Weather and Climate
Earth Materials & Fossils
Plants and Animals
Light and Sound
Science Skills
100

Which statement best explains the relationship shown on the graph? 

A. A faster blade speed will produce more energy. B. A slower blade speed will produce more energy. C. More energy production will cause faster blade speeds. D. Less energy production will cause slower blade speeds

A. A faster blade speed will produce more energy.

100

This natural material is made of tiny pieces of rock and is often found on beaches.

What is sand?

100

The student concluded that plant B would survive better than plant A during a period without rain. Why did the student most likely make this conclusion?

 A. The hair-like structures on the roots increase its ability to absorb light from the Sun. B. The hair-like structures on the roots increase its ability to absorb water from the soil. C. The hair-like structures on the roots increase its ability to store food made by the plant. D. The hair-like structures on the roots increase its ability to release heat into the environment.

B. The hair-like structures on the roots increase its ability to absorb water from the soil.

100

Light travels faster than this form of energy.

What is sound?

100

A test used to answer a science question is called this.

What is an experiment?

200

Water falling from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called this.

What is precipitation?

200

These remains or traces of ancient living things found in rocks are called this.


What are fossils?

200


This structure carries water from roots to leaves in plants.

What is the stem?

200

This happens when light bounces off an object.

What is reflection?

200

This should stay the same during an experiment.

What is a constant?

300

8. Look at the Grand Canyon Rock Layers model in the passage. Which statement best describes the Redwall Limestone layer in the Grand Canyon? A. It is older than the Bright Angel Shale layer because it is above the Bright Angel Shale layer. B. It is the same age as the Kaibab Limestone layer because they are both limestone layers. C. It is younger than the Supai Group layer because it is a thinner layer than the Supai Group layer. D. It is older than the Coconino Sandstone layer because it is below the Coconino Sandstone layer

D. It is older than the Coconino Sandstone layer because it is below the Coconino Sandstone layer

300

This type of rock forms when layers of sediment are pressed together over time.

What is sedimentary rock?

300

Part A 

Which statement most likely explains what the student observed? 

A. Other birds avoid owls. B. Owls avoid other birds

A. Other birds avoid owls.

300

Sound travels through solids, liquids, and these.

What are gases?

300

An educated guess based on evidence is called this.

What is a hypothesis?

400

Which statement best describes the data in the map? A. Earthquakes occur in random locations. B. Most earthquakes occur in the Southern Hemisphere. C. The strongest earthquakes occur near the middle of oceans. D. Most earthquakes occur along boundaries between continents

D. Most earthquakes occur along boundaries between continents.

400

Weathering breaks rocks into smaller pieces, while this process moves the pieces to new places.

What is erosion?

400

This helps animals survive in their environment.

What is an adaptation?

400

This happens when sound waves bounce off a surface and repeat.

What is an echo?

400

Charts and graphs help scientists do this with data.

What is analyze/interprete data?

500

During some storms, lightning can strike objects and cause them to burn. Also, lightning causes thunder, which observers can hear. 

Which statement best describes how energy is transformed by lightning? A. Sound energy is transformed into light and heat energy. B. Light energy is transformed into electrical energy. C. Electrical energy is transformed into light, heat, and sound energy. D. Light, heat, and sound energy are transformed into electrical energy.

C. Electrical energy is transformed into light, heat, and sound energy.

500

This process happens when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by wind, water, ice, or plant roots.

What is weathering?

500

 Which statement best supports the student’s claim? 

A. The main function of a beak is to obtain food. B. The main function of a beak is to build nests. C. The main function of a beak is to take in oxygen. D. The main function of a beak is to protect the bird from predators


A. The main function of a beak is to obtain food.

500

Sound is made when objects do this.

What is vibration/vibrate?

500

The thing that is changed on purpose during an experiment is called this.

What is the independent variable?