Mrs. Rivera's Earth Science STAAR Review

• The warm air in Earth's atmosphere and the warm water in Earth's oceans sink instead of rise

• The heat source for Earth's atmosphere and oceans is the sun, which heats from above instead of below

• Convection cells in Earth's atmosphere and oceans flows in the same direciton instead of opposite directions

• Cold air in Earth's atmosphere and cold water in Earth's oceans are less dense than warm air and warm water instead of being more dense

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

• Bright sun with no wind

• Partly cloudy with no wind

• Mostly sunny with light winds

• Overcast skies with strong winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

• regulating when tides occur in coastal areas

• trapping heat at the equator to regulate the global climate

• distributing heat from the uneven absorption of solar energy

• increasing the rate of evaporation to transport water to areas experince droughts

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

• straight

• dry

• shorter

• wider

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

• W and X

• Y and Z

• X and Y

• W and Z

• the tectonic plate under Africa was closer to the South Pole at one time

• the equator was not always where it currently is

• volcanoes did not exist until after faults occured in Earth's crust

• the location of the North Pole and the South pole changed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

• Area 1

• Area 2

• Area 3

• Area 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

• Area N

• Area P

• Area S

• Area T

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

• condensation of water vapor

• surface runoff of precipitation

• conservation of water

• pollution of groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

• the proposed law will protect the lake because plant roots between the wetland and the lake will stop pollution from entering the lake

• The porposed law will not protect hte lake because animals that live in or near the lake will add pollution to the lake

• The proposed law will not protect the lake because groundwater will carry pollution from the wetland directly into the lake

• The proposed law will protect the lake because the high elevation of the water table will block pollution from entering the lake

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4