3rd Quarterly Review

What process causes water to move upwards in a straw against the force of gravity?

• convection

• capillarity

• porosity

• infiltration

Which table correctly matches each letter with the type of frontal boundary it represents?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Arrows on the maps below show differences in the direction of winds in the region of India and the Indian Ocean during January and July. Isobar values are recorded in millibars. Heavy monsoon rains usually occur in India during

• January, when winds blow from the land

  
  

• January, when winds blow toward high pressure

  
  

• July, when winds blow from the ocean

  
  

• July, when winds blow toward high pressure

  
  

  
  

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why does D have a lower porosity than the rest?

• It has bigger sediments

  
  

• It has rounded sediments

  
  

• It is poorly sorted

  
  

• It is loosely packed

  
  

All of the water on Earth's surface is known as the:

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

• thermosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What percentage of Earth's surface is covered by water?

• 70%

• 10%

• 60%

• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The curving of Earth's surface winds and ocean currents due to Earth's rotation is known as the:

• Coriolis Effect

• El Niño

  
  

• La Niña

  
  

• Convection Current

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Landscapes with horizontal bedrock, steep slopes, and high elevations are classified as __________.

• plateaus

• lowlands

• plains

• mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which heat transfer process is caused by density differences and occurs in the troposphere and hydrosphere?

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

• radioactive decay

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the approximate altitude of Polaris when observed from Massena, NY?

• 45°

• 44°

• 42°

• 41°

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1