Patterns in the Sky - Unit 9 Assessment

Kazee needs to collect data to identify the sequence of change in tides. What information should she collect?

• the height of the high tides

• the time each low tide occurs

• the time each high tide and low tide occur

• the time each high tide occurs and its height

Which series identifies the sequence of change in shadows?

• long in the morning, shortest at noon, long toward the end of the day

• long in the morning, longer at noon, short toward the end of the day

• short in the morning, long at noon, short toward the end of the day

• short in the morning, longest at noon, shortest toward the end of the day

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

During different seasons, you see different stars in the night sky. What causes this?

• the moon's revolution

• the sun's rotation

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The same side of the moon always faces the Earth. Why is this?

• Half of the moon faces the sun.

• The moon does not rotate like the Earth does.

• The moon's revolution and rotation are about the same length.

• Earth blocks part of the sunlight that shines on the moon's surface.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which scientist first described the orbits of the planets as elliptical?

• Sheldon Lee Cooper

• Johannes Kepler

• Issac Newton

• Albert Einstein

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

A group of stars that seems to form a pattern in the night sky is a(n) ________________.

• axis

• constellation

• moon phase

• orbit

Lexi notices a change in the pattern of shadows on Earth as the sun moves across the sky. What causes this change?

• Earth's revolution

• The moon's revolution

• Earth's path as it orbits the sun

• Earth's rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Jake and his family spend the day at the beach. He notices that the level of the water at the dock is 2 m lower at 3:00 pm that is was at 9:00 am. What can Jake predict will happen to the level of water during the next 6 hours?

• It will get lower

• It will get higher

• It will remain the same

• It will reach over the dock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which moon phase is shown below?

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

• Full Moon

• New Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Who is standing outside late in the afternoon?

• Ken

• Calvin

• Brenda

• Suzanne