Solar Science

Students investigated how different colors of construction paper in a solar oven affect the heating of water. Which graph correctly represents the data for the brown construction paper?

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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A student made a track for a toy sled using 4 different materials. At which section of the track is friction most likely to cause the greatest resistance to the motion of the toy sled?

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Students made a classroom barometer that can be used to measure -

• wind direction

• temperature

• air pressure

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

An electromagnet can be made using a battery, insulated wire, and -

• an iron nail

• an aluminum can

• a nickel coin

• a gold chain

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

High and low tides on the coast are caused mostly by -

• underwater earthquakes

• the gravity from the moon

• storms over the ocean

• the tilt of Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The plant shown grows in swamps and produces an odor similar to a skunk. Why should people preserve a plant like the skunk cabbage?

• It depends on a moist environment.

• It has a certain role in the ecosystem.

• It is prized by gardeners for its flowers.

• It has leaves that are about the same shape as each other.

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Which pair of colors is in order from the longest wavelength of light in the visible spectrum to the shortest wavelength?

• Green, orange

• Yellow, red

• Violet, blue

• Red, violet

Based on the mineral identification table, which mineral belongs in square X of the flow chart?

• Mica

• Graphite

• Magnetite

• Hornblende

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The conveyor belt moves the groceries by transforming electrical energy into -

• thermal energy

• radiant energy

• mechanical energy

• potential energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which of these is an example of a behavioral adaptation?

• A cow that has flat teeth

• A squirrel that has buried acorns

• A fish that has scales

• An owl that has soft feathers

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