TCAP Review Science

A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth like a blanket.

• atmosphere

• troposphere

• ozone

• nitrogen

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Earth's current atmosphere is

• 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon and 0.037% carbon dioxide

• 78% oxygen, 21%nitrogen, 0.9% argon, 0.037% carbon dioxide

• 78% nitrogen, 21% argon, 1% oxygen

• 78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen, 1% carbon dioxide

Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960

• Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide

• humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following best defines science?

• A collection of unchangeable facts about the natural world

• The study of the natural world through observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanations

• A belief system based on assumptions about the natural world

• A method for proving theories beyond doubt

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.

• water

• gases

• heat

• water vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

___________ are the smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element.

• Atoms

• Elements

• Compounds

• Mixtures

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The process when a gas turns into a liquid

• Condensation

• Sublimation

• Freezing

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The ______ system's function is gas exchange. It brings oxygen in and exhales carbon dioxide with the lungs, trachea, and diaphragm

• endocrine

• excretory

• circulatory

• respiratory

The ______ system removes the body's wastes through the kidneys (cell wastes), digestive (feces), respiratory (CO2), and integumentary (salts/sweat)

• excretory

• digestive

• respiratory

• circulatory