Science Interim Review

Which of the following pictures shows a closed circuit?

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Choose the three items that are conductors.

• penny

• wood

• aluminum

• steel

• plastic

Choose 2 ways that microorganisms can be beneficial

• they make food for your organs

• they are used to make yogurt and cheese

• they help with digestion

• they are only harmful when you are sick

• they help with fighting disease

Leonard wants to create a model to demonstrate how deposition creates sand dunes. He has a metal pan filled with sand. Which other material BEST completes Leonard's model?

• shovel

• electric fan

• large block of ice

• spray bottle of water

What is the main difference between weathering and erosion?

• Weathering can involve wind, rain, hail, or snow, while erosion involves only rain.

• Weathering is completely natural, while erosion is man-made

• Weathering only affects rocks, while erosion only affects soil.

• Weathering breaks down materials, while erosion moves them.

A student views a picture of the Appalachian Mountains. The student claims the mountains were formed by a constructive process.

• The student's claim is correct because Earth's plates collided, forcing one part under another and then pushing upward.

• The student's claim is incorrect because flowing rivers and streams carved into the soil, depositing tall layers of rock.

• The student's claim is correct because wind deposited rock and soil into valleys, causing them to build up over time.

• The student's claim is incorrect because volcanoes erupted for long periods of time, creating rock from the cooling magma.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Kimora and Mateo add eggs, flour, salt, baking soda, sugar, butter, vanilla, and chocolate chips into a bowl. Mateo mixes the batter because his favorite part of making cookies is licking the cookie batter off of the mixing spoon. When he is finished, Kimora forms the batter into little balls on the cookie sheet. She puts the cookies in the oven to bake for twelve minutes. After the time is up, Mateo pulls the cookies from the oven and allows them to cool. Kimora eats four cookies and Mateo eats two. They are delicious!A couple of hours later, Mateo's stomach starts to hurt. He feels nauseous and dizzy. He is sick for three days after eating the cookies. Which argument best describes a possible explanation of why Mateo got sick but Kimora did not?

• Mateo ate fewer cookies.

• Kimora ate more cookies.

• There were helpful bacteria in the uncooked batter.

• There were harmful bacteria in the uncooked batter.

What organelles does a plant cell have that an animal cell does not?

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

• Chloroplasts

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

When heat is used to melt ice what happens to the particles

• they move faster

• they move slowly

• they move all around

• they move in one direction

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Your teacher mixes together two clear liquids. Together, the two liquids bubble and turn blue. You just witnessed a

• transfer of energy

• physical reaction

• chemical reaction

• force

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2