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The photo shows a flock of snow geese migrating in response to a change in temperature in their habitat. Which phrase best describes the behavior that is shown by the snow geese?
auditory reception
inherited trait
instinct response
taste reception
How does this sensory organ help the catfish?
It helps the catfish swim fast in water.
It helps the catfish find prey in muddy water.
It helps the catfish breathe air dissolved in water.
It helps the catfish burrow into the bottom of the pond.
A chipmunk can gather and store up to 165 acorns per day during peak gathering periods in the fall. Which statement best explains why a chipmunk demonstrates this behavior?
The chipmunk has learned it is difficult to find food for energy in the winter months.
The chipmunk wants to have plenty of acorns to share with other organisms in the community.
The chipmunk knows the acorns will sprout into new trees if they remain on the forest floor.
The chipmunk uses the acorns to fill its nest to keep out other organisms.
The evening bat is most active during the last half hour of night before daylight due to an increased amount of insects. Which term best describes why the evening bat is most active during this time?
A. environmental interaction
B. inherited trait
C. instinct response
D. stored memory
The table shows the distances of the Sun and Alpha Centauri from Earth and their relative brightness. A student claims that the Sun is brighter than Alpha Centauri. Is the claim correct, and why?
A. No. Alpha Centauri is closer to Earth than the Sun.
B. Yes. The Sun is closer to Earth than Alpha Centauri.
C. No. The Sun has a higher relative brightness than Alpha Centauri.
D. Yes. Alpha Centauri has a lower relative brightness than the Sun.
If the student represents Earth, which basketball most likely represents the Sun?
basketball J
basketball K
basketball L
basketball M
The image and table show the relative sizes and distances of different stars from Earth. A student argues that the Sun appears brightest among the other stars listed. Which statement supports the student’s argument?
A. The Sun is the biggest star.
B. The Sun is the closest star to Earth.
C. The Sun emits less light than other stars.
D. The Sun burns hot gases that make it brighter.
A student reads that the star Vega is much brighter and farther from Earth than the Sun. It is twice as large as the Sun. The student observes that Vega appears smaller and dimmer than the Sun from the surface of Earth.
Which difference between the stars best explains the student’s observation?
the difference in the brightness of the stars
the difference in the sizes of the stars
the difference in the distance of the stars from each other
the difference in the distances of the stars from Earth
A student concludes an experiment to test the rate for dissolving 10 grams of sugar in water. The diagram shows two setups, and the table shows the results.
Based on the data in the table, what can be concluded about the rate for sugar to dissolve?
It is fastest when the temperature is low, and the particle size is small.
It is fastest when the temperature is high, and the particle size is large.
It is slowest when the temperature is high, and the particle size is small.
It is slowest when the temperature is low, and the particle size is large.
A student performs an experiment to test how stirring speed affects the amount of time it takes sugar to dissolve in water. The student pours the same amount of sugar and the same amount of water into each beaker and places a mixer in each beaker. The student tests each mixer at a different speed. Which test will cause the sugar to take the longest amount of time to dissolve?
Test A
Test B
Test C
Test D
Which will decrease the speed for dissolving a solid in a liquid?
using a liquid that has a low temperature
using a liquid that has a high volume
using a solid that has a small particle size
using a solid that is white in color
The table shows the results of multiple trials of dissolving salt in water. The same amount of salt is used in each trial.
How long will it most likely take to dissolve the salt in Trial 4?
less than 5 seconds
12 seconds
14 seconds
more than 14 seconds
Most dogs grow thick fur during periods of cold temperatures and shed fur when temperatures are warmer. However, in any temperature, the fur color does not change.
Using this information, what can be concluded about dog fur?
Fur color is able to change at night.
Fur shedding is an inherited trait.
Fur shedding is influenced by the environment.
Fur color is influenced by the environment.
The picture shows a mother panda and her offspring.
What characteristic does the offspring most likely inherit from the mother panda?
fur coloring and pattern
climbing trees
drinking water
eating bamboo leaves
One trait that can be passed from parent to offspring is the shape of the earlobe, as shown in the image.
How is the trait passed from the parent to the offspring?
It is an acquired trait that is passed through learning behaviors.
It is an acquired trait that is passed through genes.
It is an inherited trait that is passed through learning behaviors.
It is an inherited trait that is passed through genes.
