Earth Science Final

Which location of the moon relative to the sun and earth may produce a lunar eclipse?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the Moon’s positions will cause the highest or spring tides?

• A and B

• A and C

• B and C

• B and D

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Earth’s rotation causes surface currents in the Northern Hemisphere to

• curve clockwise

• move in straight lines.

• curve counterclockwise.

• move in diagonal lines.

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Fossils of a now extinct dinosaur have been found near the east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa. The dinosaur could not swim or fly. What does this suggest about the continents of South America and Africa?

• The continents were once connected.

• A land bridge once connected the continents.

• The same type of animals evolved on both continents.

• Prehistoric man transported the dinosaur between the continents.

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What is a major source of calcium and sodium in oceans?

• air pollutants

• gases from active volcanoes

• minerals dissolved in aquifers

• weathering and erosion of rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Sequence the seafloor features as you move from the shoreline outward into the ocean.

• continental slope - abyssal plain - mid-ocean ridge

• continental slope - continental shelf - abyssal plain

• continental shelf - continental slope - abyssal plain

• continental shelf - continental slope - mid-ocean ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

People increase erosion in forested areas by

• tilling the soil.

• polluting the air.

• cutting down trees.

• planting invasive species.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

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The tilt of the Earth's axis of rotation is responsible for the

• ocean's tides.

• size of the Moon.

• brightness of stars.

• Earth’s seasons.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The yellow circle represents the sun. If you were standing on the blue circle (Earth) and looking up at the moon, you would be seeing the _________ moon.

• new

• full

• crescent

• gibbous

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Which of these is the thickest layer of the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core