What are two correct claims someone could make about the water cycle?

• Precipitation falls and collects in rivers, lakes, and streams

• New clouds cannot form in Earth's atmosphere

• Water that evaporates from the ground can form clouds

• Water that seeps into the ground is lost forever

• The water cycle stops where there is no rain

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As scientists observe the Briksdal Glacier and develop models to predict its impact, what is one claim they can make?

• The melting glacier will erode the land.

• The melting glacier will have a positive effect on all plants and animals by exposing more land.

• The melting glacier will not have an impact on the land or surrounding bodies of water, because the melting ice will evaporate into gas.

• The melting glacier will refreeze in a different location.

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which statement best describes where freshwater is located on Earth?

• About 70% of Earth's freshwater is found in lakes, rivers, wetlands, and the atmosphere, while the rest is trapped in glaciers and underground.

• About 60% of the Earth's freshwater is groundwater and ice, while the rest of the Earth's water can be found in lakes, rivers, wetlands, and the atmosphere.

• About 99% of Earth's freshwater is usable and easy to access because it is found in lakes, rivers, wetlands, and the atmosphere.

• About 99% of the Earth's freshwater is not easy to access and use because it exists as ice or groundwater.

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What is the first step in the process of matter movement from a dead herring gull in a saltwater marsh?

• The blue crab eats the sheephead minnow.

• The grass shrimp eats the decaying matter.

• The sheephead minnow eats the grass shrimp.

• Matter in the herring gull decays.

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What is the role of a decomposer in an ecosystem?

• To produce energy from sunlight

• To break down dead organisms

• To hunt and eat other animals

• To grow and provide food for herbivores

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Which of the following organisms is at the top of the food chain ?

• Fish

• Alligator

• Snail

• Algae

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What would happen if the population of fish decreased in the ecosystem?

• The population of frogs would increase

• The population of alligators would decrease

• The population of algae would increase

• The population of snails would decrease

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Which two organisms in the food web are producers?

• Maple Tree

• Grasshopper

• Grass

• Hawk

• Snake

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Which two organisms in the food web are carnivores?

• Grass

• Maple Tree

• Grasshopper

• Hawk

• Snake

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What causes rainwater to run off into waterways instead of seeping into the ground?

• Lack of rain

• Concrete surfaces

• High temperatures

• Strong winds

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