Q3 Science Benchmark Review

Which is a benefit that dolphins receive from living in a group?

• A group allows the dolphins to breathe at the surface more easily.

• A group helps the dolphins communicate with other animals.

• A group allows the dolphins to hunt fish easier.

• A group helps the dolphins sleep for short amounts of time.

The picture shows houses located near a river.

Students want to create an experiment that will give them the information needed to pick the best house design. The students want the design of the house to protect the house from flooding. Which experiment will give the students information they need to choose the best house design?

• Make houses with different roof shapes, and pour water over each house.

• Make houses with different window sizes, and pour water over each house.

• Make houses that have different types of plants growing on the roof, and pour water along the ground.

• Make houses that are different heights above the ground, and pour water along the ground.

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A child plays with magnets. The magnets are moved under the table and iron fillings are placed on top of the table. When the magnets move, the iron fillings also move. The diagram shows the top of the toy when two magnets are under the table. Different locations are labeled 1-5.

Which are the two likely locations of the magnets under the table?

• location 1

• location 2

• location 3

• location 4

• location 5

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Cirrus clouds are shown. A person looks outside and sees cirrus clouds. Which sentence will the person most likely say about the weather?

• Today we will have calm weather.

• It is so foggy I cannot see across the street.

• Today it will storm, so I better stay inside.

• It is going to rain, so take an umbrella with you.

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During a class activity, a marble rolls down a ramp and hits a pencil on the floor at the bottom of the ramp. Which best explains the energy transfer during the activity?

• The marble transfers some of its energy to the floor, causing the marble to break the pencil.

• The marble transfers some of its energy to the pencil, causing the marble and the pencil to roll away from the ramp.

• The pencil transfers some of its energy to the marble, causing the marble to roll farther away from the ramp.

• The pencil transfers some of its energy to the marble, causing the marble to stop moving.

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Two groups of moths with different wing colors live in a forest.

As the seasons change, the leaves on the trees change from green to brown and fall off the trees. What will most likely happen to the two groups of moths in the forest?

• The number of both groups of moths will decrease with nowhere to hide.

• The number of both groups of moths will grow in number when the leaves change color.

• The green-winged moths will be able to survive better because they can hide on the leaves on the ground.

• The brown-winged moths will be able to survive better because they can still hide on the brown tree bark.

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Which describes a forest after a forest fire?

• The trees in the forest are wet, and the ground is covered in water.

• The trees in the forest are blackened, and the ground is empty.

• The trees in the forest are all knocked down or leaning over.

• The trees in the forest are covered in mud and rocks.

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The pictures show a wind sock and a rain gauge in the same location for three straight days.

Which statement about the weather for the three days is true, and what evidence supports the statement?

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Two circuits (A and B) are shown.

Which is true about the circuits?

• Both circuits are open, which will allow the energy in the batteries to light the bulbs.

• Both circuits are closed, which will stop the energy in the batteries from lighting the bulbs.

• Circuit A is open, which will stop the energy in the battery from lighting the bulb. Circuit B is closed, which will allow the energy in the battery to light the bulb.

• Circuit A is closed, which will allow the energy in the battery to light the bulb. Circuit B is open, which will stop the energy in the battery from lighting the bulb.

The table contains information about two planets.

According to the information in the table, which sentence is correct?

• Planet A is an inner planet, and Planet B is an outer planet.

• Planet B is an inner planet, and Planet A is an outer planet.

• Planets A and B are both outer planets.

• Planets A and B are both inner planets.