Interim Review 2

A student prepared a table to compare properties of the sun, Earth, and the moon. The objects were numbered but not identified so that the table could be used for a quiz for other students.

Which student correctly identified all three objects based on the properties given?

• Object 1 Moon

  Object 2 Sun

  Object 3 Earth

• Object 1 Sun

  Object 2 Earth

  Object 3 Moon

• Object 1 Earth

  Object 2 Moon

  Object 3 Sun

• Object 1 Earth

  Object 2 Sun

  Object 3 Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Rudolf Diesel invented the diesel engine. In 1900 at the World's Fair in Paris, he used a renewable resource to demonstrate his engine.

Which of these fuels did he use?

• Coal

• Crude Oil

• Gasoline

• Peanut Oil

Four statements about small rock particles are shown in the box.

1. Small rock particles undergo pressure to form solid rock.

2. Small rock particles settle to the bottom of a body of water and form a layer.

3. Small rock particles are loosened from rock by ice.

4. Small rock particles are carried from one location to another by wind, water, or gravity.

Which statement describes the process of weathering?

• Statement 1 only

• Statements 2 and 4

• Statement 3 only

• Statements 1 and 4

A student wants to plant a garden. The student knows that the soil needs more nutrients before the garden is planted.

Which of these could be added to the soil to provide the plants with the most additional nutrients?

• Sand, because it will help the soil drain

• Gravel, because it will make the soil more stable

• Humus, because it contains decaying organic matter

• Silt, because it contains very small particles

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The diagram shows sunlight shining on Earth. Which locations on the diagram are experiencing nighttime?

Select THREE correct answers.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Landforms can be produced by deposition as well as by erosion. Which landform is NOT the result of deposition?

• A Canyon

• A Delta

• A Dune

• A Foodplain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A student makes some observations about a tomato plant that is growing in the class garden. Which of the student’s observations describes a characteristic of the tomato plant that was inherited from parent plants?

• The tomato plant has some broken stems.

• The tomato plant has small yellow flowers.

• The tomatoes have small holes where insects are eating the fruit.

• The tomatoes that have fallen on the ground are beginning to decay.

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NGSS.3-LS3-1

Which activities are examples of a living organism interacting with a nonliving component of its ecosystem?

Select TWO correct answers.

• A caterpillar eating a leaf

• Fish hiding under a rock

• A sunflower turning to face the sun

• Water flowing over a waterfall

• A bee pollinating a flower

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Beavers and river otters are found in some rivers of Texas. The picture shows the characteristics that both animals have in common.

Which sentence best describes how these animals are able to survive exposure to cold water temperatures during winter?

• Both animals use their sharp claws to dig in the muddy riverbanks.

• Both animals have transparent eyelids to see prey under the water.

• Both animals have thick fur to insulate them in the water.

• Both animals use their webbed hind feet to swim away from predators on the riverbanks.

The diagram shows a cause-and-effect relationship of a pond ecosystem.

Which statement best predicts what will happen if large amounts of fertilizer wash into a pond?

• The population of fish in the pond will decrease.

• The predators of the fish in the pond will increase.

• The evaporation of the surface water of the pond will increase.

• The temperature of the surface water of the pond will decrease.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4