Benchmark

why do we see an apple as red? Choose the statement that is true.

• We see the color red because all other colors are absorbed and red is reflected to our eyes.

• we see the color red because all the other colors are reflected and red is absorbed by our eyes

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What happens to particles as they heat up?

• They slow down

• Nothing

• They don't move

• They speed up

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What characteristics do thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes all share?

• They are all formed when warm and moist air rapidly sinks.

• They are all formed when cool and dry air rapidly rises.

•  They are all formed when warm and moist air rapidly rises.

•  They are all formed when cool and dry air rapidly sinks.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Mirrors work to create images through the process of:

• absorption

• reflection

• transmission

• refraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Label the atom.

a

b

c

Nucleus

Valence electron

Valence shell

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A wave hits an object as shown.

Which kind of wave interactions is shown?

• diffraction

• reflection

• refraction

• absorption

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following is a direct result of Earth's tilt on its axis?

• TIdes

• Seasons

• weather

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following allows the planets to stay in orbit?

• magnetism

• Rotation

• the Sun's gravity

• the moon's gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

How long does it take Earth to return to the location shown in the diagram?

• 10 years

• 24 hours

• 12 months

• 28 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of these conditions is MOST responsible for Earth having an environment that supports life?

• oceans regulating climate on land

• the percentage of nitrogen in the atmosphere

• erupting volcanoes moderating atmospheric temperatures

• water that exists in all three physical states of matter

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4