Science Benchmark 2 Review

Which conclusion is correct based on the star data?

• Rigel is the hottest, so it looks the dimmest from Earth.

• The sun has the smallest diameter, so it looks the smallest from Earth.

• Betelgeuse is farthest from Earth, so it looks the largest from Earth.

• The sun is closest to Earth, so it looks the brightest from Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Tennessee has the same number of daylight hours and nighttime hours two times

each year. At which two points in Earth’s orbit does this occur?

• Points W and Y

• Points X and Z

• Points W and X

• Points Y and Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Tennessee has the same number of daylight hours and nighttime hours two times

each year. At which two points in Earth’s orbit does this occur?

• Points W and Y

• Points X and Z

• Points W and X

• Points Y and Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which statement correctly compares the ages of the rock layers?

• Rock layer F is the same age as rock layer E.

• Rock layer J is younger than rock layer D.

• Rock layer B is the same age as rock layer A.

• Rock layer A is older than rock layer G.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Based on this information, which of these describes a habitat where the fossilized

plant most likely lived?

• deep within a dry forest

• in a wetland

• near the edge of a dry forest

• in an open sunny field

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Animals with light brown or gray fur tend to live in open, sunny areas. Animals

with black fur tend to live in areas that are filled with shadows.

In which habitat would an animal with black fur most likely survive better than

an animal with light- colored fur?

• a forest that has many trees growing close together

• a desert that has deep sand and only a few plants

• a tundra that has snow covering the ground and no growing plants

• a mountain region that has evergreen trees spread far apart

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which way can the forces be changed so the block starts to move toward

the right?

• Increase the force pointing to the right.

• Decrease the force pointing to the right.

• Increase the force pointing upward.

• Increase the force pointing to the left.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The student’s claim is

• correct, since Antarctica is on the bottom of Earth.

• correct, since gravity pulls everything from north to south.

• incorrect, since gravity pulls everything to Earth’s center.

• incorrect, since people living in Antarctica are held to the surface by the

  atmosphere.

Why Is the depth of the den different in each trial?

• The size of the ball changes.

• The material of he ball changes.

• The mass of the ball when it hits the clay changes.

• The force of the ball when it hits the clay changes.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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Which procedure should students include in their design?

• Conduct five trials, using a different scale to pull each block of wood

• Conduct five trials, pulling a different side of each block each time

• Conduct five trials, using a different table for each trial

• conduct five trials, pulling each block of wood in the same way for each trial

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2