Mississippi Science

Match the science vocabulary word or concept to the correct definition: "the process of rocks breaking down due to rain, snow, ice, and wind."

• Evaporation

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Match the science vocabulary word or concept to the correct definition: "energy from the sun that heats the atmosphere and oceans causing the movement of air and water."

• solar wind

• solar energy

• photosynthesis

• thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the science vocabulary word or concept to the correct definition: "the lateral movement of water or air caused by solar energy."

• convection currents

• friction

• inertia

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the science vocabulary word or concept to the correct definition: "the blanket of air that surrounds the Earth."

• atmosphere

• desert

• mountain

• ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which planet is the smallest?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

All of the inner planets--

• have rings

• are rocky

• have deep atmospheres

• are large

What is the correct order of the planets from the sun?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune.

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The sun is a...

• planet

• star

• asteroid

• moon

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NGSS.5-ESS1-1

Which planet is the hottest?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Neptune

Neptune and Uranus both get their blue color from--

• Methane

• Iron

• Storms

• Oxygen

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1