Pre/Post Test

Single-celled organisms can reproduce and create cells exactly like themselves without combining genes from two different parent cells. When they do this, they use a type of ?

• asexual reproduction
• gamete formation
• natural selection
• sexual reproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A container is filled with 100ml of water and placed in a freezer. The water in the container freezes at 0*C. A second container is filled with 90ml of water is placed in a second freezer. At what temperature does this second container of water freeze?

• -10*C
• 1*C
• 0*C
• 10*C

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

If a homozygous black guinea pig (BB) is crossed with a homozygous white guinea pig (bb), what is the probability that an offsrping will have black fur?

• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 100%

The highest high tides and the lowest low tides are called spring tides. Which positions of the moon produce high spring tides in Earth's oceans?

• 1 or 3

• 2 or 4

• 3 or 4

• 1 or 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Based on the diagram, which of the following best represents how the moon would appear at position 4?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• 1st quarter

• 3rd Quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A teacher asked a class to write the "cosmic address" of Massachusetts. A cosmic address is ordered from smallest to largest.

Drag and drop a label into each box to complete the cosmic address of Massachusetts.

Massachusetts, United States, North America, Northern Hemisphere​, ​​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , ​ (c)   , ​ (d)  

• Earth
• solar system
• Milky Way
• universe

Based on the data in the table, on which planet does the Sun exert the greatest gravitational force?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Two students are riding identical bicycles on a level sidewalk. Student R has a mass of 55 kg and student S has a mass of 40 kg. Both students are traveling at a speed of 3 m/s. Determine whether student R has a larger, smaller, or an equal amount of kinetic energy compared to student S.

• larger

• smaller

• equal amounts

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Student R from previous question is at rest, begins to ride, and then moves faster and faster. Identify which graph (1,2,or 3) best represents the relationship between student R's speed and kinetic energy.

• Graph 1

• Graph 2

• Graph 3

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

When a person eats a sandwich, the person's digestive system breaks down the sandwich into food molecules.

Select two statements that describe how the food molecules are used by the person's body.

• The food molecules deliver oxygen and remove wastes from cells.

• The food molecules are used to produce energy for cell processes.

• The food molecules store genetic information that is used to direct cell division.

• The food molecules are assembled into larger molecules that are used for cell growth.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-7