Midterm 2025 Part 1

Which of the following items would be considered components of energy in a system?

• gas, lava, rock, water

• heat, light

• chemical reaction, melting

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

What are Earth's four systems?

• Geosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere

• Geosphere, Biosphere, Mesosphere, Hydrosphere

• Geosphere, Ionosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere

Which statement explains the type of system Earth is?

• It is an open system because both matter and energy flow into and out of it

• It is a closed system because energy but not matter flows into and out of it

• It is an isolated system because it is separated in space from other objects

When the hydrosphere and geosphere interact what occurs?

• El Nino events

• Photosynthesis

• Waves

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which sphere is made up of soil, mountains, river beds, and oceans floor?

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

Which sphere is made up all the living things on Earth?

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

Which sphere is made up of all the air that is on Earth?

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which sphere is made up of all the liquid and frozen water on Earth?

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Most of Earth’s atmosphere is composed of

• hydrogen and nitrogen.

• oxygen and hydrogen.

• carbon and ozone.

• nitrogen and oxygen.

Which of Earth's atmospheric layer is described as very hot?

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere