NGSS Science Assessment

Th 8th grade SSA is made up of all of the 8th grade science standards.

• True

• False

Which category of standards has had the greatest number of points assigned over the last 5 years?

• Earth and Space

• Life Science

• Nature of Science

• Physical Science

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which planet is the smallest?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which is considered to be "Earth's Twin" because it is almost the same size?

• Uranus

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus

All of the inner planets--

• have rings

• are rocky

• have deep atmospheres

• are large

What is the correct order of the planets from the sun?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune.

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The sun is a...

• planet

• star

• asteroid

• moon

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NGSS.5-ESS1-1

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Which planet is the hottest?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Neptune

Neptune and Uranus both get their blue color from--

• Methane

• Iron

• Storms

• Oxygen

What is a STAR?

• A twinkle, like a diamond, in the night sky

• A ball of fire

• Glowing ball of hot gas that makes its own energy and light

• A large spherical object in space