Sev2a

Which variable of the Milankovitch Cycles is most responsible for the different seasons on Earth?

• eccentricity (the shape of Earth's orbit)

• obliquity (the tilt of Earth's axis)

• precession (the wobble of Earth's axis)

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El Niño ___________________ the trade winds causing the warm pool to move ___________.

• weakens or reverses; west

• intensifies; east

• weakens or reverses; east

• intensifies; east

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

• using bottled water

• burning fossil fuels

• texting on cellphones

• eating meat

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Why does cutting down trees increase global warming?

• trees soak up carbon dioxide

• trees provide shade which counteracts global warming

• trees absorbs the sun's energy without radiating back into the atmosphere

• trees drain greenhouse gases like methane from soil

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Some ways to slow Global Warming are

• Take lots of airplane trips

• Making your bed and cleaning your room.

• Buying food and items from far away (other countries)

• Riding your bike, recycling, save energy, use less water

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

I continuously move water between the atmosphere, the land, and the oceans. What am I? (a)  

• Water Cycle

• Condensation

• Run off

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

If you were to explain how most of the water moves from lakes and rivers directly back into the atmosphere, what word would you use to describe it?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Run off

• Rain

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Match the following processes with their descriptions in the nitrogen cycle.

• Reduction of nitrates back into nitrogen gas.

• Assimilation

• Nitrogen returned to soil as ammonia

• Denitrification

• Conversion of ammonia into nitrites and nitrates.

• Nitrogen fixation

• Incorporation of nitrates and ammonia into plant and animal proteins.

• Nitrification

• Conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia by bacteria.

• Ammonification

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Looking at the #4 on the diagram below, identify the process this number represents in the carbon cycle?

• Combustion

• Photosynthesis

• Consumption

• Metabolism / Respiration

• Decomposition

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Sev2a

• A) It is a type of protein found in the human body

• B) It is a gene associated with fruit fly development

• C) It is a chemical compound used in agriculture

• D) It is a newly discovered planet in our solar system

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