Science SOL 5.1

Mrs. Thomas' classroom was chilly. She asked a student to get a ________ and tell her the temperature.

If someone pulled out a balance scale and a book, what are they probably getting ready to measure?

• the mass of the book

• the length of the book

• the volume of the book

• the height of the book

Which of the following would you use to measure the amount of water put into a mixture?

• scale

• ruler

• meter stick

• graduated cylinder

The student is measuring how long it takes a puddle to evaporate in the hot sun. What instrument should the student use for measuring time?

• thermometer

• graduated cylinder

• ruler

• stopwatch

Jennifer decided to time how long a lunar eclipse lasts. She started timing it at 7:22 pm. The eclipse ended at 8:34 pm. How long did this eclipse last?

• 52 minutes

• 1 hour and 2 minutes

• 1 hour and 12 minutes

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What does this stopwatch measure?

• temperature

• elapsed time

• volume

• mass

Paleontologists dug for fossils in 4 areas of the Sandhills region of South Carolina and recorded the number of shark’s teeth they found in the picture graph below. What inference can be made from this information?

• Area 1 is the best place to find shark’s teeth.

• Area 2 has the most sand.

• Area 3 was not covered by an ocean.

• Area 4 was once covered by a swamp.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Cole watched a ladybug eat 30 aphids on Monday, 29 on Tuesday, and 32 on Wednesday. He writes in his journal that he expects the ladybug will also eat about 30 aphids on Thursday even though it’s still only Wednesday. Cole’s statement is called —

• an inference

• an experiment

• a prediction

• a hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Use this table to answer the question: [Time: 10:00 am, Temperature: 80 degrees; 10:30 am, 82 degrees; 11:00 am, 84 degrees; 11:30 am, 86 degrees; 12:00 pm, 88 degrees; 12:30 pm, 90 degrees; 1:00 pm, ???]. If the temperature continues to rise at the same rate, what will the temperature be by 1:00 pm?

• 100 degrees

• 84 degrees

• 75 degrees

• 92 degrees

Mrs. Jones' class conducted an experiment on sunflower growth. The students planted sunflower seeds in a row. Then they watered the seeds with the same amount of water every day. After several days, the seeds sprouted. The students charted the growth of the sunflowers on a graph. They also charted the weather conditions. What is the variable in this experiment?

• the seeds the students planted

• the amount of water the students put on the plants

• the amount of sun and rain that the plants received

• the soil the plants were planted in

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1