Weekly review #14

A Foucault pendulum appears to change its direction of swing because Earth

• is tilted on its axis

• is spinning on its axis

• has a curved surface

• has a density of 5.5 g/cm3

The modern heliocentric model of planetary motion states that the planets travel around

• the Sun in slightly elliptical orbits

• the Sun in circular orbits

• Earth in slightly elliptical orbits

• Earth in circular orbits

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

To an observer on Earth, the Sun appears brighter than the star Rigel because the Sun is

• hotter than Rigel

• more luminous than Rigel

• closer than Rigel

• larger than Rigel

The cross section below represents four locations on a mountain. The arrow indicates the prevailing wind direction. Which location has the warmest and most arid climate?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which soil characteristic allows greater amounts of water retention?

• large-size particles

• small-size particles

• high-density particles

• low-density particles

A paved blacktop parking lot was built on what was once a soil-covered field. This area will now experience increased runoff when rain occurs because the paved parking lot has

• less capillarity

• less permeability

• greater infiltration

• greater porosity

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which processes of the water cycle return water vapor directly to the atmosphere?

• evaporation and transpiration

• infiltration and capillarity

• freezing and precipitation

• water retention and runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which element, found in both biotite mica and muscovite mica, makes up the greatest percent by volume of Earth’s crust?

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• potassium

• silicon

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which agent of erosion most likely formed the drumlins and finger lakes in New York State?

• running water

• moving ice

• wave action

• mass movement

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which radioactive isotope is most often used when determining the age of fossil bones found in sediments deposited during the Holocene Epoch?

• carbon-14

• potassium-40

• uranium-238

• rubidium-87

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8