SC Ready Review

The student concluded that plant B would survive better than plant A during a period without rain. Why did the student most likely make this conclusion?

• The hair-like structures on the roots increase their ability to absorb light from the Sun.

• The hair-like structures on the roots increase their ability to absorb water from the soil.

• The hair-like structures on the roots increase their ability to store food made by the plant.

• The hair-like structures on the roots increase their ability to release heat into the environment.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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Which statement best describes the data in the map?

• Earthquakes occur in random locations.

• Most earthquakes occur in the Southern Hemisphere.

• The strongest earthquakes occur near the middle of oceans.

• Most earthquakes occur along boundaries between continents.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which statement most likely explains what the student observed?

• Other birds avoid owls.

• Owls avoid other birds.

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Part B

Which data best supports the answer selected in part A?

• More birds were observed when the plastic owl was used.

• Fewer birds were observed when the plastic owl was used.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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A school needs a plan to keep people safe in the event of a tornado. Which two solutions are most likely to keep people at the school safe if a tornado is near?

• announcing a warning

• turning off the building lights

• locking classroom windows and doors

• Preparing students to ride home on school buses

• Moving students out of classrooms to the inside hallways

What change happens to a water wave as the wave gets closer to the coastline?

• wavelength increases

• amplitude increases

• wavelength decreases

• amplitude decreases

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which statement about the size of the reef is supported by the data in the

graph?

• The number of starfish in the area dropped after 2015.

• The starfish made the coral reef smaller from 2015 to 2018.

• The coral reef was healthy and growing from 2013 to 2018.

• The coral reef lost more than 2,000 meters from 2015 to 2018.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which conclusion can scientists make from studying these rock layers?

• Fossil 1 is the oldest.

• Fossil 2 is older than Fossil 3.

• Fossil 4 is younger than Fossil 5.

• Fossil 5 is the youngest.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Why are Friend 1’s sounds turned into digital information?

• In case people do not speak clearly

• So the sounds can be sent as radio waves

• So Friend 2 can communicate with the tower

• In case the radio waves do not reach Friend 2’s cell phone

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Students choose playground activities to demonstrate how energy is transferred.

Which activity shows a transfer of potential energy to kinetic energy?

• Sliding from the top of a slide

• Hanging from monkey bars

• sitting on a bench

• hiding behind a tree

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