Science SOL 4.8

How is Earth different from all of the other planets?

• It has a breathable atmosphere.

• It has a rocky surface.

• It is warmed by the sun.

• It rotates on an axis.

The Earth is very different from the other planets in the solar system because it has the most --

• solid rock

• volcanoes

• liquid water

• high winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The distance between which of these is the shortest?

• Earth and Sun

• Moon and SUn

• Earth and Mars

• Earth and Moon

About 400 years ago, Galileo recorded what the moon looked like. Through the telescope, he was able to tell that the moon had --

• plants but no animals

• many craters

• active volcanoes

• polar ice caps

Which of these objects in the solar system has been visited by people from Earth?

• Moon

• Sun

• Mars

• Asteroids

In this picture, the precipitation is traveling from homes, a farm, and factories into  the river. This is a diagram of —

• precipitation

• a watershed

• an ocean land

• plowing

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4.8.a

A watershed is —

• a small building that holds water to be used

• a geographic area where all water eventually drains into a common body of water

• a body of water that is clean and unpolluted

• the ocean waves that bring up pieces of sand and shells to the beach area

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4.8.a

Which of the following is NOT a pollutant?

• Fertilizer

• Oxygen

• Trash

• Pet Littler

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4.8.a

Using the map, which major watershed area does the York River flow into?

• Pacific Ocean

• Mississippi River

• Chesapeake Bay

• North Carolina Sound

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4.8.a

Which person is not helping the water quality of a watershed?

• Dale is planting grass near the riverbank.

• Juanita is cleaning up after her pet.

• Joe added extra fertilizer to his lawn.

• Maria is picking up trash near the lake.

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4.8.a