9 weeks Review

Match the following

• Thermal Energy

• The rule stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed

• Law of Conservation of Energy

• The transfer of thermal energy through a fluid

• Radiation

• The movement of heat or energy through matter

• Convection

• Energy that is generated by a source and measured by heat

• Conduction

• Heat that is moved through waves or particles of energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Select THREE options below that are examples of convection.

• a cooking pan on a burner becoming hot to the touch

• warm air in a home rising to the ceiling

• hot water moving from the heat source to the top of the container

• feeling the heat of a campfire

• cool ocean water sinking below warmer water

Select THREE options below that are examples of conduction.

• using a spoon to stir hot tea

• putting a hand warmer inside your glove

• feeling the warm sun on a bright day

• turning on the heated seats in a car

• warm bath water resting above cool water

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which statement best describes the model above?

• Cool water is rising in the container

• The heat source is above the container

• Once water cools, it sinks to the bottom of the container

• When water heats up, it sinks to the bottom of the container

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which student is correct?

• Zora

• Simon

• neither student

• both students

Describe a typical day in your life where you would encounter the three ways thermal energy is transferred. Give specific examples of radiation, conduction, and convection.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which of the following scientists proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Wegner

• Hess

• Einstein

• Darwin

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Originally the theory of continental drift was not well received by other

scientists. Why was this?

• There was a competing theory at the time that was more believable

• There was no data showing the continents ever moved

• The scientist didn't know the force responsible for moving the continents

• The scientist presenting the data was unreliable

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which of these terms means "scratches in rocks cause by glaciers"?

• striations

• stripes

• stratosphere

• stretch marks

What was the name of the supercontinent that started breaking apart about 175 million years ago?

• Prussia

• Pangea

• Parthenon

• Petunia

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3