Topic 1: Review & Assess

The cycles of matter in Earth's systems are driven by movement of...

• rock

• heat

• water

• air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

When a system gives itself information about itself after a change or event, this is called...

• an echo

• system response

• feedback

• reaction

The thin, gas-filled outermost layer of the Earth system is called the...

• atmosphere

• cryosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In the ______, water exists in its solid form as ice.

• cryosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• crust

A landform with high elevation and high relief formed by material of the geosphere is called a...

• plain

• plateau

• mountain

• basin

If you live in a relatively flat region that is not very high above sea level. you probably live on a...

• plateau

• prairie

• mountain top

• coastal plain

WIth ____ you can find your precise location on a digital map if you device can receive signals from three satellites.

• GPS

• GIS

• topography

• topographic

Which is not a part of the hydrosphere?

• sediment

• pond

• river

• ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When ocean water reaches the poles, some of it turns to ice. Some salt is trapped between ice crystals, but ost is left behind in the unfrozen seawater. This causes an increase in...

• pressure

• evaporation

• salinity

• temperature

About 97 percent of the hydrosphere is...

• salt water in lakes, seas, and the ocean

• water vapor in the atmosphere

• fresh water in ice and snow

• also part of the cryosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4