Science STAAR 2022

Organisms that digest dead producers and consumers such as mold, fungus, bacteria and worms.

• Producer

• Parasite

• Decomposer

• Consumer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Process by which an animal or plant species becomes fitted to its environment to help them survive.

• Interdependence

• Natural Selection

• Adaptation

• Competition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem until a stable community is established.

• Ecological Succession

• Biodiversity

• Adaptation

• Competition

What causes day & night?

• Earth's rotation on the equator

• Earth's revolution around the Sun

• The Moon's rotation around the Sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?

• towards

• up

• down

• away

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What are the reasons for the season?

• Earth's tilt & rotation

• Earth's tilt & revolution

• Earth's rotation & rovolution

• Earth's tilt & resolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is Earth's annual motion around the sun called?

• Rotation

• Revolution

Which movement of Earth causes day and night?

• rotation

• revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The model shows Earth in several positions relative to the Sun. In which position is it winter in North America?

• Position 1, because North America receives the most direct sun.

• Position 2, because North America is tilted toward the Sun.

• Position 3, because North America is parallel to the Sun.

• Position 4, because North America is tilted away from the Sun.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take for the lunar cycle to go from position B to position D?

• 7 days

• 14 days

• 21 days

• 28 days

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1