category 3

Tectonic plates are:

• largest section of Earth's layers - composed of three layers
• Earth's crust and part of the upper  mantle that are broken into sections
• lowest or deepest layer of the mantle - semi rigid
• landmass in which all continents were once joined together

• Position 1, because North America receives the most direct sun 
• Position 2, because North America is tilted toward the sun 
•  Position 3, because North America is parallel to the sun
• Position 4, because North America is tilted away from the sun 

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The universe has many different components. Which list places four components of the universe in the most likely order from smallest to largest? 

• Planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae 
• Nebulae, stars, planets, galaxies 
• Galaxies, stars, planets, nebulae
• Planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing at position C?

• winter
• spring
• summer
• fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing at position 3?

• summer
• winter
• spring
• fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing at position C?

• winter
• spring
• summer
• fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What would happen if the Earth started spinning faster?

• the days would be longer
• the seasons would be faster
• the nights would be shorter
• the days and seasons would be shorter

What does the rotation of Earth on its axis cause?

• seasons
• day and night
• equinox
• solstice

What type of star is hot and dim?

• main sequence
• supergiants
• giants
• white dwarfs

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

• swelling
• waxing
• waning
• disappearing