Environmental Science Ch. 3 Review

An earthquake of magnitude _____ would be 31.7 times stronger than an earthquake of magnitude 6.

• 4

• 6.1

• 7

• 37.7

What occurs at tectonics plate boundaries that collide and separate from one another?

• earthquakes

• landslides

• tsunamis

• volcanoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Erosion is the removal and transport of surface material by _____.

• water

• wind

• both water and wind

• neither water or wind

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What layer is above the troposphere?

• Mesosphere
• Stratosphere
• Thermosphere
• Exosphere

Which of the following is NOT an abundant greenhouse gas?

• Carbon Dioxide
• Methane
• Nitrous Oxide
• Ozone

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

What is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere?

• Oxygen
• Carbon Dioxide
• Nitrogen
• Greenhouse Gas

Convection is the movement of matter due to differences in _____ that are caused by temperature variations and can result in the transfer of energy as heat by air currents or currents in a liquid.

• density
• mass

• size
• volume

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The surface zone of the ocean is the _____ zone of the ocean.

• bluest

• least polluted

• warmest

• wettest

Deep currents are stream-like movements of cold, dense water near _____.

• the thermocline

• the ocean floor

• the north pole

• the south pole

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following has as its most important role to regulate temperatures in Earth's atmosphere?

• Biosphere

• Oceans

• Thermosphere

• Volcanoes

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