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NGSS Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three main types of rocks?

a)

sandstone, limestone, marble

b)

igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary

c)

obsidian, coal, basalt

d)

conglomerate, obsidian, metamorphic

2.

Look at the image and choose the correct statement.

a)

The peaches have more mass

b)

The peaches and lemons have the same mass.

c)

The lemons have a greater volume.

d)

The lemons have more mass.

3.

The three states of matter are:

a)

solid, ice, liquid

b)

solid, air, liquid

c)

gas, solid, water

d)

liquid, gas, solid

4.

The molecules in a solid are:

a)

tight and close together

b)

moving around as fast as they can

c)

slightly spaced out

d)

spread far apart from each other

5.
When you bake cookies, what kind of reaction is occuring?
a)
chemical reation
b)
physical reaction
6.
Anything that has mass and takes up space is called
a)
density
b)
volume
c)
atoms
d)
matter
7.
Which property of matter tells what something feels like?
a)
color
b)
shape
c)
texture
d)
solubility 
8.
What is it called when matter changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
melting
b)
evaporating
c)
condensation
d)
freezing
9.
What is called when matter turns from a liquid to a gas?
a)
melting
b)
evaporating
c)
condensation
d)
freezing
10.
What do you call this science tool: 
a)
beaker
b)
graduated cylinder
c)
test tube
d)
petri dish 
11.

What would happen if you touched a south pole end of a magnet to a north pole end of another magnet?

a)

they would be attracted to each other

b)

they would be repelled from each other

12.

What does repel mean?

a)

magnets move toward each other

b)

magnets do not have magnetism

c)

magnets move away from each other

d)

magnets stick together

13.

What type of energy is transformed in the Energy Conversion shown in the image below?

a)

Nuclear Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Electrical Energy

14.
When you hear music, what is your ear actually detecting?
a)
notes from the speaker
b)
waves created by vibrations
c)
electrical currents traveling through the air
d)
sound atoms coming from the sound
15.
I am the path along which electricity travels.
a)
electric circuit
b)
conductor
c)
insulator
d)
fuse
16.

What happens to our shadow when the sun is rising?

a)

It gets shorter

b)

It gets longer

c)

It is not visible if it is sunny

17.
Your shadow is the shortest at...
a)
sunrise
b)
sunset
c)
noon
d)
nighttime
18.

The lunar phases are caused by...

a)

The movement of the Moon relative to the Earth and Sun

b)

The moon growing and shrinking

c)

The movement of the sky

d)

The movement of the Sun

19.

What is the lunar phase where the moon is the darkest?

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

Crescent

d)

Gibbous

20.

What is this lunar phase?

a)

Crescent

b)

Quarter

c)

Gibbous

d)

Full

21.

What is this lunar phase?

a)

Third-quarter

b)

Crescent

c)

New

d)

Gibbous

22.
This is a big burning ball of gases...
a)
Star
b)
Planet
c)
Asteroid
d)
Meteroid
23.
Why do the constellations "move" throughout the night?
a)
The stars are traveling through space.
b)
The Earth is moving
24.

Julia builds three pinewood derby cars. Car A weighs 5 ounces, Car B weighs 6 ounce, and Car C weighs 7 ounces. She predicts that the more weight added to a car leads to a faster finish. Scientific conclusions are based on scientific evidence, what evidence would support Julia's prediction?

a)

Car A finishes faster than car A and car B

b)

Car B finishes faster than car A and car C

c)

Car C finishes faster than car A and car B

d)

All three cars finish at the same time

25.

Which variable can be changed or controlled to test the effects in a scientific experiment

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

26.

which variable is the variable that is actually tested in a scientific experiment

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent Variable

27.

What is the process by which plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen?

a)

Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Combustion

d)

Fermentation

28.

How does energy flow through an ecosystem?

a)

Energy flows from the ocean to producers, then to consumers, and finally to decomposers.

b)

Energy flows from the sun to producers, then to consumers, and finally to decomposers.

c)

Energy flows from the clouds to producers, then to consumers, and finally to decomposers.

d)

Energy flows from the moon to producers, then to consumers, and finally to decomposers.

29.

How do the water cycle and the rock cycle contribute to Earth's systems and interactions?

a)

They contribute by influencing the migration patterns of birds and animals.

b)

They contribute by causing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

c)

They contribute by influencing weather patterns, erosion, and the formation of landforms.

d)

They contribute by creating new species of plants and animals.

30.

What causes day and night on Earth?

a)

The Earth's distance from the sun

b)

The phases of the moon

c)

The rotation of the Earth on its axis

d)

The movement of the sun around the Earth

31.

How do the positions of the Earth, moon, and sun cause lunar and solar eclipses?

a)

The alignment of the Earth, moon, and sun causes lunar and solar eclipses.

b)

The gravitational pull of the moon causes lunar and solar eclipses.

c)

The rotation of the Earth causes lunar and solar eclipses.

d)

The tilt of the Earth's axis causes lunar and solar eclipses.

32.

