Natural Changes in the Environment

What is one way that mountains change over time?

• They grow taller

• They weather and erode

• They become volcanoes

• They turn into rivers.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Fill in the blank: As some areas become warmer, the organisms that inhabit those areas will move, adapt to the change, or ______.

• Thrive

• Disappear

• Multiply

• Hibernate

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is unclear about the warming cycle according to the text?

• Its duration

• Its cause

• Its effect on the planet

• Its benefits.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Fill in the blank: Without water, ______ will disappear.

• Rocks

• Plants and animals

• Mountains

• Deserts

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is one effect of volcanic eruptions mentioned in the text?

• Cooling the planet

• Creating new land

• Increasing rainfall

• Reducing pollution

Pioneer species help in breaking down rock to produce what?

• Water

• Soil

• Sand

• Gravel

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

It can take hundreds of years for a stable community to establish itself. True or False?

• True

• False

Lichens are considered what type of species in succession?

• A) Secondary

• B) Pioneer

• C) Climax

• D) Intermediate

What is secondary succession?

• A process where an ecosystem is created from scratch

• A process where an ecosystem recovers after a disturbance

• A process where animals migrate to a new area

• A process where plants grow in a desert.

The first plants to grow after a fire are usually ________.

• large trees

• hardy shrubs and grasses

• flowers

• cacti

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5