Astronomy Review

Scientists have sent robots to the surface of the fourth planet from the Sun. Which planet are scientists studying?

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Saturn

• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which inner planet is closest to the Sun?

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Mars

• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which best describes the planet that the arrow is pointing to?

• Jupiter, an outer gaseous planet

• Earth, an inner rocky planet

• Saturn, an outer gaseous planet

• Mars, an inner rocky planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A student wrote a report about a planet. He told the class these facts about the planet. Which planet is described?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Venus

A student worked on an investigation involving shadows. He recorded the length of a shadow of a tree in the schoolyard every hour for 5 hours beginning at 8:00am. The student's observations are recorded in the data table. Which of the following caused the shadow to become shorter over time?

• the rotation of Earth

• the movement of the Sun

• the growth of the tree

• the change of the temperature over time

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which set of pictures shows the correct sequence of the phases of the Moon?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The graph shows the changes in the length of a building's shadow during a summer day. If this day continues to be sunny, what will most likely happen to the length of the shadow from 3:00pm to 7:00pm?

• the length of the shadow will increase

• the length of the shadow will stay the same

• the length of the shadow will decrease

• the length of the shadow will decrease and then increase

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

What is the Sun's role in the water cycle?

• to cool the water down for condensation

• to heat the water up for evaporation

• to make the water fall as precipitation

• to help the water gather in lakes and streams

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

For the past 30 years, students at Hairgrove Elementary have recorded the temperature and rainfall each day. This information would be useful to learn about the -

• Climate of the surrounding area

• Weather in the years to come

• Forecast for the upcoming week

• Types of soil that would be found in the area

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A student wrote an essay in class about a day at the beach with the family. What is the student describing in this paragraph?

• climate

• evaporation

• weather

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5