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Welcome to the 8th
grade WASL
retake. (The prior test has been archived; the puzzle is the same,
the final location is different.) Although the State of Washington
does not require passage of the 8th grade WASL to graduate, this
school district does!
This is the 8th
grade science WASL. You will need to answer the following
actual questions correctly in order to pass. Once you pass
all portions of the WASL,
you can graduate.
REMEMBER to note
the code found in the cache - you will need it in order to
graduate.
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A Natural
Satellite
William was
learning about the Earth-Moon-Sun system. He made the diagram below
showing Earth’s yearly orbit around the Sun and the
Moon’s monthly orbit around Earth. He also showed
Earth’s daily spin on its axis and how that axis tilted about
23°.
William knew that, when viewed from Earth, the
Moon appeared quite differently than in the diagram above. He
decided to record the phases of the Moon (how the Moon appears to
be lit up) during the month of July. He observed a new Moon (no
part of the Moon appears to lit up) on July 2 as recorded in the
chart below. He recorded how the Moon appeared every night from
July 2 to July 9. His next recording was July 16 when he saw a full
Moon (the Moon appears completely lit up).
1 Which phenomena are
caused by the 23° tilt of Earth’s axis?
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Day and night
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Lunar eclipses
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Seasons
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Tides
2 Ancient civilizations,
such as the Mayan Indians, were able to accurately predict the
phases of the Moon. What enabled them to do this?
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They had access to modern
technology.
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There was less pollution so the air
was very clear.
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They made consistent observations
over a long period of time.
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They had a better view of the night
sky because there were no lights.
3 William looked at
videos of a moonwalk. He noticed that astronauts easily
carried very heavy life-support systems. How could they do
this?
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Astronauts are stronger on the
Moon.
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Astronauts use jetpacks on the
Moon.
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Life-support systems are less dense
on the Moon.
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The weight of everything is less on
the Moon.
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The cache coordinates
are at:
47
[3]([1]-2).([3]+1)[2]([2]+1)
121 ([3]+1)([3]-[2]).([3]-[1])([1]*3)([1]+[2])
[x] = your answer to the numbered question above, converted to a
number, where A=1, B=2, etc.
The cache is a
smallish Rubbermaid container. Bring your own pen. No need to step
off the trail.
