FL Science Assessment Workbook #1-33 Grade 3

What is NOT a possible response of animals that live in the Arctic due to the cold season?

• Some may change their fur color to hide better.

• Some may migrate to warmer areas.

• Some may change to be warm blooded.

• Some may build a special home or burrow.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Stems transport water and nutrients throughout a plant. Why is an Arctic plant unable to do this in the winter?

• The water is frozen.

• There is no sunlight.

• There are too many nutrients.

• The air is too cold.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The soil of the Arctic freezes completely during the winter. During the summer, a little bit of the top soil turns soft. Arctic plants have special structures in order to survive in this soil. Based on this information, what structure of arctic plants is most likely different from other plants?

• roots

• stems

• leaves

• flowers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Use the information to answer the question. The data show the total number of daylight hours over a week. What conclusion can be made from the data?

• Stars can be seen longer on Monday than any other day of the week.

• Earth is rotating faster on Monday than it is on Thursday of this week.

• The Sun rotates at slower speeds later in the week than toward the start.

• The best time of the week to observe the moon will be on Friday.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

After Earth spins half of the way around on its axis, what will happen to the part of Earth where it had been night?

• It will stay in darkness.

• It will experience daytime.

• It will get light from other stars.

• It will become much colder.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth makes a complete rotation on its axis every 24 hours. How can we tell on Earth that the planet has made a complete rotation?

• Day becomes night.

• Stars are visible from Earth.

• The sun becomes brighter.

• Day and night make a full cycle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Liam observed that the pyrite looks like metal. What property did the student investigate?

• streak

• luster

• cleavage

• hardness

Next Liam tested the hardness of each mineral. First, he scratched each mineral with his fingernail. His fingernail left a mark on the talc, but not on the pyrite. Then, he tried to scratch the talc and the pyrite with a piece of quartz. The quartz scratched both minerals. What can you conclude about the hardness of the talc?

• Talc is softer than both pyrite and quartz.

• Talc is harder than both pyrite and quartz.

• Talc is harder than pyrite and softer than quartz.

• Talc is softer than pyrite and harder than quartz.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Over time, a process of heating, cooling, and pressure will combine the minerals pyrite and talc into a rock. What kind of rock will most likely be formed from this process?

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

• pure mineral

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A student reads the list. She wants to add wind as a natural resource. To what side of the list should wind be added and why?

• Renewable Resources; it is always moving.

• Renewable Resources; it cannot be used up.

• Nonrenewable Resources; it cannot form naturally.

• Nonrenewable Resources; it is difficult to form naturally.