Science State Test Prep

______ and ______ Seasons are caused by what on Earth?

• The lunar cycle

• The Earth’s rotation

• The Earth’s tilt

• The Earth’s revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why is the climate near the Earth’s equator warm all year?

• It is always away from the Sunlight all year

• It has no plants

• It receives the most direct rays of sunlight all year

• It has little rainfall all year

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which lunar phase do you not see any of the moon at night?

• New

• full

• crescent

• gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

To believe that the Earth was the center of the universe, was called what model of our solar system?

• Acentric model

• Geocentric model

• Heliocentric model

• Ptolemycentric model

To believe that the Sun was the center of the universe, was called what model of our solar system?

• Acentric model

• Geocentric model

• Heliocentric model

Label each image correctly as the type of model that is shown of the solar system.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Two students are discussing different ways to move a wagon filled with bricks

PART B: Chose one plan that will result in the most motion of the wagon.

Plan

• One student pulls the wagon forward while the other student pushes sideways on the wagon

• One student pulls the wagon forward while the other student pushes the wagon in the opposite direction.

• One student pushes the wagon forward while the other student pulls the wagon forward.

• One student pushes the wagon forward while the other student pulls the wagon upward from the back of the wagon.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Ariana uses balloons to investigate static electricity. Which of the following BEST explains what will happen when she brings two positively charged balloons together?

• The balloons will move apart.

• One balloon will lose its charge.

• The balloons will come together.

• One balloon will gain a negative charge.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Erosion and weathering can both cause changes to the surface of Earth. Which of the following happens only because of erosion and NOT because of weathering?

• Rocks forming deep underground 

• Rocks become smooth and round 

• Rocks are broken apart into smaller pieces 

• Rocks are moved from one place to another 

Astronomers study many different kinds of objects in our Solar System. Which of the following best describes a difference between comets and asteroids?

• Comets orbit planets while most asteroids orbit the sun

• Comets are made of hot balls of gas, and asteroids are made of ice

• Comets are mostly made out of ice, and asteroids are made out of rock

• Comets orbit between Mars and Jupiter, and asteroids form patterns in the sky