What causes the change of seasons on Earth?

a)

The Earth's distance from the sun

b)

The phases of the moon

c)

The tilt of the Earth's axis

d)

The rotation of the Earth on its axis

33.

What is the process by which a gas changes to a liquid?

a)

Sublimation

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Melting

34.

How does the water cycle contribute to the Earth's climate?

a)

It contributes by influencing the migration patterns of birds and animals.

b)

It contributes by causing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

c)

It contributes by influencing weather patterns and precipitation.

d)

It contributes by creating new species of plants and animals.

35.

A boy rides a skate board down a hill. Eventually the skate board stops. Which is most responsible for causing the skateboard to stop?

a)

gravity acting on the skateboard

b)

friction acting on the skateboard

c)

the mass of the skateboard

d)

the mass of the boy

36.

A book falls off the desk. What moves the book towards the floor?

a)

mass

b)

friction

c)

gravity

d)

speed

37.

What will most likely stop an object in motion?

a)

mass

b)

force

c)

acceleration

d)

inertia law

38.

How does the mass of an object affect acceleration?

a)

The greater the mass of an object the greater the force needed to accelerate the object

b)

The greater the mass of an object the smaller the force needed to accelerate the object

c)

the smaller the mass of an object the greater the force needed to decelerate the object

39.

A phone is sitting on the dash of the car, which is stopped at a red light. Why does the phone slide backwards as the car begins to move forward?

a)

phone has inertia

b)

the phone has momentum

c)

the phone has acceleration

40.

How would the absence of friction affect a steel ball traveling on a long straight path

a)

steel ball's speed would decrease

b)

steel ball's speed would increase

c)

steel ball would stop immediately

d)

steel ball would remain at a constant speed

41.

What will happen to the book if no other forces act upon it?

a)

book will stay at rest

b)

book will begin to move

c)

mass of the book will increase

d)

gravity on the book will increase

42.

A snow plow uncovered 100 miles of road in 4 hours . What was the average speed of the plow? (speed = distance divided by time)

a)

20 mph

b)

25 mph

c)

50 mph

d)

100 mph

43.

A man jumps from a plane and a few seconds later opens his parachute. Which causes his fall to slow once his parachute opens?

a)

decrease in gravity

b)

increase in gravity

c)

decreased air resistance

d)

increased air resistance

44.

Which is a push or pull that acts on an object?

a)

force

b)

speed

c)

inertia

d)

momentum

45.

A person rolls a ball on a flat surface that suddenly slopes downward. Which most likely describes the motion of the ball?

a)

ball stops when is reaches the downward slope

b)

ball speeds up as it travels on the downward slope

c)

ball slows down as it travels on the downward slope

d)

ball changes directions as it travels on the downward slope

46.

Which can cause an object moving in a straight line to change direction?

a)

an outside force

b)

an increase in speed

c)

a change in momentum

d)

a reduction in friction

47.
Evaporation and condensation are similar because...
a)
Caused by changes in heat energy
b)
Caused by changes in wind
c)
Caused by precipitaion
d)
Caused by run-off
48.
High pressure systems bring...
a)
Rainy weather
b)
Sunny weather
c)
Snowy weather
d)
Windy weather
49.
A puddle disappears after a very sunny day because of ...
a)
Condensation
b)
Precipitation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Evaporation
50.
Puffy white clouds associated with good weather are...
a)
Cirrus Clouds
b)
Stratus Clouds
c)
Cumulus clouds
d)
Cumulonimbus clouds
51.
Tall, dark clouds associated with thunderstorms
a)
Cumulonimbus
b)
Cumulus
c)
Cirrus
d)
Stratus
52.
The uneven heating of the air in the atmosphere is...
a)
Conduction
b)
Evaporation
c)
Convection
d)
Condensation
53.
Warm fronts cause...
a)
Sunny and hot weather
b)
Partly sunny weather
c)
Cloudy skies and rainy weather
d)
Windy weather
54.
Cold fronts cause...
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Cloudy weather
c)
Thunderstorms
d)
Windy weather
55.
The factor that has the greatest effect on wind speed is...
a)
Air pressure
b)
Rainfall
c)
Air temperature
d)
Hurricane
56.
Winds at the beach change direction between day and night due to...
a)
Prevailing Westerlies
b)
Cumulus Clouds
c)
Wind gusts
d)
uneven heating and cooling of land and water
57.
Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?
a)
the mitochondria
b)
the vacuoles
c)
the nucleus
d)
the cell
58.
Every living organism is made up of one or more cells
a)
True
b)
False
59.

What is an multicellular organism?

a)

It has an organism with one cell.

b)

It has more than one cell

c)

It does't have cell

60.

Example of multicellular organism

a)

Human, Dog, Fish

b)

Ostrich egg

c)

bacteria, amoeba

61.

Example of unicellular organism

a)

Amoeba, bacteria, yeast, algae

b)

cat, dog, fish, sunflower

c)

sand, salt and pepper

62.

Why do multicellular organisms need transport systems?

a)

Because they cannot grow in their own environment.

b)

Because they need food from an outside source.

c)

To exchange gases with the outside environment.

d)

To receive more energy than what they already have.

