Seasons Topic 4 Experience 1

What is a solstice?

• A day when the sun is directly above the equator

• A day of the year when the noon sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky

• A period of the year with certain weather patterns

• A change in matter that produces new substances

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is a balanced force?

• A force that causes an object to move

• Two forces acting on an object that are equal in strength and opposite in direction

• A force that changes the shape of an object

• A force that acts only in one direction

What does revolution refer to?

• The spinning of an object on its axis

• The movement of one object around another object

• The change in seasons

• The process of mixing substances

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is a homogeneous mixture?

• A mixture where the substances are easily seen

• A mixture made of substances so evenly mixed that it is difficult to see the parts

• A mixture that changes color over time

• A mixture that separates into layers

What is an axis?

• A line that divides the Earth into two hemispheres

• An imaginary line that passes through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole

• A line that marks the equator

• A line that indicates the Earth's orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What happens during an equinox?

• The sun reaches its highest point in the sky

• Day and night are the same length because neither hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

• The Earth is closest to the sun

• The Earth is farthest from the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion?

• An object in motion stays in motion

• For every action force, there is an equal but opposite reaction force

• Force equals mass times acceleration

• An object at rest stays at rest

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

What defines a season?

• A change in the Earth's orbit

• A period of the year with certain patterns of weather and day lengths

• A time when the sun is directly above the equator

• A time when the Earth is closest to the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is a chemical change?

• A change in the shape of an object

• A change in matter that produces one or more new substances

• A change in the color of a substance

• A change in the temperature of a substance

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

What is a wave?

• A change in the direction of an object

• A disturbance, such as a vibration, that transfers energy from one place to another

• A force that pulls objects toward each other

• A movement of air that causes sound

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2