Which trait is a mountain lion least likely to pass to its offspring?
scar on its back
night vision
growling as a defense
black tail
A student observes the night sky. What data will allow the student to confirm if a point of light is a galaxy?
It contains stars and remains motionless.
It contains gas, dust, and many stars.
It orbits a planet.
It is part of a pattern of stars.
The diagram shows the location of the Sun in the Milk Way galaxy with the spiral arms labeled.
Based on the diagram, which statement correctly explains the position of Earth within the Milky Way?
A. Earth is located in the Orion arm.
B. Earth is located in the Cygnus arm.
C. Earth is located between the Carina and Orion arms.
D. Earth is located between the Cygnus and Perseus arms.
Which correctly describes the location of Earth in the Milky Way galaxy?
Earth is located near the center of the galaxy.
Earth is located near the outer edge of the galaxy.
Earth is located on an arm of the galaxy.
Earth is located on the tail of the galaxy.
A drawing of a galaxy is shown.
Which is the shape of the galaxy?
elliptical
irregular
lenticular
spiral
A student records information about a material before and after a change.
Which conclusion does the table support?
A. The material is the same substance after the change because only the size is changed.
B. The material is the same substance after the change because it has different properties.
C. The material is a different substance after the change because only the size is changed.
D. The material is a different substance after the change because it has different properties.
Which statement best explains why boiling an egg makes a new substance?
A. After the egg is boiled, it can be stored in a refrigerator.
B. After the egg is boiled, it cannot change back to its original state.
C. The hot water changes the state of matter in the egg.
D. The hot water warms the surface of the egg.
A student is making packets of trail mix for a hiking trip. The student mixes granola, baked soybeans, roasted almonds, apricots, and chocolate chips. A friend does not like almonds, picks them out from the mixture, and eats the rest. What characteristic of a mixture can be understood from the given information?
Physical properties of the components of a mixture change.
A mixture is formed when solid substances are mixed in fixed proportions.
Parts of a mixture interact with each other, and the parts form a new substance.
Substances in a mixture can be separated, and the properties remain the same.
A teacher combines two different colorless liquids in a beaker. A white solid forms in the beaker.
Has a new substance formed, and why?
Yes. The substance in the beaker remains a liquid.
Yes. The substance in the beaker has different properties.
No. The substance in the beaker has the same properties.
No. The substance in the beaker is a solid.
The image shows four dogs.
Why do the dogs share some traits, but not all traits?
There is variation within the dog species.
There is no variation within the dog species.
The dogs eat different food.
The dogs eat the same food.
A guinea pig with short, tan fur and pink eyes and a guinea pig with long, black fur and dark eyes have 6 babies. The table lists the babies’ traits.
Which trait variations are most common in the offspring?
long fur, black fur, dark eyes
long fur, tan fur, dark eyes
short fur, black fur, pink eyes
short fur, tan fur, pink eyes
A student observes that a baby bat has the same body shape as its parents. Which claim does this observation support?
Animals have traits inherited from parents.
Animals have traits that are influenced by their food.
Animals have traits inherited from a group of similar organisms.
Animals have traits that are influenced by the environment.
The image shows four turtles that come from the same parents.
Which chart correctly groups the inherited traits?
No Variations in Inherited Traits: shell pattern; head color; Variations in Inherited Traits: flipper shape; head shape
No Variations in Inherited Traits: flipper shape; shell pattern; Variations in Inherited Traits: head color; head shape
No Variations in Inherited Traits: flipper shape; head shape; Variations in Inherited Traits: shell pattern; head color
No Variations in Inherited Traits: head color; head shape; Variations in Inherited Traits: shell pattern; flipper shape
A student records measurements and observations from two tests in a table.
Which question is the student likely testing?
How do balanced forces impact the final speed?
How do unbalanced forces impact the direction of motion?
How do balanced forces impact the speed of motion?
How do unbalanced forces impact the initial speed?
A student places four blocks of different masses on a balance beam. The student claims that the forces acting on the blocks are balanced. Which statement supports the claim?
A. Friction pushes left on the blocks with the same force as the balance beam pushes right.
B. Gravity pulls down on the blocks with the same force as the balance beam pushes up.
C. The balance beam has the same mass as all the blocks combined.
D. The balance beam moves when the student places the blocks on it.
Examine the diagram showing tug-of-war.
To win tug-of-war one side must pull the players from the other side over the middle line. If each side pulls with equal force, which side will win?
