TN Ready Review Quiz

A meteorologist reports that cold, dry air moving south will meet warmer, moist air moving to the north. Refer to the diagram showing the movement of air masses. Which weather conditions will likely result where these air masses meet?

• A. stormy conditions with heavy rain

• B. foggy conditions with light drizzle

• C. sunny conditions with few clouds

• D. dry conditions with strong winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Read the sample and mark the correct answer. A student wraps twelve rubber bands around both of his index fingers, as shown in the picture. The student then moves his hands away from each other, stretching the rubber bands. Which of these explains the change in energy of the rubber bands as they are relaxed when the student brings his hands closer together?

• The amount of kinetic energy is decreased.

• The amount of potential energy is increased.

• Potential energy converts to kinetic energy.

• Kinetic energy converts to potential energy.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Some coastal communities have installed wind turbines along shoreline cliffs to collect wind energy. Which of these is a disadvantage of the installation and use of wind turbines?

• reduction in available solar energy

• elimination of water waste

• physical obstacles for migrating birds

• reduction in the use of fossil fuels

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Fireflies are insects with a glowing light inside their bodies, produced by a chemical reaction. This light serves several purposes for fireflies. According to the text, males use this light to attract females and it also helps deter predators by signaling that fireflies taste bad. A student claims that a change occurred in a firefly population making it impossible for the insects to flash their lights. Which of these changes would support the student's claim?

• The population would increase, because predators could no longer see the fireflies to catch them as prey.

• The population would decrease, because the male fireflies could not attract mates without their lights.

• The population would increase, because more fireflies would move into the unlit area, thinking it was empty.

• The population would decrease, because prey for the fireflies would no longer be able to see their lights.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

The food web shows some feeding relationships in an ecosystem. Refer to the diagram of the food web. Which three statements summarize how the ecosystem would be affected by pests that attack grains?

• A. The population of mice would decrease.

• B. The fox population would not be affected.

• C. There would be less food for grasshoppers.

• D. The population of rabbits would increase.

• E. The bird population would decrease.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The graph shows the populations of two species over time. Species 2 is a parasite of Species 1. No other species is interacting with Species 1 or Species 2. Refer to the graph titled "Population vs. Time" to answer: If the population of Species 1 decreased, what would most likely happen first to Species 2?

• Species 2 would increase in number.

• Species 2 would decrease in number.

• Species 2 would become extinct.

• Species 2 would find a different host.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

In Step 1, they blow up a balloon, trying to make it as round as possible. In Step 2, they draw a line around the middle of the balloon to represent the equator. In Step 3, one student spins the balloon. While the balloon spins, another student draws a line from the middle of the balloon to the top. In which two ways can this model represent the Coriolis effect?

• A. Warm air rising causes cooler air to sink to the surface.

• B. Rotation of Earth causes the wind to appear to curve.

• C. Wind at the equator is denser than wind at the poles.

• D. Cool air flows faster than warmer air as it moves across Earth.

• E. The amount the wind appears to curve depends on the speed of Earth’s rotation.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Each operation listed in the table involves changes in:

• A. kinetic energy

• B. nuclear energy

• C. potential energy

• D. chemical energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which statement best describes an energy transformation as the diver leaves the platform and travels toward the pool?

• The diver has kinetic energy while standing on the platform that transforms into potential energy as she travels toward the pool.

• The diver has kinetic energy while standing on the platform that transforms into mechanical energy as she travels toward the pool.

• The diver has potential energy while standing on the platform that transforms into chemical energy as she travels toward the pool.

• The diver has potential energy while standing on the platform that transforms into kinetic energy as she travels toward the pool.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Based on the information provided about the zebra mussel and the data in the table titled 'Zebra Mussels Over Time,' what has been the overall impact of the new program on the spread of zebra mussels?

• a decrease in the number of zebra mussels along the waterways

• an increase in the number of zebra mussels along the waterways

• no change in the number of zebra mussels infecting the waterways

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4