Cele STAAR Review - 3

Day and night on Earth is caused by-

• Earth revolving around the sun
• Earth rotating on its axis
• Moon revolving around Earth
• Moon revolving around the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following is an examples of climate?

• Today it is hot and sunny in Phoenix, Arizona
• Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan
• Last week it rained every day in San Antonio, TX
• Yesterday was cold and windy in Anchorage, AK

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Before the front passed through Houston, the temperature was 14 ⁰C. Which temperature is a reasonable prediction after the front has passed?

• 26 ⁰C
• 14 ⁰C
• 8 ⁰C
• 16 ⁰C

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How many hours does it take Earth to rotate one time?

• 365 days
• 1 day
• 28 days
• 7 days

All of these are true about the diagram EXCEPT-

• Seasons are caused by Earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun
• The season shown in the northern hemisphere is winter
• The season shown for the southern hemisphere is summer
• Seasons on Earth are caused by rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the net force of this?

<--------8N 4N-------->

• 4N to the left; balanced

• 8 N to the right; balanced

• 4N to the left; unbalanced

• 4N to the right; unbalanced

A greater applied force is required to move an object with a greater mass than one with a smaller mass.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the process and agent that forms sand dunes?

• deposition by water
• weathering, erosion by water
• deposition by wind
• weathering, erosion by glacier

Total distance divided by total time is

• average speed
• constant speed
• instantaneous speed
• acceleration

Which of Newton's laws is most clearly illustrated when a magician pulls a tablecloth out from under the dishes without disturbing them?

• Inertia

• Force = Mass x Acceleration

• Action-Reaction