SC.8.E.5.10

As the distance between two objects increases, the force of gravity . . .

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• none of these

A meteor that reaches Earth's surface without burning up is a ___________.

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Meteoroid

• Asteroid

When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Which statement best explains the reason for this situation?

• When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, the Southern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.

• When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The cycle of the moon’s phases repeats in a predictable way. About how long does it take to cycle from one new moon to the next new moon?

• About one year

• About one month

• About one week

• About one day

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which phases in the lunar cycle does numbers 5 and 7 represent?

• New moon and first quarter moon

• New moon and full moon

• Full moon and third quarter moon

• Full moon and first quarter moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

SC.8.E.5.9 What causes night and day?

• solar and lunar eclipses

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's rotation

If it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere; in which of the following months would summer begin in the Southern Hemisphere?

• June

• December

• September

• March

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What type of tide is shown?

• lunar

• solar

• spring

• neap

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space.

• rotation

• revolution/orbit

• gravity

• dwarf planet

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

A factor that is changed on purpose by an experimenter is called . . .

• An independent variable

• A dependent variable

• A controlled variable

• A constant

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4