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NGSS Prep Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of energy does this roller coaster car have?
a)
Mostly potential
b)
Mostly kinetic
c)
No energy
d)
Solar energy
2.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
3.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.
A car is going around a curve with constant speed. Which of the following is not true?
a)
The car is accelerating
b)
The speed of the car is constant
c)
The velocity is constant
d)
The direction is constantly changing
5.
Acceleration is the rate at which _____ changes with time.
a)
position
b)
distance
c)
velocity
d)
none of the above
6.
The strongest part of a magnet is...
a)
the bars.
b)
the force field.
c)
the poles. 
d)
the middle.
7.
What is the net force?
a)
5000 N right
b)
4000 N right
c)
40 N left
d)
4000 N left
8.
What is the FORCE? 
a)
5 N
b)
10 N
c)
400 N
d)
0 N
9.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
10.
Name the phase of the moon for letter a
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
11.
Name the phase of the moon for letter f
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Crescent
12.
Which way does the moon revolve?
a)
clockwise
b)
counter clockwise
c)
some times it changes direction
d)
it doesn't revolve
13.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
14.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
15.
Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?
a)
distance from the sun
b)
rotation of the earth
c)
change in solar output
d)
tilt of the earth's axix
16.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
17.
What is transferred by the movement of waves?
a)
Matter
b)
Energy
c)
Nothing
d)
Water
18.

What type of wave does NOT need matter to travel through?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Transverse

c)

Sound

d)

Electromagnetic

19.
Which line represents the wavelength in the diagram?
a)
Between lines B and F
b)
D
c)
Between lines E and G
d)
A
20.
Sound travels fastest through
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
empty space
21.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
22.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
23.
Which of these waves has a higher frequency?
a)
blue
b)
red
24.

According to the graph, what material’s recycling would reduce the largest portion of America’s trash?

a)

Metals

b)

paper

c)

plastics

d)

Yard trimmings

25.
Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?
a)
individual
b)
population
c)
species
d)
fossil
26.
Which of the following is a fossil?
a)
a plant that has recently died
b)
a group of organisms that can reproduce
c)
a structure or organ that no longer functions
d)
a trace of an organisms that existed in the past
27.
Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 
a)
Evolution 
b)
Variation 
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection 
28.
Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________
a)
increase in number
b)
become extinct
29.
In what kind of rock can fossils be found?
a)
Sedimentary Rocks
b)
Igneous Rocks
c)
Metamorphic Rocks
d)
Granite
30.
Which layer formed first?
a)
Rock Layer W
b)
Rock Layer X
c)
Rock Layer Y
d)
Rock Layer Z
31.
If amphibians came from fish, what must scientists look for? 
a)
Evidence of a transition fossil that shows both amphibian and fish features. 
b)
Evidence of fish such as fossils.
c)
Evidence of Amphibians such a fossils. 
d)
A transition fossil that shows both bird and reptilian features. 
32.
Older fossils are found
a)
At the top
b)
At the bottom
c)
In the middle
33.
Evidence of evolution suggests ___________
a)
fossils
b)
common descendant
c)
common ancestor
d)
cladograms
34.
Which process produced the two different types of beaks in the ground finch and the tree finch?
a)
artificial selection
b)
geographical distribution
c)
natural selection
d)
disuse of the beak
35.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
36.
An offspring will receive how many alleles from each parent to determine a specific trait?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
five
37.
the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.
a)
heredity
b)
trait
c)
gene
d)
allele
38.
What is the percentage of offspring that have green pods?
a)
100%
b)
75%
c)
50%
d)
25%
39.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
40.
Offspring receives two sets of _____________ (one from each parent)
a)
blue jeans
b)
genes
c)
machines
d)
pedigree
41.
When humans breed purebred dogs to look a certain way and have traits that they like, this is an example of ___________________________
a)
Probably Breeding
b)
Sectional Breeding
c)
Selective Breeding
d)
Suspended Breeding
42.
Which statement best supports why many offspring look similar to their parents?
a)
Offspring inherit characteristics from one parent.
b)
Offspring inherit characteristics from both parents.
c)
Parents choose which characteristics to pass on to their offspring.
d)
Parents choose to change their appearance to match that of their offspring.
43.

