Reporting Category 3 Quiz

How are galaxies categorized?

• By their size

• By their color

• As spiral, elliptical, and irregular

• By their distance from Earth

What evidence supports that Earth has changed over time?

• Fossil evidence, plate tectonics, and superposition

• Ocean currents and wind patterns

• Solar flares and sunspots

• Animal migration patterns

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What causes the daily, spring, and neap cycles of ocean tides?

• Wind patterns

• Gravitational forces

• Ocean currents

• Earth's rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which of the following is a result of gravitational forces between the Earth, Sun, and Moon?

• Ocean currents

• Tides

• Wind patterns

• Earth's rotation

Which season is North America experiencing when it is positioned on the right side of the sun in this image? ?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following is true about the gravitational forces affecting tides?

• Only the Sun affects tides

• Only the Moon affects tides

• Both the Sun and Moon affect tides

• Neither the Sun nor the Moon affects tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes ocean tides on Earth?

• Wind patterns

• Earth's rotation

• Gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun

• Ocean currents

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

True or False: Neap tides result in the greatest difference between high and low tides.

• True

• False

What does the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram show?

• The life cycle of planets

• The relationship between a star's temperature and its luminosity

• The distance of stars from Earth

• The chemical composition of stars

What is the general trend in the relationship between temperature and brightness in stars?

• Higher temperature means less brightness

• Higher temperature means more brightness

• Temperature does not affect brightness

• Brightness decreases with temperature