydrosphere, and the biosphere. Which one is the gas-filled outermost layer of the Earth system?
cryosphere
atmosphere
geosphere
hydrosphere
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The constant flow, or cycling, of matter through the Earth system requires energy. The Earth system has two main sources of energy. Check TWO boxes to indicate which two main sources of energy.
flow
work
heat from the sun
heat from the Earth's interior
the glow from the moon
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In class we learned the Earth system is made up of four main spheres, or subsystems; the atmosphere, the geosphere, the hydrosphere (cryosphere), and the biosphere. In the ________________, water exists in its solid form as ice.
cryosphere
atmosphere
geosphere
hydrosphere
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An event in one sphere of Earth's systems can affect another, which in turn can affect another. In Greenland, as the glaciers melt and become lighter, the land rises about 1.0 cm per year. Which two of Earth's four spheres are interacting in this example.
the hydrosphere and atmosphere
the cryosphere and the geosphere
the atmosphere and the biosphere
the biosphere and the geosphere
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was the amount of sea ice recorded in 2006?
16.0 million square kilometer
15.4 million square kilometers
14.4 million square kilometers
14 million square kilometers
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