Earth's Systems Quiz

What are the four systems of the Earth?

• Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Atmosphere

• Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Atmosphere

• Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Atmosphere

• Atmosphere, Geosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere

Define temperature

• Temperature is the amount of kinetic energy in something.

• Temperature is the amount of heat energy in something.

• Temperature is the amount of light energy in something.

• Temperature is the amount of thermal energy in something.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Explain how temperature impacts the density of a substance.

• When the temperature of the fluid increases, it causes the particles to spread out and causes the density to increase.

• When the temperature of the fluid increases, it causes the particles to spread out and causes the density to decrease.

• When the temperature of the fluid increases, it causes the particles to come closer together and causes the density to increase.

• When the temperature of the fluid decreases, it causes the particles to spread out and causes the density to increase.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Explain what causes convection currents in a liquid.

• Heating or cooling of a liquid causing differences in temperature and density. The liquid closest to the heat is more dense and the liquid farthest from the heat is less dense.

• Heating or cooling of a liquid causing differences in temperature and density. The liquid closest to the heat is less dense and the liquid farthest from the heat is more dense.

• Heating or cooling of a liquid causing differences in pressure and density. The liquid closest to the heat is less dense and the liquid farthest from the heat is more dense.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Explain what causes the plates of the Earth to move.

• Magma is the molten rock below the crust, in the core. The heat and pressure within the earth cause the hot magma to flow in convection currents, which cause the movement of the tectonic plates that make up the Earth's mantle.

• Magma is the molten rock below the crust, in the mantle. The heat and pressure within the earth cause the hot magma to flow in convection currents, which cause the movement of the tectonic plates that make up the Earth's crust.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Define plate tectonics.

• The Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces called tectonic plates which move because of convection currents in the lithosphere.

• The Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces called tectonic plates which move because of convection currents in the mantle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Define continental drift.

• The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time. In the past, the continents were all joined together in Pangaea and have since moved apart.

• The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through recent time. In the past, the continents were all joined together in Pangaea and have since moved apart.

• The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time. In the past, the continents were all joined together in Gondwana and have since moved apart.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Be able to identify and explain the three main types of tectonic plate boundaries.

• Convergent - when two plates collide, Divergent - when two tectonic plates move towards each other, Transform - two plates sliding past each other in opposite directions

• Convergent - when two plates collide, Divergent - when two tectonic plates move away from each other, Transform - two plates sliding past each other in opposite directions

What do convergent plate boundaries create?

• Mountain, volcano, and earthquake. It destroys crust.

• Mountain, volcano, and earthquake. It creates crust.

• Mid-ocean ridges and new crust. It creates crust.

What do divergent plate boundaries make?

• Mountain, volcano, and earthquake. It creates crust.

• Fault, fault zones, and earthquake. It does not destroy or create crust, it makes cracks in the crust.

• Mid-ocean ridges and new crust. It creates crust.