Common Assessment Science

If an element is dull, brittle, and a good insulator, you would be looking for a _________________.

• metal

• nonmetal

• metalloid

• element

Table Sugar (C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁) has how many atoms of hydrogen?

• 12

• 22

• 11

• 45

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Every element has a unique name. Elements can also be represented by -

• its chemical weight

• mass

• periodic group

• its chemical symbol

Which of the following is NOT an element?

• Water

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Sulfur

If a mystery element is shiny, brittle and a conductor, you would look under which category?

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Metalloids

• Elements

What is meant by the wavelength of a wave?

• the wavelength is the distance between adjacent identical parts of a wave, parallel to the direction of propagation

• the wavelength is the distance between adjacent identical parts of a wave, perpendicular to the direction of propagation

• the wavelength is the distance between a crest and the adjacent trough of a wave, parallel to the direction of propagation

• the wavelength is the distance between a crest and the adjacent trough of a wave, perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A student is listening to the radio and realizes that the volume is too low. When she turns up the volume, which part of the sound waves is she changing?

• wavelength

• frequency

• period

• amplitude

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is the relationship between the wavelengths of the colors and the amount of energy they have?

• Longer wavelength = less energy

• Shorter wavelength = less energy

• Longer wavelength = more energy

• There is not a relationship between wavelength and energy

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which of the following observations demonstrates that visible light waves are electromagnetic waves?

• Sunlight can pass through gas

• Sunlight can pass through solids

• Sunlight can pass through liquids

• Sunlight can pass through a vacuum

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The wave behavior shown in the image is

• diffraction

• refraction

• interference

• reflection

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2