Category 1 Matter & Energy
Category 2 Force, Motion, & Energy
Category 3 Earth & Space
Category 4 Organisms & Environments
100
Look at the experiment shown below. It shows a mixture being poured through a filter from a beaker to another beaker.
Which of these mixtures could be separated into individual parts using the apparatus above?
A. Iced tea with sugar
B. Pasta salad and tomatoes
C. Orange juice with pulp
D. Cola or soda drink
C. Orange juice with pulp
100
Which of these uses vibrating waves to transform electricity into sound energy?
A. Electric stove
B. Digital clock
C. Curling iron
D. Electric guitar
D. Electric guitar
100
What is the table describing?
A.a location's climate
B.a location's weather
C.a location's altitude
D.a location's latitude
B.a location's weather
100
The food web below represents organisms in a forest.
What role do the grasses play in this food web?
A. Prey
B. Producer
C. Decomposer
D. Consumer
B. Producer
200
A student is performing an experiment using salt and water. The student fills four beakers with water and adds four teaspoons of salt to each.
The salt will dissolve the fastest in a beaker
A at room temperature that is not stirred
B at room temperature that is stirred
C. heated up that is not stirred
D. heated up that is stirred
D. heated up that is stirred
200
Look at the diagram below.
Look at the illustration.
What property of light causes the straw to appear broken?
A. Reflection
B. Absorption
C. Transmission
D. Refraction
D.Refraction
200
The Sun is a major source of energy for Earth. It drives all of the following processes except
A.plant growth.
B.volcanic eruptions.
C.the water cycle.
D.wind formation.
B.volcanic eruptions.
200
Look at the picture below
Which of the following statements is true?
A.The polar bears have adaptations that allow them to eat meat so they could survive in a tropical environment.
B. Each of the these animals have adaptations that help them stay warm so they are able to survive in a cold environment.
C The whale is the only animal in a cold environment that has adapted to surviving in cold water.
D Each animal would survive if they lived in a desert environment because they would be able to quickly adapt to the hot temperature.
B. Each of the these animals have adaptations that help them stay warm so they are able to survive in a cold environment.
300
Look at the food in the bowl.
Which of the following statements would best indicate that the food in the bowl is a mixture?
A. The ingredients can be physically separated.
B. All the ingredients look the same.
C. The ingredients can be chemically separated.
D. A new substance was created in the bowl.
A.The ingredients can be physically separated.
300
A student wants to explain how electricity flows through a circuit.
Which real-world example would best demonstrate how electricity flows in a complete circuit?
A. A child pushing a toy car
B. Children on a carousel going round and round
C. A man raking leaves
D. A person using a compass to find direction
B.Children on a carousel going round and round
300
A process called weathering breaks rocks into smaller and smaller pieces. Mechanical weathering changes the physical appearance of rocks. Chemical weathering changes the chemical makeup of rocks. Which is an example of chemical weathering?
A.The roots of a plant grow into a rock and break it apart.
B.Strong winds blow rocks against each other. Little pieces of the rocks fall off.
C.Moss grows on a rock. It produces an acid that eats into the rock. The rock weakens and breaks.
D.Water flows between two layers of rock. It freezes and expands, breaking the rock apart.
C.Moss grows on a rock. It produces an acid that eats into the rock. The rock weakens and breaks.
300
Many species depend on forests for their survival and reproduction. Some of these species are endangered and could become extinct. What is the most likely reason for this?
A. too many forests cut down
B.climate change
C.forest fires
D.too many visitors to forests
A. too many forests cut down
400
A student poured water into an Erlenmeyer flask. Then the student carefully poured salad oil into the water and set the flask on the desk for 10 minutes. The picture shows the result.
The student has shown that, compared with water, salad oil is –
A. a worse conductor of electricity
B. a better conductor of electricity
C. less dense
D. more dense
C. less dense
400
Which of the following in the best example of a chemical change?
A. Cutting wood into small logs
B. Grinding wood into saw dust
C. Burning wood into ashes
D. Carving a design into the wood
C. Burning wood into ashes
400
Aisha studies the Moon with a telescope. She always sees the same craters and other formations. Why does the same side of the Moon always face Earth?
A.Unlike Earth, the Moon does not revolve or rotate.
B.Because of Earth's rotations, the Moon always rises in the eastern sky.
C.The same side of the Moon is always facing the Sun.
D.The Moon rotates on its axis at the same rate it revolves around Earth.
D.The Moon rotates on its axis at the same rate it revolves around Earth.
400
Which describes the correct order of stages in the life cycle of a plant?
A.germination, larva, growth, growth, fertilization, seed, dispersal
B.germination, seedling, dispersal, adult, pollination, fertilization, seed, growth
C.germination, seedling, growth, adult, metamorphosis, fertilization, seed, dispersal
D.germination, seedling, growth, adult, pollination, fertilization, seed, dispersal
D.germination, seedling, growth, adult, pollination, fertilization, seed, dispersal
500
A student put salt, sugar, water, and rocks in a cup. Then the student shook the cup. When the student finished, you could see rocks and water in the cup but not the sugar or salt.
Which statement about the materials in the cup is true?
A.The rocks are part of the solution but not the mixture.
B.The rocks are part of the mixture and the solution.
C.The water is part of the solution and the mixture.
D.The student did not make a solution or a mixture.
C.The water is part of the solution and the mixture.
500
Look at the diagrams below.
Which diagram shows the correct way to hold the mirror so it reflects light to the letter X?
A. Diagram A
B. Diagram B
C. Diagram C
D. Diagram D
B. Drawing B
500
The picture shows sedimentary rock that has not been disturbed. Which letter points to the oldest layer of rock?
A.Letter A
B.Letter B
C.Letter C
D.Letter D
D.Letter D
500
Look at the picture below.
Some plants produce seeds in structures with wings like those shown.
How are these seeds most likely dispersed to places where they might grow?
A. They are eaten by animals.
B. They are carried by wind.
C. They get stuck to animal fur.
D. They float on water.
B.They are carried by wind.
600
Which of these describes the motion of particles in a solid?
A. Particles in a solid slide past each other.
B. Particles in a solid randomly collide with each other.
C. Particles in a solid vibrate in place.
D. Particles in a solid do not move.
C. Particles in a solid vibrate in place.
600
A student tracks the location of the Sun in the sky every hour of the day for 5 consecutive days.
What of the following will the student observe?
A. The Sun will appear to move across the sky over the course of a day.
B.The Sun will appear to move across the sky over the course of a week.
C. The Sun will appear to be in the same location in the sky all day every day.
D. The Sun will appear to be in different random locations in the sky with no pattern.
A. The Sun will appear to move across the sky over the course of a day.
600
Look at the pictures below. Each picture is of the foot of a different type of bird.
Which bird's foot is best adapted for swimming?
A. Foot 1
B. Foot 2
C. Foot 3
D. Foot 4
B. Foot 2