Earth and Life Science

According to the diagram, what will form when sedimentary rock is exposed to heat and/or pressure?

• magma

• igneous rock

• sediments

• metamorphic rock

In order for life as we know it to exist, a planet must have ______________________

• heat
• animals
• liquid water
• solar energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Earth’s atmosphere contains water vapor and carbon dioxide. These greenhouse gases are important because they -

• are substances animals need to breathe.
• trap thermal energy in the atmosphere.
• 
  protect against magnetic particles.
• create Earth’s gravitational field.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is the habitable zone?

• A zone with the correct distance away from a star
• A zone in space where water turns into vapor
• A zone where life can not be sustained
• A zone in space where water is frozen

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

If a planet was positioned half in & half out of the habitable zone it would be able to...

• Sustain life because it half of the amount of water will be in liquid form.

• Possibly sustain life based on having some water being in liquid form & geothermal activity.

• Not support life because half of the water is frozen.

• Partially support life, but half of the organisms will freeze when the planet rotates halfway out of the habitable zone.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which is NOT considered one of the four main earth systems?

• atmosphere
• hydrosphere
• exosphere
• biosphere

A system is...

• a moving object
• a collection of interacting parts
• a way of doing things
• something made by humans

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The four subsystems of Earth are...

• the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere
• the inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust
• Jimmy Johns, Subway, Potbelly, and Firehouse
• the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere

The natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• jackhammering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• dumptruck