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What is the relationship between the Sun, Earth and Moon?

• Earth revolves around the Moon, Earth revolves around the Sun. 

• The Sun revolves around Earth as the Moon revolves around Earth. 

• The Moon revolves around Earth as Earth revolves around the Sun. 

• Earth revolves around the Moon as the Sun revolves around Earth. 

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which statement correctly describes the Sun's apparent movement across the sky?

• As Earth spins on its axis, it makes the Sun appear to move across the sky.

• As the Sun spins around Earth, it moves across the sky.

• Earth rotates around the Sun every 24 hours, making the Sun appear to move across the sky. 

• The Sun rotates around Earth every 12 hours, making the Sun appear to move across the sky. 

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The picture show two views of a certain fish. How does the appearance of this fish most likely help it survive?

• Prey have little chance of seeing this fish as it approaches head-on

• The head-on view of this fish attracts predators

• The narrow body allows this fish to live in deep water

• Predators have a hard time seeing the side view of this fish.

Some facts about birds called Cattle Egrets are listed below. Which of these facts best describes how these birds depends on other animals to survive?

• Fact 1

• Fact 2

• Fact 3

• Fact 4

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This food web represents organisms in a field. What role do raccoons play in this food web? (5.9B)

• Prey

• Producer

• Decomposer

• Consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A food web for some organisms in an African rain forest is shown below. Which organisms in this food web eat only consumers? (5.9B)

• Okapis

• Civets

• Leopards

• Gorillas

Camouflage is a method when an ​ (a)   blends in with its ​ (b)   to avoid its ​ (c)   .

• organism

• environment

• predator

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Crayfish live in water and often hide under rocks or plants. They come out to look for food and will eat both plants and animals. Which of these is a trait that a crayfish most likely inherits from its parents? (5.10B)

• The average distance it travels each day

• The number of legs it has

• The amount of food it eats each day

• The type of plants in its habitat

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Which of these is a behavior that a person learns rather than inherited? (5.10B)

• Swallowing a sweet liquid

• Having a pleasant dream

• Digesting a chocolate-covered strawberry

• Identifying the scent of a rose

A student plugs a hot plate into an outlet and turns on the hot plate to melt the ice. Complete the example to identify another object that used the same source of energy as the hot plate.

Drag and drop the correct answer in each box.

​ ​ (a)   ​ using ​ (b)   energy.

• toaster

• electrical

• light

• prism

• plant

• sound