Earth and Space Science Pretest

Why do we have night and day?

• Earth's rotation
• Earth's revolution around the Sun
• The Sun rotating
• The moon block the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth's rotation causes all of the following EXCEPT

• day and night
• apparent movement of the sun across the sky
• changing shadows
• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An ancient fossil of a fish was found in present day Midland. What does this tell us about the environment in the past?

• it used to be a forest
• there once was a desert
• there have only been land animals
• there was once water in the area

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The temperature this week will be in the 80s.

• weather
• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What powers the water cycle?

• Sun
• Earth's rotation
• waves
• wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of both the moon and Earth?

• gravity
• rocks
• craters
• oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What planet is 5th from the Sun?

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Earth
• Mars

What planet is closest to the Sun?

• Mars
• Mercury
• Earth
• Jupiter

Average temperatures have decreased over the past 100 years.

• weather
• climate

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

How long does it take for Earth to make a full rotation?

• 365 days

• 60 seconds

• 24 hours

• 365 seconds

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1