Benchmark

Which answer choice provides the best set of labels for Wave A and Wave B?

• Wave A: Low Frequency Wave & Wave B: High Frequency Wave

• Wave A: Transverse Wave & Wave B: Longitudinal Wave

• ave A: High Frequency Wave & Wave B: Low Frequency Wave

• Wave A: Longitudinal Wave & Wave B: Transverse Wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What happens when light from the Sun passes through any type of matter?

• The light slows down

• The light speeds up

• Most of the light is absorbed

• Most of the light is reflected

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which three words best describe the composition of the inner planets?

• solid, smooth, giant

• rocky, solid, dense

• giant, dense, gaseous

• gaseous, smooth, small

Why do we see different phases of the lunar cycle?

• As the moon rotates around its axis, different sides of it become visible.

• As Earth rotates around its axis, people can see different sides of the moon.

• As Earth revolves around the Sun, the moon is cast in different shadows by Earth.

• As the moon revolves around Earth, the different amounts of the sunlit side faces Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which statement explains how weight is different from mass?

• Mass is a varying property.

• Weight is a measure of gravitational pull.

• Weight is always greater than mass.

• Mass is measured in newtons.

Which statement best describes the size of the outer planets?

• All the outer planets are large.

• All the outer planets, except Saturn, are large.

• The inner planets are larger than the outer planets.

• Jupiter is a large planet, while the other outer planets are small.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Label the Layer of the Earth

a

b

c

d

Mantle

Outer Core

Inner Core

Crust

Label the Rock Cycle

b

c

d

e

a

Magma

Sediments

Sedimentary Rock

Igneous Rock

Metamorphic Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which example is a hypothesis?

• How much water should each plant get?

  
  

• If plants are given carbonate water, then they will grow taller than plants given 

  regular water.

  
  

• The carbonated water only comes in packages of 12 bottles.

  
  

• The plants given carbonated water grew about the same height as the plants given 

  regular water.

  
  

What is a benchmark in scientific experiments?

• A standard or point of reference against which things may be compared or assessed

• A tool used to measure temperature

• A method to increase the accuracy of an experiment

• A type of scientific error