Physical Science Most-Missed Questions

Physical Science Most-Missed Questions

6th - 8th Grade

8 Qs

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Physical Science Most-Missed Questions

Physical Science Most-Missed Questions

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS1-4, MS-PS4-2, MS-PS3-3

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Allie Dabney

Used 6+ times

FREE Resource

8 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At what temperature does a sample of water most rapidly become a gas?

Boiling point

Evaporation point

Freezing point

Transition point

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The ice cubes in a freezer are melting. Which change most likely is causing the ice to melt?

A decrease in the mass of the ice cubes

A decrease in the temperature inside the freezer

An increase in the mass of the ice cubes

An increase in the temperature inside the freezer

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these describes an object's changing state of matter as the result of cooling?

An ice cube becoming a puddle of water from blowing wind

Ocean water evaporating on a sunny day

Raindrops forming a rainbow after a thunderstorm

Water droplets forming on a bathroom mirror

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Some insulated containers have an inner wall and an outer wall. Materials between the walls help slow the transfer of thermal energy. Which material would be best for reducing the transfer of thermal energy?

Crumpled paper

Crushed ice

Glass marbles

Steel wool

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When an earthquake occurs, the speed of the seismic waves change as they

Are pulled by the force of gravity

Lose energy to surrounding rocks

Move through different materials

Reflect off of boundaries

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What takes place as a light wave enters a denser medium?

It is absorbed.

It is compressed.

It is reflected.

It is refracted.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The speed at which sound waves travel depends on the

Distance between the vibration source and the receiver

Size of the object making the sound

Type of device making the sound

Type of material through which the sound travels

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why can you see someone clearly through a clear glass window but not through a frosted glass window?

Clear glass reflects light, but frosted glass absorbs light.

Clear glass scatters some light, but frosted glass transmits all light.

Clear glass transmits light, but frosted glass scatters light.

Clear glass transmits some light, but frosted glass absorbs light.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2