Earth Systems Test

1.    What is the geosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• all the frozen water on the Earth

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals on the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans on the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the biosphere?

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

• made up of all living things

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• The rivers, lake, and oceans of the Earth

What is the hydrosphere?

• All the air and gases on the planet

• made up of living things

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes and oceans of the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the atmosphere?

• All the air and gases on the planet

• made up of living things

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes and oceans of the Earth

Which of these is an example of precipitation

• Clouds

• Sleet

• Air

• Smoke

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which is NOT a stage within the water cycle

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Indigenous Rock

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?

• Run off

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is it called when WATER is FORMED from a LIQUID to a WATER VAPOR or a GAS?

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which stage does the number 2 show in the diagram?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Run off

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which stage does number 4 show in the diagram?

• Run off

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4