Life on Earth Test Review

Which sphere of Earth includes all the water?

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What process in the water cycle involves water vapor from plants?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is weathering?

• Formation of new rocks

• Breakdown of rock into sediment

• Movement of tectonic plates

• Erosion of soil by wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is an example of physical weathering?

• Carbonation

• Hydrolysis

• Ice wedging

• Oxidation

Which process involves the wearing away of the outer layer of a rock by rocks colliding with each other?

• Root action

• Ice wedging

• Abrasion

• Oxidation

What is an example of chemical weathering?

• Abrasion

• Root action

• Ice wedging

• Carbonation

What is the effect of surface tension in water?

• Water molecules stick to other surfaces

• Water molecules are attracted to each other on the surface

• Water molecules evaporate quickly

• Water molecules freeze easily

Which New York State landscape region is made up of metamorphic bedrock?

• Adirondack Mountains

• Allegheny Plateau

• Atlantic Coastal Plain

• Erie-Ontario Lowlands

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is an independent variable in an experiment?

• A variable that changes as a result of what you changed

• A variable that the person doing the experiment changes

• A constant variable

• A variable that is not measured

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What affects the stream's velocity?

• Temperature and pressure of the atmosphere

• amount of water, slope of stream, and shape of stream

• Bedrock type under the stream

• The velocity of a stream can't be changed

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2