Science Assessment Practice

A boy can see his face when he looks into a calm pool. Which physical property of the pond makes this happen?

• flexibility

• reflectiveness

• temperature

• volume

Solar panels are used to absorb sunlight. Which solar panel would absorb the most sunlight?

• black

• green

• white

• yellow

A does it take Earth to make one revolution around the Sun?

• a day

• a week

• a month

• a year

The condition of the air outdoors at a certain time of day is known as

• friction

• light

• force

• weather

Which state of matter has no definite shape and no definite volume

• gas

• liquid

• solid

The main function of a tree's trunk is to provide

• air

• fruit

• sunlight

• support

A butterfly lays an egg. The egg hatches into a larva. The larva becomes a pupa and then changes into a butterfly. This process is called

• an adaptation

• a habitat

• a food chain

• a life cycle

Which type of energy is the person using to move a wheelchair up the ramp?

• heat

• light

• magnetic

• mechanical

What force causes objects to be pulled toward earth?

• friction

• gravity

• light

• electricity

When a rock is placed in a graduated cylinder containing water, the height of the water will

• decrease

• increase

• remain the same