ESS Midterm 25-26

What is a "system"?

• A living being

• Earth

• A non-living thing

• A group of parts that work together

This is a diagram on a map that shows directions like North, South, East, and West.

• map grid

• map legend

• distortion

• compass rose

On a topographic map, the difference in elevation between two adjacent contour lines is called ___.

• index contour

• contour interval

• elevation change

• hachure

• depression contour

Which area of Earth science studies the physical and chemical properties of the oceans?

• Geology

• Astronomy

• Oceanography

• Meteorology

Which area of Earth science focuses on objects beyond the Earth's atmosphere?

• Environmental Science

• Astronomy

• Geology

• Meteorology

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which area of Earth science deals with the materials that make up the Earth?

• Oceanography

• Meteorology

• Geology

• Astronomy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which field studies the forces and processes that produce the climate?

• Meteorology

• Astronomy

• Geology

• Oceanography

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which area of Earth science examines Earth's neighbors, distant stars, and other cosmic bodies?

• Environmental Science

• Oceanography

• Astronomy

• Geology

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which field studies rocks, glacial movements, and clues about Earth's history?

• Meteorology

• Geology

• Oceanography

• Astronomy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the imaginary line that separates the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?

• Cartography

• Equator

• Latitude

• Longitude