ESS 2.2

On this day, which location has the greatest number of hours of daylight?

• E

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.

• It is spring.

• It is winter.

• It is fall.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution

• orbit

• rotation

• Tilt

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 29.5 days

• 365 days/one year

The earth moves around the sun in a certain path. This path is known as the _________

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Ecosystems are ...

• closed systems in which energy is exchanged but matter is recycled.

• closed systems in which energy and matter are exchanged.

• open systems in which energy is exchanged but matter is recycled.

• open systems in which energy and matter are exchanged.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Photosynthesis is the conversion of light energy to chemical energy in the form of glucose,

some of which can be stored as biomass by ...

• heterotrophs

• autotrophs

• herbivores

• omnivores

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The second law of thermodynamics states that energy transformations in ecosystems are

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

• constant

• irregular

• inefficient

• efficient

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

An Afican lion would not belong to which trophic level...

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• tertiary consumer

• apex predator

The number of trophic levels in ecosystems is limited due to energy losses. Approximately ..... % is lost between trophic levels.

• 10

• 20

• 80

• 90

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3