HMH Unit 9 Test

Identify the choice that best completes the statements or answers the questions. 1. Sunlight is considered to be.

• the cause of global warming.

• the cause of acid rain.

• a renewable resource.

• a nonrenewable resource.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following is NOT an alternative energy resource?

• fossil fuels

• geothermal energy

• solar energy

• hydroelectric energy

Identify the choice that best completes the statements or answers the questions. 3. Weathered fragments are often carried away by a natural process called ____.

• exfoliation

• erosion

• decomposition

• nitrogen fixation

___ is the natural heating process of Earth caused by gases trapping heat in the atmosphere.

• Greenhouse effect

• Global warming

• Climate

• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which natural disaster comes from powerful thunderstorms that originate over land?

• Hurricane

• cyclone

• tornado

• typhoon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Identify the choice that best completes the statements or answers the questions. 6. These are resources that can never be used up.

• Nonrenewable resources

• Resources

• Fossil fossils

• Inexhaustible resources

These are natural resources that humans use to make objects or to consume as food or drink.

• Renewable resources

• Nonrenewable resources

• Material resources

• Energy resources

These are natural resources that humans use to generate energy.

• Renewable resources

• Nonrenewable resources

• Material resources

• Energy resources

What is the effect of decreasing levels of oxygen among fishes?

• Fish could not float

• Growth in size

• Suffocation

• No impact at all

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

___ is a human activity that contributes to global warming.

• Burning fossil fuels

• Estivation

• Adaptation

• Resources

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5