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  • Students notice that in the fall leaves of sugar maple trees turn red, but the leaves of black oak trees turn brown. The students are making -
    an observation
    an inference
    a prediction
    a conclusion
  • Solar, biomass, geothermal, wind, and hydropower energy are all renewable sources of energy. They are called renewable because they -
    do not produce air pollution
    are clean and free to use
    can be replaced by nature in a short period of time
    can be converted directly into heat and electricity
  • Which of these objects is translucent?
    a student's notebook
    a mirror on the bus
    a student's sunglass lenses
    a brick wall of the school
  • Three baseball players investigate to see who can throw a baseball the farthest. They mark off an area on the playground for their investigation. Which should they keep constant?
    Color of the baseballs thrown
    Order in which the players throw
    Height of the players
    Spot from which the players throw
  • To make an electromagnet, a conductor should be coiled around -
    an iron nail
    a wooden stick
    a roll of paper
    a glass tube
  • The distance between Richmond and Norfolk is best measured in -
    kilometers
    millimeters
    meters
    centimeters
  • Which of the following is the best observation of the refraction of light?
    looking at a shadow of an object
    viewing an object partially in water
    looking at oneself in a mirror
    viewing an object though an open window
  • Which of these has kinetic energy?
    D
    C
    B
    A
  • About how much longer is the jackknife clam than the razor clam?
    2 meters
    5 centimeters
    10 millimeters
    12 centimeters
  • A group of students was preparing an activity to determine whether certain materials will float or sink when placed on water. Before the experiment started, one student said, "I think the sponge will float." This statement was -
    a conclusion
    a fact
    a prediction
    an observation
  • An object is traveling north at a speed of 12 kilometers per hour. Which characteristic of the object is being described?
    Temperature
    Motion
    Matter
    Volume
  • Students must conduct an experiment in which they find out how long a rubber ball bounces before it comes to a stop. Which unit would be best for recording this information?
    Meter
    Second
    Gram
    Degrees Celsius
  • The U.S. consumes a lot of energy. Which fuels provides the most energy?
    nuclear
    oil and natural gas
    renewable sources
    coal and natural gas
  • When a coin is dropped, it falls to the ground. As the coin falls, it loses potential energy and gains what kind of energy?
    Kinetic
    Solar
    Chemical
    Electrical
  • Which of the following is an observation about grasshoppers that a science class could have made on their nature walk?
    The grasshoppers all hatched from eggs laid last year.
    They will live longest in a container filled with plants.
    The grasshoppers are green with long back legs and antennae.
    The grasshoppers will likely eat more grass than tree leaves
  • Copper wire is often wrapped in plastic. Plastic material is a good -
    circuit
    insulator
    electromagnet
    current
  • Which of the following materials is transparent?
    your eyelids
    clear window glass
    white paper
    solid wood door
  • The picture shows a thermometer in a room. What is the temperature of this room?
    19 C
    21 C
    20 C
    22 C
  • A shiny aluminum screen can be placed on the windshield of a parked car. This screen helps to keep the car cool because it -
    conducts electricity
    reflects the sunlight
    causes evaporation
    absorbs heat
  • About how tall is this mushroom?
    10 millimeters
    1 kilometer
    3 meters
    4 centimeters
  • Which number on the diagram shows the wavelength?
    2
    3
    4
    1
  • Which of these objects is opaque?
    stained glass windows
    a brick wall
    liquid water
    eyeglass lenses
  • Which of these correctly shows what happens when two magnets are placed side by side?
    C
    B
    D
    A
  • Based on the picture, the bag of leaves has -
    less mass than the pebble
    the same mass as the pebble
    less volume than the pebble
    the same volume as the pebble
  • A student throws a ball. Which of these best describes the moving ball?
    The ball is transferring light energy to the air.
    The ball is transferring sound energy to the air.
    The ball has kinetic energy.
    The ball has light energy.
  • An object is traveling north at a speed of 12 kilometers per hour. Which characteristic of the object is being described?
    Temperature
    Motion
    Volume
    Matter
  • What is the mass of this mineral?
    20 g
    10 g
    5 g
    15 g
  • A comb is rubbed with a piece of wool fabric and placed next to some scraps of paper. The paper moves toward the comb. The movement of the paper is caused by -
    magnetic attraction
    chemical energy
    mechanical energy
    static electricity
  • What kind of energy do all moving objects have?
    Light energy
    Solar energy
    Kinetic energy
    Renewable energy
  • A student designed an investigation to test the effect of light color on plant growth. What was the independent (manipulated) variable in the investigation?
    Color of the light bulb
    Size of the pot
    Hours of Light
    Height of the plant
  • According to the picture, which of these is an inference rather than an observation?
