DMS 3rd Quarter Science Review

What phase of the moon occurs when the Moon is completely illuminated by the Sun as seen from Earth?

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Last Quarter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following best describes why we have seasons on Earth?

• The Earth is closer to the Sun in summer and farther from the Sun in winter.

• The Earth's orbit around the Sun is a perfect circle.

• The tilt of the Earth's axis relative to its orbit around the Sun.

• The Moon blocks the Sun at various times of the year.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes the phases of the Moon?

• The Earth's shadow falling on the Moon

• The Moon's shadow falling on the Earth

• The Moon's orbit around the Earth, causing different parts of it to be illuminated by the Sun

• The Sun's movement around the Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the primary reason for the difference in temperature between summer and winter?

• The distance between the Earth and the Sun changes.

• The Earth is closer to the sun in summer.

• The Earth moves faster in its orbit during the summer.

• In the summer the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, and gets direct energy.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Could the material for igneous rock come from sedimentary rock?

• Yes, if sedimentary rock is exposed to energy from the sun at Earth's surface for a long time, it can melt into liquid rock and form igneous rock.

• Yes, if sedimentary rock is moved below Earth's outer layer and exposed to energy from Earth's interior, it can melt into liquid rock and form igneous rock.

• No, igneous rock can only form from other igneous rock. Sedimentary rock cannot change into igneous rock.

• No, igneous rock forms under Earth's outer layer due to energy from Earth's interior, but sedimentary rock only forms at Earth's surface.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

On the island of Hawaii, Paul notices that the sand on the beach is black, the same color as the rock formations on the island. Paul realizes the sand used to be part of the rock formations. How did material from the rock formations turn into sand?

• Rays from the sun shone down on the rock, and it broke into pieces.

• If anything were left out for a long time, it would break into small pieces.

• The sand was formed by earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters. These disasters were strong enough to break the rock into small pieces.

• Wind and rain interacted with the rock, breaking it into small pieces.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Africa and Europe are very close to each other, but they used to be far apart. Which diagram above shows what happened to the plates that Africa and Europe are part of?

• 
• 
• 
• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Weather is a ............. condition of a certain place during a certain time.

• long term

• short term

• water cycle

• none of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Wind moves from areas of .............. to areas of ...............?

• high pressure to low pressure

• low pressure to high pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When water vapor in an air parcel _____ it can condense into liquid water which can form a cloud and falls as rain.

• warms

• cools

• stays the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4