BCA: 6th Grade: Science: 2nd Nine Week Vocabulary Test

the distance light travels in a year

• Meter-years

• Inch-years

• Kilometer-years

• Light-years

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun

• Solar eclipse
• Lunar eclipse
• Tidal eclipse
• Planetary eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

occurs when the Earth passes between the moon and the sun

• lunar eclipse
• asteroid belt
• lunar phase
• solar eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

has no defined shape and it is made up of other collided galaxies

• Spiral Galaxy
• Elliptical Galaxy
• Andromeda Galaxy
• Irregular Galaxy

is shaped like a football and has stars spread evenly throughout

• Elliptical Galaxy

• Irregular Galaxy

• Spiral Galaxy

• Sombrero Galaxy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

a term used to describe the way in which scientists gather and use information

• scientific method
• artistic interpretation
• literary analysis
• mathematical equation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

a hypothesis that is supported by many experiments

• theory
• speculation
• assumption
• guess

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

a picture that shows relationships between sets of data

• Square diagram

• Pie chart
• Graph

• Line chart

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

a tendency to do nothing or remain unchanged

• momentum
• inertia
• energy
• action

the change in appearance of the moon as it makes once full revolution around the Earth

• Solar eclipse
• Lunar cycle

• Constellation
• Tidal wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1