    This animal is frightened.
    This animal has hair.
    This animal has a tail.
    This animal is arching its back.
  • Based on the picture, which of these is a conclusion rather than an observation?
    This animal is a mammal.
    This animal is standing.
    This animal has four legs.
    This animal has hair.
  • The electrician in this picture is wearing rubber gloves for protection. The purpose of the rubber gloves is to -
    create an electrical circuit
    produce electricity
    insulate the electrician
    keep the electrician dry
  • True or False: Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
    False
    True
  • Today, which renewable energy sources provide the U.S. with the most energy?
    biomass and geothermal
    wind and hydroelectric
    geothermal and solar
    solar and wind
  • By passing white light through a prism you can tell -
    that white light is actually a mixture of different colors
    the original source of the light
    the mass of the prism
    that blue light is brighter than white light
  • A person pushes a box as shown. What is the push most likely to change?
    The color of the box
    The mass of the box
    The size of the box
    The position of the box
  • Which of the above waves has the longest wavelength?
    B
    D
    A
    C
  • Which form of energy is best shown in this picture?
    Mechanical
    Nuclear
    Chemical
    Electrical
  • In which direction will the ball most likely go after it hits the wall?
    C
    B
    A
    D
  • According to the information in the chart, which of the following rocks is a sedimentary rock?
    C
    A
    B
    D
  • Based on information in the diagram, about how tall is the tree?
    40 feet
    80 feet
    20 feet
    10 feet
  • Which of these best shows kinetic energy?
    C
    D
    B
    A
  • To make an electromagnet, a conductor should be coiled around -
    a roll of paper
    a glass tube
    an iron nail
    a wooden stick
  • Based on the information in the table, the best way to tell gold from pyrite is by which property?
    Color
    Luster
    Transparency
    Hardness
  • What kind of energy do all moving objects have?
    Solar energy
    Renewable energy
    Kinetic energy
    Light energy
  • Students want to find out if an empty can rolls down a ramp faster than a can filled with sand. Which of these would be the fairest way to find out?
    A
    C
    D
    B
  • What uses the most energy in U.S. homes each year?
    computers
    heating and air conditioning
    refrigerators
    lighting
  • By August, a student noticed that the sunflowers outside his house were as tall as the back door of his house. About how tall were the sunflowers?
    0.2 meters
    20 meters
    2 meters
    200 meters
  • Students filled a graduated cylinder with the amount of water shown. How much more water needs to be added to the cylinder to measure 25 mL?
    6 mL
    4 L
    2 mL
    9 mL
  • Electric lights will not come on unless their electrical circuit is a
    series circuit
    closed circuit
    parallel circuit
    short circuit
  • Students place a pencil in a glass of water as shown. The pencil in the water looks broken because -
    light is absorbed when it hits the glass
    light bends when it enters the water
    water is colder than air
    water can dissolve in pencils
  • An electric motor is designed to turn electrical energy into -
    solar energy
    mechanical energy
    static electricity
    potential energy
  • The box would be easier to move if the surface of the ramp was smoother because there would be less -
    gravity pulling on the box
    mass in the box
    friction opposing the box
    distance to push the box
  • To describe this car's motion, a student should use its -
    Speed and color
    Volume and direction
    Direction and speed
    Mass and volume
  • A student rolls a ball on the ground. Which of these causes the ball to slow down and then stop?
    The speed of the ball
    The motion of the ball
    Friction from the ground
    A magnetic field
  • A person will see a flash of lightning before they hear the thunder that goes with it because -
    sound travels faster through the atmosphere than light
    the thunder occurs much later than the lightning
    light travels faster through the atmosphere than sound
    the eye is quicker than the ear
  • Which of these can be observed in this picture?
    The moon is solid rock.
    The moon spins around on its axis.
    The moon is circular.
    The moon has little air.
  • According to the table, which animal is an arachnid?
    B - Butterfly
    C - Ant
    A - Tick
    D - Termite
  • Light rays that bounce back are -
    reflected
    radiant
    refracted
    radar
  • According to the identification key, what type of creature is creature Y?
    Ock
    Woznat
    Zapoom
    Nanner
  • Plants use their location and flower color to attract pollinators. A plant with red flowers living along a woodland stream would most likely be pollinated by which of these butterflies?
    Cloudywing
    Appalachian Brown
    Silver-spotted Skipper
    Clouded Skipper
  • In an experiment, Jackson tested to see how the size of rocks affects the amount of dirt that washes away when water flows downhill. Which was the independent (manipulated) variable?
    Amount of water
    Type of dirt
    Slope of the hill
    Size of the rocks
  • Which diagram shows a wave with the highest frequency?
    D
    B
    C
    A
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