What does GMO stand for?

a)

Genetically modified organism

b)

go more offsprings

c)

get more oranges

44.
This is an example of what kind of force?
a)
Balanced Force
b)
Pushing Force
c)
Gravity Force
d)
Unbalanced Force
45.
With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the _______ force.
a)
larger 
b)
smaller 
c)
equal 
46.
Which answer best describes this image?
a)
The positive charge is repelling the negative charge.
b)
The blue charged object will repel the negatively red charged object.
c)
The positively charged red object will be attracted to the negatively charged blue object.
47.
The picture is an example of an:
a)
Electric circuit
b)
Electromagnet
c)
Electric nail
d)
Electric power cell
48.

The entire region surrounding a magnet is known as the:

a)

Magnetic Domain

b)

Lodestone

c)

A Compass

d)

Magnetic Field

49.
What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?
a)
They will attract each other.
b)
They will repel each other.
c)
Both magnets will turn to the left
d)
Both magnets will turn to the right
50.
This image is showing 
a)
attraction
b)
repulsion
51.

How can you increase the strength of this electromagnet?

a)

Get a larger nail.

b)

Add more loops of wire.

c)

decrease the loops of wire.

d)

Get a smaller nail.

52.
The action that takes place at a convergent boundary: 
a)
 Creates Earthquakes
b)
Forms Mountains/ Volcanoes/ Deep Ocean Trenches
c)
Forms Rift Valleys/ Mid-Ocean Ridge
53.
What part of the water cycle is shown at Number 1?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Collection
d)
Precipitation
54.
Another name for examining data is 
a)
Problem
b)
Procedure
c)
Data
d)
Analysis
55.
The center of the atom is called the
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Nucleus
d)
Electron
56.
The electron is the ________ part of the atom
a)
Negative
b)
Positive
c)
Neutral
57.
When heat is transferred through liquids or air, its called
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
58.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
59.
This is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising/falling is an example of:
a)
Conduction.
b)
Convection.
c)
Radiation.
60.
A high pressure system means we might have this weather.
a)
Snow blizzard
b)
Sunny and dry
c)
Rain storm
d)
Tornado
61.
The diagram show's the Earth's composition of land and water. Which best summarizes the composition of the surface of Earth?
a)
Three-fourths of Earth’s surface is land. 
b)
One-fourth of Earth’s surface is water.
c)
Earth’s surface contains more land than water. 
d)
Earth’s surface contains more water than land. 
62.
This illustration shows the reaction of a plant when placed near a light source. What would happen to the plant if it were turned away from the light source?
a)
The plant would stop growing
b)
The plant would be unaffected.
c)
The plant would move away from the light source.
d)
The plant would bend towards the light source.
63.
The chart below shows the relationship between plant features and precipitation in certain biomes. 
What best summarizes the chart?
a)
The amount of precipitation within an area has no effect on plant life and survival.
b)
Plants have traits that help them survive in areas with different amounts of precipitation. 
c)
The ability to store water is important for plants living in areas with 5,000 mm of rain. 
d)
Deep roots are important for plants living in areas with 200 mm of rain.
64.
The chart below shows the relationship between plant features and precipitation in  certain biomes.  What best summarizes the chart? 
a)
The amount of precipitation within an area has no effect on plant life and    survival. 
b)
Plants have traits that help them survive in areas with different amounts of  precipitation. 
c)
The ability to store water is important for plants living in areas with    5,000 mm of rain. 
d)
Deep roots are important for plants living in areas with 200 mm of rain. 
65.
Which group do fungi, bacteria, and termites belong to?
a)
decomposers
b)
producers
c)
herbivores
d)
omnivores
66.
Deserts, mountains, and rivers are all examples of ________.
a)
vacation spots
b)
tundra
c)
ecosystems
d)
wetlands
67.

What is the independent variable?

a)

the variable the scientist changes

b)

the variable the scientist measures

68.
what are the 4 states of matter
a)
solid liquid rock gas
b)
solid liquid plasma gas
69.
SC.6.L.14.4
Choose the name and cellular process that match the organelle shown in the photo.
a)
chloroplast; cellular respiration
b)
mitochondrion; cellular respiration
c)
chloroplast; photosynthesis
d)
mitochondrion; photosynthesis
70.
SC.6.L.14.1
Which of the following is a correct sequence of levels of organization in the body?
a)
atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs.
b)
atoms, organ systems, cells, organs, tissue
c)
molecules, organs, cells, tissues, organ systems.
d)
atoms, cells, tissues, molecules, organ systems.
71.
SC.6.L.14.3
The process in plant cells that converts energy from the sun into energy stored in food is ________.
a)
photosynthesis
b)
cellular respiration
c)
homeostasis
d)
cell division
72.
SC.6.L.14.4
The diagram shown is a useful scientific model because it shows:
a)
an animal cell as it really looks.
b)
a plant cell as it really looks.
c)
the structures of a typical plant cell.
d)
how the structures of a cell function.
73.
SC.6.L.14.5
Which of the following connects the bones in movable joints?
a)
tendons
b)
cartilage
c)
marrow
d)
ligaments
74.
SC.6.L.14.5
Look at the diagram. What happens when the biceps contract?
a)
The triceps contracts.
b)
The triceps relaxes.
c)
The triceps shortens.
d)
The triceps does not move.
75.
SC.6.L.14.5
What process is shown in the diagram?
a)
The process of inhaling.
b)
The process of exhaling.
c)
The process of cellular respiration.
d)
All of the above.
76.

