6 Sci PAT PREP PART 3

During which of the lunar phases shown above is the Moon furthest from the Sun?

• New Moon

• First quarter

• Full Moon

• Third Quarter

When comparing Jupiter to Earth, Jupiter has a

• smaller diameter

• shorter orbit around the sun

• smaller number of natural satellites

• shorter period of rotation on its axis

Which of the following rows could identify Month W, Month X, and Month Y?

• Month W = December, Month X = March, Month Y = July

• Month W = December , Month X = July, Month Y = March

• Month W = July, Month X = March, Month Y = December

• Month W = July , Month X = December, Month Y = March

Sam uses index cards to help him study the phases of the Moon. He writes the appropriate phase of the Moon on the back of each card and places them in the order shown below. Sam places two of the cards in the wrong order.

• 2 and 6

• 2 and 8

• 4 and 6

• 4 and 8

An unknown object, Object X, is discovered in a distant galaxy. Astronomers gather the following information about the unknown object. Based on the characteristics described above, which of the following celestial objects is Object X most similar to?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Earth's Moon

• Halley's Comet

Which of the following conclusions is supported by the information presented in the table?

• The gaseous planets have more mass than the rocky planets.

• The larger planets are closer to the Sun than the smaller planets.

• The gaseous planets have smaller diameters than the rocky planets.

• The rocky planets are further from the Sun than the gaseous planets.

Which of the following footprint characteristics would best assist an investigator in determining the weight of a suspect?

• Depth

• Width

• Patern

• Length

Based on the diagram of the crime scene above, an inference that can be made is that the

intruder

• entered and exited the store through a window

• could not enter the office because the door was locked

• paced in the bushes until all of the store employees left

• left the crime scene more quickly than when he or she reached it

Two suspects leave a crime scene in a vehicle. The police search for the suspects. They use the graph below to determine the possible distance the suspects could have travelled after leaving the crime scene. Using the information given above, what is the possible distance from the crime scene that the suspects could have travelled 60 minutes after the crime was committed?

• 52 km

• 70 km

• 88 km

• 100 km

Alex left his hockey stick outside after recess. When he returned to get it, he found that it had been broken.

Based on the information above, the order in which the bike tracks and the shoe prints were

made from first to last was

• Shoe print T, Shoe print S, Bike track Q, Bike track R

• Shoe print T, Shoe print S, Bike track R, Bike track Q

• Bike track R, Bike track Q, Shoe print S, Shoe print T

• Bike track R, Bike track Q, Shoe print T, Shoe print S