Statewide Science Assessment

The process where plants use the light from the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose. 

• Phototropism

• Chloroplast

• Photosynthesis

• Prokaryotic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Where are earthquakes most likely to occur?

• In the middle of plates

• In the oceans

• Along plate boundaries

• Anywhere on the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Why does the Earth orbit the Sun and not a planet in the solar system?

• The Sun is more massive than the planets so it's mass causes the gravitational pull.

• It just happened that way.

• The Earth pulls the Sun toward it  because it is so massive.

• The Earth is closer than the other planets so the distance causes the gravitational pull.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

How do folded mountains form?

• They form when plate boundaries diverge.

• They form on the continent side of convergent boundaries.

• They form when plates collide or push against each other.

• They can form several different ways.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Which organ system is responsible for transporting nutrients and oxygen to the cells?

• Digestive system

• Circulatory system

• Respiratory system

• Nervous system

Which of the following is a property that can be used to identify a substance?

• Color

• Smell

• Density

• All of the above

What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

• Ecology

• Biodiversity

• Conservation

• Evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following is NOT a physical change?

• Boiling water

• Dissolving sugar in water

• Burning wood

• Freezing water

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Is this a correct representation of the moon phases?

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

This is an example of what type of relationship between organisms?

• Predation

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Competition