The right side will win because the forces are balanced.
The left side will win because the forces are unbalanced.
Neither side will win because the forces are unbalanced.
Neither side will win because the forces are balanced.
A group of students are pushing on an object from four different directions. Which diagram shows forces that will move the object to the left?
The image shows the orbital motions of planets, asteroids, and comets around the Sun.
How is the orbital motion of comets different from that of asteroids?
Comets revolve around planets, while asteroids revolve around the Sun.
Comets have fixed positions in the solar system, while asteroids move within the solar system.
Asteroids revolve outside the patterns of the planets, while comets revolve in the same pattern as planets.
Asteroids revolve in the same pattern as planets, while comets revolve outside the patterns of the planets.
Which three bodies orbit the Sun?
asteroids
comets
meteors
planets
stars
Which data table correctly shows the differences between a meteoroid and asteroid?
Which characteristic of a comet make it different from a planet?
orbits the sun and is made of gas
has a tail and is made of dust and ice
has a tail and has a round shape
orbits the sun and has a round shape
One image shows a ball bouncing, and one image shows a student swinging.
How is the motion of the bouncing ball like the motion of the swinging student?
Each motion acts in one direction.
Each motion is caused only by gravity.
Each motion occurs in a pattern.
Each motion is caused only by friction.
Two children turn a jump rope at a steady rate. Another child would like to run under the rope as it turns without touching it.
What can the child do to run under the rope successfully?
The child can run slower than the turning speed of the rope.
The child can ask the other children to increase the speed of the turning rope when the child runs near the rope.
The child can jump backward two times before starting to run.
The child can use the pattern of the turning rope to predict the best time to run.
The image shows two students on a seesaw. The student on the right moves from location A to location B, as shown.
After location B, where will the student likely move next?
back to location A
stay in location B
shift to the right
shift to the left
What will be the distance from point B to the ball's stopping point when the height of the ramp is 18 centimeters?
20 centimeters
30 centimeters
50 centimeters
60 centimeters
Lemon beebalm is a plant species that attracts a large number of bees. Which statement best describes why this characteristic of the lemon beebalm is beneficial to the plant species?
Bees will provide food for the plant.
Bees will increase pollination of the plant.
Bees will scare other insects away from the plant.
Bees will provide water for the plant.
Based on the data, the students conclude that the color of the moth helps it blend and survive in its environment. Which statement best supports the conclusion?
A. More black moths were picked from both environments.
B. More gray moths were picked from both environments.
C. More gray moths were picked from Environment 1, and more black moths were picked from Environment 2.
D. More black moths were picked from Environment 1, and more gray moths were picked from Environment 2.
Alligator snapping turtles eat fish and live in fresh water in the southeastern United States. The diagram shows features of an alligator snapping turtle.
Which variation of a feature would give an alligator snapping turtle a better chance to get the food it needs to survive?
more spikes on its shell to scare away fish
smaller claws to dig smaller holes in the mud
increase in weight to sink deeper in the mud
worm-shaped tongue to attract more fish
The model shows different-colored rabbits being hunted by eagles in an area over a period of a few years.
How is fur color an advantage in the rabbit population?
A. White fur color affects the number of offspring produced by a rabbit pair.
B. Brown fur color determines how quickly a rabbit can run.
C. White fur color allows some rabbits to hide better than others.
D. Brown fur color is used to signal other rabbits of danger.
The model shows the Sun, Earth, and Moon in a straight line. Why can a lunar eclipse occur?
A) Earth is in the Sun’s shadow.
B) The Moon is in Earth’s shadow.
C) The Sun’s light does not reach Earth.
D) The Sun’s light shines brightly on the Moon.
The model shows the locations of the Moon, the Sun, and Earth. What is the name of the moon phase in the model, and what causes this phase?
New moon; people on Earth can only see half of the Moon.
Full moon; light from the Sun shining on the Moon is dim when seen from Earth.
New moon; the Sun only shines on the side of the Moon that cannot be seen from Earth.
Full moon; the Moon moves behind the Sun.
The images show two different phases of the Moon. Which is true about the Moon?
The Moon creates the same amount of light during both phases.
The Moon remains the same size during both phases.
The Moon moves closer to Earth during a full moon.
The Moon is covered by more clouds during a quarter moon.
