Unit 2 Quiz Review

What is the ACTUAL shape of the Earth?

• oblate spheroid
• cube
• cylinder
• perfect sphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Evidence that Earth is a Oblate Spheroid:

• A person weighs more at the poles than the equator

• Ships look like they are sinking over the horizon

• Pictures from Space

• The Altitude of Polaris Changes in the N. Hemisphere

Lithosphere

• Earth's Solid layer called the Crust

• Liquid layer of the Earth

• Outermost gaseous layer of Earth

• Ocean's deepest layer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Atmosphere

• Earth's Solid layer called the Crust

• Liquid layer of the Earth

• Outermost gaseous layer of Earth

• Ocean's deepest layer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Hydrosphere

• Earth's Solid layer called the Crust

• Liquid layer of the Earth

• Outermost gaseous layer of Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere is Ozone found?

• troposphere
• mesosphere
• thermosphere
• stratosphere

Facts about Polaris

• Also known as the North Star

• The Altitude of Polaris is the Latitude you are located

• Polaris is a the brightest Star in the Sky

• You can only see Polaris in the Southern Hemisphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

At what latitude is the observer located in the diagram?

• 23.5 N

• 23.5 S

• 66.5 N

• 66.5 S

What are isolines?

• Lines on a map that connect points of varying value
• Lines on a map that connect points of different value
• Lines on a map that connect points of similar value

• Lines on a map that connect points of equal value

Which direction is the stream in the picture flowing?

• North

• South

• East

• West