NY Released Test - Grade 8 Science (2024) Intermediate-Level (Next Generation Science Standards)
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Which claim best describes the relationship between the frequency and wavelength of waves in the electromagnetic spectrum?
29Waves with a higher frequency have a shorter wavelength.
Waves with a higher frequency have a longer wavelength.
Waves with a lower frequency have a shorter wavelength.
There is no relationship between frequency and wavelength of waves.
- Q1
Which claim best describes the relationship between the frequency and wavelength of waves in the electromagnetic spectrum?
Waves with a higher frequency have a shorter wavelength.
Waves with a higher frequency have a longer wavelength.
Waves with a lower frequency have a shorter wavelength.
There is no relationship between frequency and wavelength of waves.
30sMS-PS4-1 - Q2
A student wants to develop a model that demonstrates the transmission of waves. Which concept should the student include in the model to show how the transmission of visible light is different from the transmission of sound waves?
Light and sound waves can be transmitted through space.
Light can be transmitted through different forms of matter, but sound waves can only be transmitted through space.
Light can be transmitted through space and matter, but sound waves can only be transmitted through matter.
Light can be transmitted only through space, and sound waves can be transmitted through space and matter.
30sMS-PS4-2 - Q3
Based on the behavior of these visible light rays, which claim can be made about materials A or B?
Material A is transparent because the light ray is transmitted.
Material A is transparent because the light ray is absorbed.
Material B is transparent because the light ray is transmitted.
Material B is transparent because the light ray is absorbed.
30sMS-PS4-2 - Q4
How were two traits altered that resulted in modern day corn plants?
The number of branches decreased, but the amount of edible food increased.
The number of branches and the number of flowers increased.
The number of flowers decreased, but the number of branches increased.
The number of branches and the amount of edible food decreased.
30sMS-LS4-5 - Q5
Adding the genetic material from the bacterium to the genetic material of the corn is an example of
natural selection
biodiversity
gene therapy
genetic modification
30sMS-LS4-5 - Q6
Which change would not result in a new trait being seen in future generations of corn?
a mutation in the genetic material of a leaf
an alteration in the genes of a sex cell
a change in chromosomes during the production of seeds
a modification of the genetic material in pollen
30sMS-LS3-1 - Q7
The graph indicates that the design solution of adding the Bt gene into corn plants helps protect the stability of an ecosystem by
keeping the amount of insecticide used constant
keeping the amount of corn grown constant
decreasing the amount of insecticide used
decreasing the amount of Bt corn grown
30sMS-ETS1-2 - Q8
Which table summarizes the relationship between the speed of a skater and the skater’s kinetic energy?
30sMS-PS3-1 - Q9
Which statement explains how the model of the ramp shown would need to be modified in order to increase the potential energy of the skater at position 10?
The elevation of the ramp above ground would have to decrease to 2 meters.
The elevation of the ramp above ground would have to increase to greater than 4 meters.
The length of the ramp would have to double and remain at the same elevation.
The length of the ramp would be reduced by half and remain at the same elevation.
30sMS-PS3-2 - Q10
Which explanation identifies how past geologic processes are responsible for the distribution of water located in this town?
The large amount of water found in the reservoir is a result of land uplift and heavy precipitation over the last 1000 years.
Rivers that feed into the reservoir were formed by past erosion of land surfaces and are the main source of water for the reservoir.
Rivers and reservoirs form every year as a result of water coming from melting ice and snow in the springtime.
Water is distributed equally throughout Albany County because of past mountain building processes caused by tectonic plate motion.
30sMS-ESS3-1 - Q11
The location of a road next to the reservoir can pose problems for maintaining water quality and usage. Which argument describes a correct relationship between the need to put salt on roads to keep roads safe in winter and its impact on water quality of the nearby reservoir?
Salt from roads can travel to the reservoir and contaminate the water and nearby wells.
A certain amount of salt is needed by organisms, so putting salt on roads has little effect on water quality, usage, and nearby ecosystems.
Putting salt on roads for safety reasons also kills plants near the reservoirs, which increases the amount of water in the reservoir that can be used by humans.
Putting salt on roads in winter will have no effect on water quality and usage because salt and water do not react.
30sMS-ESS3-4 - Q12
Scientists have been using both global and local technologies to monitor the amount of water in the Colorado River Basin. The technologies have helped government agencies to conclude that
the amount of water in waterways is influenced by the presence of minerals dissolved in the water requiring more water purification plants
flood mitigation plans are needed because the amount of water in the Colorado River Basin is increasing at a slow rate
there was a cyclic trend to the amount of water in the Colorado River Basin between 2000 and 2022 therefore no new mitigation plans are needed
water conservation plans are needed because water levels in the rivers leading into Lake Mead are a major cause for the downward trend in lake surface elevation
30sMS-ESS3-2 - Q13
Which statement can be supported using evidence from the photographs in the Stages of Embryonic Development chart and the embryonic images?
Only the crocodile and snake embryos have tails.
The mouse, chicken, and crocodile embryos develop similar outer coverings.
Eyes are present during all stages of embryonic development for all four organisms.
All four organisms have limbs at some point during their embryonic development.
30sMS-LS4-3 - Q14
Which statement about the pattern observed in the model is most accurate?
There has been no change in life forms throughout much of geologic history.
There has been little diversity in life forms after the Maniraptora group.
Members of Oviraptorosauria are all extinct while members of Aves are still in existence.
All the descendants of Maniraptora have survived to the present day.
30sMS-LS4-1 - Q15
Which pair of simulations can be used as evidence to support the claim that changing the masses of R and S, as well as changing the distance between the masses, affect the strength of the gravitational force that R exerts on S?
1 and 2
2 and 3
3 and 4
1 and 3
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