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Worksheet time: 41mins
Indira uses her electromagnet to pick up some paper clips lying on the ground. Of the twenty-five paper clips on the ground, only twelve are attracted to her electromagnet and stay attached. What would be the best way for Indira to increase the strength of her electromagnet?
add another battery
wrap more wire around the nail
Use plastic instead of a nail
connect a battery to a fridge magnet
The picture shows two steep valleys and two rivers that join together and become one larger river in a wider valley. A student claims that both valleys have been formed by the same process over a long period of time. Which argument BEST explains why the student’s claim is correct or incorrect?
The student’s claim is correct; the evidence in the picture shows that both valleys were formed by the destructive forces of weathering and erosion because flowing water breaks down rock and carries the small pieces downstream.
The student’s claim is correct; the evidence in the picture shows that both valleys were formed by the constructive force of deposition because flowing water carries large rocks from far away and drops them along a river, making the banks taller.
The student’s claim is not correct; the evidence in the picture shows that valley 1 was formed by the destructive forces of weathering and erosion because flowing water breaks down rock and carries the small pieces downstream, but valley 2 was formed by the constructive force of deposition because flowing water carries large rocks from far away and drops them along a river, making the banks taller.
The student’s claim is not correct; the evidence in the picture shows that valley 1 was formed by the constructive force of deposition because flowing water carries large rocks from far away and drops them along a river, making the banks taller, but valley 2 was formed by the destructive forces of weathering and erosion because flowing water breaks down rock and carries the small pieces downstream
A student is investigating magnetic field strength using the model shown. What is the student most likely investigating?
if the type of material placed between an object and a magnet affects the magnetic field's strength
if the shape of a material placed between an object and a magnet affects the magnetic field's strength
if the thickness of material placed between an object and a magnet affects the magnetic field's strength
if the temperature of a material placed between an object and a magnet affects the magnetic field's strength
Some beneficial bacteria live inside the human digestive tract. How do these bacteria most help the body function?
They help produce energy from food eaten.
They help digest food in the intestines.
They help neutralize toxins present in food.
They help to liquefy food in the esophagus.
The picture shows a geographic information system (GIS) map. Which question is this map designed to ask?
Where will faulting most likely occur?
Where will flooding most likely occur?
Where will a volcano most likely occur?
Where will an earthquake most likely occur?
A student finds a nail wrapped with wire in a box of science supplies. She remembers it can be used as a magnet. The nail does not attract any paper clips but the ends of the wires are not connected to any power source. Next, she finds a battery and connects the ends of the wires to the battery. Now the nail can attract fifty paperclips. Which statement describes the type of magnet she found?
It is a bar magnet because it has a nail and wires.
It is a bar magnet because it needs a power source.
It is an electromagnet because it has a nail and wires.
It is an electromagnet because it needs a power source.
Which of the following is a major difference between electromagnets and permanent magnets?
Permanent magnets can be turned on and off, while electromagnets are always producing magnetic fields.
Electromagnets can be turned on and off, while permanent magnets are always producing magnetic fields.
Electromagnets are always stronger than permanent magnets.
Permanent magnets are always larger than electromagnets.
Which picture shows a type of landform that can create islands from molten rock?
The Galápagos Islands were formed by the eruption of a string of volcanoes, which have erupted more than 50 times in the past 300 years. How does the continuing volcanic activity affect the islands?
Each eruption causes the amount of freshwater on the islands to quickly increase.
Each eruption causes the amount of landmass of the islands to quickly increase.
Each eruption causes part of the islands to disappear into the ocean.
Each eruption causes all the organisms on the islands to migrate.
Marlon and Kamia are watching a storm through the window. The photograph shows a lightning strike they see. Kamia says that the lightning is an example of current electricity. Marlon says that the lightning is an example of static electricity. Which statement best explains who is correct?
