2012 NYS Science Review

Which object has the greatest flexibility?

• wooden block

• paper cup

• metal nail

• glass bottle

A definite shape and a definite volume are properties of which state of matter?

• solid, only

• liquid, only

• solid and liquid

• liquid and gas

Which Earth movement results in day and night?

• erosion

• deposition

• revolution

• rotation

Which tool should a student use to see the patterns on a small object?

• balance

• hand lens

• thermometer

• graduated cylinder

Which terms are both used to describe weather?

• gravity and wind direction

• precipitation and runoff

• groundwater and erosion

• air temperature and wind speed

Which metric units should be used to describe the mass of an object?

• centimeters

• liters

• grams

• degrees Celsius

When a cup of water at room temperature is put in a freezer, the water's state of matter will change from

• liquid to gas

• gas to liquid

• liquid to solid

• solid to liquid

Which form of energy is produced when paper is burned?

• heat

• magnetic

• electrical

• chemical

Gravity and magnetism are both

• common forces

• natural cycles

• states of matter

• forms of energy

At approximately what time of day is the Sun at the highest point in the sky to an observer in New York State?

• 6 a.m.

• noon

• 6 p.m.

• midnight