Science State Test Review

How do earthquakes and volcanoes shape land?

• weathering and erosion can change the land

• build up the land

• destroy things, but they can also build up the land

• break down the land

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What ways to volcanoes effect our enviornment?

• destroy plants, harm animals, pollute the air, give nutrients to plants

• destroy buildings and nature

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

If the factory in this diagram was NOT practicing good environmental conservation, what effect would be produced?

• air and water pollution

• good fishing for recreation

• plentiful animals in the river

• purified drinking water

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Claim: the consumption of natural resources by humans has a negative impact on the environment. What data would provide evidence for this claim?

• Increased human lifespan and increased ice cap size

• Increased human population and decreased habitats for plants and animals

• Increased consumption of resources by humans and increased biodiversity (variety) in nature

• Increased of fossil fuel burning by humans and decreased use of other resources

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Some factories that burn coal produce smoke with harmful chemicals, such as sulfur. Scrubbers are devices that are attached to the smokestacks to reduce the amount of sulfur put into the atmosphere. To evaluate the effectiveness of these devices, what data would need to be collected?

• The average amount of sulfur in a certain amount of coal

• The amount of coal a factory burns each year and how much sulfur it emits (produces)

• The increase in the use of scrubbers by factories that burn coal

• The amount of sulfur emitted (produced) by a smokestack before and after the scrubber is attached

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

The continents of South America and Africa were once joined in the landmass Pangea. Location R is on the eastern coast of South America. Which location on the continent of Africa would have once corresponded to Location R?

• Location 1

• Location 2

• Location 3

• Location 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Looking at the geologic column, which of the following choices would be the best choice for the type of environment that was the oldest?

• forest

• lake

• desert

• ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Looking at the geologic column, which of the following choices would be the best choice for the type of environment that was the youngest?

• forest

• lake

• desert

• ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

According to the graph, the most tornadoes happened in which month?

• January

• May

• September

• November

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of these can NOT be predicted at least 1 day ahead of time?

• Large Regional Flood

• Hurricane

• Earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2