part 1 midterm study in enviormental science

The distance north or south of the equator is called

• longitude

• rotation

• latitude

• biomes

Marine ecosystems dominated by marsh grasses

• salt marsh

• dams

• mangrove swamps

• eutrophic lake

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A foliage layer that is beneath and shaded by the main canopy of the forest

• understroy

• latitude

• canopy

• emergent

In what format should a hypothesis be written?

• This is correct because....

• If.... then.... because....

• When you do this....

• I'm going to test _____ because....

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

If I put on a higher factor sunscreen, then I will burn less. What is the dependent variable?

• Time spent in the sun

• Factor of sunscreen

• Severity of sunburn

• Weather conditions

Genetic characteristics of a population of deer change.

• natural selection

• evolution

• artificial selection

• resistance

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Air, water, and rocks

• habitat

• abiotic factors

• population

• species

• biotic factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The process of two species changing genetically in response to long term interactions with each other is

• artificial selection

• coevolution

• selective breeding

• resistance

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

One characteristic feature of tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a layer of permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as...

• bedrock

• permafrost

• crystallization

• glaciation

Suppose you want to figure out the fastest route to walk home from school. You will try several different routes and time how long it takes you to get home by each one. Since you are only interested in finding a route that is fastest for you, you will do the walking yourself. The time it takes in this scenario is an example of...

• independent variable

• experiment

• control group

• dependent variable