FCAT Science Review #3

An unbalanced force causes:

• change in mass
• acceleration
• balanced forces
• change in time

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What is a force?

• a push or pull
• speed or acceleration 
• potential or kinetic energy
• balanced or unbalanced force

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Humans need resources found on Earth. Some of these resources are renewable and some are nonrenewable. Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• precious metals

• natural gas

• coal

• solar energy

Which forms of energy do the stars found in the Milky Way Galaxy give off?

• light and heat energy

• mechanical and light energy

• chemical and heat energy

• sound and light energy

What could cause sugar water to no longer be considered a solution?

• filter the sugar water solution

• freeze the sugar water solution

• boil the sugar water solution

• add more sugar than water to the solution

Digestion takes place in the ______.

• liver

• intestines

• heart

• lungs

There are a variety of natural resources found across our country. What is a specific nonrenewable resource found in Florida?

• water

• solar energy

• oil

• limestone

Which plant adaptation is necessary for survival in the desert?

• the ability to store energy

• the ability to store water

• the ability to search for shelter

• the availability to produce offspring

Which of the following transformations of energy best demonstrates electrical energy being changed into heat energy?

• computer

• clock

• blender

• hand dryer

One cloudy January evening it was raining and the ground was wet. A thermometer outside read 4 degrees Celsius. The next morning the ground was covered with snow and the temperature outside had dropped to -3 degrees Celsius. Which statement best explains why there was snow on the ground in the morning?

• It often snows in January.

• The water on the ground changed to snow when the temperature increased.

• The snowplows didn't clean up the snow because it was too cold.

• The rain changed to snow when the temperature dropped.

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