Maap Science

The picture shows a student stretching a rubber band.

Type a word in each set of options to explain the energy in a rubber band. Make sure that your answers are separated by a comma. Stretching a rubber band increases the ( kinetic / potential ) energy stored by that rubber band. Once released, this energy is converted to ( kinetic / potential ) energy.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which of the following best explains why Sirius appears brighter than Pollux in our nighttime sky?

• Sirius has a different color than Pollux

• Sirius has different gases than Pollux

• Sirius is closer to Earth than Pollux

• Sirius is farther that Pollux

Record the letter of the Moon phase in the box that correctly completes the model.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A student made a list of ideas that scientists have had over time about the solar system. Choose the letter of each sentence in the correct position in the list to show the order in which the ideas were accepted by the scientific community. Make sure that you are listing each letter with its proper number as below.

1st: ______________________

2nd: ______________________

3rd: ______________________

Ideas

W: Earth is just one planet orbiting one star in a vast universe.

X: Earth is the center of the universe.

Y: The Sun is the center of the solar system.

• 1st- x, 2nd- y, 3rd- w

• 1st- y, 2nd- x, 3rd- w

• 1st-w, 2nd- x, 3rd- y

A student was researching an area in a U.S. national park. The student reported the following characteristics about this ecosystem.

Ecosystem Characteristics

• located at a high elevation above sea level

• rocky soil with few nutrients

• long winters and short summers

• low amount of precipitation

• few plants or grasses and no trees

• animals include elk, coyotes, mountain lions, and bighorn sheep

Which type of ecosystem was the student most likely researching?

• Forest

• Desert

• Tundra

• Grassland

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Use the scenario to answer the next two questions. Oil Spills An oil spill is an example of a human-caused disaster. Effects from an oil spill can be very damaging to the environment. People on land and on the water work to contain the rust-colored oil, that endangers plant and animal wildlife. Which process is the least harmful way to remove oil from the water?

• Leave the oil alone so it can spread out naturally.

• Use floating devices to enclose and collect the oil.

• Light the oil on fire so it burns off the water rapidly.

• Add chemicals to the water to break down the oil.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

What is the dependent variable in this investigation?

• size of solid

• time to dissolve

• amount of water

• temperature of water

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which action is an example of a chemical change?

• melting ice

• tearing paper

• mowing grass

• baking brownies

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A student studies the following data table.

Type one word or phrase in each set of options to explain how gravity causes moons to orbit planets. Make sure the answers are separated by commas.

Gravity ( pushes / pulls ) each moon (away from /toward ) the center of the planet. Planet 1 is less massive than planet 2 and therefore has

( less / more ) gravity than planet 2.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The Moon completes an orbit around Earth about once a month. Which two statements best explain why the Moon stays in orbit around Earth?

• A. A magnetic attraction exists between the Moon and Earth.

• B. A force of motion causes Earth to push outwardly on the Moon.

• C. A force of attraction due to Earth’s mass pulls the Moon toward Earth.

• D. A repelling force keeps the Moon moving in a straight line around Earth.

• E. A force of attraction due to the Moon’s mass pulls Earth toward the Moon.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4