Earth Science Pre-Assessment

What scientific skill are you using when you see the sky is cloudy?

• making an observation

• making an inference

• posing a question

• drawing a conclusion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Henry performs an experiment to see how different colors of light affect plant growth. What is the independent variable in the experiment?

• the amount of water

• the plant growth

• the amount of soil

• the different colors of light

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What instrument would be most useful for measuring the volume of a marble?

• balance

• ruler

• graduated cylinder

• spectrometer

The standard unit for weight of an object is a

• liter

• gram

• newton

• meter

_______________ are particles located in an atom's nucleus.

• electrons and neutrons

• protons and electrons

• only electrons

• protons and neutrons

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The color of a mineral's powder is called its

• streak

• luster

• hardness

• fluorescence

Rock that forms from the cooling of magma below the surface or lava at the surface is called

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• extrusive rock

The processes involved in the rock cycle include all of the following EXCEPT

• transpiration

• erosion

• weathering

• compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Plates move apart at ________________ boundaries.

• convergent

• transform

• reverse

• divergent

What instrument is used to measure ground movement?

• epicenter

• spectrometer

• seismometer

• anemometer