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Select three stages of the water cycle that are necessary for it to rain.

• condensation 

  deposition 

  evaporation 

• precipitation 

  sublimation 

  transpiration

• deposition

  evaporation

  condensation

• condensation

  evaporation

  precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which statement best describes how the Sun affects the process found at X?

• The Sun causes water to evaporate into the atmosphere where it forms clouds. Water falls from the clouds in the process of condensation.

• The Sun causes water to dissolve into the atmosphere where it forms clouds. Water falls from the clouds in the process of condensation.

• The Sun heats the air near Earth's surface. Condensation happens when water vapor condenses once it reaches the cooler air when rising. This process is responsible for the formation of clouds.

• The Sun causes water to evaporate into the atmosphere where it forms clouds. Water falls from the clouds in the process of evaporation.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which physical property is determined by the salinity and temperature of ocean water?

• density

• mass

• volume

• weight

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Using the image, which area on the image will have higher salinity and why?

• Area B, because it is closer to the poles with lower evaporation

• Area B, because it is closer to the poles with higher evaporation

• Area A, because it is closer to the equator with higher evaporation

• Area A, because it is closer to the equator with lower evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

 What is the main cause of ocean tides? 

• Wind blowing across the ocean

• Gravity of the moon

• Earthquakes and tsunamis

• The Coriolis Effect

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Using the models, which station was most of the energy from the light sources transferred to the sand?

• Station A, because the sand is receiving the most direct heat transfer by radiation.

• Station A, because the sand is receiving the most direct heat transfer by conduction.

• Station D, because the sand is receiving the most direct heat transfer by radiation.

• Station D, because the sand is receiving the most direct heat transfer by conduction

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

During an experiment, you were instructed to equally heat a sample of soil and a sample of water with heat lamps, and then measure the temperature of each sample once per minute, for eight minutes. Suppose that the experiment yielded the results shown in the table below. 

Which of the following predictions is best supported by the data?

• The temperatures of the soil and the water would rise at the same average rate because the same light is being used to heat it up.

• The temperature of the water would rise at a faster average rate than the average rate that the temperature of the soil would rise because water heats up faster than soil.

• The temperature of the soil would rise at a faster average rate than the average rate that the temperature of the water would rise because soil heats up faster than water.

•  The temperature of the soil would not rise at all over the next time period because the soil temperature has reached its maximum temperature.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which of the following is a contributing factor to the uneven warming of Earth’s surface?

• all surfaces warm at the same rates

• all surfaces retain energy the same

• the sun’s rays hit the surface of the earth at different angles

• the sun’s rays hit the surface of the earth at the same angles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which box has a greater density?  

• Box A

• Box B

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1