HES Semester 1 Exam Review

What geological process is primarily responsible for the creation of mountain ranges?

• Erosion by wind and water

• Plate tectonics and the interaction of lithospheric plates

• Volcanic eruptions

• Impact events, such as meteor strikes

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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What is the Earth's sphere that encompasses all the gaseous layers surrounding the planet, including the air that living things, like animals, breathe?

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

Which Earth's sphere consists of all living organisms and their environments, including plants, animals, and microorganisms?

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What type of graph is best suited for displaying data that changes continuously over a period, such as stock prices over time?

• Bar graph

• Pie chart

• Line graph

• Scatter plot

• Line table

What is the independent variable in this data table? Where would it be found on a graph?

• Temperature, the y-axis

• Temperature, the x-axis

• Volume, the y-axis

• Volume, the y-axis

What are the units for the dependent variable? Where would they be found on a graph?

• Volume, y-axis

• mL, y-axis

• *C, x-axis

• mL, x-axis

• *C, y-axis

Which layer is oldest?

• A

• B

• D

• E

Which shows a divergent plate boundary?

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• 
• 
• None of these show a divergent plate boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Erosion is . . .

• The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are moved by natural forces.

• The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface.

• The freezing and thawing of water cause cracks in rocks to expand.

• When sand settles on the beach after waves dropped it there.

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This cliff is found on the shore of Lake Superior in northern Michigan. Which statement(s) describe(s) how this cliff formed over time? (select more than one answer)

• Warm air melted the rock.

• Rain and wind broke away small parts of the rock over time.

• Waves washed away rock as they crashed into it over time.

• This rock formation is likely human made.