Earth Science Benchmark Review

When oxygen is dissolved in the water

• Turbidity

• Dissolved Oxygen

• pH

• Nitrates

The "cloudiness" or clarity of the water.

• Turbidity

• Cohesion

• Dissolved Oxygen

• Nitrates

What is the most powerful agent in weathering and erosion?

• water

• soil

• grass

• wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Man made carbon dioxide comes from the burning of fossil fuels.  An example of a fossil fuel is

• wood

• oil

• shale

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Ocean acidification begins with 

• pollution from ships

• carbon dioxide released from combustion

• dumping of waste from cities into the ocean

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Carbon dioxide and seawater combine to form

• calcium carbonate

• carbon monoxide

• carbonic acid 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Marine organisms make their shells from calcium and

• chloride

• carbonate

• seawater

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Carbon dioxide levels in the air have changed throughout earth's history.  The difference today is how ______ the change is happening.

• rapidly 

• slowly 

• wide spread

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Too many greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere may block heat from escaping into space and trap too much heat next to the Earth’s surface causing

• another ice age

• earthquakes

• volcanic eruptions

• global warming

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

A greenhouse gas which is present in very high quantity is

• propane

• ethane

• CO2

• Methane

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5