AA-The Endless Summer of the Arctic Tern

AA-The Endless Summer of the Arctic Tern

Assessment

Passage

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-6, MS-LS2-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

DANIELLE COLLINS

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long do Arctic terns typically live?

10 years

20 years

30 years

40 years

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do Arctic terns migrate such long distances?

To find food

To escape predators

To experience summer

To find mates.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens at the South Pole when the Arctic experiences 24-hour sunlight?

24-hour darkness

12-hour sunlight

18-hour sunlight

6-hour sunlight

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When the seasons change, what happens to the sunlight at the poles?

It remains the same

It switches

It increases

It decreases

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many kilometers do Arctic terns migrate in their lifetime?

1 million km

1.5 million km

2.4 million km

3 million km

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main factor that influences the migration of Arctic terns?

Temperature

Sunlight

Food availability

Predators

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main reason Arctic terns migrate between the Arctic and Antarctic?

To find food

To avoid predators

To stay in sunlight

To find mates

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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