Science SOL Review

6th Grade

100

What is the order of the planets?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune

200

How long does it take the Earth to complete a rotation?

1 day

300

Which gas makes up majority of the air?

Nitrogen

400

There are three major watersheds in Virginia. Which major watershed do we live in?

Chesapeake Bay

500

Name two ways the inner planets are different from the outer planets?

What it is made of, size (smaller), and they are closer together

7th Grade

100

Put these in the correct order:

organ, organism, cell, organ system, tissue

cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

200

Which organelle is the powerhouse of the cell and where cellular respiration takes place?

mitochondria

300

Which two organelles do plant cells have that animal cells do not?

cell wall and chloroplast

400

Which symbiotic relationship explains a bee and flower? (mutualism, commensalism, parasitism)

mutualism

500

List what is taken in and what is produced during photosynthesis.

taken in: energy, water, carbon dioxide

produced: oxygen, glucose

Experimental Design

100

Write this number in scientific notation:

12,560,000

1.256 x 10⁷

200

Define independent variable, dependent variable, and constants.

independent--what is changing

dependent--what is being measured

constants--items that stay the same

300

How do you find the range of a set of data?

Biggest number - Smallest number

400

What is the tool and unit for measuring mass?

Triple beam balance; grams

500

List the three fossil fuels

coal, oil, natural gas

8th Grade

100

List the three ways for an object to accelerate.

Speed up, slow down, change direction

200

Name the three parts of an atom and state their charge.

protons--positive

neutrons--neutral

electrons--negative

300

Draw a transverse wave and label the 4 parts.

needs to include crest, trough, wavelength, and amplitude

400

What type of heat transfer happens in a hot air balloon?

convection

500

State Newton's 3rd law of motion

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

8th Grade

100

If the angle of incidence equals 22 degrees, then the angle of reflection will equal _________ degrees.

22

200

Give an example of a physical and chemical change

physical--rip paper

chemical--burn paper

300

Give one example of an element, compound, and mixture.

element--oxygen

compound--water

mixture--salt water

400

Balance this chemical equation:

CO + NO yields N₂ + CO₂

2, 2, 1, 2

500

What determines the pitch of a sound?

the frequency