The diagram shows that the phase of the Moon on two different days in the same year is the same even though the position of the Moon in its orbit around Earth is different.
Why can the same phase of the Moon occur at two different places in its orbit?
A) The position of Earth in its orbit around the Sun changes, causing the direction of sunlight hitting the Moon’s surface to change.
B) The direction that Earth rotates on its axis changes, causing a different side of Earth to face the Moon each month.
C) The tilt of the Moon in its orbit changes, causing the direction that light travels from the Moon to Earth to change.
D) The speed of the Moon orbiting around Earth changes, causing the position of the Moon to be different each month.
Which two temperature points have the same value for water?
boiling point
freezing point
gas point
liquid point
melting point
Which phase change occurs when water boils, and what is the boiling point of water?
solid to liquid; 10°C
liquid to gas; 60°C
liquid to gas; 100°C
gas to liquid; 80°C
A student watches ice in a cup changing to water over 30 minutes. The student writes measurements and descriptions in a table.
Which claim is supported by this data?
The temperature in the cup is lowest when the cup contains mostly water.
The temperature in the cup stays the same as long as there is liquid in the cup.
The temperature in the cup stays the same until all the ice changes to liquid.
The temperature in the cup is highest when the cup contains more ice than water.
Which statement uses an observation to explain at which temperature water is a solid?
A. Water is a solid at 0°C because a solid keeps its shape both in and out of a container.
B. Water is a solid at 54°C because pouring a solid makes it spread out on the ground.
C. Water is a solid at 75°C because a solid changes shape when it is inside a container.
D. Water is a solid at 100°C because a solid bubbles when it is heated.
The model shows the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere as Earth revolves around the Sun.
Based on the model, how does the tilt of Earth cause different seasons?
by changing the distance between Earth and the Sun
by changing the number of daylight hours Earth receives during the days in a year
by changing the speed of rotation of Earth on its axis
by changing the speed of revolution of Earth around the Sun
Earth orbits the Sun on a tilted axis, as shown.
The hemisphere of Earth is tilted toward the Sun and receives more sunlight than the hemisphere tilted away from the Sun.
How does the tilt in Earth’s axis affect the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Northern Hemisphere is warmer than the Southern Hemisphere throughout the year.
The Northern Hemisphere has more hours in a day than the Southern Hemisphere throughout the year.
The Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere experience opposite seasons throughout the year.
The Northern Hemisphere experiences day, and the Southern Hemisphere experiences night throughout the year.
A student creates a model of the Sun and Earth. Which statement describes the season Earth would experience in this model?
The Northern Hemisphere receives more direct sunlight, causing summer.
The Southern Hemisphere receives more direct sunlight, causing summer.
Both hemispheres receive equal light, causing spring.
Both hemispheres receive equal light, causing fall.
The star chart shows constellation X, during winter, near the North Star.
As Earth moves throughout the year, what will most likely happen to the appearance of constellation X when seen from Earth?
A) Constellation X will be visible from Earth during winter only.
B) Constellation X will stay in the same position throughout the year.
C) Constellation X will rotate around the North Star throughout the different seasons.
D) Constellation X will be visible from Earth in the same position during summer and winter.
The star chart shows constellations seen from the Northern Hemisphere during summer.
Why are people in the Northern Hemisphere unable to see these constellations in the night sky during winter?
Earth rotates on its axis, causing different stars to be visible each day.
Earth revolves around the Sun during the year, causing different stars to be visible.
The stars in the constellations are brighter during the summer.
The stars in the constellations are farther away in the summer.
A child points a telescope at one location in the night sky. The child
looks through the telescope at 9:00 p.m. on Friday, 9:00 p.m. on
Saturday, and 11:00 p.m. on Sunday. The diagrams show what the
child sees through the telescope. Why is what the child sees at 11:00 p.m. on Sunday different from the other two days?
A. Earth is in a different location in space each day, so different stars are seen.
B. As Earth rotates on its axis, the stars appear to move across the sky.
C. The stars the child can see through the telescope revolve around the Sun.
D. Stars appear to change locations in the sky when the seasons change.
The star chart shows the positions of some constellations in summer and winter. Why are some constellations only visible during summer or winter?
Some constellations have stars that give off less light during different seasons.
Some constellations are blocked by the location of the Sun during different seasons.
The stars in some constellations move farther away from the Sun during different seasons.
The stars in some constellations move together in new patterns during different seasons.
