Science SOL Review

What is the approximate percentage of the Earth that is illuminated by the Sun at any given time?

• 90%
• 10%
• 25%
• 50%

The sky darkens at midday and the Sun seems to disappear. Minutes later, the Sun reappears and the daylight returns. The best explanation for this is...

• a partial solar eclipse is occurring
• the Moon has created a lunar eclipse
• the Sun has created a lunar eclipse
• the Moon has created a solar eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

During which phase of the Moon will the tides be highest?

• Full Moon
• Quarter Moon
• Gibbous Moon
• Crescent Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How many high tides does Virginia experience each day?

• 4
• 2
• 1
• 3

The first country to land humans on the Moon and return them safely to Earth was

• Germany
• Russia
• U.S.A.
• China

The image shown represents which Moon phase?

• Waxing gibbous
• Waning gibbous
• Waning crescent
• Waxing crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What tool would you use to study stars and space?

• microscope
• oscilloscope
• telescope
• nanoscope

Which of the following is true?

• Earth is the center of the solar system
• The sun orbits the earth
• Gravity exists only on Earth
• The sun is the center of the solar system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

How long is Earth's rotation?

• one day
• one year
• one decade
• one hour

Earth's rotation causes what?

• one year
• day and night
• moon phases
• seasons

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6