ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER? SCIENCE EDITION

Mrs. Quiroz's students poured water and cooking oil into a beaker. They then added a penny, plastic paper clip, and a cork to the beaker and recorded their observations.

Which list puts the items in order from most dense to least dense?

• cork, oil, plastic paper clip, water, penny

• water, penny, oil, plastic paper clip, cork

• penny, water, plastic paper clip, oil, cork

• oil, penny, cork, plastic paper clip, water

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A person observes a fish in a lake. The position of the fish is shown.

• When light travels from water into air, the light changes directions.

• The light bounces off the water and creates a reflected image of the fish.

• When white light passes through the surface of the water, the light separates into colors.

• The light enters the water and exits the water at the same angle.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A student builds two models.

Which processes of land formation were the student's models designed to show?

• Erosion by fast-moving water and erosion by wind

• Valley formation by moving water and valley formation by a glacier

• The formation of deltas by slowing water and formation of oxbow lakes by erosion

• Weathering caused by chemical reactions caused by temperature changes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A group of students in Ms. Hernandez's class build the electric circuit shown.

Which two switches must be closed for Bulb 1 to remain dark but Bulb 2 to produce light.?

• Switch 1 only must be closed.

• Switches 2 and 3 must be closed.

• Switches 1 and 3 must be closed.

• Switches 1, 2, and 3 must be closed.

The locations of some oil fields in Texas are shown on the map. Based on the locations of the oil fields, which statement MOST LIKELY describes the environmental conditions of Texas millions of years ago?

• Texas was once covered by a dry desert.

• Texas was once covered by a shallow sea.

• Texas was once covered by a flat grassland.

• Texas was once covered by a tropical rain forest.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Mrs. Quiroz uses an aquarium to make a habitat for a frog. A list of student observations of the frog is shown.

Which student observations show the frog interacting with nonliving elements in its environment?

• 1 and 4

• 2 and 5

• 3 and 6

• 6 and 1

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A food chain is shown.

Which role do the grasses have in the food chain?

• They decompose small organisms to produce energy.

• B They prevent the food chain from containing too many carnivores.

• They capture the energy from the sun and are food for consumers.

• They break down dead organisms into simpler substances.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A student plans to make a chart that describes each process in the water cycle. Which sentence should the student use to describe the process of condensation?

• Water flows downhill.

• Liquid water turns into water vapor.

• Polar ice turns into liquid water.

• Water vapor collects to form droplets.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A student pours 14 grams of sugar into a jar filled with 500 milliliters of water. The student thoroughly stirs the sugar and water to make a solution.

Which change most likely occurs to the sugar when it is added to the water?

• The sugar breaks down to form a new substance in the solution.

• The sugar changes water into a new substance in the solution.

• The sugar floats on the surface of the water in the solution.

• The sugar completely dissolves in the solution.

A food web of a grassland ecosystem is shown.

Which organisms rely on the same food source?

• Snakes and hawks

• Rabbits and lizards

• Mice and snakes

• Grasshoppers and lizards

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1