Amplify Unit 3 End of Unit Final

A student is making a model of how the biosphere and atmosphere interact. Which model shows this?

• A model of animals eating plants.

• A model of animals drinking water.

• A model of animals decaying in the ground.

• A model of plants giving off carbon dioxide.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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How does the water cycle show how the hydrosphere and the atmosphere interact?

• Plants soak up water from the ground.

• Air evaporates to form water clouds.

• Water filters through the soil into the ground water.

• Heat and wind causes water in the pond to evaporate into thin air.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The graph above shows how much of Earth’s water is fresh water, salt water, and other kinds of water.

Which sentence is supported by the graph?

• Most of Earth’s water is in the ocean.

• Most of Earth’s water is in lakes, rivers, and streams.

• Most of Earth’s fresh water is in glaciers and underground.

• Earth’s water is split evenly between fresh water, salt water, and other kinds of water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A student created a circle graph to show the appropriate area of Earth covered by fresh water, land, and oceans.

Based on the graph, which estimate best describes the areas of Earth’s surface covered with salt water and fresh water?

• 69% salt water and 2% fresh water

• 29% salt water and 69% fresh water

• 2% salt water and 29% fresh water

• 69% salt water and 29% fresh water

A teacher pours water into a glass beaker. She heats the beaker and the liquid begins to boil. Soon it appears as if there is no liquid left in the beaker.

Stephanie claims that the water disappeared. Tony claims that the water did not disappear. Which student’s claim is accurate? Explain.

• Stephanie; the water disappeared because we can no longer see it.

• Stephanie; the water disappeared because the beaker weighs less.

• Tony; the water didn’t disappear, it just changed forms.

• Tony; the water didn’t disappear, the beaker absorbed it.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A teacher wants to model for young children that matter is not destroyed when it changes. Which of the following models would best show this to the children?

• boiling an ice cube so that it changes into gas

• burning a piece of paper so that it will change into ash and smoke

• taking a cup of water, pouring it onto sand, and watching the sand absorb it

• weighing a piece of clay and then changing the shape of it and weighing it again

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NGSS.5-PS1-2

Pablo poured 2 cups of water in an ice tray two weeks ago and placed it in the freezer. He took the ice cube tray out of the freezer yesterday and accidentally left it on the table for a few hours. This made all of the ice melt. Pablo measured the amount of water that came from the melted ice. Which of the following measurements of the melted ice is most accurate, given what you know about matter changing?

• 5 cups

• 8 cups

• 2 cups

• 6 cups

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

The picture below shows a cumulonimbus cloud forming over an ocean.

Which statement best explains how the sun and the ocean interact to form a cumulonimbus cloud?

• Heat from the sun warms the ocean, causing water to evaporate. The water vapor then condenses to form a cumulonimbus cloud.

• Heat from the sun causes clouds in the area to gather over the ocean and form one large cumulonimbus cloud.

• Light from the sun shines on the ocean, causing water vapor to condense. The water then evaporates to form a cumulonimbus cloud.

• Light from the sun causes ocean water to reflect water vapor into the air and gather over the ocean into a cumulonimbus cloud.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In an investigation hot water is poured into a clear plastic cup. Another clear plastic cup is placed upside down over the cup of hot water.

Which of these is likely to occur during the next three minutes?

• The hot water will become hotter because air and heat are trapped in the top cup.

• The water level will rise in the bottom cup because of evaporation.

• Water droplets will form on the inside of the top cup as the water vapor cools.

• Water from the bottom cup will become solid as the hot water cools.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Which of the earth's spheres are interacting when evaporation occurs between ocean and air?

• biosphere and atmosphere

• biosphere and geosphere

• troposphere and hydrosphere

• atmosphere and hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4