Games Earth Science Review

Why do planets orbit the sun (and not float around in space)?

• the moons are keeping them in place

• They were hit by an asteroid

• they were hit by a comet

• the sun's gravity keeps them in place

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following directly use the Sun's energy to produce their own food?

• decomposers

• carnivores

• consumers

• producers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

According to the energy pyramid, which of the following will most likely happen to the other organisms if all the harvest mice died?

• The number of hawks would decrease, and the number of insects would increase.

• The number of hawks would increase, and the number of insects would increase.

• The number of hawks would increase, and the number of insects would decrease.

• There would be no change in the rest of the chain.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

How can the wolf in this picture benefit from plants even if it never eats plants?

• The rabbit eats the plants, and the wolf eats the rabbit.

• The plants help the rabbit to hide from the wolf.

• The plants make the wolf run slower.

• The rabbit eats the wolf, and the grass decomposes the rabbit.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

According to the food web, if the snail population of this ecosystem increases, which of the following is most likely to occur?

• The grass population will increase.

• The grass population will decrease.

• The snails will eventually become extinct.

• The grasshopper population will increase at nearly the same rate.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the relationship between the Sun, plants, and animals in a food web?

• The Sun provides energy for both plants and animals to make their own food.

• The Sun provides energy for plants to make their own food, and animals eat plants or other animals.

• The Sun provides light so animals can see which plants to eat.

• The Sun provides heat energy for animals to survive, but not plants.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The imaginary line running through the center of Earth.

• axis

• moon

• constellation

• orbit

What causes Earth's seasons?

• the tilt of Earth's axis

• Earth's rotation

• the revolution of the Moon

• Earth's distance from the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The rotation of Earth on its axis causes the pattern of _____

• night and day

• constellations

• Earth's seasons

• the phases of the moon