The diagram shows Earth at four positions, W-Z, orbiting the Sun. Which statement about the diagram is true?
At position Z, the Northern Hemisphere experiences longer days with warmer temperatures as sunlight hits the surface of Earth at a smaller angle.
At position Z, the Northern Hemisphere experiences shorter days with colder temperatures as sunlight hits the surface of Earth at a greater angle.
At position Z, the Northern Hemisphere experiences longer days with warmer temperatures as sunlight hits the surface of Earth at a greater angle.
At position Z, the Northern Hemisphere experiences shorter days with colder temperatures as sunlight hits the surface of Earth at a smaller angle.
Which data table supports the idea that matter can be neither created nor destroyed?
A teacher mixes bananas, strawberries, and milk to make a drink.
The bananas, strawberries, and milk have a total mass of 10 grams before the teacher mixes them. What is the mass of the drink after mixing?
5 grams
6 grams
8 grams
10 grams
A student dissolves 5 g of baking soda in 10 g of vinegar. The solution forms bubbles. The total mass of the solution is less than 15 g.
Which statement could correctly explain why the total mass is less than 15 g?
The solution produces gas, which could have left the solution to decrease the volume.
The solution produces gas, which could have left the solution to decrease the mass.
The student measures the volume incorrectly.
The student measures the mass incorrectly.
A lit candle burns for an hour and leaves only a small amount of wax. Which two explanations are true about the mass of the candle before and after burning?
The mass of the candle remains the same.
The mass of the candle decreases.
Some of the mass is destroyed while burning.
Some of the mass changes from a solid to a gas.
The mass of the wax increases after burning.
A group of scientists discovered the fossilized skull of a dinosaur. Which statement best represents a conclusion that could be reached by studying the fossilized skull?
This type of dinosaur was a flesh eater.
This type of dinosaur was a fast runner.
This type of dinosaur was able to swim well.
This type of dinosaur was able to fly through the air.
The fossil of an ancient whale is found on a mountain. What is a likely reason for the presence of a whale fossil on a mountain?
The mountain was once under the sea.
The region had many floods in the past.
Whales lived on land in the past.
Whales were hunted by predators that lived on the mountain.
A group of scientists discovered a fossil of an extinct animal from a cave.
What conclusion about the extinct animal can most likely be made?
The animal was a carnivore.
The animal was a plant eater.
The animal could fly in the air.
The animal could swim in the water.
Ichthyostega is an extinct group of animals that lived on Earth about 365 million years ago. The drawing shows the skeleton for a type of Ichthyostega.
Using information from the drawing, what can likely be concluded about this extinct species?
It lived by flying in the air.
It lived in water only.
It lived both on land and in water.
It lived on land only.
The image shows rock layers.
If these rock layers are undisturbed, which fossil is most likely the oldest?
fossil A
fossil B
fossil C
fossil D
Examine the rock layers. Which deep ocean layer formed first?
layer 1
layer 3
layer 5
layer 7
The diagram shows fossils in different layers of a rock formation that changed due to an earthquake.
Based on the rock layers and fossils, which statement correctly explains the ages of the layers of rocks as compared to each other?
A. Layers S and P are the same age.
B. Layers P and R are the same age.
C. Layers Q and S are the oldest layers.
D. Layers P and R are the youngest layers.
The diagram shows rock layers labeled W, X, Y, and Z.
Based on the diagram, a student concludes that layer W is the youngest layer. Which feature of layer W helps the student make the conclusion?
It has no fossils in it.
It is the thinnest layer.
It is the smallest layer.
It lies on top of the other layers.
A teacher shows students in a class a diagram of fossils in rock layers (A-G). Which three students’ observations are correct?
An earthquake could have caused layers A-E to tilt.
The fossils in layer D are younger than the fossil in layer B.
Moving water cut through layers A-E, causing a deep groove.
Layer G is the youngest layer.
Layer F is older than the fossil in layer C.
The diagram shows four fossils in different rock layers (1-4). Which statement correctly compares the ages of the rock layers?
Rock layer 4 is older than rock layer 1.
Rock layer 3 is older than rock layer 4.
Rock layer 2 is younger than rock layer 4.
Rock layer 1 is younger than rock layer 3.
In a reaction, 10 grams of Liquid A are mixed with 22 grams of Liquid B. When these two colorless liquids mix, they form a gas, labeled D, and another colorless liquid, labeled C.
