The seasons are caused by

the direction Earth’s rotational axis is pointed with respect to the Sun

the distance Earth is from the Sun

Why don’t lunar and solar eclipses occur every full moon and new moon?

The Moon’s orbit around Earth and Earth’s orbit around the Sun are not in the same plane, so the three bodies only line up occasionally.

The Moon’s orbit around the Sun and Earth’s orbit around the Sun are not in the same plane, so the three bodies only line up occasionally.

The Moon’s orbit around Earth and the Sun’s orbit around Earth are not in the same plane, so the three bodies only line up occasionally.

The temperature is not always right for an eclipse

Why do solar eclipses not happen every month?

Due to the tilt of the moon's orbit, during most new moons, Earth is above or below the Moon's shadow.

The earth's orbit around the moon causes a shift during most months.

The shift of the sun's orbit tilts towards the earth and caused the moon's orbit to tilt.

A type of heat transfer that happens in fluids

A type of heat that transfer solids

What is a cast fossil?

A hollow impression of an organism

Dead organism is compressed and leaves a carbon outline

Whole or part of organism is preserved in ice, tar, resin/amber

The remains or evidence of once living organisms

The process by which species change over time

What does trace fossil refer to

Shows evidence of an organism's movement or behavior

Minerals replace tissue and hardens into rock

A hollow impression of an organism

What does the fossil record provide evidence for?

The exact DNA sequence of ancient organisms

What does the fossil record help scientists do

Picture what species looked like long ago

Predict the weather patterns of ancient Earth

Understand the surface of other planets

Predict the weather patterns of ancient Earth

Which of the following statements best describes relative dating?

Determining the age of rocks and fossils by comparing them to each other

Measuring the rate of erosion on rocks and fossils.

Earth and Space midterm

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6th Grade

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MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-3, MS-LS4-1

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

Which of the following answers the original problem or question?

Evidence

Claim

Reasoning

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

Which of the following includes reasoning?

Our plant on the windowsill grew more and was green. I know that plants need sunlight to grow, so the green color might have something to do with getting the light they need.

We took two pictures. One had yellow leaves and the one on the windowsill had green leaves.

Our plant in the closet is yellow. The plant on the window sill is growing. They are different colors.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

Why do we need evidence?

To answer a question

To prove our claim is true

To show how and why

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

What does CER stands for?

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

How many Lunar Phases are there?

2

10

8

7

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

What phase is this moon in

Waxing Crescent

Waxing Gibbous

Waning Crescent

Third Quarter

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

What phase is this moon in

First quarter

Half

Third quarter

New

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Earth and Space midterm

40 questions

Which of the following answers the original problem or question?

Which of the following includes reasoning?

Why do we need evidence?

What does CER stands for?

How many Lunar Phases are there?

What phase is this moon in

What phase is this moon in

The yearly orbit of Earth around the Sun is called

The seasons are caused by

During __________ phases, more of the Moon is visible each night

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