FSA review - Reinders

Which of the following describes one way in which electrical force and magnetic force are similar?

• Both electrical force and magnetic force act only between objects that touch each other

• like electrical charges attract each other, just as like magnetic poles attract each other.

• both electrical force and magnetic force act between all objects in the universe

• both electrical force and magnetic force are non contact forces

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

A population of raccoons lives in a wetland. The raccoons have many inherited variations in their traits. Which of the following statements best describes the genetic variation of this population?

• it increases the populations chances of survival if the wetland changes

• it decreases the populations chances of survival if the wetland changes

• it increases the populations chances of survival if the wetland stays the same

• it decreases the populations chances of survival if the wetlands stay the same

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The inherited traits of a whale include the ability to swim and reproduce. which of the following statements best describes these traits of a whale?

• The traits are controlled by the whales eggs or sperm in its reproductive system

• the traits are controlled by the chromosomes located inside the whales genes

• the traits are controlled by genetic instructions called reproductive organs

• the traits are controlled by genes located on the whales chromosomes

A light-year is a unit of measurement. one light-year is the distance light travels in one earth year, which is equal to about 9.5 trillion kilometers. Which of the following distances would this unit of measurement be most appropriately use to measure?

• Earth to the sun

• the sun to jupiter

• earth to the moon

• the sun to another star

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

An earthquake occurs when rock in earth's crust breaks or slips, quickly releasing pressure. In which location is an earthquake least likely to occur?

• in the middle of a plate

• at a boundary where plates pull a part

• at a boundary where plates push together

• at a boundary where plates slide past each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following best describes the energy transformation that takes place when you hit a drum with a drum stick.

• potential energy is transformed into sound energy

• chemical energy is transformed into mechanical energy

• mechanical energy is transformed into sound every

• chemical energy is transformed into sound energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

animals and plants use the process of cellular respiration to release energy stored in their food. which of the following statements best describes cellular respiration?

• More energy is present after cellular respiration than before.

• less energy is present after cellular respiration than before

• energy does not change during cellular respiration

• energy changes form during cellular respiration

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which of the following statements best describes the forces that act on a car when it crashed into another car?

• balanced forces act on both cars

• unbalanced forces act on both cars

• balanced forces at on the first car, and unbalanced forces act on the 2nd car

• unbalanced forces act on the first car, and balanced forces act on the 2nd car

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

The cell theory applies to all organisms, including bacteria and birds. Which of the following statements describes how these organisms are examples of the cell theory?

• The organisms are made up of cells that make their own food

• the cells of the organisms come from other living cells

• the organisms are made up of more than one cell

• the cells of the organisms have cell walls.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Most scientists today classify all organisms in three domains. Which of the following domains are made up of organisms whose cells do not have nuclei?

• only archaea

• archaea and bacteria

• BACTERIA AND EUKARYA

• ARCHAEA AND EuKARYA