Beginning of the school test

Which of the following is not a requirement for being a planet? (MS-ESS1-2) (MS-ESS1-3) Must be made out of rock or ice Must orbit a star Must be able to clear its orbit Must be spherical Which of the planets below is a terrestrial planet?(MS-ESS1-2) Saturn Jupiter Neptune Earth Which of the following would not occur if Earth was not tilted on its axis? (MS-ESS1-1) Eclipses TIdes Seasons Day and Night Which statement best describes the theory of continental drift? (MS-ESS2-3) The continents are changing in size by a noticeable amount each year. The continents are floating on top of the ocean water. The continents are connected to a moving portion of the core of the Earth. The continents were once one large land mass and broke apart slowly over time. Which of the following is evidence of Pangaea? (MS-ESS2-2)(MS-ESS2-3) The age of the water Continents that are now very far apart have similar fossils of plants and animals. Written records from ancient civilizations The continents on other planets (such as Mars) have changed shape and size throughout the years, which makes scientists assume the same has happened on Earth Which of the following is a biotic factor in a forest ecosystem? (MS-LS2-1) Temperature Precipitation Soil Tree Diagrams (MS-ESS2-1) Label the Diagram: Convergent, Divergent , Transform divergent divergent transform Label the diagram evaporation transpiration runoff precipitation condensation Fill in the blanks We use probability forecasting to predict the weather.It is widely accepted that the universe is constantly expanding .greenhouse gases in the atmosphere trap heat and warm the Earth.direct sunlight occurs at the equator.Winds that always travel in the same direction are called prevailing winds.A natural disaster is a catastrophic event that occurs as the result of natural processes. Read each scenario carefully. Decide if the population will INCREASE or DECREASE and explain WHY. A population of bees feeds exclusively on a nearby field of wildflowers. The field is destroyed during the construction of a new apartment complex. The berries and seeds from a small habitat are a food source for local squirrels and blue birds. If the squirrels are better competitors, what will happen to the blue bird population? Wolves are the predator of the moose. If the moose population increases, what will happen to the wolf population? Determine if the statement is TRUE or FALSE. True Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth When an ecosystem reaches its fully functioning state, it is referred as the climax community. An example of a disturbance is a fire. False Match the definition to the vocab word Are massive balls of gas, held together by gravity. stars The Sun is what type of star? yellow Dwarf Star There is evidence that backs up the Big Bang but we can not prove it happened, this makes the Big Bang a _. theory An object that has an incredibly large mass and has the strongest gravity of anything in the universe. black hole