Mid Year Science Benchmark

Why do muscles and bones need to work together?

• To make the body taller

• To give strength and movement

• To help the brain work better

• To help muscles grow faster

Which animals are most likely to have larger pupils?

• Animals that sleep during the day

• Animals that live in the water

• Animals that are very fast

• Animals active during the night

If a picture in an eye model is blurry, what can you do to fix it?

• Change the distance between the retina and cornea lens

• Remove the cornea lens

• Use more colorful paper

• Darken the room completely

What is the correct order of events when a mouse hears a cat purr?

• Sound enters ear → Brain decides → Nerves send message → Legs run

• Sound enters ear → Nerves send message → Brain decides → Legs run

• Brain decides → Sound enters ear → Nerves send message → Legs run

• Legs run → Sound enters ear → Brain decides → Nerves send message

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What happens to an eye model at night with very little light?

• It works the same as during the day

• It doesn’t work because the pupil shrinks

• It works less well because there’s less light

• It works better because the room is dark

Do humans and mice respond the same way to a purring cat?

• Yes, because they both hear the same sound

• Yes, because they both feel scared

• No, because they react differently

• No, because they process sounds differently

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is evidence of erosion on a mountain?

• Rocks at the bottom are smoother

• Rocks at the top are darker

• Trees grow better at the bottom

• There are more small rocks at the top

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Why might sidewalks in New Jersey have more cracks than those in Florida?

• Sidewalks in Florida are newer

• Ice and root wedging happen equally in both states

• Root wedging happens more in New Jersey

• Ice wedging happens more in New Jersey

What does the pattern of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean look like?

• A star

• A zigzag

• A straight line

• A Circle or horseshoe

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

If you found basalt rocks near a hill by your home, what other evidence could you collect to prove there used to be a volcano near your home?

• Finding more hills without basalt rocks

• Finding fewer rocks in your neighborhood

• Finding more trees near the hill

• Finding other basalt rocks near hills

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2