EOG Review 12

The pictures show a sidewalk at three different times on the same day. The changes were caused by the weather. Which table best describes the changes that most likely occurred between 6:00 A.M. and noon?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A farmer is reading a nature guide to learn how to make changes to a pond so that it will attract and support wildlife. The guide gives the suggestions listed below. Which suggestion involves interactions between two groups of living organisms?

• Suggestion 1

• Suggestion 2

• Suggestion 3

• Suggestion 4

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What would most likely happen to the carbon dioxide–oxygen cycle if Earth’s large forests were all cut down?

• There would be more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere because fewer plants would be using it to produce their own food.

• The remaining plants would stop producing carbon dioxide, and animals would use less oxygen.

• The remaining plants would produce more oxygen, and animals would produce less carbon dioxide.

• There would be more oxygen in the atmosphere because fewer plants would be using it to produce their own food.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A partial forest food web is shown. In this food web, energy is transferred directly between —

• conifer seeds and red crossbills

• conifer leaves and northern goshawks

• blue grouse and wolves

• elk and sharp-shinned hawks

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This photograph shows a beach on a partly sunny day. Which of the following is an interaction between the sun and the ocean that results in clouds forming near the beach?

• Energy from the sun causes precipitation over the ocean.

• Energy from the sun causes water to evaporate from the ocean.

• Light from the sun reflects off the surface of the ocean.

• Light from the sun decreases the amount of water vapor in the air over the ocean.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A teacher gives a student four clear sealed containers. Each container holds a different substance. The student records some observations about the substance in each container. Based on these observations, which container most likely holds only gas?

• Container 1

• Container 2

• Container 3

• Container 4

A farmer keeps bees to pollinate crops. The farmer makes several observations about the bees. Which of these observations describes a learned behavior?

• Bees make return trips to drink sugar water from a bowl placed 40 meters from their hive.

• Bees have dark eyes and black-and-yellow stripes.

• Bees produce honey from the nectar they collect.

• Bees will sting when threatened or disturbed.

An African savanna is a grassland with shrubs and a few small trees. It has warm temperatures all year long, a dry winter season, and a rainy summer season. Which group of animals is most likely supported by an African savanna?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The table below lists ways that four organisms obtain energy. Which organism obtains energy without depending on another organism?

• Oak tree

• Mushroom

• Cottontail rabbit

• Mountain lion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A student observed liquid wax dripping down the side of a burning candle. After putting out the candle’s flame, the student left the room. Several hours later the student observed that there was no longer any liquid on the side of the candle. Which statement explains what most likely happened to the liquid wax?

• The heat given off by the flame caused the candle wax to evaporate.

• The liquid wax changed back into a solid as it cooled.

• The liquid wax condensed and was absorbed by the candle.

• The liquid wax condensed and evaporated.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4