Earth Space Science

What caused a canyon to form?

• wind
• water
• ice
• volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Coal, oil, and natural gas are all nonrenewable resources because

• the are made quickly
• it takes a long time for them to form
• they are abundant
• they are used everywhere

Which of the following is an alternative source of energy?

• fossil fuels
• solar
• oil
• natural gas

Why do we have night and day?

• Earth's rotation
• Earth's revolution around the Sun
• The Sun rotating
• The moon block the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth's rotation causes all of the following EXCEPT

• day and night
• apparent movement of the sun across the sky
• changing shadows
• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An ancient fossil of a fish was found in present day Midland. What does this tell us about the environment in the past?

• it used to be a forest
• there once was a desert
• there have only been land animals
• there was once water in the area

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Why is the water cycle important?

• It cools the Earth
• It provides us with clean water
• It looks cool when it rains
• Thunder is loud

Number 4 is

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• run-off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Ocean tides are the result of

• the rotation of Earth.

• the sun’s gravitational pull on Earth.

• changes in Earth’s orbital position around the sun.

• differences in both the sun’s and moon’s gravitational pull on Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Astronomers classify stars according to their

• distance from Earth.

• color, size, and absolute brightness.

• age and parallax.

• all of the above