Unit 2 Post Test

Select the correct answer. Why are biogeochemical cycles important? Earth is a closed system. That means the amount of rocks, metals, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and water on Earth ________. So, it is essential that biogeochemical cycles _________ these materials as they move through Earth's subsystems.

• can increase, create
• can decrease, destroy
• remains constant, create
• remains constant, renew

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Select all the correct locations on the image. Identify the two layers of Earth where seismic S waves do not travel.

• upper mantle and inner core
• outer core and inner core
• lower mantle and outer core
• upper mantle and lower mantle

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Select the correct answer. What would likely have happened to Earth if no icy debris had arrived?

• It would still have oceans but no atmospheric water.
• It would still have atmospheric water but no oceans.
• It would have no oceans or atmospheric water.
• It would have traces of water beneath its surface.
• It would have released water in volcanic outgassing.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

Select all the correct answers. Which two layers of Earth are mainly composed of metallic elements such as nickel and iron, which are abundant in meteoroids and comets?

• inner core
• outer core
• lower mantle
• upper mantle
• crust

Select the correct answer. Complete the sentence about Alfred Wegener’s continental drift theory. The presence of similar _______ and _______ on several different continents supports the theory of continental drift.

• fossils, rock formations
• climate, temperature
• wind patterns, rock formations
• fossils, people

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

Select the correct answer. According to the theory of plate tectonics, what drives the motion of the continents?

• Earth's strong magnetic field
• moving magma in the mantle
• strong winds along the equator
• volcanic islands in the ocean
• changing ocean currents

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Select all the correct answers. Magnetometers revealed that the basalt rocks along the mid-ocean ridges are aligned in alternating, symmetrical patterns. Which factors are responsible for this orientation?

• age of rocks
• magnetic polarity of the rocks
• shape of the rock
• depth of the rock
• variations in water color

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Select the correct answer. The image shows a tectonic plate boundary between the North American and Pacific Plates known as the San Andreas Fault. The arrows show the direction which each plate is moving. Which type of boundary does the plate movement represent?

• convergent plate boundary
• divergent plate boundary
• transform plate boundary
• subduction plate boundary
• stationary boundary

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Diagram ___ shows a convergent boundary. ____ are one consequence of this event.

• A, Volcanoes
• B, Mid-ocean ridges
• C, Volcanoes
• C, Rift valley

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Select the correct location on the image. Where is the natural light display called aurora borealis located?

• A
• B
• C
• D