NGSS

NGSS is an acronym for what?

• Next Generation Science Standards

• Next Generation Scientific Superiority

• Newly Germinated Science Standards

• New Guys Science Stuff

For NGSS, what does the color orange represent?

• Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI's)

• Cross Cutting Concepts (CCC's)

• Science and Engineering Practices (SEP's)

• The sun in all it's glory

For NGSS, what does the color green represent?

• Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI's)

• Cross Cutting Concepts (CCC's)

• Science and Engineering Practices (SEP's)

• The power of plants

For NGSS, what does the color blue represent?

• Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI's)

• Cross Cutting Concepts (CCC's)

• Science and Engineering Practices (SEP's)

• The vast depth of the oceans on Earth

Which of the following best describes an ecosystem?

• A community of people living in a particular area

• A collection of all the non-living things in an area

• A system comprising all living organisms in an area along with the non-living components of their environment, interacting as a system

• A group of interacting living organisms

Will we be learning about matter and how it interacts? (The atom, the periodic table, chemical reactions)

• Yes

• No

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Which statement correctly describes a difference in our solar system’s inner planets and outer planets due to gravitational effects?

• A. The inner planets are larger.

• B. The outer planets have more moons.

• C. The inner planets are more spread apart.

• D. The outer planets all have rocky surfaces.

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Where in the solar system are most gases found, other than the sun? (Remember the Jovian planets also contain 2 ice giants)

• A. the inner planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

• B. the outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

• C. the Kuiper belt: disc of dwarf planets beyond the orbit of Neptune

• D. the asteroid belt: disc of asteroids between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

The diagram shows Laplace’s hypothesis explaining the formation of the solar system. Which of these best explains the first stage in the diagram shown? (look at the answers, was the sun cooling? NO!)

• A. This stage shows the contracting and cooling of a cloud.

• B. This stage shows a large collapsing cloud of gas and dust.

• C. This stage shows the collision and fusion of particles forming several large clumps.

• D. This stage shows the spinning and flattening of a nebula that throws off gaseous material.

Explain how the planets stay in orbit around the sun.

• magnetic forces

• solar forces

• gravitational forces

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