Tectonic plates only move by sliding past each other.

(MS-ESS2-3)

a)

True

b)

False

77.

Tectonic plates move quickly, so mountains take only a few years to form.

(MS-ESS2-3)

a)

True

b)

False

78.

A meteorologist is trying to determine if a storm is approaching. What instrument would he use to determine the change in air pressure?

(MS-ESS2-5)

a)

Thermometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Weather Vane

79.

One day on Earth is equivalent to:

(MS-ESS1-1)

a)

One revolution

b)

One rotation

c)

One elliptical

80.

What are the 4 different types of storms?

(MS-ESS2-6)

a)

Snowstorm, Thunderstorm, Hurricane, and Tornado

b)

Snowstorm, Blizzard, Thunderstorm, Tornado

c)

Snowstorm, Earthquake, Thunderstorm, Rainstorm

d)

Thunderstorm, Snowstorm, Earthquake, Tornado

81.

What part of the water cycle is shown at Number 3?

(MS-ESS2-6)

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Collection

d)

Precipitation

82.

What part of the water cycle is shown at Number 4?

(MS-ESS2-6)

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Collection

d)

Precipitation

83.

What is the quickest way to send data?

(MS-PS4-3)

a)

Analog Signals

b)

Digital Signals

c)

Smoke Signals

84.

Which of the following is not a medium for sound to travel?

(MS-PS4-1)

a)

Wood

b)

Pool of Water

c)

Railroad Tracks

d)

Outer Space

85.

Depending on an object's material, when light shines on an object, it can be:

(MS-PS4-2)

a)

Reflective

b)

Transmitted

c)

Absorbed

d)

All of these

86.

Wax Paper is a(n) _____________ material.

(MS-PS4-2)

a)

Transluscent

b)

Transparent

c)

Opaque

87.

Foil is a(n) _____________ material.

(MS-PS4-2)

a)

Translucent

b)

Transparent

c)

Opaque

88.

Glass is a(n) __________ material.

(MS-PS4-2)

a)

Translucent

b)

Transparent

c)

Opaque

89.

What is the name of letter A ?

(MS-PS4-1)

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Wavelength

90.

System that consists of the Brain, Spinal Cord & Nerves

a)

Circulatory

b)

Nervous

c)

Digestive

d)

Excretory (Urinary)

91.

System that consists of Esophagus, Stomach, Intestines, Gallbladder, Pancreas, Liver, Rectum & the Anus

a)

Nervous

b)

Circulatory

c)

Excretory (Urinary)

d)

Digestive

92.

Systems that consists of the Trachea, Larynx, Lungs & Diaphragm.

a)

Respiratory

b)

Nervous

c)

Muscular

d)

Circulatory

93.

Consists of Smooth, Skeletal & Cardiac muslces

a)

Digestive

b)

Muscular

c)

Excretory (Urinary)

d)

Respiratory

94.

This is matter that is neither created nor destroyed ...

a)

matter

b)

molecule

c)

conservation of energy

d)

conservation of matter

95.

The process by which one substances change to produce another different substances.

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

carbon

d)

chemical reaction

96.

The ability of a system to do work is called ________

a)

matter

b)

energy

c)

molecule

d)

chemical reaction

97.

An essential building block of organic compounds is _________

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon

c)

matter

d)

molecule

98.

___________ is produced by photosynthesis and consumed by aerobic cellular respiration.

a)

carbon

b)

hydrogen

c)

oxygen

d)

nitrogen

99.

Photosynthesis produces these two things:

a)

water and oxygen

b)

glucose and carbon dioxide

c)

glucose and oxygen

d)

ATP and oxygen

100.

If the Tether ball (pictured) showed how the Sun & Earth system worked. What part of the system would the pole represent?

a)

space

b)

Earth

c)

Sun

d)

gravity

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