ACT Aspire Science Practice

According to recent temperature trends in New York City, one might predict which temperature on day 7?

• 59

• 83

• 67

• 72

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Jane is setting up an experiment involving bean plants. She places a bean inside a damp paper towel, then places it inside a Ziploc bag. She takes another bean but places it inside a dry paper towel. She tapes both Ziploc bags to her classroom window next to each other. She checks each day to observe and record the data. Jane is most likely invesitgating which hypothesis:

• Beans cannot grow in a paper towel.

• Amount of sunlight affects how fast beans grown.

• What does a bean look like once it's sprouted?

• A dry bean grows quicker than a damp bean.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).

• observations
  conclusion
• data
• variables
• hypothesis

What was the temperature of the liquid in the Styrofoam container at 4:00?

• 55 degrees

• 68 degrees

• 73 degrees

• 63 degrees

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Miguel was conducting an experiment. He wrote the following sentences in his notebook:

1. The starting temperature of the water was 10 degrees Celsius.
2. An object weighing 5 grams was placed in the water.
3. The temperature of the water increased to 15 degrees.
4. The object must have been hotter than 10 degrees.

In which sentence did Miguel make an inference?

• sentence 2

• sentence 4

• sentence 1

• sentence 3

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate.  What would be a proper hypothesis?

• If type of exercise affects the heart rate of a person, then jumping jacks will increase the heart rate the most
• Jumping jacks will cause the highest heart rate
• Exercise increases heart rate
• If exercise affects heart rate, jumping jacks will increase heart rate the most

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which position produced the highest PE (potential energy)?

• A

• B

• C

• Both D and E

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Which position produced the highest KE (kinetic energy)?

• A

• B

• C

• Both D and E

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which of the following graphs best illustrates the relationship between the heat released by the foods listed in Table 1 and the change in water temperature?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Cattle have mainly fed on grass in a particular region in Texas for the past 40 years. Recently, the population of cattle has doubled. What effects might this growth have on the ecosystem?

• The cattle are diseased.

• Next year, the cattle population will have tripled.

• The cattle need more space or more grass.

• The cattle need less space or less food.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4