Science Baseline Benchmark Assessment

Which question could be a scientific question for this investigation?

• Do blue balls roll faster than white balls?

• Is the ramp made of wood?

• How does the height of the ramp affect the speed of the ball?

• Which ball is the best?

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The ball in picture 3:

• will roll down the ramp at a medium speed.

• will roll down the ramp at a slow speed.

• will roll down the ramp at a fast speed.

• will not roll down the ramp.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Identify the parts of the solar system:

• 1 = Sun, 2 = Earth, 3 = Moon

• 1 = Earth, 2 = Sun, 3 = Moon

• 1 = Moon, 2 = Earth, 3 = Sun

• 1 = Moon, 2 = Sun, 3 = Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which is the independent (changed) variable?

• Size of the parachute

• Color of the parachute

• Time taken to fall

• Height the parachute is dropped from

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which is the dependent (measured) variable?

• Size of the parachute

• Color of the parachute

• Time taken to fall

• Height the parachute is dropped from

Which piece of equipment is used to measure mass?

• a - stopwatch

• b - thermometer

• c - measuring cylinder

• d - balance/scale

Which things in this picture are unsafe?

• leaving drawers open

• sitting on a barrel of waste

• keeping the lab tidy

• leaving the gas open

• drinking from a flask

The teacher asked the class their eye colour. What are the correct results?

• Brown = 4, Blue = 5, Green = 3

• Brown = 5, Blue = 3, Green = 2

• Brown = 3, Blue = 2, Green = 5

• Brown = 2, Blue = 3, Green = 3

An open container of water was left outside in the sun all day. The volume of water was measured every hour.

What happened to the volume of water in the container during the day?

• The volume increased as the time decreased

• The volume decreased as the time increased

• The volume decreased as the time decreased

• The volume increased as the time increased

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The volume decreased over time because of _______________.

• sublimation

• condensation

• evaporation

• melting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4