Envi Sci Final Review 3- Geosphere and Land Use

What is the outermost layer of the Earth?

• Outer core
• Inner core
• Mantle
• Crust

What is caused when the tectonic plates slip?

• thunderstorms
• hurricanes
• tornadoes
• earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is erosion?

• The movement of sediment

• The breaking of sediment

• The dropping of sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What causes the crust to move about on the Earth?

• pressure from the inner core
• convection currents in the mantle
• wind currents in the troposphere
• ocean currents like the gulf stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Heat flow (convection current) in the ocean and the atmosphere is...

• cool flows down - warm flows up

• cool flows up - warm flows down

• cool flows up - warm flows up

• cool flows down - warm flows down

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?

• definite chemical composition
• crystal structure
• naturally occuring
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Mining that is done above ground is called...

• surface mining.

• subsurface mining.

Mining that is done below ground is called...

• surface mining.

• subsurface mining.

Compared to mining for materials 100 or even 50 years ago, minerals today are:

• easier to access
• more difficult to access
• found only in national parks
• usually accessed by strip mining

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which type of mining is associated with disturbing more land?

• Surface mining

• Sub-surface (underground) mining

• Mining in the oceans

• Fracking and drilling

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4