Physical Science Pretest

Select all the correct locations on the image. Which items are matter?

• sound

• light

• electricity

• mobile phone

• battery

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Select all the correct answers. Consider this statement: Air is matter. Which facts best support the statement?

• Air is essential for life to exist.

• Air has mass.

• Balloons can be filled with air.

• To float on air is to be happy.

• Air is not an element.

Drag each tile to the correct box. Sort the types of energy according to the order in which they move through this system: Water stored in dams falls freely with the force to make a turbine move. The turbine moves and produces electricity. This electric energy is supplied to homes. At home, we use electricity for heating, cooling, and lighting.

• potential energy → kinetic energy → electrical energy → light energy

• kinetic energy → potential energy → electrical energy → light energy

• electrical energy → kinetic energy → potential energy → light energy

• light energy → electrical energy → kinetic energy → potential energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which word has the same root word as the word terrain?

• determine

• terrible

• territory

Which is the purpose of this article?

• to explain the effects of the impact of a meteorite

• to demonstrate a lesson about the importance of scientific research

• to describe new technology that scientists use to study meteorites

Select the correct answer. Which of the following is a physical model of the Sun?

• an equation that describes the Sun’s motion

• a chart that lists the temperatures of different parts of the Sun

• a computer program that shows how the Sun changes over time

• a paragraph that describes the Sun’s structure

• a small yellow ball that represents the Sun

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. A ball starts from rest. It rolls down a ramp and reaches the ground after 4 seconds. Its final velocity when it reaches the ground is 7.0 meters/second. The initial velocity of the ball is ___ meters/second, and its acceleration is ___ meters/second².

• 0 meters/second, 1.75 meters/second²

• 1 meters/second, 2 meters/second²

• 2 meters/second, 3 meters/second²

• 3 meters/second, 4 meters/second²

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Select the correct answer. An airplane is flying at a constant speed in a positive direction. It slows down when it approaches the airport where it's going to land. Which term describes the slowing of the plane?

• stationary

• positive velocity

• positive acceleration

• negative acceleration

• constant velocity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Andrew pokes a marble, and the marble rolls down a ramp. The marble moves with speed. Which forces are acting on the marble in this situation? When Andrew pokes the marble, he gives it ________ force. As the marble rolls down the ramp, ________ force pulls it down. The movement of the marble is slowed down by ________ from the ramp.

• an applied

• gravitational

• friction

• magnetic

• electrical

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Select the correct location on the image. Jess kicks a soccer ball, and it rolls across the ground. The force diagram shows all the forces acting on the ball at the moment Jess kicks it. Which arrow represents a friction force?

• Upward arrow

• Downward arrow

• Leftward arrow

• Rightward arrow