Which of the following best compares the conditions at Location X and Location Y?

Sunlight is less direct at Location X than Location Y

There are more hours of light in Location X than Location Y.

It is night in Location X and day in Location Y.

It is summer at Location X and winter at Location Y.

A basketball is used to represent the Sun, and a tennis ball is used to represent Earth. To model the cause of day and night on the Earth, the students must –

Rotate the tennis ball on an axis

Lift the tennis ball off the table

Rotate the basketball on an axis

Move the tennis ball around the basketball

Which of the following determines the length of a year on the Earth?

The time for one orbit of the Earth around the Sun

The speed of rotation of the Earth on its axis

The direction of revolution of the Earth around the Sun

The angle of the tilt of Earth on its axis.

What do surface currents and deep ocean currents have in common?

They are both caused by the uneven heating of Earth by the Sun

They are both powered by the wind

They both move cool salt water to regions of warmer freshwater

They both transfer thermal energy from the Earth’s core to its crust

At what type of boundary does this occur and what causes plates to move?

Transform boundary; unbalanced forces

Convergent boundary; the weight of the plates

Divergent boundary; the density of the plates

Subduction boundary; gravitational force

Between which two plates is a mid ocean ridge most likely located?

South American and African Plates

Nazca and South American Plates

Indo-Australian and Eurasian Plates

Children ride the ferris wheel at a constant speed at the Texas State Fair. Why are the children on the Ferris wheel accelerating?

The direction of movement of the children on the Ferris wheel is constantly changing.

The Ferris wheel’s speed remains constant.

The velocity of the Ferris wheel remains constant.

Any object that moves towards the ground must accelerate.

What process formed the Great Rift Valley?

Collision of two plates- convergent

Sinking of one plate beneath another- divergent

Sinking of one plate beneath another- convergent

The diagram below shows a ball rolling down a hill. At the bottom of the hill there is a wall. The ball in Box B possesses -

More kinetic energy than the ball in Box D

More kinetic energy than the ball in Box C

Less kinetic energy than the ball in Box A

A hurricane moves in the Caribbean at a 50 mph. This example is best described as -

Speed because it tells a distance moved in a certain amount of time.

Velocity because it tells the speed and direction that the hurricane moves

Acceleration because it describes how the hurricane is slowing down.

Acceleration because it explains that the hurricane is changing direction.

Based only on the data displayed in the graph, what can be concluded about the object’s motion?

The object was moving at a constant rate

The object was sitting still for several seconds

The object was climbing a steep hill

The object was increasing speed over time

When Mrs. Fulton eats a big, warm, gooey, fudgey brownie and then uses that energy from the brownie to run, Mrs. Fulton’s body converts --

Chemical energy to mechanical energy

Mechanical energy to chemical energy

Chemical energy to light energy

Electrical energy to chemical energy

The solar powered car shown to the right uses three different forms of energy. Which of the following identifies the energy transformation represented by the car?

chemical → electrical → mechanical

mechanical → chemical → electrical

electrical → radiant → chemical

radiant → electrical → mechanical

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, which type of stars belonging to Spectral Class B are the least bright?

White Dwarfs

Main sequence

Supergiants

Giants

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following components of the universe is best described as a system of stars, gases, and dust held together by gravity?

Nebula

Planet

Star

Galaxy

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The stars and all the other matter in a galaxy are held together by which of the following?

Dark matter

Inertia

Gravity

Magnetism

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Raquel is asked to list components of the universe from smallest to largest. Which of the following lists would be the best answer?

Moon, Star, Planet, Galaxy, Solar System

Moon, Planet, Solar System, Star, Galaxy

Moon, Planet, Star, Solar System, Galaxy

Moon, Planet, Galaxy, Star, Solar System

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the H-R Diagram, which of the following best describes a Supergiant?

Low luminosity, high temperature

Low luminosity, low temperature

High luminosity, high temperature

High luminosity, low temperature

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Herschel Space Observatory gathers data about components of the universe that emit radiation with a wavelength near 5.7 x 10-6 m. The primary purpose of the Herschel Space Observatory is to collect data in the form of -

Radio waves

Infrared (IR) waves

Ultraviolet (UV) rays

Gamma rays

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A specialized satellite receives data about electromagnetic radiation with a frequency of 1.8 x 10^11 Hz. This satellite most likely collects information about -

Microwaves

Infrared Waves

Visible Light

X-Rays

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NGSS.HS-PS4-4

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According to the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, which type of stars belonging to Spectral Class B are the least bright?

Which of the following components of the universe is best described as a system of stars, gases, and dust held together by gravity?

The stars and all the other matter in a galaxy are held together by which of the following?

Raquel is asked to list components of the universe from smallest to largest. Which of the following lists would be the best answer?

According to the H-R Diagram, which of the following best describes a Supergiant?

The Herschel Space Observatory gathers data about components of the universe that emit radiation with a wavelength near 5.7 x 10-6 m. The primary purpose of the Herschel Space Observatory is to collect data in the form of -

A specialized satellite receives data about electromagnetic radiation with a frequency of 1.8 x 10^11 Hz. This satellite most likely collects information about -

Which of the following best compares the conditions at Location X and Location Y?

The Northern Hemisphere experiences the beginning of spring when Earth is in-

The diagram left represents the Earth and Moon. If position 3 on the diagram represents the Full Moon, which numbered position should the sun be placed beside?

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