Yr 9/10 ESS Review 2

Match the four spheres and identify how they relate to life on Earth:

• Includes all water elements on Earth

• Lithosphere

• Rocky outer surface of the Earth

• Atmosphere

• Mixture of gases surrounding Earth

• Biosphere

• Includes all organic, living life

• Hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is evaporation?

• When liquid water changes to gas form from heat

• When liquid water changes to gas form and escapes through stomata in plant leaves

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is transpiration?

• When liquid water changes to gas form from heat

• When liquid water changes to gas form and escapes through stomata in plant leaves

Answer the following questions about the carbon cycle: Which process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

• Photosynthesis
• Fossilisation

• Decomposition

• Combustion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the role of a decomposer?

• Break down dead organic matter
• Absorb carbon dioxide

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What are two examples of decomposers?

• Fungi
• Bacteria
• Plants

• Animals

How do dead things become fossil fuels?

• Through heat and pressure over millions of years
• By dying and decomposing

What do living things use carbon-based food for?

• Energy
• Fuel

• Respiration

• Movement

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How do humans contribute to the carbon cycle?

• Burning fossil fuels

• Planting trees and plants

• Cutting down trees

• Respiration

• All of the above

Label the following statements as being true or false: Climate refers to the current state of the atmosphere.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6