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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
+7
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Midwestern United States is home to "Tornado Alley," a portion of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska commonly plagued with powerful and plentiful tornadoes. Tornado Alley is located at a point where the jet stream drives cool, dry, high-pressure air masses from the deserts and mountains of the West toward the East Coast. With which type of air mass do these high-pressure fronts collide to create so many tornadoes?
Moist, warm, low-pressure air masses from the Gulf of Mexico
Dry, warm, high-pressure air masses from the Atlantic Ocean
Moist, cool, low-pressure air masses from Canada
Dry, cool, high-pressure air masses from Alaska
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Maps of predicted weather conditions are shown for Day 1 and Day 2. Which answer choice best describes the weather at location X on Day 1 and Day 2?
Day 1: warm and rainy / Day 2: cool with more rain
Day 1: warm and windy / Day 2: cloudy and cold
Day 1: clear and cool / Day 2: warm and rainy
Day 1: cold and rainy / Day 2: clear and sunny
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The weather map shows the weather conditions for one day across the United States. Based on the weather map, which city will most likely experience decreasing temperatures during the next 24 hours?
Denver, because it is raining there
Minneapolis, because a cold front is approaching
Atlanta, because a warm front is approaching
Houston, because it is in a high-pressure area
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The weather map shows air pressures in millibars. Which set of conditions best describes the weather at the area of lowest air pressure?
Bright sun with no wind
Partly cloudy with no wind
Mostly sunny with light winds
Overcast skies with strong winds
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Sam creates a model of a natural phenomenon that occurs on Earth. What does the model most likely represent?
The convection of ocean currents caused by Earth's rotation on its axis
The conduction of ocean currents caused by water flowing into cooler depths as the sea floor spreads
The conduction of ocean currents caused by water heating from volcanic eruptions
The convection of ocean currents caused by the amount of radiant energy absorbed by the Sun
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
During an investigation in class, a student creates this model. Which of these statements best compares the locations of point A and point B?
Point A is experiencing day while point B is experiencing night.
Point A is experiencing night while point B is experiencing day.
Point A is experiencing summer while point B is experiencing winter.
Point A is experiencing winter while point B is experiencing summer.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The model shows Earth in four different positions in its orbit around the sun. Which statement correctly explains which position of Earth represents summer in the United States?
Position 1, because the Western Hemisphere is facing the sun
Position 2, because the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the sun
Position 3, because Earth is at its closest point to the sun in its orbit
Position 4, because Earth is traveling at its fastest rate in its orbit
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
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