Grade 8 Science Practice

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Science
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8th Grade
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Tamya Halison
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12 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What are the two sources of thermal energy in Earth's interior?
solar heating and gravity
combustion and solar heating
gravity and radioactive decay
radioactive decay and combustion
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A person is standing in the middle of a boxcar on a train moving 100 km per hour. If the motion of the boxcar remains constant, where in the boxcar will the person most likely land after he jumps straight up?
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NGSS.MS-PS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which term is an example of force?
energy
mass
weight
work
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NGSS.MS-PS2-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Instruments located around Earth record seismic wave activity during an earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake and locations of 4 instrument stations around Earth are shown. Which stations will record fewer waves than the others?
Stations 1 and 4
Stations 2 and 3
Stations 3 and 4
Stations 1 and 2
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Select the two statements that explain why fewer waves were recorded at some stations.
Part of Earth's interior bent some of the waves
Different materials in Earth reflect some of the waves
Some waves are blocked by water on the Earth's surface
Weather events near the stations can prevent waves from being recorded
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NGSS.MS-PS4-2
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
An environmental change occurs, causing a change in the color of snails present in the ecosystem. The graph shows the color distribution in a snail population at two different times. Select the three possible explanations for the results shown in the graph.
Predators could more easily catch lighter-colored snails
Snails with darker coloration left the ecosystem
The lighter colored snails are extinct
The lighter-colored snails had few offspring to pass the trait along
The darker coloration was an existing trait in the original population
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NGSS.MS-LS2-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Horizontal forces act on two boxes, initially at rest, as shown. The magnitude and direction are of the horizontal forces are also shown. What happens to Box X and Box Y as a result of the forces?
Box X starts moving, speeding up, and Box Y remains at rest
Box X starts moving at constant speed, and Box Y remains at rest
Box X starts moving at constant speed, and Box Y starts moving, speeding up
Box X starts moving, speeding up, and Box Y starts moving at a constant speed
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NGSS.MS-PS2-1
NGSS.MS-PS2-2
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