Science FSA practice Day 1

The Arctic is very far north and is very cold. Many plants and animals live there. During the winter, the Arctic points away from the Sun. When the Arctic is pointed away from the Sun, it is very cold and in complete darkness. During the winter, the water freezes over and the ground freezes all the way through.

What is NOT a possible response of animals that live in the Arctic due to the cold season?

• Some may change their fur color to hide better

• Some may migrate to warmers areas

• Some may change to be warm blooded

• Some may build a special home or burrow

Stems transport water and nutrients throughout a plant. Why is an Arctic plant unable to do this in the winter?

• The water is frozen

• There is no sunlight

• There are too many nutrients

• The air is too cold

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The soild of the Arctic freezes completely during the winter. During the summer, a little bit of the top soild turns soft. Arctic plants have a special structures in order to survive in this soil. Based on this information, what structure or arctic plants is most likely different from other plants.

• roots

• stems

• leaves

• flowers

The data shows the total number of daylight hours over a week. The diagram shows the movement of Earth on its axis as sunlight shines on Earth.

What conclusion can be made from the data in the image?

• Stars can be seen longer on Monday than any other day of the week

• Earth is rotating faster on Monday than it is on Thursday of this week

• The Sun rotates at slower speeds later in the week than toward the start

• The best time of the week is to observe the moon will be on Friday

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After Earth spins half of the way on its axis, what will happen to the part of Earth where it had been?

• It will stay in darkness

• It will experience daytime

• It will get light from other stars

• It will become colder

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Earth makes a complete rotation on its axis every 24 hours. How can we tell on Earth that the planet has made a complete rotation?

• Day becomes night

• Stars are visible from Earth

• The sun becomes brighter

• Day and night make a full cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Liam was investigating the properties of a piece of talc pyrite attached to it. Talc forms when super-heated water containing elements such as magnesium reacts with marble under pressure. Pyrite is formed during sedimentation.

Liam observed that pyrite looks like metal. What property did the student investigate?

• Streak

• Luster

• Cleavage

• Hardness

Overtime, a process of heating, cooling and pressure will combine the minerals and talc into a rock. What kind of rock will most likely be formed in this proceess?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• pure mineral

A student creates a list of renewable vs. nonrenewable resources. She wants to add wind as a natural resources. To which side should wind be added and why?

• Renewable Resources, it is always moving

• Renewable Resources, it cannot be used up

• Nonrenewable Resources, it cannot form naturally

• Nonrenewable Resources, it is difficult to form naturally

A student reads through a chart to identify natural resources found in Florida. Which Florida natural resource is renewable

• oil

• coal

• wood

• limestone