Semester Exam 2 Practice Exam

What is an example of the hydrosphere interacting with the lithosphere?

• Lava entering the ocean

• A tree growing in soil

• Ice melting in the sun

• Wind blowing sand

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When a tree grows from the ground, what spheres are interacting?

• Biosphere and lithosphere

• Atmosphere and hydrosphere

• Cryosphere and atmosphere

• Lithosphere and cryosphere

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Which type of weathering changes the chemical composition of rock?

• Physical weathering

• Erosion

• Chemical weathering

• Deposition

How did the rock fragments end up at the bottom of a cliff?

• Glacial erosion

• Erosion by gravity

• River erosion

• Chemical weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How are limestone caves most likely formed?

• Glacial erosion

• Water erosion

• Frost action

• Deposition

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What is the process called when water changes from liquid to gas?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Runoff

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Which term describes water vapor becoming liquid?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Runoff

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Which process involves water moving across land?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Runoff

What is the process of water soaking into the ground called?

• Infiltration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which part of the water cycle is responsible for cloud formation?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Runoff

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