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Objective 1 review

Authored by Susan Davis

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9th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the shape of Earth's orbit?

ellipse

circular

irregular

perfect sphere

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What motion of Earth causes Earth to have a greater circumference at the equator than at the poles?

revolution

rotation

precession

nutation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which best describes how energy from the sun helps to maintain life on Earth?

It forms the ocean’s water and the oxygen in the atmosphere that organisms need for life functions.

It heats Earth’s atmosphere and surface, which helps stabilize temperatures on Earth and creates environments more favorable for life to exist.

It prevents the destruction of the magnetic field around Earth that protects all life forms.

It is absorbed by Earth’s mantle, which drives plate tectonics to form new land masses for organisms to live.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The Sun transforms matter into energy through nuclear fusion. What can be inferred about the Sun from this fact?

The Sun is losing volume and hydrogen.

The Sun is losing mass and hydrogen.

The Sun is losing mass and helium.

The Sun is losing volume and helium

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

During the year, the angle at which the path of the Sun appears in the sky varies. In the Northern Hemisphere, the path of the Sun appears higher on the horizon during the summer and lower on the horizon during the winter. Which factor most contributes to the variation in the path of the Sun across the sky?

the rotation of Earth

the flattening of Earth at the poles

the tilted axis of Earth

the elliptical shape of the orbit of Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Classification of galaxies is based on which characteristic?

the shape of the galaxy

the color of the galaxy

how many stars make up the galaxy

how many planets make up the galaxy

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

One theory states that by the year 14000, the axis of Earth will point toward the star Vega. This is due to the very slow wobble of the axis of Earth. Which change is most likely to occur because of the movement of the axis?

Seasons will become more severe.

Winter and summer months will reverse.

Glacial coverage will expand near the poles.

More daylight will increase temperatures.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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