3.4a

About how much of the total energy used in the United States is supplied by renewable forms of energy?

• 4%

• 12%

• 20%

• 30%

Based on this image, which question BEST asks how to reduce the consumption (use) of non-renewable resources?

• Can fossil fuels develop at a slower pace causing an unlimited supply of nonrenewable resources?

• Can fossil fuels develop at a quicker pace causing an unlimited supply of nonrenewable resources?

• Can walking and/or riding a bike to work or school reduce the consumption (use) of non-renewable resources?

• Can the use of energy efficient appliances increase the consumption (use) of non-renewable resources?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which group(s) has/have designed the BEST solution for sustaining natural resources around the campus?

• Group 1

• Group 2

• Group 1 and 2

• Group 1 and 3

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Based on the graph, what pattern can be observed in the global temperatures over the past century (1925-2020)?

• The average temperature has increased over the past century.

• The average temperature has decreased over the past century.

• The average temperature has remained the same over the past century.

• The average temperature has increased and decreased over the past century.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Mr. Thomas is teaching his students about the position of the sun in the sky related to objects on Earth. Mr. Thomas has asked his students to plan an investigation to learn more about this. Which investigation below would be the best choice?

• Students can look at the sun at noon and record what they see in their journals. They would repeat this observation at noon for 3 days. 

• The students can put a stick in the ground, observe its shadow at 3 different times of the day, and record their observations

• Students can go outside to play on the playground at different times of day and record how many clouds are in the sky. 

• Students can take the temperature at 3 different times during the day and record this data in their journals.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A student wants to demonstrate how shadows change throughout the day. Which of the following could the student do to demonstrate these changes?

• The student should use a flashlight to represent the sun and use an object to cast a shadow on, and then move the flashlight to show different positions of the sun.

• The student should use many different objects and show how a light will cast different shadows for different objects.

• The student should shine a flashlight on the classmates to show what their shadows look like in the room.

• The student should use a flashlight and show that the sun changes locations throughout the day.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following would best describe the results of the model?

• The shadow is the longest before 6 AM and after 6 PM.

• The shadow is the longest at 6 AM and 6 PM

• The shadow does not change in length.

• The shadow is the longest at noon.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A student demonstrates how light such as from the sun casts shadows.

Which of the following BEST describes the results of the model?

• The shadow is the longest when the flashlight is between the side and top of the object.

• The shadow is the longest when the flashlight shines on an object from the very top.

• The shadow is the longest when the flashlight shines on the side of the object.

• The shadow is the longest when the flashlight is turned off in a bright room.

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NGSS.4-PS4-2

What else can the student do to learn about the sun and his shadow?

• The student should come when it is raining outside.

• The student should come outside at the same time every day.

• The student should come outside at different times of the day

• The student will learn everything he needs to know with one observation.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

A student observes that the Sun “appears to move” across the sky a shadow appears and changes throughout the day. What would the student conclude after investigating that the shadow changes throughout the day?

• The students will observe the shadows are large in the mornings, small in the afternoon, and large again in the evening.

• The students will observe that the shadows change from ovals and circles throughout the day.

• The student will observe that the shadows change locations, but not size.

• The student will observe that the sun is constantly moving.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1