Mid-Semester Exam Review (Fall)

What is the name of the gas/dust clouds that form stars?

• Nebulas
• Protostars 
• Supernova
• Neutron Star

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

 Which one shows the correct location of the Sun in the Milky Way galaxy?

• A
• B
• C
• none of the above

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth's rotation on its axis causes _________________________.

• seasons

• moon phases

• day and night

• weather

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.

Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In spring/fall, the axis of the Earth is pointed away or towards the sun?

• towards

• Neither away or toward

• away

Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which statement describes the waxing gibbous moon phase?

• Less than half of the Moon's light is visible on the right

• Less than half of the Moon's light is visible on the left

• More than half of the Moon's light is visible on the right

• More than half of the Moon's light is visible on the left