Benchmark Review

A student puts four objects in a bucket filled with water. the objects are listed below.

∎Beach Ball

∎Glass Marble

∎Paper clip

∎Wooden spoon

Which two objects are most likely less dense than water?

• Wooden spoon and paper clip

• Beach ball and glass marble

• Paper clip and glass marble

• Wood spoon and Beach ball

Three different objects that use the same source of energy are shown here. What is the energy source for these objects? (5.6A)

• Light energy

• Mechanical energy

• Sound energy

• Electrical energy

A class is learning about states of matter. The teacher shows the students how to set up the investigation shown in the diagram. What kinds of energy are needed in this investigation to change the state of matter of the candle?(5.6A)

• Light, mechanical, and thermal

• Electrical and thermal

• Mechanical, light, and electrical

• Thermal and mechanical

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A teacher wears protective gloves to lift a metal plan filled with boiling water from a hot plate. Why are the protective gloves necessary? (5.6A)

• The metal pan creates thermal energy.

• The metal pan insulates thermal energy.

• The metal pan conducts thermal energy.

• The metal pan reduces thermal energy.

Which object requires only mechanical energy to perform its main function? (5.6A)

• 
• 
• 
• 

What kind of circuit is this?

• series
• parallel

What is a switch's function in a circuit?

• to make the current hotter or colder
• turn on and off the flow of current
• the pathway that current flows
• to add more power to the circuit

Students are asked to create a system using two mirrors and a flashlight to hit a target with a beam of light. Which diagram correctly uses the two mirrors and the flashlight to hit the target?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What is one problem with using a series circuit? 

• It has a lot of series. 
• If one goes down, they all go down! 
• It doesn't work properly.
• There are no problems. 

A class prepared some electrical circuits using battery, connecting wires, and three light bulbs.  Which of these circuits can make the three bulbs light?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2