Category 3

Look at the Earth's Rotation diagram. What motion causes day and night on Earth?

• Earth rotating on its axis

• The sun moving around Earth

• Earth revolving around the sun

• Moon blocking the sunlight

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In the Rotation diagram, shadows of trees are drawn. Which change during the day is best explained by Earth's rotation?

• Tree height and width

• Shadow length and direction

• Number of clouds seen

• Sun’s brightness and color

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

On the Water Cycle diagram, which process moves water vapor upward to form clouds?

• Infiltration into soil

• Precipitation from clouds

• Surface runoff downhill

• Evaporation from surfaces

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Both posters show labeled arrows. Which statement correctly distinguishes rotation from revolution in the left diagram?

• Rotation changes seasons; revolution causes shadows

• Rotation is traveling around; revolution is spinning

• Rotation is spinning in place; revolution is orbiting

• Rotation makes years longer; revolution makes hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Use the Water Cycle diagram. After water vapor condenses into clouds over a mountain, what step most likely happens next in that area?

• Evaporation cools the mountain

• Transpiration increases cloud mass

• Precipitation falls on the slopes

• Runoff begins before any rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Look at the solar system diagram. Which list shows the correct order of the first four planets starting closest to the Sun?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury

• Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus

• Mars, Mercury, Venus, Earth

Using the diagram, which characteristic best describes the inner planets compared to the outer planets?

• Inner planets are rocky spheres; outer planets are gas balls

• Inner planets have rings only; outer planets have none

• Inner planets are gas giants; outer planets are rocky

• Inner planets are icy worlds; outer planets are molten

A student says, “Saturn comes before Jupiter in order from the Sun.” Use the diagram to decide what to tell the student.

• That is correct; Saturn is before Jupiter

• That is incorrect; Jupiter is before Saturn

• Neither is correct; both are beyond Neptune

• Order changes; planets swap positions

Examine the moon phase diagram. Which phase happens about one week after a new moon?

• Full moon phase around day fourteen

• First quarter phase around day seven

• Third quarter phase around day twenty-one

• Waning crescent phase around day twenty-seven

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

According to the moon cycle diagram, which statement explains the difference between waxing and waning?

• Waxing shows less lit side; waning shows more lit

• Waxing shows more lit side each night; waning shows less

• Waxing only happens during eclipses; waning does not

• Waxing and waning both keep the same lit amount

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1