Midterm Review

This is a model of the carbon cycle. What should be the label at letter A?

• carbon dioxide in atmosphere

• photosynthesis

• diffusion

• respiration

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This is a model of the carbon cycle. What should be the label at letter C?

• carbon dioxide in atmosphere

• photosynthesis

• diffusion

• respiration

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This is a model of the carbon cycle. What should be the label at letter F?

• carbon trapped as fossil fuels

• photosynthesis

• diffusion

• respiration

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Human activities that disrupt the carbon cycle include the burning of fossil fuels. Which statement best summarizes this disruption?

• Burning fossil fuels transforms carbon from compounds to its elemental form.

• Burning fossil fuels shifts carbon compounds from the geosphere to the atmosphere.

• Burning fossil fuels causes other processes of the carbon cycle to occur at a faster rate.

• Burning fossil fuels increases the energy stored in carbon compounds.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

A tsunami is a series of waves, and it is usually caused by an earthquake. A tsunami can only be predicted after an earthquake has already occurred. Most tsunamis are caused by earthquakes with magnitudes over 7.0 that occur under the ocean or near coastlines. These earthquakes are also less than 100 kilometers (km) below Earth's surface. This table summarizes the magnitude, location, and depth of four earthquakes. Based on the data, which earthquake has the greatest likelihood of causing a tsunami?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How would a region with the highest risk of future landslides most likely differ from a region with the lowest risk?

• more grassland

• more snowfall

• higher population

• steeper hills

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

We can reliably predict when phenomena, such as volcanic eruptions, will occur based on past occurrences and our knowledge of geological processes.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which one of these factors best determines what type of fossil fuel is formed?

• the percentage of carbon in each of the fossil fuels

• the percentages of iron and copper in the product

• type of organic matter for the source of the fuel

• the method of extraction from the ground

The purpose of this project was to design a device that would minimize the force of the collision between two objects.

In order to design a device that minimizes the effects of the collision between the pillow and the pail, the students identified the forces that would occur during the collision. What best describes what happens when the pail collides with the pillow?

• the pillow exerts an equal and opposite force on the pail

• the pail exerts a gravitational force on the pillow

• the pail exerts an unequal force on the pillow

• the pillow exerts a frictional force on the pail

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

The purpose of this project was to design a device that would minimize the force of the collision between two objects.

In order to design a device that minimizes the effects of the collision between the pillow and the pail, the students identified the forces that would occur during the collision. The students concluded that when the mass of the pail was increased the force exerted on the pillow

• decreased

• stayed the same

• increased

• could not be determined

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2