Midterm Review

One of the main factors used to determine climate is temperature.  What is the other main factor used to determine climate/

• humidity
• air pressure
• precipitation
• wind conditions

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which statement describes the relationship between latitude and climate?

• The lower the latitude, the colder the climate.
• The higher the latitude, the warmer the climate.
• The higher the latitude, the colder the climate.
• Latitude does not determine climate.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the order of layers of the geosphere when starting from Earth's center and moving outward?

• core, crust, mantle
• core, mantle, crust
• mantle, core, atmosphere
• atmosphere, crust, mantle

Which part of the Earth's system includes the water in the Everglades?

• geosphere
• cryosphere
• atmosphere
• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The 3 compositional layers of Earth are the core, the mantle, and the crust.  Which answer best describes the crust?

• The central part of Earth below the mantle
• the thin and solid outermost layer of Earth
• the hot, convecting layer of rock next to the core.
• the layer of Earth on which the tectonic plates move.

The asthenosphere is the part of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move.  Which of these statements BEST describes a characteristic of the the asthenosphere that allows the tectonic plates to move?

• It is soft.
• It is liquid.
• It is rigid.
• It is porous.

Earth's core is made up of an inner and outer core.  Which of these statements is true of the inner core but NOT the outer core?

• It is solid.
• It contains iron.
•   It is liquid.
• It contains nickel.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

At a beach, the surface of the ocean warms more slowly than the surface of the land.  Which of the following best explains why this happens?

• The ocean receives less sunlight than the land.
• The water has a higher specific heat capacity than the land.
• The water reflects much less solar radiation than the land.
• The ocean has a much smaller surface area than the land.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

True or False:
The higher you go in altitude, the lower the air pressure.

• true
• false

Kumar is studying how plant growth is affected by the temperature of the soil.  He plants grass under a heat lamp to study this.  Which of the following processes is mainly responsible for warming the soil?

• conduction
• convection
• expansion
• radiation