The nature of science review

Which of the following statements can be tested?

• Flies are uglier than spiders.

• Blueberries taste better than strawberries.

• Dogs run faster than turtles.

• Bunnies are cuter than puppies.

Cars burn gasoline to run. How does burning gasoline change the environment?

• It causes lakes to flood.

• It causes forest fires.

• It changes what animals eat.

• It makes the air dirty.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of these is the best example of parts of a natural system?

• A flower and a rock.

• A truck and a factory.

• A person and a jacket.

• A wire and a battery.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A student did an investigation on flowers in their backyard. The table shows their data.

Type of flower Length (Inches)

Tulip 3 inches

Sunflower 5 inches

Daisy 5 1/2 inches

What tool did the student most likely use to collect this data?

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Type of flower Length (Inches)

Tulip 3 inches

Sunflower 5 inches

Daisy 5 1/2 inches

With the table above, Which question was the student most likely trying to answer?

• Which flower is the prettiest?

• Which flower is the tallest?

• What are the different colors of the flowers?

• What are the different types of flowers?

A student is studying a map of a park near their house. What is the student most likely trying to learn about?

• Earth's age

• Earth's orbit

• Earth's size

• Earth's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of these can people make from plants on a farm?

• Hot dogs

• Cotton jeans

• Glass bottles

• Wool coat

A student was creating shirts for their schools book club. The student wanted a pattern on the shirts. Which one of the choices below would be a pattern to put on a shirt?

• A shirt that has stripes in this order: Red Stripe, Yellow Stripe, Green Stripe, Red Stripe, Yellow Stripe, Green Stripe.

• An all yellow shirt.

• A shirt that says book club on it.

Which of the these BEST describes what the model shows

• Which planet is the biggest and which planet is the smallest.

• How the plants move around the sun.

• The colors of the planets.

• The order of the planets.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

When people get too hot, their bodies sweat to cool them off. Animals do not sweat. Instead, animals pant to cool their bodies off. How are sweating and panting similar?

• They both happen when temperatures are low.

• They are both changes in the motion of objects.

• They are both changes in response to heat.

• They both happen to people and animals.