Life Science
Physical Science
Earth Science
Scientific Inquiry
Misc.
100
What is the smallest unit of life?
What is cells?
100
What form of energy drives Earth's water cycle by evaporating water from the surface?
A. solar energy
B. chemical energy
C. electrical energy
D. mechanical energy
What is A. solar energy?
100
The picture above shows that one of the main pollution problems associated with sinkholes is what?
A. Tractors can fall into them
B. They can connect directly to the water table
C. They can destroy roadways
D. Homes can be damaged by them
What is B. They can connect directly to the water table?
100
Crickets chirp to attract other crickets.
The temperatures and rates of their chirping are graphed above. Which statement below is most likely true for the data represented in the graph?
A. The warmer the temperature, the more often crickets chirp.
B. The temperature and chirping of crickets are not related.
C. The crickets cannot chirp at temperatures lower than 10oC.
D. The cooler the temperature, the louder the crickets chirp.
What is A. The warmer the temperature, the more often crickets chirp?
100
The picture shows a limestone building block. Which observation best shows that the limestone was formed from ocean sediments?
A. The thickness of the rock layers
B. The number of fossils
C. The type of fossils
D. The size of the fossils
What is C. The type of fossils?
200
How is cellular respiration related to photosynthesis?
A. Cellular respiration releases carbon dioxide that is used during photosynthesis
B. Cellular respiration absorbs carbon dioxide that is released during photosynthesis
C. Cellular respiration converts light energy into chemical energy during photosynthesis
D. Cellular respiration provides the energy required to combine oxygen and water during photosynthesis
What is A. Cellular respiration releases carbon dioxide that is used during photosynthesis?
200
Which of these best describes the atoms in a liquid?
A. the atoms are far apart and move freely in random directions
B. the atoms are melted and flow freely
C. the atoms are held very close together and vibrate in fixed positions
D. the atoms are close together but can move freely
What is D. the atoms are close together but can move freely?
200
Scientists use drill core samples to study the underlying rock structure. These two core samples were obtained from the ocean floor from locations separated by 10 km. Which layer in core sample two is the youngest?
What is slitstone?
200
The graph shows the movement of a car over time. What is the car's average speed?
A. 10 km/hour
B. 15 km/hour
C. 30 km/hour
D. 60 km/hour
What is B. 15 km/hour?
200
The diagram shows a simple food web of organisms on a forest floor. Which of these is most dependent on the earthworm for its food supply?
A. Bacteria
B. Slug
C. Centipede
D. Ant
What is C. Centipede?
300
Mountain laurel grows best in the sandy, acidic soils of the mountains in West Virginia. Mountain laurel flowers depend on bees for pollination. The bees depend on the flowers for nectar, which they make into honey. Which occurrence would most likely change the relationship between mountain laurel and bees?
A. weathering of rocks that form the soil in which mountain laurel grows
B. introduction of a new plant species that the bees prefer
C. introduction of a new insect species that pollinates other flowers
D. an increase in the number of trees in which the bees build their hives
What is B. introduction of a new plant species that the bees prefer?
300
Which of these energy conversions occurs when a flashlight is turned on?
A. Chemical energy is converted directly into light energy
B. Mechanical energy is converted directly into light energy
C. Chemical energy is first converted into electrical energy
D. Mechanical energy is first converted into chemical energy
What is C. Chemical energy is first converted into electrical energy?
300
What is the mineral in the above table that has a blue color and will scratch garnet?
What is Topaz?
300
Which statement best explains how the reduction in the elk population might have affected the bison population?
A. Fewer elk lead to fewer bison being preyed on by wolves.
B. Fewer elk consumed young trees, increasing the food available to bison.
C. Fewer elk led to an increase in competition for resources between elk and bison.
D. Fewer elk consumed young trees, decreasing the variety of food sources available for both species.
What is B. Fewer elk consumed young trees, increasing the food available for bison?
300
What is the mass of the rock?
What is 354.6 grams?
400
Which concept is best illustrated by this diagram?
A. The exchange of CO2 and O2 in the ecosystem
B. The effect of limiting factors in a biome
C. Environmental pressures on a papulation
D. Cycling of nutrients in a community
What is D. Cycling of nutrients in a community?
400
Which diagram best shows the reflection of light?
What is D.?
400
Even though the Earth's inner core is hotter than the liquid outer core, it is still solid due to what?
A. The heat rising from the inner core is melting the outer core
B. There is more water in the outer core and it dilutes the materials
C. The outer core is farther from the center, and there is less gravity holding it together
D. The pressure from all of Earth's layers keeps it in a solid state
What is D. The pressure from all of Earth's layers keeps it in a solid state?
400
According to the chart, which set of conditions represents the process of photosynthesis?
A
B
C
D
What is C?
400
The drawings show two waves.
Which statement best compares these two waves?
A. Wave 1 has a higher frequency because it has a longer wavelength than wave 2.
B. Wave 1 has a higher frequency because it has a higher amplitude than wave 2.
C. Wave 2 has more energy because it has a higher amplitude than wave 1.
D. Wave 2 has more energy because it has a higher frequency than wave 1.
What is C. Wave 2 has more energy because it has a higher amplitude than wave 1?
500
The picture shows a pond ecosystem. What would most likely happen if all the lily plants were removed from this community?
A. There would be more kinds of animals in the pond
B. The animals would have fewer places to hide
C. The pond water currents would be slower
D. There would be more oxygen in the air
What is B. The animals would have fewer places to hide?
500
At which point on the roller coaster will the car have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?
A. W
B. X
C. Y
D. Z
What is B. X?
500
Which diagram best represents the type of plate movement that results in mountain building?
What is D.?
500
The graphs show the average global air temperatures and global fossil fuel consumption from about 1860 to 2000.
A student claims the change in average global air temperatures is a result of burning fossil fuels. Explain whether the student's claim is plausible based on the data.
What is the student's claim is plausible because as the global energy consumption increases, the average global air temperature increases.
500
Which of these explains why winter has cooler temperatures than summer?
A. More clouds form during winter to absorb the sun's heat.
B. Earth's elliptical orbit moves it farther away from the sun during winter.
C. Planets line up between Earth and the sun to block some of the sun's heat.
D. One hemisphere of Earth tilts away from the sun and receives less direct sunlight.
What is D. One hemisphere of Earth tilts away from the sun and receives less direct sunlight?