Investigating Factors Affecting Earth Systems

Water that is stored above the surface...

• ground water

• surface water

• lakes

• oceans

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What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?

• Ice wedging

• Glacier

• Iceberg

• Dune

The laying down or settling of eroded material.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• runoff

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A student sets up the investigation shown below. The movement of colored water through the gravel best models —

• condensation of water vapor

• conservation of water

• surface runoff of precipitation

• pollution of groundwater

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The Brazos River is the longest river in Texas, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. What type of land formation would you expect to find where the river deposits sediments as it reaches the Gulf?

• a cave

• a mountain

• a delta

• a valley

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Which catastrophic event would most likely result in trees being knocked over and the disappearance of most of the plants and animals along a narrow path in a forest ecosystem?

• Volcanic Eruption

• Earthquake

• Tornado

• Flash Flood

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

If a tornado uproots most of the trees in an ecosystem, it could be expected that, due to the loss of the trees, there will be a reduction in -

• oxygen

• precipitation

• sunlight

• soil

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Tornadoes are catastrophic events that create change in ecosystems in which of the following ways?

• Saltwater kills many ground-dwelling animals.

• Wildfires started by lightning reduce carbon dioxide

• Heavy flooding increases areas where trees can grow.

• High winds damage areas of important plant life.

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Tornadoes can negatively affect an ecosystem when -

• the saltwater they bring kills off burrowing insects.

• their strong winds uproot many of the important plants.

• the rise in water level they produce introduces harmful salt.

• they bring higher temperatures favored by birds.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A flood will have a greater effect on a habitat than a heavy rainfall event because a flood -

• is followed by strong winds that greatly affect a habitat.

• brings salt and other substances that harm plants.

• strikes more quickly, not allowing organisms to migrate.

• happens more often and lasts much longer.

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