Sol Review

Which energy transformation most likely occurs in a steam iron?

• Electrical energy changes to heat energy.

• Electrical energy changes to sound energy.

• Mechanical energy changes to heat energy.

• Mechanical energy changes to light energy.

A model of a plate boundary is shown. What most likely happens as the plates slide past each other?

• A mountain forms.

• An earthquake occurs.

• The ocean floor widens.

• Magma comes to the surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Layer A probably formed in an ocean. Which of these is the best clue that layer A formed in an ocean?

• the thickness of the layer

• the type of fossils in the layer

• the position of the layer

• the density of the layer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

A student made observations of four rock samples. Which of these observations most likely describes a sedimentary rock?

• Sample 1 has bands of light and dark crystals.

• Sample 2 has pink, gray, and white crystals grown together.

• Sample 3 is made up of one huge, pale pink crystal.

• Sample 4 is made up of layers of sand grains

  cemented together.

When comparing fossil A to fossil B, which is most likely correct?

• . Fossil B is older.

• Fossil B is larger.

• Only fossil B is metamorphic.

• Only fossil B was once an organism.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Sound is a type of mechanical energy that is transmitted in the form of

• waves

• light

• heat

• electrons

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A student is investigating the time it takes for different objects to reach the ground after they are dropped. The constant in this investigation is the -

• time to reach the ground

• distance to the ground

• weight of each object

• object being dropped

During pollination, pollen is transferred from a stamen to a -

• petal

• stem

• sepal

• stigma

What is the collective term for the male part of the flower?

• Carpel

• Sepal

• Petal

• Stamen

Which of these statements best explains why the bulb is not lit?

• The wires are connected to the wrong battery terminals.

• The bulb is burned out.

• The switch is open.

• A wire is missing.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1