Science Leap Practice

A metal roof gets very hot on a summer day.  What is the source of the heat energy?

• sun

• air

• clouds

• weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What feature of a rose stops large animals from eating it?

• the flower's sweet smell

• the flower's bright colors

• the plant's sharp thorns

• the plant's waxy leaves

Which is an example of camouflage?

• Whales go to Alaska.

• A bear sleeps through winter.

• A bug that lives on leaves is green.

• A snake has bright colors.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Why do magnolia trees have wax on their leaves?

• to make the leaves taste bad

• to cause insects to slide off

• to help the leaves stay cool

• to keep water inside

Students collected some rocks. They sorted them into two groups. How did they sort their rocks?

• luster (how shiny it is) and shape

• texture and color

• big and little

• pretty and not pretty

Tags

NGSS.2-PS1-1

A third grader assembled the objects below for science class. How can the student estimate which object has the most mass?

• hold each object

• roll each object

• slide each object

• bounce each object

Melissa left her glass of water in the sun while Jon left his in the shade. What can you infer about the temperature of the drinks?

• Jon's glass of water was cooler than Melissa's glass of water

• Melissa's glass of water was cooler than Jon's glass of water

• Both glasses of water had the same temperature

• Jon's glass of water was hotter than Melissa's glass of water

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

While looking out her classroom window, Stacy saw many pine and apple trees growing in the woods. What is the main difference between these two trees?

• the pine tree has roots, the apple tree does not

• the apple tree makes fruit, the pine tree does not

• the pine tree makes seeds, the apple tree does not

• the apple tree can make its own food, the pine tree cannot

Henry is trying to figure out why the slide is so hot. Which question might he be asking?

• Is the slide straight or curved?

• Is the Sun shining on the slide?

• Are there other slides to play on?

• Are there other children near the slide?

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Use a _______ to measure the distance and to find lengths of objects.

• ruler

• graduated cylinder

• newton

• scale