All of the gas formed during the reaction is trapped in a balloon attached to the container with Liquid C. What can be concluded about the reaction?
The total mass of Liquid A and B is equal to the total mass of Liquid C and Gas D.
The total mass of Liquid A and Gas D is equal to the total mass of Liquids B and C.
The total mass of Liquid A and B is greater than the total mass of Liquids C and Gas D.
The total mass of Liquid A and Gas D is greater than the total mass of Liquids B and C.
A student adds 100 mL of water to two cups. Which conditions can the student use to study the impact of temperature on the rate of dissolving sugar?
A chef needs to dissolve a large amount of salt in a pot of water before cooking pasta. The chef has four pots filled with water on the stove to cook the pasta, and the water in each pot has a different temperature. Which pot will allow the chef to dissolve the salt the fastest?
Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 4
Which characteristic increases the rate of a solid dissolving in a liquid?
large particle sizes
less liquid
more solid
stirring solutions
An elk calf will produce a high-pitched squeal to alert the other members of the herd. Which statement most likely explains when the elk calf will produce this sound?
The elk calf will squeal to alert the other members it is running.
The elk calf will squeal to alert the other members it is going to sleep.
The elk calf will squeal to alert the other members it is in danger.
The elk calf will squeal to alert the other members it is eating.
The photo shows a mother duck leading a line of baby ducks. The baby ducks know to follow their mother at birth. Which statement best describes the behavior shown by the baby ducks?
The baby ducks learn to follow the mother duck through hearing.
The baby ducks learn to follow the mother duck through smell.
The baby ducks inherit the behavior as an instinct.
The baby ducks inherit the behavior as a characteristic.
The diagram shows the main phases of the Moon. In which phase can the Moon cause a solar eclipse, and why?
Full moon; Earth is between the Moon and the Sun.
First quarter; Earth is between the Moon and the Sun.
New moon; the Moon is between Earth and the Sun.
Third quarter; the Moon is between Earth and the Sun.
The image shows the Earth-Sun-Moon system with the Moon phases at different times.
Which type of eclipse can occur at the new moon phase?
A lunar eclipse; the Moon blocks the light of the Sun from reaching Earth.
A solar eclipse; the Sun blocks the light of the Moon from reaching Earth.
A lunar eclipse; the Sun blocks the light of the Moon from reaching Earth.
A solar eclipse; the Moon blocks the light of the Sun from reaching Earth.
What causes tides in the oceans on Earth?
the Sun's pull on Earth
the Moon's pull on Earth
the rotation of Earth about its axis
the revolution of Earth around the Su
A spider is born knowing how to spin a web. Which term best describes how the spider knows how to spin its web?
environmental interaction
acquired trait
instinct response
stored memory
Four similar light sources are viewed from various distances by an observer. The table shows how each light source appears to the observer.
What can be concluded about the distances of the light source from the observer?
Light Source R is farther from the observer than Light Source P, Q, and S.
Light Source Q is farther from the observer than Light Source P, R, and S.
Light Source S is farther from the observer than Light Source P, Q, and R.
Light Source P is farther from the observer than Light Source Q, R, and S.
Which statement best explains why the Sun appears to be the brightest star when standing on Earth?
The Sun is the biggest star in the galaxy, so it appears to be the brightest.
The Sun is the oldest star in the galaxy, so it appears to be the brightest.
The Sun is the closest star to Earth, so it appears to be the brightest.
The Sun is the only star made of gas, so it appears to be the brightest.
Which statement best describes why the Sun looks brighter on Earth than other stars?
The Sun reflects the Moon’s light.
The Sun is the hottest star in the universe.
The Sun creates both light and heat.
The Sun is the closest star to Earth.
A student drops four objects (W, X, Y, and Z) each with a mass of 150 g from different heights. The student records the time each object takes to reach the ground in a table.
Which object was dropped from the lowest height?
Object W
Object X
Object Y
Object Z
Earth’s gravity has an effect on the objects shown. On which object will Earth’s gravity have the greatest effect?
Earth’s gravity will affect the Sun more because it is a star that is far from Earth.
Earth’s gravity will affect the Moon more because it is a rock that is bigger than Earth.
Earth’s gravity will affect a person more because the person is close to the ground.
Earth’s gravity will affect a leaf more because the leaf is in a tree far from the ground.
