Earth Science Final Review

How do high elevations affect the temperature of the climate?

• It can't

• Temperature rises with increased altitude

• Temperature drops with increased altitude

• Temperature rises with decreased altitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In what part of the Milky Way is the Sun?

• Disc

• Halo

• Globular clusters

• Bulge

Over time, galaxies become more:

• spiraled and blue

• irregular and red

• irregular and blue

• spiraled and red

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Galaxies that are ______ move_____the fastest.

• farther away, towards us

• closest, away

• farther away, away

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which theory describes the creation and expansion of the universe?

• Giant Impact Theory

• Solar Nebula Theory

• Big Bang Theory

• Theory of Plate Tectonics

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What type of galaxy is this?

• spiral

• barred spiral

• lenticular

• irregular

What type of galaxy has an unusual shape or composition?

• Elliptical

• Peculiar

• Lenticular

• Irregular

What causes deep sea trenches to form?

• divergent boundaries

• hot spots

• mass wasting

• subduction boundaries

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What is the best explanation for Earth's continents being significantly older than its ocean floors?

• the sea floors are constantly being recycled by deep ocean trenches

• continents can not be subducted

• most new rock being made in the world is at the ocean trenches

• all of these contribute to the explanation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Predict what would happen if North America were to collide with Asia.

• North America would subduct under Asia

• Both land masses would be pushed upwards and form mountains in between them

• Volcanoes would erupt all along the boundaries between them

• Both land masses would fracture

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3