Solution 4.5 and 4.6

This is an image of a _______.

• new moon

• first quarter

• third quarter

• full moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The different phases of the moon as it appears from Earth depend upon _____.

• how much sunlight reaches Earth

• where on Earth you a re standing

• the position of the sun in relation to Earth

• the position of the moon in relation to the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Look a the picture of the moon phases on the left. Going counterclockwise, what is the moon phase that comes after the third quarter?

• full moon

• third quarter

• new moon

• first quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What type of cloud lays close to the ground?

Hint: Another name for it is fog.

• cumulus cloud

• stratus cloud

• cirrus cloud

• cumulonimbus cloud

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How old is the Sun?

• 110 years old

• 92 million years

• 4.6 billion years

• 25 billion years

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

How many planets are in our solar system?

• 9

• 8

• 7

• 10

True of False: Early astronomers believed that the Earth was in the center of the solar system.

• True

• False

All of the planets in the solar system ________________ around the sun

• fly

• rotate

• turn

• revolve

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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When we see the right half of the moon lit, what moon phase is that?

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Third Quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which fact is not true about thunderstorms?

• occur in warm, humid conditions

• brief periods of heavy rain

• can last several days

• produce thunder and lightning

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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