Earth Science Final

This theory states that Earth's  plates move on top of the mantle at a slow and constant rate due to convection currents

• plate tectonics
• continental drift
• seafloor spreading
• pangaea

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which cloud is this?

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the order of the layers of the atmosphere, starting with the layer closest to Earth's surface?

• Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

• Thermosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere,

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere

Which is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere and at what percent?

• Helium, 84%

• Oxygen, 73%

• Carbon, 59%

• nitrogen, 78%

What is the boundary between two air masses called?

• front

• barometer

• maritime

• occluded

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What are the average atmospheric conditions from season to season and year to year at a certain location?

• weather

• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What can form when two plates collide?

• mountains
• volcanic islands
• rift valleys
• mid-ocean ridges

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Movement of Earth's crust along plate boundaries produces?

• fronts
• earthquakes
• hurricanes
• tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What angle is earth's tilt at?

• 23.5

• 90

• 25.3

• 120.7

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Rocks formed through heat and pressure are called?

• pearls

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock