PSSA Review

                                                                                                                        What is this tool and what is it used for?

• microscope- see far objects
• micrometer-measure tiny object
• microscope-see tiny objects
• telescope- see something far

                                                                                                      what tool is this 

• erylenmeyer flask
• beaker
• cylinder
• test tube

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 what type of cloud is this

• cumulous 
• nimbus 
• cirrus 
• alto 

Complete the following sentence: 
_____ are the smallest particle of matter and combine to form_________.

• molecules, atoms
• atoms, elements
• Atoms, molecules
• elements, molecules

In order to advance to the level of a theory, a hypothesis should be _

• accepted by most people
• a fully functional experiment
• in alignment with past  theories
• repeatedly confirmed by experimentation 

A student observes that an organism is green. A valid conclusion that can be drawn from this observation is that _

• the organism must be a plant
• the organism can not be single celled
• the organism must be an animal 
• not enough information is given to determine whether the organism is a plant or an animal

The picture shows a small, shelled animal. Which tool should be used to measure the MASS of the shelled animal? 

• ruler
• stopwatch 
• triple beam balance
• graduated cylinder

The image shows part of a graduated cylinder containing liquid. Based on the sensitivity of the graduated cylinder, what is the volume of the liquid?

• 70.5 mL 
• 73.0 mL 
• 76.7 mL
• 87.0 mL

A student puts water into a graduated cylinder and carefully adds 2 small rocks - in the image shown. What is the volume of the rocks?

• 2 mL
• 3 mL 
• 5 mL 
• 12 mL 

Which is the BEST tool to measure the volume of a liquid?

• balance
• thermometer
• measuring tape
• graduated cylinder