Science Mixed Review EOY

Jill normally puts two teaspoons of sugar in her coffee every morning. Her heart rate always measures between 80-90 beats per minute. She wonders if decreasing the amount of sugar in her coffee will decrease her heart rate. What is the control group in Jill's investigation?

• her coffee

• her heart rate

• one teaspoon of sugar

• two teaspoons of sugar

Desirée is describing inner and outer planets. Which list below correctly describes an outer planet?

• longer years, warmer, made of rock and metal

• farther from the Sun, colder, thick atmosphere

• thin atmosphere, mostly made of gas, many moons

• longer orbit, many moons, relatively smaller in size

Matt found a rock. He observed it contained gas bubbles and appeared glassy. What type of rock did Matt find?

• luster rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

Kim is giving the weather report for Tuesday March 5th. She states that there are cumulus clouds in the sky with no chance of precipitation. What other possible weather factors could Kim report for March 5th?

• low air pressure and low humidity

• high air pressure and low humidity

• low air pressure and high humidity

• high air pressure and high humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Ryan and Nancy each have a toy car. Both cars have the same mass. They wonder if the cars have the same volume. What can Ryan and Nancy do to find the volume of their toy cars?

• measure each car with a ruler

• place each car on a pan balance

• drop each car into a graduated cylinder with water

• fill each car with water and measure their mass again

Greta is blowing up balloons for her birthday party and placing them on a table. She notices some of the balloons are attracting each other while others are repelling each other. Which of the following charges will cause two balloons to repel?

• charged and positive

• negative and negative

• positive and negative

• uncharged and positive

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Addison is walking and holding her pen and notebook when she trips. She drops both the pen and notebook from the same height at the same time. How would the pen and notebook each respond to gravity?

• The pen will hit the ground before the notebook.

• The notebook will hit the ground before the pen.

• The notebook will block the pen from hitting the ground.

• The pen and notebook will hit the ground at the same time.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which of the following is NOT a function of the organ pictured below?

• cleans the blood

• forms blood cells

• protects the organs

• provides support for the body

What caused the difference in observations of the sunflower between Patrick and Sally?

• They each used a different tool to measure the height.

• They each observed the flower on different days of the week.

• They each observed the flower at a different time of the day.

• They each followed the defined steps of the scientific method.

Every year on March 3rd, Ellie can see the same pattern of stars in the sky. What causes her to only see certain patterns of stars during certain times of the year?

• the Earth’s rotation

• the Earth’s revolution

• the rotation of the star patterns

• the revolution of the star patterns

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1