Year End Science Post Assessment

The sun is a star of average size and brightness. From earth the sun appears as a round yellow object in the daytime sky. At night, we see other stars. They appear as tiny points of light. Why does the sun appear larger than the stars that we see at night?

• Daylight brightens the sun making it appear larger.

• Starlight bends as it passes planets, making the stars appear smaller.

• Starlight bends as it passes planets, making the stars appear smaller.

• The sun is closer to the earth than other stars making the sun appear larger.

Which explains why we have the pattern of day and night?

• Earth orbits the sun.

• Earth spins on its axis.

• The sun only transmits light energy during the daytime.

• The sun only transmits light energy above the equator.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Read the experiment in the image and then answer the question:

Students continue to record data on plant height. Why is it important to record data every Friday?

• To check for diseases on the plants.

• To see if the data are correct.

• To have the same time span between measures.

• for some science fun!

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Read the experiment in the image and then answer the question:

Why did the plants in group B grow taller than the plants in group A?

• Group B received more water.

• Group B received more oxygen.

• Group B received more sunlight.

• Group B ate spinach.

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Read the experiment in the image and then answer the question:

The class put the planters by the windows to get more sunlight. How do tomato plants use sunlight?

• A. To use starch from the stems

• B. To move water to the flowers

• C. To get nutrients through the roots

• D. To create sugar (food) through photosynthesis

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Why does the straw in the glass of water appear to be split at the surface of the water?

• The water reflects light passing through it.

• The water refracts light passing through it.

• The water scatters light passing through it.

• The water absorbs light passing through it.

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A group of students does an experiment to see if different colors of light affect the number of flowers a plant produces. Their teacher gives them seeds, pots, soil, water, and three lightbulbs of different colors. The students decide to divide the materials equally. What should be different for each group of plants?

• What type of soil they use

• the amount of water they use

• the color of lightbulb they use.

• the color of pots they use,

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What interaction between organisms would be described as parasitic?

• A mosquito feeding on the blood of a dog.

• A bee gathering the nectar and pollen from a flower.

• Cleaner shrimp picking dead skin off of a large fish.

• A non-poisonous snake mimicking a poisonous snake.

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Why do satellites and spacecraft launching from Earth need to a specific speed to escape earth surface?

• To overcome earth gravitational force or gravity.

• To protect equipment from radiation.

• To get away from the aliens

• To avoid earths magnetic field.

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The food web shows the interactions between organisms in a meadow ecosystem.

Which organism gets food energy directly from both plants and animals?

• fox

• grass

• grasshopper

• snake

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