Science TCAP Review

When the earth is between the sun and the moon, this results in a...

• waxing moon

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• sun rise

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If you are looking up at the sky and see this, you are looking at a....

• solar eclipse

• total eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

• Summer

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What are the reasons for the seasons?

• Earth's tilt and rotation.

• Earth's rotation and revolution.

• Earth's tilt and revolution.

• Earth's tilt and resolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Rotation of the Earth is

• When the Earth spins on its axis.

• When the Earth spins around the sun.

• When the Earth changes from day to night.

• When the Earths seasons change.

Which of the following has the strongest gravitational pull?

• A bowling ball

• A car

• The Earth

• The Sun

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Earth rotates once on its axis every

• 24 hours

• year

• hour

• 27 days

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What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.

• It is spring.

• It is winter.

• It is fall.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Many organisms have inherited traits to help them survive in their environments. Which is an example of inherited characteristics that will help an organism survive in its environment?

• cows rubbing against fence posts

• snakes having scaly skin

• birds drinking from ponds

• owls resting in their nests

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