2022 Elementary Science District

Technically, one property of matter is considered a measure of inertia. Which property below resists changes and is measured in kilograms?

• color

• mass

• density

• brittleness

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Print shops value on property of matter in the paper they use. Which of the following means that the ink cannot be seen through the paper?

• luminescent

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

Hardness is the property of matter that makes it resist being scratched. Which mineral below is considered the softest mineral because it can be scratched easily?

• quartz

• talc

• diamond

• fluorite

A car is moving forward at 60 miles an hour. What kind of energy does it have?

• potential

• static

• kinetic

• nuclear

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Vector quantities have direction and magnitude. Which vector quantity below is defined as how fast and in what direction an object is moving?

• speed

• length

• velocity

• distance

Nikola Tesla championed a particular type of electricity. Which type of electricity sometimes reverses its direction?

• alternating

• parallel

• direct

• electromagnetic

At which of the following points in a magnet is the external magnetic field strongest?

• center

• bisectors

• midpoints

• poles

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One of the densest minerals is also one of the most valuable. Which mineral has the atomic symbol Au, is used in jewelry, and caused a rush to California in the late 1840's?

• silver

• gold

• titanium

• mercury

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The typical temperature, precipitation, wind, and other conditions over a long period of time make up which of the following?

• weather

• rainfall

• climate

• solar radiation

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Earth is characterized by several subsystems. Which subsystem below includes not only liquid and frozen ground water but also water vapor in the air?

• lithosphere

• troposphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

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