Matter and Its Properties
Mixtures and Solutions
Forces, Motion, and Energy
Earth and Space Science
Scientific Investigations and Experiments
100
Students conduct an investigation with breakfast cereal. The first four steps of the students' investigation are in the table shown.
The students are trying to determine the presence of which substance in the cereal?
a. Sugar
b. Iron
c. Salt
d. Wheat
b. Iron
100
Students conduct experiments to investigate friction. Which experiment will best test the effect of friction on objects?
a. Roll three marbles across three different surfaces from the same starting point at the same time and with the same amount of force.
b. Drop two balls from the same height at the same time.
c. Roll two marbles on the carpet from the same starting point at the same time and with the same amount of force.
d. Release two balls from the top of a ramp at the same time.
a. Roll three marbles across three different surfaces from the same starting point at the same time and with the same amount of force.
100
a. Wind, coal, and natural gas
b. Coal, water power, and petroleum
c. Coal, natural gas, water power, and petroleum
d. Wind, water power
d. Wind, water power
200
A student mixes a sample of stones with a sample of table salt. The mass and volume of the samples were determined before mixing the samples. The mass and volume of each sample is shown.
Which statement is true about the mixture?
a. The mass of the mixture is 60 milliliters.
b. The volume of the mixture is 60 grams.
c. The volume of the mixtures is 85 milliliters.
d. The mass of the mixture is 85 grams.
d. The mass of the mixture is 85 grams.
200
a. Heat and Cementation
b. Pressure and Heat
c. Erosion and Deposition
d. Weathering and Compaction
b. Pressure and Heat
200
Deltas are large landforms found along coastlines. What process forms deltas?
a. Cementation of sediments by rivers
b. Deposition of sediments by ocean wavers
c. Deposition of sediments by rivers
d. Erosion of sediments by ocean waves
c. Deposition of sediments by rivers
300
A student places objects in a bucket of water to determine if they will float.
Which set of items is less dense than water?
a. Plastic paper clip, penny, and cork
b. Toothpick, cork, vegetable oil, and penny
c. Toothpick, metal spoon, and plastic paper clip
d. Metal spoon, cork, and vegetable oil
b. Toothpick, cork, vegetable oil, and penny
300
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400
a. Clay and sand
b. Gravel and silt
c. Sand and gravel
d. Silt and clay
c. Sand and gravel
400
A three-step process is shown below.
Deposition Compaction Cementation
Which of these are most likely formed by the process shown?
a. Glaciers
b. Sedimentary rocks
c. Mountains
d. Sand dunes
b. Sedimentary rocks
500
A student compares the physical properties of the four objects shown.
Which of these physical properties do all four objects have in common?
a. They all have the same physical state and conduct electricity.
b. They all conduct electricity and attract the same metal objects.
c. They all are not soluble in water and have the same physical state.
d. They all attract the same metal objects and are not soluble in water.
c. They all are not soluble in water and have the same physical state.
500
Students investigate force. The masses they use begin at rest on the ramp. The setup the students use is shown.
Which change will reduce the amount of force needed to move the masses?
a. Increase the height of the ramp
b. Add an additional mass
c. Pull the spring scale with two hands
d. Decrease the height of the ramp
d. Decrease the height of the ramp
500
Canyons and mesas are two landforms found in the western part of the United States. Which statement best describes how canyons and mesas are similar?
a. Both were formed by erosion by wind and water
b. Both were formed by slow-moving glaciers
c. Bath were part of a mountain that was weathered by ice
d. Both were part of a desert that was reshaped by a flood
a. Both were formed by erosion by wind and water