Science Pass Sampler

The map shows the locations of volcanoes in an area.

Which geologic feature is most likely responsible for the formation of these volcanoes?

• a convergent boundary where oceanic crust is being subducted

• a divergent boundary where new crust is forming a mid-ocean ridge

• a region where hot convection currents are rising through the mantle

• a hot spot where crust is thin enough to allow mantle material to rise to the surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A student is studying a diagram that shows the interaction of two lithospheric plates at a plate boundary. Which statement correctly identifies the most likely surface feature at point 1 and explains its formation?

• Point 1 represents a mountain because the plates are pulling apart, causing new land to rise upward.

• Point 1 represents a mid-ocean ridge because the colliding plates are causing magma to rise and uplift the crust.

• Point 1 represents a volcano because the colliding plates are turning solid rock into magma that is rising to the surface

• Point 1 represents an island hot spot because the plates are pulling apart, allowing magma to reach the surface and form new land.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which statement best explains this phenomenon?

• The organisms that lived during the Cambrian Explosion were relatively small animals.

• Relatively few fossils exist because they were consumed by larger organisms later in geologic time.

• The organisms that lived during the Cambrian Explosion were composed mainly of liquids and gases.

• Relatively few organisms were fossilized because of the complex sequence of events required to form fossils.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A student reads about a sexually reproducing population that has high genetic variability. Which statement best explains how this characteristic affects survival of the population if it is exposed to a new disease?

• This characteristic reduces chances for survival because a variation for disease resistance is more likely to exist among the population.

• This characteristic increases chances for survival because a variation for disease resistance is less likely to exist among the population.

• This characteristic reduces chances for survival because a variation for disease resistance is less likely to exist among the population.

• This characteristic increases chances for survival because a variation for disease resistance is more likely to exist among the population.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which statement best explains the conditions that cause volcanoes to form along the northern and southwestern edges of the Pacific Plate?

• The movement of material in the mantle causes the formation of new rock in these areas

• The mantle has convection currents that cause the crust of two plates to collide in these areas.

• The downward movement of cooling magma causes earthquakes to release energy in these areas

• The collection of magma below the plate boundary causes a subduction zone to form in these areas.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A student builds a stack of different layers of clay and places two marbles in one of the layers of clay. Using this model, which concept can the student best communicate about the marbles?

• The marbles represent organisms of the same species that died.

• The marbles represent different fossils that are about the same age.

• The marbles represent organisms that became extinct at different times.

• The marbles represent rocks that became fossils at about the same time.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

During an investigation, a student measured the distances that four electric toy cars traveled in 12 seconds.

Which toy car had an average speed of 2.5 m/s?

• car 1

• car 2

• car 3

• car 4

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The drawing shows a bicycle that a student uses to travel every day. The student wants to be able to increase the speed of the bike while applying the same amount of force. Which statement describes the best long-term solution to this problem?

• Switch to thinner tires to increase friction.

• Remove unneeded bike parts to reduce mass.

• Add links to increase the length of the bike chain.

• Increase the width of the tires to grip the road better

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which statement identifies an advantage of one of the two types of transmitted radio waves?

• Radios in areas with mountains receive type 2 radio waves better than type 1 radio waves.

• Radios in areas with mountains receive type 1 radio waves better than type 2 radio waves.

• Radios that receive type 1 radio waves have less interference than radios that receive type 2 radio waves.

• Radios that receive type 2 radio waves have more interference than radios that receive type 1 radio waves.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Our Sun is located on an arm of the Milky Way galaxy. Which model and statement best represent both the Milky Way galaxy and the Sun?

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