Unit 3 Test

A butterfly flutters through the air. Which of the following systems are interacting in this example?

• Hydrosphere and Geosphere

• Biosphere and Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere and Biosphere

• Geosphere and Atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

During the water cycle, what usually happens to the water after condensation?

• It falls to Earth as precipitation.

• It condenses and forms a cloud.

• It evaporates until it is entirely gone.

• It seeps into Earth as groundwater.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Where is most of Earth's freshwater found?

Most of Earth's surface freshwater is found in...?

• rivers

• lakes

• swamps

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

After the snow storm the ice melted leaving a puddle. After a day of sunshine, the puddle is gone. Which process is most responsible for the disappearance of the puddle?

• transpiration

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The geosphere is made up of all non-living things on Earth.

• True

• False

The hydrosphere is all the gases that around found around the Earth.

• True

• False

The _________ is the uneven patterns of rain that occurs when wind blows from a body of water towards a mountain and creates a lot of rain on the windward side.

• mountain effect

• shadow effect

• rain shadow effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A canyon that is formed when rocky ground is eroded by a river is an example of what two spheres interacting?

• Hydrosphere and Biosphere

• Atmosphere and Geosphere

• Biosphere and Atmosphere

• Geosphere and Hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A teacher pours water into a glass beaker. She heats the beaker and the liquid begins to boil. Soon it appears as if there is no liquid left in the beaker. Which of Earth's spheres are interacting?

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4