Semester 2 Post-test Review

Which is the correct order of all the planets in our solar system?

• Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Mercury

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Mars, Uranus, Neptune

What season would the Northern Hemisphere be in at Position C

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

• Spring

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Planets that are closer to the sun have longer orbits (longer years).

• True

• False

What phase would the moon be in at # 5

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

• Full Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Define Humidity

• the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or in a gas

• have a tendency to do something.

• a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.

• a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flasj

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

These two models of our solar system are called:

• Geocentric & Theocentric

• Heliocentric & Monocentric

• Geocentric & Heliocentric

• Theocentric & Monocentric

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

This is "the force that attracts two objects towards one another" (example: The Earth & Moon... The Planets & The Sun)

• Inertia

• Gravity

• Motion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Global winds are caused by

• Unequal heating of the earth

• Wind from the sky

• Earth's atmospheric pressure

• The different states of matter colliding

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why do areas near the equator get hurricanes more intense and more frequently?

• They have warm climates and dry air

• They have cold climates and moist air

• They have warm climates and moist air

• They have cold climates and dry air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Why is this NOT an accurate model of the universe?

• The sun is not part of our solar system

• Earth is not at the center of our universe

• This model only shows 7 planets, not 8

• The sun should be at the center of the solar system

• The sun needs to be at the center of the universe

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1