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• moving at a constant speed

• accelerating

• moving toward the north

• stopped

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Which statement best describes the motion of the object plotted in the graph?

• The object accelerated because the distance traveled increased at a steady rate.

• The object traveled at a constant speed because of forces acting on the object.

• The object accelerated because it traveled in the same direction throughout the investigation.

• The object slowed down as it traveled uphill because of the forces acting on the object.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which of the following shows an energy transformation from chemical energy to electrical to light energy?

• A bolt of lightning lights the night sky.

• A candle glows brightly in the dark.

• A fire in a fireplace lights up a room.

• A battery causes a flashlight to shine.

People get energy from the food that they eat and transform that energy as they move. Which energy transformations occur as a student rapidly rubs the palms of his hands together?

• mechanical to thermal to electrical

• chemical to mechanical to thermal

• mechanical to chemical to sound

• chemical to sound to electrical

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Energy transformations occur when...

• energy is created through conduction

• energy changes from one form to another

• two forces slide together that are touching

• a chemical reaction takes place

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

When changes to an environment happen, animals-

• move.

• perish.

• adapt.

• all of the above

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How might cutting down the trees in a rainforest

environment affect the animals that live there?

• All of the animals that live there will perish rapidly.

• Animals will move to new areas to meet

  their needs.

• The animals will make their homes

  under ground.

• Animals that eat tree leaves

  will become carnivores.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

• Soil
• Sunlight
• Water
• Oxygen

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When change occurs, organisms will:

• only adapt.

• adapt, migrate, or die.

• migrate or die.

What does biodiversity mean?

• Only one species in an area.

• The different amount of species in an area

• All abiotic life

• Nitrogen fixation

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