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- 1. Multiple Choice
In the image showing the wire spinning, energy is being converted from one form to another. Match each part of the electric motor with the role it plays in the conversion of energy.
Select all of the correct answers:
Supplies electric current
Battery
Wire coil
Magnet
- 2. Multiple Choice
In the image showing the wire spinning, energy is being converted from one form to another. Match each part of the electric motor with the role it plays in the conversion of energy.
Select all of the correct answers.
Carries electrical current
Battery
Wire Coil
Magnet
- 3. Multiple Choice
In the image showing the wire spinning, energy is being converted from one form to another. Match each part of the electric motor with the role it plays in the conversion of energy.
Select all of the correct answers.
Causes the coil to spin
Battery
Wire Coil
Magnet
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which device could be operated with a similar conversion of electrical energy to motion energy?
Radio
Remote controlled car
light bulb
television
- 5. Multiple Choice
Two students threw a soccer ball against a wall that was 15 feet away, as shown. The dot on each wall shows where the soccer ball hit it. The distance each soccer ball bounced back from the wall is shown.
Which observation provides evidence that student 1 threw the ball with more energy than student 2?
The ball bounced back closer to student 1 than student 2.
The ball bounced back closer to student 2 than student 1.
The ball hit the wall at a higher point for student 1 than student 2.
The ball hit the wall at a higher point for student 2 than student 1.
- 6. Multiple Choice
When the soccer ball hits the wall, _____ of the soccer ball’s energy is transferred
some
none
all
- 7. Multiple Choice
When the soccer ball hits the wall, some of the soccer ball’s energy is transferred to the air in the form of ____
light
sound
- 8. Multiple Choice
For each road condition, indicate whether sand or salt is the better treatment.
Icy roads with air temperature of 20 Degrees.
Sand
Salt
- 9. Multiple Choice
A student claims that sand is better than salt to treat snow-covered winter roads. Which statement best supports this claim?
Sand has no negative environmental effects.
Sand melts ice and is less expensive than salt.
Sand provides grip for tires and melts ice on roads.
Sand provides grip for tires and is less expensive than salt.
- 10. Multiple Choice
For each road condition, indicate whether sand or salt is the better treatment.
Snow covered roads with air temperature of 0 Degrees.
Sand
Salt
- 11. Multiple Choice
For each road condition, indicate whether sand or salt is the better treatment.
Icy roads with air temperature of 5 Degrees.
Sand
Salt
- 12. Multiple Choice
At night, a street light appears bigger and brighter than other street lights on the same street, just like some stars in the sky.
A student lives on a street that is long and straight. While walking home at night, the student observes three street lights at different distances. Data about each light are shown in Table 1.
Which statement describes how the brightness of light relates to distance?
The less bright the street light appears, the closer the student is to it.
The brighter the street light appears, the closer the student is to it.
The less bright the star appears, the closer it is to Earth.
The brighter the star appears, the farther it is from Earth.
- 13. Multiple Choice
If the student moves away from Arcturus, the brightness of this star would appear to _____
increase
stay the same
decrease
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which claim is accurate?
The Sun appears smaller and brighter than other stars because it is the closest star to Earth.
The Sun appears larger and brighter than any other star because it is the closest star to Earth.
The Sun appears larger and less bright than other stars because it is the farthest star from Earth.
The Sun appears smaller and less bright than any other star because it is the farthest star from Earth.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which is a valid statement, based on the map?
The highest risk of an earthquake happening is...
on the west coast
on the east coast
in the north east
in the south
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is the order of the highest area to the lowest area of risk?
Northern Alaska
Northern NJ
Southern West Coast
South NJ
South West Coast
North Alaska
North NJ
South NJ
Central United States
North NJ
South NJ
North Alaska
Central United States
- 17. Multiple Choice
Locations where earthquakes occur are found around the world, but when viewed on a map, they are observed to follow a pattern.
The map shows five locations numbered 1 to 5. Identify the two locations where major earthquakes would most likely occur in the future.
Select the two correct locations from the five options.
1
2
3
4
5
- 18. Multiple Choice
Once a welcome part of the ecosystem in many New Jersey woodlands, the white-tailed deer are now unwelcome residents.
Overpopulation of deer has been an issue in New Jersey for many years.
Which questions should scientists study in order to best understand the changing deer populations throughout the last 25 years?
When are deer more active?
Has the average size of a deer changed?
How much deer habitat has been lost to housing development?
Has the number of the deer’s natural predators changed?
Why does the color of the deer’s coat change from summer to winter?
- 19. Multiple Choice
Town planners in New Jersey have created possible solutions to reduce the deer population. Based on the data in Table 1, in what year did these programs first start showing results?
2000
2015
1850
1960
- 20. Multiple Choice
Based on Table 2, predict how deer populations and land development affect people and their environment.
Complete the sentence by choosing the correct answers from the drop-down menus.
Deer density _______ as land development increases.
increases
decreases
stays the same
- 21. Multiple Choice
Based on Table 2, predict how deer populations and land development affect people and their environment.
Complete the sentence by choosing the correct answers from the drop-down menus.
Deer density increases as land development increases. This is a result of _____ deer in the specific area,
more
less
the same amount
- 22. Multiple Choice
Based on Table 2, predict how deer populations and land development affect people and their environment.
Complete the sentence by choosing the correct answers from the drop-down menus.
Deer density increases as land development increases. This is a result of more deer in the specific area, which causes a(n) _____ in problems for people and their environment.
increase
decrease
- 23. Open Ended
Many New Jersey towns have started programs to decrease the deer population and reduce the negative effects that deer are having on people and the environment.
Some of the solutions to decrease deer populations are shown in Table 3.
Choose two solutions for reducing deer populations and explain why each of these solutions would be more effective than the solutions not chosen.
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