End-of-Year Test

What are the negative effects of using some sources of energy?

• Building dams for hydroelectricity

• B. can injure bats and birds

• Burning fossil fuels

• A. floods animal habitats

• Building wind turbines

• C. puts carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

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Which labeled body parts work together as the rabbit hears the predator and sends messages to run away?

• Ears, brains, and muscles

• Tail and nose

• Eyes and whiskers

• Muscles and nose

Sam turns on a flashlight. This starts the transformation of energy from the batteries of the flashlight to the bulb. How is this energy transformed?

• by heat

• by light

• by sound

• by electric current

Joe needs a rope to hang a heavy toy airplane from his ceiling. He tests two types of ropes, type A and type B. It took two pieces of type A rope to hold the airplane. It took four pieces of type B rope. Use your pencil to draw bars to show the correct number of each type of rope Joe used.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Terri needs to find a way to light up her closet. The device should use electricity and cost no more than 10 dollars. Which solution will solve her problem?

• a chemical glow stick that costs 3 dollars

• a lamp with an electrical cord that costs 25 dollars

• a battery-powered flashlight that costs 15 dollars

• a battery-powered ceiling light that costs 9 dollars

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

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Le designed a new kind of skateboard that anyone can use. He tested the skateboard with three different weights, 65, 80, and 105 pounds. With 105 pounds on it, the center sagged to the ground. What should Le’s next two steps be? (two answers)

• test again

• add bigger wheels

• test it with smaller friends

• sell his new skateboard design

• build the board with stronger material

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

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A student sends the text message “Hi.” The cell phone turns the message into binary code. How are the H and the I different in binary code? Circle the letter of the correct answer.

• A. Each letter is coded as a different pattern of 1s and 0s.

• B. One letter is coded as a 1, and the other is coded as a 0.

The pictures show a change in a bank next to a river over a period of a few years. Which event most likely caused the bank to change?

• humans digging out the bank

• water washing away soil

• animals digging holes in the bank

• wind blowing soil away

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Lynn wants to build her own flashlight. She wants it to work off solar energy. Which goals should Lynn set before building the flashlight?(3 answers)

• work at night

• be safe to use

• look nicer than store-bought flashlight

• change sunlight energy into electrical energy

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

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Students are studying soil erosion. Each group set up a model hil. A container was placed at the bottom of each slope. The same amount of water was sprinkled into each hill. The students measure the amount of water in each container. They concluded that the amount of soil eroded increases as the hill gets steeper. How should the models be ordered to show the conclusion?

Number the pictures in the correct order from least erosion at the top to most erosion at the bottom.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2