7TH GRADE SCIENCE COMPREHENSIVE TEST

Which of the following best describes weather?

• day to day conditions of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

• long-term conditions (months/years) of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The high temperature today will be near 75 C.

• weather
• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The average winter temperature is 45 C.

• weather
• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What zone is the United States in?

• Temperate

• Polar

• Tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What zone is the equator in?

• Temperate

• Polar

• Tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What climate zone is the white area in the picture?

• Polar zone

• Temperate zone

• Tropical zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?

• The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
• The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
• The norther hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sun
• Why are you talking about the northern hemisphere when you asked about the southern hemisphere?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What effect does the tilt of the earth have?

• It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas
• It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year
• When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night
• When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere.

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Rotation

• Causes day and night
• Causes seasons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6