Earth & Space Science- NGSSS

The air surrounding Earth is considered part of which of following?

• atmosphere
• geosphere

• hydrosphere
• biosphere

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A polar ice cap would be considered part of which of following?

• Earth's lithosphere
• Earth's atmosphere
• Earth's cryosphere
• Earth's biosphere

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Mountains would be considered part of which of following?

• cryosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

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The animals in a food web would be considered part of which of following?

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• cryosphere

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In science class, students are learning how to tell the difference between weather and climate. Their teacher describes some examples of weather and some examples of climate. Which of these examples best represents climate and not weather?

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In class, students learn that last night’s low temperature was a record for their city. The low temperature for last night, May 1st, was 3 ºC. Before last night, the record low temperature was 9 ºC.

The students were surprised that it was so cold last night because it is usually much warmer in May. Over the past 30 years, the average low temperature in their city at the beginning of May is 22 ºC.

Which statement best summarizes this information?

• The climate in this city changed overnight.

• The city’s weather last night was similar to the city’s usual climate.

• The city’s weather last night was different from the city’s usual climate.

• The city’s climate last night was different from the city’s usual climate.

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Which of the following data would be most useful for describing the climate of a specific area?

• average rainfall in the area for 20 years

• average weekly wind speeds for 1 month

• daily relative humidity levels for 18 months

• today’s high and low temperatures

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The table below shows averages of temperature and precipitation for the past 20 years in an area in the United States.

For which of the following would these data be most useful?

• showing the effect of weather on climate

• predicting how the weather will change from day to day

• demonstrating the difference between weather and climate

• understanding the climate of the area

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A student lives in a city where the days are usually very warm and humid. However, yesterday was very cold and dry. Which statement is true about the city yesterday?

• The city had cold weather and climate.

• The city had warm weather and climate.

• The city had cold weather but a warm climate.

• The city had warm weather but a cold climate.

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Which statement is a description of weather?

• Summers in Miami are hot and humid.

• The temperature in Tampa is 30ºC today.

• The Sun will set in Pensacola today at 7:45 pm.

• The yearly average rainfall for Jacksonville 50 inches.

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