TNReady third Science 2018 day 2

Which of the following describes a way to make a mixture?

• pouring sugar into a glass of water

• quickly stirring a glass of water

• heating a glass of water until it boils

• pouring one glass of water into another

What are the large objects that revolve around the Sun called?

• asteroids

• moons

• comets

• planets

In the Fall, the leaves change

• quantitiy

• size

• temperature

• color

Which type of cloud most often brings rain storms?

• cirrus clouds

• stratus clouds

• cumulonimbus clouds

• cumulus clouds

Inherited traits usually make offspring look ___________ the parents.

• similar to

• opposite of

• identical to

• different from

Humans can observe the weather using many different instruments.

Which of the following is an atmospheric condition that can be measured using weather tools?

• air pressure

• temperature

• rainfall

• all of these

A group of students place a beaker outside during a storm. After one hour, they collect the beaker and use a ruler to measure the depth of water in the beaker.

What are the students measuring?

• air pressure

• precipitation

• temperature

• humidity

How does a rain gauge measure rainfall?

• by collecting rain in a measuring container

• by measuring the darkness of clouds

• by measuring the sound of rainfall

• by counting raindrops

Many plants lose their __________ to help them survive cold or dry seasons.

• leaves

• roots

• stems

• seeds

What happens when red food coloring is added to water?

• All of the water turns red.

• The food coloring sinks to the bottom of the glass, but the water stays on top.

• The water sinks to the bottom of the glass, but the food coloring stays on top.

• The glass gets too hot to touch.