MCA Science Review

Quiz
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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
+8
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these factors does NOT influence climate?
latitude
longitude
elevation
distance from large body of water
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Wind is created by the movement of air from areas of...
low pressure to high pressure
high pressure to low pressure
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Cutting down large forests (deforestation) can result in:
little to no changes
more homes for animals
less plants to absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following best explains why seasonal variations in temperature are more extreme at location X than at location Y?
The gravitational force is less at location X than at location Y.
The rotation of Earth has less effect on location X than on location Y.
The angle of incoming solar radiation varies more at location X than at location Y.
The ocean moderates the average temperature more at location X than at location Y.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An astronaut drops a hammer on the Moon, and a scientist drops an identical hammer on Earth. Both hammers are dropped from the same height. The hammer dropped on Earth falls to the ground faster than the hammer dropped on the Moon. Why does the hammer on Earth fall faster than the hammer on the Moon?
Earth has a stronger magnetic field than the Moon because Earth orbits the Sun.
Earth has a stronger magnetic field than the Moon because Earth has an iron core.
Gravitational attraction is stronger on Earth than on the Moon because Earth rotates on its axis.
Gravitational attraction is stronger on Earth than on the Moon because Earth has a larger mass.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
8.ESS.1.02 The diagram shows the relative heights of ocean tides on Earth at a particular time. Which diagram shows one possible location of the Moon at the time when these tides occur?
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following processes created the high mountains of the Himalayas?
glacial erosion
physical weathering
the deposition of sediments
the collision of tectonic plates
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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