FSA Earth Science

Air temperature impacts the evaporation of lakes and streams are interactions between the...

• Atmosphere and hydrosphere

• Hydrosphere and biosphere

• Biosphere and atmosphere

• Cryosphere and geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The PILING UP or GATHERING of small pieces of rock or sand.

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

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

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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On a hot summer day, Mr. Brown sees heat waves coming off of the ground. Which statement explains what Mr. Brown saw?

• The land first absorbs the Sun’s radiation and then heats up the air directly above it

  through conduction.

• The land first absorbs the Sun’s radiation and then heats up the air directly above it

  through convection.

• The land first absorbs the Sun’s heat through convection and then heats up the air directly

  above it through radiation.

• The land first absorbs the Sun’s heat through conduction and then heats up their air

  directly above it through convection

The rock that forms by heat and pressure deep under ground?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Lava

Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?

• The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

• The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

• The norther hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sun

• Why are you talking about the northern hemisphere when you asked about the southern hemisphere?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Name the phase of the moon for letter a

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?

• F

• E

• B

• A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which type of dating method can be used on rock layers by applying the Law of Superposition?

• relative dating

• absolute dating

• radioactive dating

• radiometric dating

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4