The surface of the earth, otherwise known as the ______, is broken into seven major pieces and sits atop a liquid layer called the _______

• lithosphere, asthenosphere

• astenosphere, mantle

• crust, litosphere

• asthenosphere, lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This is the side of the mountain that is often drier and warmer.

• Leeward Side
• Wet Lapse Rate
• Windward Side
• Wild Side

What is "upwelling"?

• when wind near a shore pushes surface water away, nutrient rich cold water rises from the depths
• water rises from springs at the bottom of lakes
• it is when cold water sinks in the Norwegian Sea
• It is when the Coriolis effect makes currents go around in a circle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

During __________ upwelling occurs off the coast of Peru.

• Normal Conditions
• El Nino

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

One consequence of El Nino is _______ and increased rainfall in South America..

• flooding
• stronger Tradewinds
• strong winter storms
• drought

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

All of the land that drains into a particular body of water is called a(n):

• watershed
• bedrock
• island
• aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

In a transform plate boundary, the ...

• plates are the same age

• convergent plate is older, oceanic plate is younger

• convergent plate is younger, divergent plate is older

• closer the plates are the younger they are

The San Andrea's Fault in California is which type of boundary?

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Subductive Zone
• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The layer of soil which the topsoil is found.

• Horizon A
• Horizon B
• Horizon C
• Horizon D or R