HCS SCI 03 Summer School Review 4

What role does soil play in the life of a plant?

• It supplies essential nutrients and anchors the plant.

• It only provides water to plants.

• It prevents plants from growing.

• It is made entirely of clay.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Squirrels use oak trees for food and shelter. What could you do to help squirrels find more places to live?

• Remove all the oak trees

• Grow more oak trees

• Grow more cactus plants

• Put up a wall

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Plastic waste is often found floating in the ocean. Sea turtles may mistake floating plastic for food and eat it. This can cause serious harm to the turtles. The plastic waste in the ocean is an example of–

• Pollution

• Resource

• Conservation

• Habitat

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What natural event most likely caused damage to this habitat?

• A flood

• A forest fire

• A hurricane

• An earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is an effective method to prevent soil from washing away on this hillside?

• Grow shrubs and plants on the hill

• Remove all the bushes from the hill

• Place large rocks only at the top of the hill

• Dig trenches down the hill

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What effect does throwing trash into the pond have on the ecosystem?

• It makes the water cleaner and healthier for the animals.

• It pollutes the water and harms the fish and other animals.

• It makes the pond look nicer.

• It helps the fish find more food.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A 3rd grade class wants to create a project to help keep their local river clean. Which of the following would be a helpful project?

• A net that catches plastic bottles and cans from the river.

• A boat that pours chemicals into the water.

• A machine that adds garbage to the river.

• A pipe that sends sewage into the river.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Choose the 2 most important reasons to protect/conserve soil?

• It provides support for plant growth.

• It provides nutrients to plants to help them grow.

• It contains many harmful pollutants.

• It is a good source of food for humans.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is soil?

• Pieces of sidewalk

• Bits of rotten plants, animals, and weathered rocks

• Leftovers from volcanoes

• Crushed up Oreos

A large uncontrolled wildfire that that takes place in the forest.

• hurricane

• forest fire

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4