Kamia because the lightning is very powerful and can cause damage
Kamia because the lightning sends volts of electricity through the ground
Marlon because the electricity uses the ground as a conductor to pass from the clouds
Marlon because the electricity does not continue to flow after the lightning reaches the ground
The picture shows a seismograph during an earthquake. What question can scientists learn from this seismograph?
How deep is the earthquake?
How strong is the earthquake?
How far away will the earthquake travel?
How much damage will the earthquake cause?
Kennedy wants to design a model to illustrate how earthquakes impact Earth's surface. She plans to rub two objects together to demonstrate the movement of the Earth's crust along a fault line. Which BEST explains the type of material Kennedy should use as a model to represent pieces of the Earth's crust in order to illustrate the impact of an earthquake?
She should use pieces of chalk because they would allow her to see how the Earth's crust chips and cracks as it rubs against itself.
She should use two smooth blocks of wood to determine how quickly the blocks would move in an earthquake.
She should use blocks of potting soil because they would crumble easily allowing her to see how sediment is carried away by the vibrations and deposited in another location.
She should use blocks of ice because they would slip past each other easily allowing her to simulate pieces of the Earth's cruct moving past each other.
Which of the following pictures shows a closed circuit?
The diagram shows an electric circuit that a student designs for a science competition. After finishing her design, the student reads the rules of the competition closely. She reads that the designs are limited to using only three parts. Which part can she remove from the design and still have a functional electric circuit?
She can remove the wires because the energy can be transmitted through the air.
She can remove the battery because the light bulb serves as the source of energy.
She can remove the switch because the circuit can be completed by connecting the wires.
She can remove the light bulb because the battery can provide evidence of the circuit working.
Choose the three items that are conductors.
penny
wood
aluminum
steel
plastic
Choose 2 ways that microorganisms can be beneficial
they make food for your organs
they are used to make yogurt and cheese
they help with digestion
they are only harmful when you are sick
they help with fighting disease
Leonard wants to create a model to demonstrate how deposition creates sand dunes. He has a metal pan filled with sand.
Which other material BEST completes Leonard's model?
shovel
electric fan
large block of ice
spray bottle of water
What is the main difference between weathering and erosion?
Weathering can involve wind, rain, hail, or snow, while erosion involves only rain.
Weathering is completely natural, while erosion is man-made
Weathering only affects rocks, while erosion only affects soil.
Weathering breaks down materials, while erosion moves them.
A student views a picture of the Appalachian Mountains. The student claims the mountains were formed by a constructive process.
The student's claim is correct because Earth's plates collided, forcing one part under another and then pushing upward.
The student's claim is incorrect because flowing rivers and streams carved into the soil, depositing tall layers of rock.
The student's claim is correct because wind deposited rock and soil into valleys, causing them to build up over time.
The student's claim is incorrect because volcanoes erupted for long periods of time, creating rock from the cooling magma.
Kimora and Mateo add eggs, flour, salt, baking soda, sugar, butter, vanilla, and chocolate chips into a bowl. Mateo mixes the batter because his favorite part of making cookies is licking the cookie batter off of the mixing spoon. When he is finished, Kimora forms the batter into little balls on the cookie sheet. She puts the cookies in the oven to bake for twelve minutes. After the time is up, Mateo pulls the cookies from the oven and allows them to cool. Kimora eats four cookies and Mateo eats two. They are delicious!A couple of hours later, Mateo's stomach starts to hurt. He feels nauseous and dizzy. He is sick for three days after eating the cookies.
Which argument best describes a possible explanation of why Mateo got sick but Kimora did not?
Mateo ate fewer cookies.
Kimora ate more cookies.
There were helpful bacteria in the uncooked batter.
There were harmful bacteria in the uncooked batter.
What organelles does a plant cell have that an animal cell does not?
cell membrane
cell wall
nucleus
cytoplasm
Chloroplasts
Which answers make a correct statement? Choose 2 correct answers.
Physical change only changes the size.
Physical changes begin and end with the same matter.
Physical change only changes the color.
Physical changes change the matter into something totally different.
Changes of state such as melting, evaporating, freezing, and condensating are all physical changes.