63.
if a students wants to move an object to the East, he should push from the 
a)
East
b)
West 
c)
South
d)
North
64.
which is not an example of an inherited trait
a)
how tall a person is
b)
a person's eye color
c)
a cut on person's hand
d)
foot size
65.
when a bird flies, it uses ________________
energy
a)
light
b)
sound
c)
electrical 
d)
mechanical
66.
What is this type of ecosystem (biom)  is this?
a)
savanna
b)
tundra
c)
rainforest
d)
alpine
67.
How do trees obtain energy?
a)
they produce food through photoynthesis
b)
they eat grass
c)
they absorb nutrients from decomposing pants and animals
d)
they eat animals
68.
Which is the producer in the food web?
a)
tadpole
b)
snail
c)
algae
d)
frog
69.
How is a canyon formed?
a)
glaciers that eroded the rock
b)
ice wedging
c)
floods eroded the rock
d)
wind eroded the rock
70.
What formed this valley?
a)
wind erosion
b)
water erosion
c)
a glacier
d)
flooding
71.
this is example of light being _______________.
a)
reflected
b)
refracted
c)
absorbed
d)
bounced off
72.

Weathered pieces of rock.

a)

pebbles

b)

sediment

c)

eroded

d)

shale

73.

Wind or water carrying away weathered pieces of sediment.

a)

deposition

b)

weathering

c)

erosion

d)

cementation

74.

Eroded sediment finds a new home.

a)

weathering

b)

deposition

c)

compaction

d)

cementation

75.

The solid innermost portion of our Earth.

a)

outer core

b)

mantle

c)

inner core

d)

crust

76.

This layer of Earth is made of magma and is between the crust and core.

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

core

d)

outer core

77.

The outermost layer of Earth composed mainly of rock.

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

core

d)

outer core

78.

Orbit or movement around the sun.

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

79.

Spinning of a planet on its axis.

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

80.

Earth rotates on this imaginary line.

a)

diagonal

b)

axis

c)

radius

d)

diameter

81.

Which of the following explains why we have night and day?

a)

the phase of the moon

b)

the rotation of Earth on its axis

c)

the revolution of Earth around the sun

d)

the alignment of planets

82.

The _______________ during an experiment is what changes or is different.

a)

hypothesis

b)

conclusion

c)

variable

d)

conclusion

83.
What process changes liquid water into vapor?
a)
1 - sun's radiation
b)
2 - condensation
c)
3 - evaporation
d)
4 - precipitation
84.

You need to collect ____________ in your experiment that supports your hypothesis.

a)

graphs

b)

plants

c)

microscopes

d)

data

85.

You use this instrument to measure temperature.

a)

sieve

b)

hot plate

c)

anemometer

d)

thermometer

86.
A fossil is
a)
the imprint or remains of something that lived long ago
b)
sedimentary rock formed from layers of sand and mud
c)
the soft part of the animal from long ago
87.

Which of the following is an examples of chemical change?

a)

Soaking paper in water

b)

Burning paper

c)

Ripping paper

d)

Folding paper

88.

Which of the following mixtures will create a solution?

a)

Sugar, salt, and flour

b)

Sugar and water

c)

Chocolate, peanuts, and raisins

d)

Water and oil

89.

What is a solution?

a)

One substance spreads evenly throughout another substance

b)

A change in the physical properties such as size and shape

c)

A special mixture when one substance dissolves into another

d)

Anything that takes up space and has mass

90.

How are physical and chemical changes different?

a)

Physical changes cannot be reversed, while chemical changes can be reversed

b)

Chemical changes result in a new substance, while physical changes do not result in a new substance

c)

Chemical changes involve adding chemicals and physical changes do not

d)

Physical changes involve adding chemicals and chemical changes do not

91.

Which state of matter has no definite shape or volume?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

All of the Above

92.
A combination of 2 or more substances that can be easily separated is called- 
a)
a mixture
b)
a solution 
c)
a solute 
d)
a solvent 
93.

What kind of substance contains only one kind of atom?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Homogenous Mixture

d)

Nucleus

94.
Italian Salad Dressing is a . . .
a)
heterogeneous mixture
b)
homogeneous mixture
c)
Pure Substance
d)
Compound
95.
You are eating a pizza. What type of mixture are you consuming?
a)
homogeneous
b)
heterogeneous
c)
pure substance
d)
The Periodic Table
96.

In the lab, Maya is using a substance that has a chemical formula and contains two different elements. Maya’s substance is a(n) _______ .

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

heterogeneous mixture

d)

homogenous mixture/solution

97.
A gold bar is an example of a.....
a)
pure element
b)
pure compound
c)
heterogeneous mixture
d)
homogeneous mixture
98.
Table salt is an example of a.....
a)
pure element
b)
pure compound
c)
heterogeneous mixture
d)
homogeneous mixture
99.
What type of mixture is this?
a)
homogenous mixture
b)
chemical
c)
heterogeneous mixture 
d)
solid mix
100.
a)

Homogeneous

b)

Heterogeneous