Science Category Review

An astronomer observes several items in the night sky and writes down their approximate distance from Earth. What is mostly likely Object #3?

• a planet, probably Jupiter or Saturn
  

• a nearby star relatively close to our solar system 

• a comet
  

• another galaxy 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A Tropical Cyclonic Storm that forms over a large area of ocean water-

• Hurricanes fueled by Cold Water

• Hurricanes fueled by Warm Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other that causes earthquakes-

• Converging Plate Boundary

• Transform Plate Boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Tectonic Plate movement is caused by-

• Convection Currents in the Mantle

• Convection Currents in the Ocean

Tectonic Plates that form folded and volcanic mountains-

• Converging Plate Boundaries

• Diverging Plate Boundaries

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Caused by Earth's revolution-

• Day and Night

• Seasons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Plate boundaries that create Sea Floor Spreading-

• Divergent Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Electromagnetic radiation that can be seen with the human eye-

• Visible Light

• Ultraviolet Ray

When and cold and a warm front meet and stay still-

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A galaxy shaped like a condensed flattened ball, that contains older stars-

• Irregular Galaxy

• Elliptical Galaxy