Science Review

A student makes a terrarium containing plants and a lizard. Lizards are cold -blooded animals which means that their body temperature varies with the temperature of the environment. Because of this they cannot live in extreme hot or cold weather environments. The student place the terrarium on a windowsill so that the sun will shine on the lizard. Which of these could the student use with the terrarium that would help the lizard survive the night?

• A lamp, because it is difficult to see in the dark.

• A lamp, because the air temperature is cooler at night.

• A thermometer, to record the temperature at night.

• a thermometer, because the moon light can reflect from e plants.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The weather map shown can be used to predict the weather. Which city MOST LIKELY to experience clouds and storms in the next few days?

• Denver, because when we look at the map it says it has a warm front coming

• Dallas, because it has a low pressure moving in

• Dallas, because it is cold now

• Denver, because the city is near an area of low pressure and a cold front moving toward it.

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To study the water cycle, student ad ice cubes to a glass of water. Ten mins later they observed the glass. On the outside of the glass, students wee drops of water. Which statement explains the students' observation

• water vapor has become liquid water

• solid water has become liquid water

• Liquid water has become water vapor

• Solid water has become solid water

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The diagram of some lunar phases is shown. Based on the diagram, which lunar phase will occur directly after X?

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A student make a sundial. The student takes a picture of the sundial at 3:30 pm. Based on the student's sundial, which letter is closest to the position of the sun when the picture was taken?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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The table list some traits of three plants. ALL the plants listed in the tavle are MOST LIKELY adapted to which enviroment?

• swamp

• artic

• desert

• forest

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Which sentences describes the interaction of a white-tailed deer with both living and nonliving parts of its ecosystem?

• The white-tailed deer hides behind a rock and uses the heart from the the sun to stay warm

• The white-tailed deer protects its fawn from predator and shows the fawn how to find food

• the white-tailed deer rubs its antlers on a tree and eats leaves from the tree.

• the white-tailed deer eats grass and drink water from a pond

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Mrs. Moreno uses an aquarium to make a habitat for a frog. A list of students observation of the frog is shown. Which student observation show the frog interacting with nonliving elements in its environment.

• 1 and 4

• 3 and 6

• 2 and 5

• 6 and 1

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Axis deer are invasive species of deer found in Texas. Axis deer eat grasses, flowers, and shrubs. Their diet are often the same as those of other animals native to Texas. Based on this information, how do axis deer most likely affect Texas ecosystem?

• they cause populations to native plants to incerease

• they overgraze the land, which causes soil erosion to increase.

• They cause the predators of native animas to move to a new location

• they increase the availability of food

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Resercher fround seashells fossils, including those from mollusks and coral, in a rock formation high in the rocky mountains. Which statement BEST explains why seashell fossils can be found on some mountains?

• the rocks formed under water

• rivers carried the rocks up the mountains

• the area was a sand dune that hardened as it was covered by water

• the mountains split to form canyons that contained organism with shells.

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