Environmental Systems Exam

What type of soil would you want to use if you were trying to have very little leakage?

• clay

• silt

• sand

• silt and sand

10% silt, 80% clay, 20% sand

• Clay

• Sandy Loan

• Loam

• Sandy Clay

Which of the following is the correct order of soil particles in order of increasing size?

• clay - sand - silt

• sand - clay - silt

• clay - silt - sand

• sand - silt - clay

How have humans increased the rates of erosion?

• Deforestation

• Overgrazing

• Unmanaged Construction Activity

• All of them

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following contributes to the unequal warming of Earth?

• Just the variation in the angle of sunlight that reaches Earth

• Just the variation in the amount of surface area over which the sun’s rays are distributed

• The rotation of the Earth on its axis

• Both the angle of sunlight and variation in the amount of surface the sun ray's are distributed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which is the correct order of the convection cells, starting from the equator going towards the poles?

• Polar, Ferrell, Hadley

• Ferrell, Hadley, Polar

• Polar, Hadley, Ferrell

• Hadley, Ferrell, Polar

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Summer in the Northern Hemisphere is warmer primarily because of

• increased atmospheric absorption of solar radiation

• the tilt of Earth’s axis

• reduced albedo

• none of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Where is most water vapor found on earth?

• the equator

• the north pole

• the south pole

• north and south pole

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Most volcanoes are found

• aquifers

• hot spots

• faulting

• plate boundaries

During an El-Nino- Southern Oscillation event, which of the following best describes conditions in the eastern part of the tropical Pacific Ocean (e.g., near Peru and Ecuador)?

• Low Temps and Low Rainfall

• Low Temps and High Rainfall

• High Temps and Low Rainfall

• High Temps and High Rainfall

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6