SC Ready Science

Which claim is best supported by the data?

• Planets closer to the Sun have longer years

• Planets farther from the Sun have longer years

• Saturn is closer to the Sun and has longer years than Jupiter

• Venus is farther from the Sun and has longer years than Mars

Which information is best supported by these data?

• The wild hog population increased between 2008 and 2009

• More wild hogs were in south Carolina in 2010 than in 2002

• The wild hog population decreased between 2005 and 2008

• More people in South Carolina had wild hogs in 2007 than in 2008

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Which question does this information help answer?

• Why does Earth have only one moon?

• What causes Earth to have day and night?

• Why does Earth have oxygen in its atmosphere?

• What causes Earth to be warm enough for living things?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A student is designing a tool to allow a person to see around a corner. Which statement best describes what the tool must do in order to be used in this way?

• The tool must shine light.

• The tool must change the color of light.

• The tool must change the direction of light.

• The tool must increase the brightness of light.

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Which model correctly shows the percentages of different gases in the air on Earth?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which weather pattern can best be described by these data?

• Cirrus clouds and stratus clouds are good predictors of sunny weather.

• Stormy weather is likely with cumulus clouds and cumulonimbus clouds.

• When there are stratus clouds in the sky, the weather could be either sunny or rainy.

• When there are cumulonimbus clouds in the sky, the weather will likely be stormy.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Where would a hurricane most likely form?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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During what time of year were these temperatures most likely recorded?

• late spring

• mid-summer

• early fall

• mid-winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which statement about precipitation in South Carolina is best supported by these data?

• Most areas of South Carolina have more precipitation in January than July.

• Most areas of South Carolina have less precipitation during January than during July.

• In July, there is usually the same amount of precipitation across the entire state of South Carolina.

• In January, there is usually the same amount of precipitation across the entire state of South Carolina.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which picture is correctly labeled?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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