Planetary Science Unit Test

What moon phase is represented by number 7? Follow the arrow.

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• 1st Quarter

• 3rd Quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If tonight was a full moon, what would the moon phase be in 2 weeks?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• 1st Quarter

• 3rd Quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Reorder the following objects or regions in our solar system starting with the one closest to the Sun.

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Pluto

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Sort the following examples into the correct category.

Groups:

(a) Hydrosphere

,

(b) Biosphere

,

(c) Atmosphere

,

(d) Geosphere

• Snow

• core

• Horses

• water vapor

• Fungi

• crust

• Pacific Ocean

• Methane

• acid rain

• volcanoes

• Corona Virus

• CO2

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Jerry is making a mural representation of the solar system to fit on the wall of a school building exterior wall. He is converting extremely large numbers into units that would allow him to use the entire wall. Which scale would work best?

• 1 AU = 10 ft

• 1 ly = 1 ft

• 1,000 km = 1 ft

• 1 AU = 1 ft

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What causes day and night on Earth?

• Day and night on Earth are the results of Earth's rotation on its axis.

• Day and Night on Earth are caused by the Earth's revolution around the Sun.

• Day and night are caused by the moons orbit around the Earth.

• Seasons are caused by the Earth's tilt, allowing for parts of the Earth to see more sunlight than others.

In which of the images to the left would the ground receive the least concentration of light energy?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The bottom spectrum shown to the left is the elemental emission reading for a distant star. Use the reference spectra to analyze the star spectrum to answer the following question. What are the elements that the star is NOT emitting?

• Hydrogen (H)

• Lithium (Li)

• Sodium (Na)

• Helium (He)

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

A ​ lunar ​ (a)   occurs when the ​ (b)   blocks the ​Sun . This causes the ​ (c)   to appear a ​reddish brown color which occurs when the Sun rays ​ (d)   around the Earth's atmosphere and ​ (e)   off the Moon.

• refract
• reflect
• eclipse
• Earth
• Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Match the following

• Ringed (basin) craters

• 
• Terraced craters

• 
• Flooded craters

• 
• Complex craters

• 
• Simple craters

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2