Unit 1 Benchmark Test Investigating Questions

Which measurement is most useful to record the growth of a tomato plant?

• number of hours of light

• amount of water given

• weight of the plant

• height of the plant

Mike planted 2 plants, one outside under the sun and one under a shaded area. He watered them every day, but the plant in the shaded area did not grow as well as the plant under the sun. What can you infer about why this may have happened?

• Mike did not use good soil.

• Plants need more sunlight.

• Plants need to be trimmed.

• Mike did not give plants enough water.

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Which tool would be used to view bacteria in a sample of water?

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Which tool would be used to measure the length of a desk?

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Which tool would be used to measure the race times of each runner?

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Which tool would be used to measure the mass of a dime?

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Which tool would be used to measure the volume of a marble?

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Which is an inference about the package?

• It contains a textbook.

• It has a mailing address.

• It was lost and then found.

• Someone dropped the package.

What is a planned way to find answers to questions or problems?

• Hypothesis

• Investigation

• Analysis

• Observation

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

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Jackson is building a model of a car. Which feature of the car will have the greatest effect on its speed?

• color

• glue

• shape

• brakes

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