OpenSciEd 7.6

Droughts can happen when

• there is a decrease in precipitation

• snowpack decreases

• groundwater supply decreases

• all answers are correct

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Temperature increases lead to

• decreases in evaporation resulting in increases in water vapor

• increases in evaporation resulting in decreases in water vapor

• increases in evaporation resulting in increases in water vapor

• no wind to circulate water vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A small change in temperature

• can only be seen in some communities.

• can have a big impact on Earth's water system

• can have a small impact on Earth's water system.

• is not occurring in our long term data trends.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Interactions between layers of Earth cause convection currents to move crustal plates. The diagram below shows four layers of Earth. In which layer of Earth are the convection currents that directly result in tectonic plate motion found?

• a

• b

• c

• d

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Earth is made up of several layers, as shown in the illustration below. Which layer is hottest?

• a. crust

• b. mantle

• c. outer core

• d. inner core

Earth is composed of many metallic elements. Which layer of Earth contains the greatest amounts of dense,

solid iron and nickel?

• a

• b

• c

• d

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure

• melting and cooling

• weathering and erosion

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure

• erosion and deposition

• melting and cooling

The process by which water, ice, wind, and gravity remove and transport sediment from one place to another.

• Erosion

• Heat and pressure

• Igneous rock

• Mineral composition

• Sedimentary rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4