Science Map Test Prep

Which statement provides the best support for the variable you selected in part A?

• This would decrease the force of friction acting on the ball causing it to increase in speed.

• This would increase the force of friction acting on the ball causing it to decrease in speed.

• This would increase the potential energy of the ball resulting in an increase in kinetic energy.

• This would decrease the potential energy of the ball resulting in a decrease in kinetic energy.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The student switches the ball used in Setup 1 with a ball that has a mass of 2 kilograms. Another student states that the potential energy of the 2 kilogram ball would be the same as the potential energy of the 1 kilogram ball since they would be placed at the same height.

Which statement best explains whether the student's statement is correct or incorrect?

• The statement is correct because the gravitational force acting on objects with different masses is the same.

• The statement is incorrect because an object with more mass has less potential energy due to increased air resistance.

• The statement is incorrect because more force is needed to lift an object with more mass to the same height as an object with less mass.

• The statement is correct because the potential energy of any object with mass is based on an object's height above the ground and the speed at which it travels.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

A student rolls a 3 kilogram ball down the same ramp used in Setup 2. The speed of the ball after 2 seconds was 4 meters per second. The student concludes that the kinetic energy of the 3 kilogram ball is identical to the 1 kilogram ball after it has rolled down the ramp for 2 seconds.

Explain whether the student's conclusion is correct or incorrect. Use evidence from the investigation to support your answer.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is the direction of the force acting on the ball?

• Upward force

• Downward force

• Left

• Right

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Select an organisms to complete the model of the food chain that occurs in the Yellowstone ecosystem.

______________ --> Elk --> ___________________

• beavers, bison

• wolves, aspen trees

• bison, beavers

• aspen trees, wolves

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which phrase best describes the model in the previous question?

The food chain model shows the ___________ in the ecosystem.

• cycling of matter

• flow of energy

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which conclusion about the number of beaver colonies between 2000 and 2010 is best supported by the data?

• The number of beaver colonies decreased because the amount of available food for the beavers decreased

• The number of beaver colonies increased because the beavers adapted to a change in the food sources available

• The number of beaver colonies increased because the amount of available resources for food and shelter increased

• The number of beaver colonies decreased because the beavers were unable to use the resources for food and to build shelters

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which statement best explains how the reduction in the elk population might have affected the bison population?

• Fewer elk led to fewer bison being preyed on by wolves

• Fewer elk consumed young trees, increasing the food available for bison

• Fewer elk led to an increase in competition for resources between elk and bison

• Fewer elk consumed young trees, decreasing the variety of food sources available for both species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

How can beaver activity change conditions in the Yellowstone ecosystem to result in an increase in the beaver population?

• by building dams that continue to slow the water and encourage willow trees to grow

• by building dams that reduce the height of the water so that more willow trees can grow

• by helping willow trees grow taller so that they become more useful for beavers when they build dams

• by helping to move soil from streambanks so that more willow trees will fall into the water and create natural log dams

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Less snow falls during a warmer-then-normal winter in the Yellowstone ecosystem. The thinner snow cover on the ground allows for more plants to be visible than when the snow cover is thick. Describe how a winter with less snowfall might affect the populations of willow, aspen, and cottonwood trees.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4