NGSS Test Prep

A student places a straw inside a glass of water. The student observes that the straw looks broken. This is an example of

• reflection

• refraction

• rebound

• replication

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following statements explains why a piece of cold butter softens when it comes in contact with warm toast?

• The thermal energy of the toast increases and the thermal energy of the butter decreases.

• The thermal energy of the toast decreases and the thermal energy of the butter increases.

• The thermal energy of the toast and the butter remain the same.

• The thermal energy of the toast and the butter decreases.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Sound travels fastest through which of the following?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• space

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A student classified the following materials. What label did the student most likely place on boxes A and B?

• metal and nonmetal

• living and nonliving

• land based and water based

• heavy and light

Four items are placed the same distance from the magnet. Which one of the objects will be the easiest for the magnet to pull.

• a 1 gram piece of paper

• a 2 gram eraser

• a 3 gram steel paper clip

• a 4 gram iron nail

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NGSS.3-PS2-1

Mass is

• how much space an object takes up

• the amount of matter in an object

• the weight of an object

• the shape of an object

Which of the following represents a chemical reaction?

• sugar dissolving in water

• ice cubes forming in a freezer

• melting ice cream

• frying an egg

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

The pitch of sound is controlled by

• the number of the vibrations produced.

• the loudness or softness of the sound.

• the length of time that the sound lasts.

• the direction from which the sound comes.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which of these examples would best model the behavior of light when light reaches the surface of a mirror?

• A soap bubble lands on the surface of a wall and bursts.

• A piece of clay is thrown at a wall and sticks to the surface.

• A moth flies toward a wall and lands on its surface.

• A ball is thrown at a wall and bounces away from the surface.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

In an experiment sand and salt are mixed together. Which of these procedures could be used to easily separate the salt from the sand?

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