Earth's Resources Unit Review

During what process in the water cycle does the water vapor cool and turn back from a gas into a liquid?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What must occur before clouds can form?

• Water vapor must get warmer.

• Precipitation must begin to fall and run off.

• Water vapor must cool and turn into liquid.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

How does water return to Earth from the atmosphere in the water cycle?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The state of water as a solid, liquid, or gas in the water cycle is most affected by:

• temperature

• wind

• humidity

• amount of water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What heat source drives the Water Cycle?

• ocean

• wind

• moon

• sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Why has Earth's climate changed so quickly in recent years?

• People are eating too many plants

• People are burning too many fossil fuels

• The sun has gotten much hotter

• The sun has gotten much hotter

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Select an examples of the greenhouse effect

• gradual increase in average temperatures worldwide

• Animals breathing, volcanic eruptions, natural fires, decay/decomposition of dead organisms

• chopping down trees for to produce lumber for building houses

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which is an example of a greenhouse gas?

• Nitrogen (N₂)

• Oxygen (O₂)

• Glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆)

• Methane (CH₄)

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which are man made sources of carbon dioxide?

• Animals breathing, plants cellular respiration

• volcanoes and natural fires

• burning of fossil fuels, burning trees, chopping down trees

• Decaying plants and animals

Which are natural sources of carbon dioxide?

• factories, vehicles and burning trash

• the process in which solar energy enters Earth's atmosphere

• animals breathing, volcanic eruptions, natural fires, decay/decomposition of dead organisms

• none of the above