Final Review 2

Which of the following set of conditions would lead to a drought in a community?

• An increase in temperatures, an increase in precipitation

• An increase in precipitation, an increase in sea level

• A decrease in temperatures, an increase in precipitation

• An increase in temperature, a decrease in precipitation

Which of the following set of conditions would lead to a flood in a community?

• An increase in temperatures

• An increase in precipitation

• A decrease in temperatures

• A decrease in precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The diagram represents a process occurring in Earth’s atmosphere in which heat energy is trapped in Earth’s atmosphere. What is the name of this process?

• The water cycle

• Carbon emissions

• Deforestation

• The greenhouse effect

Which of the following is a cause of an increase in global temperatures over time?

• a decrease in the Earth's rate of rotation

• an increase in carbon dioxide and water vapor in the atmosphere

• The moon's gravitational pull on Earth

• an decrease in carbon dioxide and water vapor in the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which two gases in Earth’s atmosphere will most significantly increase global temperatures?

• Nitrogen & Oxygen

• Ozone & Oxygen

• Oxygen & Carbon

• Methane and Carbon Dioxide

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is the biggest source of freshwater on Earth?

• Surface Water

• Lakes

• Ground Ice & Permafrost

• Glaciers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the most abundant greenhouse gas?

• carbon dioxide

• methane

• nitrous oxide

• other gases

Compared to the surrounding material, mantle plumes rise toward Earth’s surface from the core-mantle boundary because they are

• cooler and less dense

• cooler and more dense

• hotter and more dense

• hotter and less dense

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What is the name of the heat transfer process that causes the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?

• Weathering

• Conduction

• Convection

• Metamorphism

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What happens to the density and temperature of rock within Earth’s interior as depth increases?

• density decreases and temperature decreases

• density decreases and temperature increases

• density increases and temperature decreases

• density increases and temperature increases

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1