Nature of Science PSSA Prep

Which tool could help you give two plants the same amount of water?

• measuring tape

• meter stick

• thermometer

• measuring cup

Which typed of model would you most likely use to show the formation of a hurricane?

• clay model

• diagram

• weather map

• terrarium

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Which pair is a system and one of its parts?

• ocean and fish

• rock and mineral

• season and plant

• car and train

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which statement correctly describes a pattern that occurs in nature?

• the moon appears to change shape once every year

• a tree grows two rings of wood each year

• a tree grows one ring of wood each year

• each season occurs four times each year

Which statement describes a change that is most likely occur when you exert force on an object?

• the object stays in the same position

• the object changes position

• the object changes temperature

• the object changes size

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

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Which tool is the best one to use to observe a butterfly coming out of its chrysalis?

• hand lens

• microscope

• graduated cylinder

• measuring cup

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NGSS.3-LS1-1

Which example is a system found in nature?

• bicycle

• subway

• car

• water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which statement is a opinion rather than a scientific fact?

• giraffes grow taller than zebras

• technology never really helps people

• earth is the third planet from the sun

• water on earth occurs as a solid, liquid, and gas

Which example is a model of Earth?

• timeline

• concept map

• list of ingredients

• map

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which example if a negative effect of using cars?

• faster transportation

• reduced rain from smog

• human illness from smog

• animal deaths from higher temperatures

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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