TOSS UP?
Force, Motion, and Energy
Organisms and Environments
Matter and Energy
Earth and Space
100
True or False: Light travels in a straight line
TRUE
100
Which of the following actions involve a pushing force? Select TWO answers.
Dragging a wagon behind you
Kicking a ball
Lifting a backpack
Moving a swing away from you
Kicking a ball
Moving a swing away from you
100
Which is a trace fossil?
- The preserved tooth of an ancient shark.
- An impression left by a dinosaur's foot
- A fossilized tree trunk
- A fossilized seashell
An impression left by a dinosaur's foot
100
Sweet hot chocolate can be made by adding powdered chocolate mix to hot milk. Which physical property of the milk has changed in this solution?
- The color of the milk.
- The amount of the milk.
- The state of matter of the milk.
- The amount of calcium in the milk.
The color of the milk.
100
What causes an earthquake?
Movement of tectonic plates under the earth's surface
200
What causes the different phases of the Moon?
The revolution of the Moon around Earth
200
The picture shows that a teacher carefully floated a needle on water.
Which of these student observations is the best evidence that the needle has been magnetized?
- The needle pushed the water down a tiny bit.
- When the dish was moved the needle fell.
- The needle slowly moved and pointed to the north corner of the room.
- The teacher could only float a needle that was very dry.
The needle slowly moved and pointed to the north corner of the room.
200
Which of these sentences is an example of organisms interacting with abiotic factors for survival?
- A lion hunting deer for its food.
- A plant using sunlight for photosynthesis.
- A bird building its nest on a tree.
- A vine using a tree for support.
- A plant using sunlight for photosynthesis.
200
Mrs. Gamboa’s Science class put a bucket of water outside. Every morning, they measured the temperature of the water. The graph shows how the temperature changed over a period of 10 days. Based on the information in the graph, on which day did the class likely see the water start changing to solid ice?
Day 6
200
People of long ago had different explanations for sunrise and sunset. Some people believed that the night chased the Sun across the sky. Which explanation is now accepted by scientists as the cause of a sunrise?
The Sun moves from behind Earth.
The Sun comes out of the ocean.
The Sun becomes visible as Earth turns.
The Sun moves closer to Earth.
The Sun becomes visible as Earth turns.
300
In the winter time fog can form on the inside of car windshields because the outside air is colder than the air in the car. The fog is made of very tiny drops of water. What process causes the fog to form?
Condensation of moisture from the air.
300
Students set up an experiment to test different materials in a circuit. Their experimental setup and results are shown below.
Based on the results of the experiment, which of the materials used are conductors and which ones are insulators? Drag and drop the words to identify each.
CONDUCTORS: gold, silver, copper
INSULATORs: wood, glass, plastic
300
What is the first stage of the plant life cycle?
Seed stage
300
Some students put different things in plastic jars and shook them up to see which things would form mixtures. They made a table to show the different tests they made.
Which of these tests should the students identify as mixtures? Select all that apply.
Sugar and water
Lemon juice and water
300
Sedimentary rocks sometimes contain remains of animals and plants that died a long time ago called ____.
What are fossils?
400
Which of the following sentences are TRUE about landslides? Select THREE.
- They only occur in mountainous regions.
- They can occur in various geographical regions.
- They are influenced by weather conditions such as heavy rainfall or earthquakes.
- They can cause significant changes to the landscape.
- Landslides are always slow and gradual processes.
- They can occur in various geographical regions.
- They are influenced by weather conditions such as heavy rainfall or earthquakes.
- They can cause significant changes to the landscape.
- Landslides are always slow and gradual processes.
400
Anagha demonstrates what happens to light when it shines on a glass block. The diagram shows her results.
Which statement BEST describes the results shown in Anagha’s diagram?
- Light is absorbed when it enters the glass block and reflected when it exits the glass block.
- Light is refracted before it enters the glass block and is reflected when it exits the glass block.
- Light is refracted when it enters the glass block and is absorbed in the middle of the glass block.
- Light is refracted two times, once when it enters the glass block and once when it exits the glass block.
Light is refracted two times, once when it enters the glass block and once when it exits the glass block.
400
Question
In 1960, David Latimer put some potting soil in a 10-gallon jar. He used a wire to carefully add a seedling to the soil. Then he added about a pint of water and sealed the jar. In 1972, he added some water and sealed the jar again. The picture shows how the jar looked like in 2018.
Which of these was a living component of this ecosystem in a bottle?
Oxygen
SoilSoil
SunlightSunlight
Decomposers
Decomposers
400
Which question can best be answered using this data?
- How much of the energy people use comes from fossil fuels?
- Is it less expensive for people to use coal or natural gas?
- What are some of the other nonrenewable energy resources?
- What are the main uses of renewable energy sources?
How much of the energy people use comes from fossil fuels?
400
A student said, “The weather is much cooler today than it was a year ago on this day. This proves that the climate is getting cooler.” Why is the student’s observation not a proof of climate change?
Climate is the average of weather over years rather than a single year.
500
Which of these shows a living organism reacting with a nonliving component of an ecosystem? Select TWO correct answers.
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
Turtle basking on the rocks
Racoon washing food
500
Monahans Sandhills State Park in west Texas is about 4,000 acres covered with tall sand dunes. The dunes quickly cover ripple marks as well as the footprints of park rangers and the sand surfing trails of visitors.
What causes these dunes to change each day?
dry winds
500
How are fossils commonly formed?
- By the accumulation of sediment overtime on the remains of organisms
- Through the process of decay of dead organisms
- By the action of wind blowing away sand particles
- Through the growth of fungi on dead organisms
By the accumulation of sediment overtime on the remains of organisms
500
Some students made a model to show how sedimentary rocks form. They poured a layer of fine sand into a clear plastic bottle. For layer 2 they added a mixture of sand and pebbles. Then they put in a layer of dead leaves and stacked some small rocks on top.
Which best explains what layer the students should use to represents fossil fuels?
- Layer 1 because it was the first layer.
- Layer 2 because it is a mixture of sand and pebbles.
- Layer 3 because it comes from once living organisms.
- Layer 4 because it has the largest rocks.
Layer 3 because it comes from once living organisms.
500
When rocks or minerals and carried from one place to another by water or wind.
What is erosion?