TNReady Science

Planets that are closer to the sun

• take more time to orbit

• take less time to orbit

Sometimes I am called a "dirty snowball". I have a hydrogen cloud, coma, and a nucleus. I am invisible except when near the sun. What am I?

• Asteroid

• Star

• Meteor

• Comet

Which is found in the belt between Mars and Jupiter

• Comets

• Asteroids

• Meteors

• Stars

I am a rock entering a planet's atmosphere.

• meteor

• moon

• asteroid

• comet

A meteor when it burns in the atmosphere is also known as a ____.

• rock

• shooting star

• ball of ice

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The picture shows rock layers next to a road. Layer 3 most likely formed in which of these environments?

• Desert

• Forest

• Ocean

• Tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Fossil trees were discovered in a sedimentary rock layer. In the rock layer below are fossils of clams, similar to clams found on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. Based on this evidence, we could conclude that the area where the fossils were discovered had what environments in the past?

• Sea followed by Forest

• Forest and later than a mountain

• Forest followed by Beach

• Tundra followed by forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The picture shows flowers with an unusual shape. Which beak shape would best allow a bird to reach the nectar inside the flower?

• Long and thin

• Short and thick

• Short and thin

• Long and thick

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Bullfrogs are Florida’s largest frog. Frogs spend part of their life cycles in water and part on land. Which physical characteristic is most useful for a water environment?

• Thin skin

• Large eyes

• Webbed feet

• Long, strong legs

Pelicans are birds that live in many water environments. They can live in large lakes, in marshy wetlands, and along beaches near the ocean. The picture shows a pelican. What does the pouch on its bill most likely help the pelican do?

•   Catch fish

•   Store water

• Attack other animals

• Balance when it walks