Inspire Science

What is a METEOR?

• A rock floating around in space

• A vegetarian meat substitute that tastes like beef

• The flash of light made by an object burning up in Earth's atmosphere (A "shooting star")

• A rock found on the beach that came from space

Which answer choice has the planets placed IN ORDER?

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

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

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

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

What is the HOTTEST planet?

• Earth

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

Which of the following explains why we have night and day?

• the phase of the moon

• the rotation of Earth on its axis

• the revolution of Earth around the sun

• the alignment of planets

Why is coal a nonrenewable resource?

• It is difficult to mine because it is deep inside Earth.

• It is a resource that can easily be replaced as it is used.

• It is a resource that cannot be replaced as fast as people use it.

• It is the resource that fuels many power plants that make electricity.

What process changes liquid water into vapor?

• sun's radiation

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What are the 3 states of matter?

• Water, air, ball

• mass, volume, grams

• solid, liquid, gas

• chair, table, pencil

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

If you want to make tiny objects look bigger in the science lab you will use a _______________.

• rain gauge

• microscope

• telescope

• timer

Most of Earth's volcanoes and earthquakes occur along

• continental plates

• plate boundaries

• oceanic plates

• the Indian Ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following best identifies Non-Renewable Energy?

• Resources found above ground and underground

• Resources that produce clean energy (less pollution)

• Resources that can be made again

• Resources that cannot be made again for millions of years.