6th & 8th Grade Science Material SOL Review

During which phase does the moon receive sunlight only on the side facing AWAY from Earth?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

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This is a radiometer. As the Sun's rays strike the different colored blades, the device begins to spin. This device is powered by which type of energy?

• Wind

• Electrical

• Solar

• Geothermal

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Two sources of energy that are renewable and available in Virginia are −

• natural gas and wind power.

• coal and hydropower.

• petroleum and solar power.

• wind power and solar power.

Which of the following best describes why the Moon orbits Earth?

• The distance the Moon and Earth are from the Sun.

• The energy reflected from the surface of Earth.

• The winds generated on Earth by the energy of the Sun.

• The gravitational attraction between the Moon and Earth.

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Energy from the Sun is distributed around Earth by −

• subduction and rift zones.

• radiation and convection.

• tectonic plates.

• solar flares.

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A cold air mass moves underneath a warm air mass causing the warm air to rise. This even can best be described as −

• a cold front.

• an occluded front.

• a warm front.

• a stationary front.

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Day and night are caused by:

• The rotation of Earth on its axis.

• The revolution of Earth around the sun.

• The tilt of the Earth.

• The gravitational pull of the Sun.

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Why is water known as the universal solvent?

• It dissolves all known substances.

• It dissolves only solid substances.

• It dissolves the greatest number of substances.

• It dissolves substances faster than all other solvents.

Which city is close to a warm front?

• Chicago

• New York

• Denver

• Los Angeles

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The graph uses a red line to show the changes in temperature in each layer of the atmosphere.

How does the temperature in the stratosphere compare to the temperature in the mesosphere?

• In the stratosphere, the temperature decreases.

  In the mesosphere, the temperature increases.

• In the stratosphere, the temperature increases.

  In the mesosphere, the temperature decreases.

• The temperature increases in both layers.

• There is no way to read the temperature pattern.