Space Unit Test

Where is the red line in mm?

• 44 mm

• 60 mm

• 64 mm

• 40 mm

Read the triple beam balance. What is the correct mass?

• 177.5 g

• 70.5 g

• 75.7 g

• 77.5 g

When the sun has a small elevation angle the length of the day will be...

• shorter

• longer

• somewhere in between

• the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The length of daylight and the solar elevation angle has changed significantly between the year 1000, 1500, 2000, and 2500.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In the northern hemisphere, which of the following is the longest (most daylight) day of the year?

• Saturday

• June 20

• March 20

• October 27

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun it is ______ in the northern hemisphere and ______ in the southern hemisphere.

• summer, winter

• winter, summer

• spring, autumn

• autumn, spring

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

During the northern hemisphere's winter, the earth is farther from the sun and that is why it is cold.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why is Earth's surface hotter in the summer?

• During the summer the sun is at a higher angle in the sky therefore the sunlight is more concentrated on Earth's surface

• During the summer the sun is at a higher angle in the sky therefore the sunlight is less concentrated on Earth's surface

• During the summer the sun is at a lower angle in the sky therefore the sunlight is more concentrated on Earth's surface

• During the summer the sun is at a lower angle in the sky therefore the sunlight is less concentrated on Earth's surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What phase of the moon is the person on the earth observing?

• full moon

• first quarter

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Solar eclipses only happen during which phase of the moon?

• New moon

• Full moon

• Waxing gibbous moons

• Waning crescent moons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1