Kinchler - Space TEST Review

Which gravitational pull has the greatest effect on tides?

• the sun’s gravitational pull on the Earth

• the moon’s gravitational pull on the Earth

• Earth’s gravitational pull on the moon

• the sun’s gravitational pull on the moon

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Sara is recording the water levels in the ocean near her home once an hour for one day. She observes the water level slowly rising and falling twice that day. What is Sara observing?

• Currents

• Gravity

• Tides

• Waves

Which of the following is an example of an uncrewed technology only?

• Lander

• Space Shuttle

•  Probes

• Space Station

In which of the following technologies do satellites work together to aid in navigation?

• Radio telescope

• Optical telescope

• Interstellar space probe

• Global Positioning System (GPS)

The graph shows tides in Boston Harbor.

Which statement best explains the shift in times of high and low tides each day?

• The moon rises and sets earlier each day.

• The sun rises and sets later each day.

• The moon rises and sets later each day.

• The sun rises and sets earlier each day.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The diagrams illustrate different laws of planetary motion and gravity.

Which diagram illustrates Kepler’s second law.

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A student viewed the moon through binoculars one week after a new moon. Which image shows the phase of the moon that the student observed?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A student models the moon phases. She holds a foam ball on a stick in front of her body and then stands in front of a light as shown. The student uses herself to represent Earth. She turns her body slowly to represent four different moon phases. Which diagram represents the student modeling a full moon?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

As the moon’s shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is

• Swelling

• Waxing

• Waning

• Disappearing

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following sets contains only objects that shine as a result of reflected light?

• moons, planets, comets

• planets, stars, comets         

• moons, comets, stars

• planets, stars, moons