End of Year Science Review PMP2

Megan’s family was on vacation in Hawaii. They saw some liquid rock from a volcano that had erupted. Which kind of rock forms when that melted rock cools and hardens?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• conglomerate

Marcos was outside at night making observations of the night sky. The diagram shows the position of the Sun, Moon and Earth the night Marcos was making observations. What should Marcos have observed?

• There is no moon visible because it is a new moon.

• There is no moon visible because it is a full moon.

• There is a moon visible because it is a full moon.

• There is a moon visible because it is a new moon.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Alison’s family travelled from Florida to a state up North in January. Alison noticed the trees looked different than the trees in Florida. Which statement is an observation Alison could have made?

• The trees up North were green and full of leaves.

• The trees up North were brown and had no leaves.

• The trees up North looked just like the trees in Florida.

• The trees up North were full of flowers and fruit.

Mrs. Reale’s class was on a field trip to the zoo and one of the zookeepers was telling the students about elephants. Some of the behaviors of elephants are inherited from their parents, while other behaviors they learn on their own. What is one behavior that the elephants might have learned?

• To come to the gate during feeding time

• To protect the babies

• To drink with its trunk

• To trumpet with its trunk

How long will it take until the Earth, Moon and Sun return to this exact position?

• 24 hours

• 27.3 days

• 6 months

• 1 year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Max was playing outside and heard a high-pitched cat meow. The cat was stuck in a tree and was trying to get Max’s attention. How did the sound of the cat alert Max?

• The cat’s vocal cords vibrated fast creating a high-pitched meow.

• The cat’s vocal cords vibrated slow creating a high-pitched meow.

• The cat’s vocal cords must be long creating a high-pitched sound.

• The cat’s vocal cords did not help produce the high-pitched sound.

Raul set up the investigation to collect data. What natural occurrence is Raul modeling?

• Raul is modeling weathering when the soil is moving, and erosion when the soil breaks apart.

• Raul is modeling weathering when adding water to represent rain and erosion when the soil breaks apart.

• Raul is modeling weathering when adding water to represent rain and erosion when the soil, grass, and gravel move down the ramp.

• Raul is modeling weathering when he added grass and gravel to two of the ramps, and erosion when adding water to represent rain.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Raul then added notes based on his observations. Which one of Raul’s notes would be an inference?

• A. “When I poured water on the top of ramps the soil on Ramp A moved more than the soil and gravel mixture on Ramp C.”

• B. “If I added bigger gravel the soil would not move down the ramp in Model B.”

• C. “When I poured water on the top of the ramp in Model C, the grass clumped together in a pile, stopping some soil from moving to the bottom of the ramp.”

• D. “In model A and B all of the soil moved down the ramp.”

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Raul created this investigation to model a natural occurrence. What type of information does Raul’s model provide?

• Raul created a computer model to simulate how the Earth changes.

• Raul created a 2D model to collect data on how soil, gravel, and grass affect the changing of the Earth’s surface.

• Raul created an explanation so that Harriet and Jackson could picture the model in their mind.

• Raul created a 3D model to collect data on how soil, gravel and grass affect the changing of the Earth’s surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Teresa placed ice cubes in warm Kool-Aid. The Kool-Aid’s temperature decreased. What statement explains why the Kool-Aid’s temperature decreased?

• Cold flows from the Kool-Aid to the ice.

• Cold flows from the ice to the Kool-Aid.

• Heat flows from the Kool-Aid to the ice.

• Heat flows from the ice to the Kool-Aid.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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