Science Games

What time of day is a shadow the shortest?

• morning

• evening

• noon

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

What is a group of stars that makes a pattern?

• Ursa Minor (Little Dipper)

• Hercules

• constellations

• Ursa Major (Big Dipper)

Earth ________ on its axis.

• rotates

• revolves

• twists and shouts

• stays

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why do the length of shadows change throughout the day?

• Because of the revolution of Earth around the sun

• Because of the revolution of the moon around Earth

• Because of the rising and setting of the sun

• Because of the movement of stars in a circle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why do the stars seem to move in the sky?

• Earth's tilt

• Earth orbiting the sun

• The moon orbiting Earth

• Earth rotating on its axis

What would happen if Earth spun faster on its axis than it does now?

• Earth would be hotter

• A day would be shorter than 24 hours

• A year would be longer than 365 days

• There would be more than four seasons

Which of the following explains why we have night and day?

• the phase of the moon

• the rotation of Earth on its axis

• the revolution of Earth around the sun

• the alignment of planets

Which of the following best identifies Non-Renewable Energy?

• Resources found above ground and underground

• Resources that produce clean energy (less pollution)

• Resources that can be made again

• Resources that cannot be made again for millions of years. 

Why is coal a nonrenewable resource?

• It is difficult to mine because it is deep inside Earth.

• It is a resource that can easily be replaced as it is used.

• It is a resource that cannot be replaced as fast as people use it.

• It is the resource that fuels many power plants that make electricity.

What process changes liquid water into vapor?

• sun's radiation

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4