Standard Test (Atmosphere, Heat Transfer and Winds)

Wind is NOT caused by

• convection currents

• differences in air pressure

• the continents shifting on Earth

• warm air rising and cold air sinking

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of these MOST likely causes wind to blow on Earth?

• Warm air rises and cool air falls toward Earth’s surface.

• The gravity of Earth and the Moon push and pull the air.

• Earth spins quickly, causing air to blow around.

• Ocean waves push air onto the shore and across Earth's surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

As ice cream melts, its molecules

• release heat energy and move farther apart.

• absorb heat energy and move closer together.

• releases heat energy and moves closer together.

• absorbs heat energy and moves farther apart.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Three metal cubes are heated to the temperatures shown and placed in contact with one another. The picture below shows the cubes next to one another and their temperatures.

In which direction does thermal energy begin to flow between the metal cubes?

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the following has the most thermal energy?

• a large bowl of soup

• a small bowl of soup

• a pot of soup

• a spoonful of soup

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

In the Northern Hemisphere, winds traveling north appear to curve to the east because of the

• Coriolis Effect

• Trade Winds

• convection currents

• Polar Easterlies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A student has a glass of water as shown. She takes an ice cube from the freezer and puts the ice in the glass. Which explains the change that happens?

• The ice cube does not melt because cold flows into the ice cube from the water.

• The ice cube melts because cold flows out of the ice cube into the water.

• The ice cube does not melt because thermal energy transfers from the ice cube to the water.

• The ice cube melts because the thermal energy transfers to the ice cube from the water.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A metal spoon was left in a pot of boiling soup. The cook burned his finger by touching the spoon. Why did his finger get burned?

• The metal spoon chemically reacted with the cook's hand.

• The metal spoon insulated his hand.

• The metal spoon conducted thermal energy to the cook's hand.

• The metal spoon conducted electricity to the cook's hand.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Which of these BEST explains the cause of convection currents in Earth’s atmosphere?

• Sunlight is more concentrated in some places on Earth than others.

• Heat from Earth’s core heats the land only at the equator.

• The light and heat reflected from the Moon varies as the Moon changes phases.

• Glaciers moving away from the poles cool Earth unevenly.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How does the egg get inside the bottle?

• It is pushed by the air pressure outside the bottle.

• It expands and falls into the bottle.

• It contracts and falls into the bottle.

• It is pushed by the air pressure inside the bottle.