Review Quiz #5

The picture shows a model of the water cycle. In the picture, a bowl that contains water is placed under a heat lamp. Ice cubes are placed on a sheet of plastic that covers the bowl. In the picture, different parts of the water cycle are numbered. Which of these does number 2 represent?

• condensation

• collection

• precipitation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Choose the correct sentence to complete the "friction" box.

• Moving an elephant is much more difficult than moving a mouse.

• Stopping a truck requires more force than stopping a skateboard.

• A car rolling down a ramp is pulled by this force.

• Kicking a ball in grass is more difficult than kicking a ball on a sidewalk.

In order for plants to be changed into fossil fuels, the plants must first die, and then be –

• decomposed by bacteria
• eaten by consumers
• completely dried out
• buried deep underground

A fifth grade class has collected empty cans for recycling. They have several large bins with aluminum and steel cans, all mixed together. The two types of cans must be separated. Which of the following techniques could the students use to separate the two types of cans?

• Place the cans in water, and the aluminum cans will float
• Use a magnet to find and remove the steel cans
• Crush the cans to make them easier to carry
• Test the cans for their ability to conduct electricity

A student places samples of different materials in the space between the wires, indicated by the arrow in the illustration above and observes whether or not the bulb lights up. What property of the materials can the student determine with this test?

• Whether or not the material is magnetic
• Which materials have a density greater than water
• Whether or not the material conducts electricity
• Which materials are made out of copper

In which of the following classifications would an iron nail and a copper wire be placed in different groups?

• Float in Water / Sink in Water
• Magnetic / Nonmagnetic
• Conducts Electricity / Does not Conduct Electricity
• Good Conductor of Heat / Poor Conductor of Heat

Substances A and B are both white crystals. A student stirs 5 grams of substance A into one container of water, and 5 grams of substance B into another container of water. After ten minutes none of substance A is visible in its container and all of the crystals of substance B can be seen on the bottom of its container. What is the most likely conclusion that can be drawn from these observations.

• Substance A dissolved in water and Substance B did not.
• Both Substance A and Substance B dissolve in water.
• Substance B dissolved in water, but Substance A did not.
• Neither Substance A nor Substance B dissolve in water.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which of the following is the best explained by understanding that Earth rotates on its axis once each day?

• The change in the appearance of the Moon during the month
• The difference in seasonal temperatures during the year
• The apparent motion of the Sun through the sky 
• The movement of water through the water cycle

Why is coal considered a nonrenewable resource?

• The processes that make coal are no longer happening.
• It took millions of years to produce the coal we use now.
• Coal is made from plants that went extinct long ago.
• It is dangerous and expensive to dig coal from the ground.

What is responsible for the formation of sand dunes?

• Wind
• Water
• Gravity
• Ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5