Category 2 TEKS Science

How are stars in a constellation related?

• all are equally bright

• all are an equal distance from Earth

• they form a pattern

• they are close to one another

The Sun, earth, seven other planets, and smaller bodies make up our ________.

• constellation

• solar system

• galaxy

• universe

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Which of the following is the largest?

• constellation

• solar system

• galaxy

• universe

The color of a star indicates its...

• Size

• Temperature

• Distance from Earth

• Luminosity

Which of the following lists some of the objects in the solar system from smallest to largest?

• Asteroid, Earth, Sun

• Sun, Asteroid, Earth

• Earth, Asteroid, Sun

• Earth, Sun, asteroid

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How often does Earth make one complete one rotation?

• once a year

• once a month

• once a week

• once a day

Earth is one of the eight planets that orbit the _____.

• moon

• sun

• Pluto

• galaxy

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What causes night and day?

• solar and lunar eclipses

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's rotation

What is known as the force that pulls an object toward another object?

• mass

• density

• gravity

• weight

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Identify the plate boundaries shown.

• A=Transform, B=Convergent, C=Divergent

• A=Divergent, B=Convergent, C=Transform

• Both of these

• None of these

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