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Which model correctly shows the percentages of different gases in the air on Earth?

• Model A

• Model B

• Model C

• Model D

A student observes data showing cloud types and the reported weather in an area for one week.

• Cirrus clouds and stratus clouds are good predictors of sunny weather

• Stormy weather is likely with cumulus clouds and cumulonimbus clouds.

• When there are stratus clouds in the sky, the weather could be either sunny or rainy

• When there are cumulonimbus clouds in the sky, the weather will likely be stormy.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A student studies two models of Earth in its orbit. The student knows that these models show two different seasons on Earth. Which pair of statements best explains which season of the Northern Hemisphere is shown by each model?

• Model 1 shows spring since the Sun shines more equally in both hemispheres. Model 2 shows winter since the Sun shines more directly below the Equator.

• Model 1 shows fall since the Sun shines more equally in both hemispheres. Model 2 shows summer since the Sun shines more directly below the Equator.

• Model 1 shows fall since the Sun shines more equally in both hemispheres. Model 2 shows winter since the Sun shines more directly above the Equator.

• Model 1 shows spring since the Sun shines more equally in both hemispheres. Model 2 shows summer since the Sun shines more directly above the Equator.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A student pointed a light at a prism as shown in the diagram. Which statement BEST explains what the diagram shows?

• White light mixes with colors inside the prism.

• White light is made up of different colors.

• Prisms contain the colors of the rainbow

• Colors let people see objects.

Identify an example of each of the three states of matter present when the candle is burning.

• The hard wax of the candle

• Solid

• The melting wax

• Liquid

• The fire/flame

• Gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Match the following

• B

• Condensation

• D

• Evaporation

• A

• Transpiration

• C

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Ask a question

Conduct experiment

Draw conclusions

Communicate results

Analyze results

Form a hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A beam of a light passes through a glass of water and onto a piece of cardboard. Which statement correctly describes the properties of the glass of water and the cardboard?

• The glass of water is transparent, and the cardboard is translucent.

• The glass of water is transparent, and the cardboard is opaque.

• The glass of water is opaque, and the cardboard is translucent.

• The glass of water is opaque, and the cardboard is transparent.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A teacher demonstrated how a vibrating rubber band can produce sound. The teacher stretched a rubber band around an empty box. The teacher asked the students to investigate the vibrations caused by the rubber band. Which procedure and results best investigate pitch?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which pair of pictures shows nonflowering plants?

• A

• B

• C

• D