Benchmark Review

What are the 2 most common gases that are found in all layers? (2a.1)

• Trace gases and oxygen

• Nitrogen and trace gases

• Nitrogen and oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide and Traces Gases

As you go higher into the atmosphere, what happens to the air pressure?(2a.1)

• The pressure stays the same

• The pressure increases

• The pressure increases and decreases

• The pressure decreases

Which climate zone is colored in red, it begins at the Equator and extends to about 30* latitude.

• Temperate

• Tropical

• Polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How can you tell the differences between the different layers?(2a.1)

• temperature

• gravity

• air pressure

Which of these lists has the layers of the atmosphere written in order from earth’s surface to outer space? (2a.1)

• Exosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere

• Exosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Troposphere

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

• Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Exosphere

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water

• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth

• when water melts

• when clouds form

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which climate zone is colored in green, it extends from the tropical  regions to about 60* latitude.

• Temperate

• Tropical

• Polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which climate zone is colored in blue, it  extends from the temperate regions to about 90* latitude.

• Temperate

• Tropical

• Polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the main reason we have different climate zones?

• The Earth is heated equally

• The Earth is heated unequally

• Because of the ocean currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The ______________ is an imaginary line around the middle of Earth. It is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole, at 0 degrees latitude

• Primer Meridian

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator