IMPACT OF SCIENCE QUIZ

Which of the following activities contribute to acid rain?

• agricultural pollution

• burning of fossil fuels

• volcanic eruptions

• ALL OF THE OTHERS

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which types of computer software would be most useful in helping students research various facts about their assigned biome for an end-of-unit project?

• web browser

• database

• animation

• editing software

Answer explanation

This strategy would be best since students would be able to retrieve information about a specific subject from various sources on the web.

What is the source of a battery's DC voltage?

• chemical reaction

• nuclear reaction

• physical reaction

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A ____ establishes a DC voltage across a battery's terminals.

• chemical reaction

• electromagnetic induction

• AC generator
• solar panel

Generators, not batteries, operate with electromagnetic induction.

• Generators operate with electromagnetic induction.
• Batteries operate with electromagnetic induction.

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NGSS.HS-PS2-5

Which of the following types of computer software would be most useful in helping students gather information as to  which locations in the United States have the greatest carbon emissions in a given year?

• video conferencing tool

• database

• spreadsheet

• 
  animation

Answer explanation

A database would be the most effective because it's an organized collection of structured information, or data.

Which scientist is known as the father of genetics because he discovered the laws of inheritance?

• Charles Darwin

• Dmitri Mendeleev

• Gregor Mendel

• Sir Isaac Newton

was a chemist who discovered the periodic law and created an early version of the periodic table of elements.

• Albert Einstein
• Marie Curie
• Isaac Newton
• Dmitri Mendeleev

is the father of genetics. The observations he made while breeding pea plants led him to formulate three major laws of inheritance.

• Charles Darwin
• Louis Pasteur
• Isaac Newton
• Gregor Mendel

Which of the following types of computer software would best illustrate the concept of weather fronts to students?

• animation

• satellite imagery

• database

• electronic flashcards

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6