FSSA Science Review #2

Chen counts the number of people who visit the community pool each day for a week. He displays his data using a bar graph. How many more people did Chen observe at the pool on Friday than on Thursday?

• 19

• 200

• 100

• 90

Which of the following is a testable problem?

• How do kites work?

• Which type of fertilizer will make grass grow the quickest?

• How does the Earth revolve around the Sun?

• How do bees make honey?

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Teresa has been growing plants without fertilizer. Now, she wants to see what happens to the plants when the amount of fertilizer is increased, as shown in the chart. Which plant is the control?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Earth's revolution around the Sun takes about _________.

• 1 day

• 1 year

• 2 seasons

• 1 lunar cycle

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A mineral can be scratched by an iron nail. What can you conclude?

• The mineral's hardness is less than iron.

• The mineral's hardness is greater than iron.

• The mineral's luster is less than iron.

• The mineral's luster is greater than iron.

Josh rubs a mineral across a tile, and observes the color of the residue left behind. What property is Josh testing?

• cleavage

• sedimentary

• luster

• streak

Water that gets into cracks of rocks and freezes breaks the rocks because water expands when it freezes. This is called _____________________.

• weathering by water

• erosion by water

• chemical changes by water

• ice wedging

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Look at the diagram of our Solar System. Which planet is the arrow point to?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Saturn

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Which of the following are characteristics of the inner planets?

• large and gaseous

• have rings and thick atmospheres

• are small and rocky

• have many moons

Which of the following are characteristics of the outer planets?

• small and rocky

• close to the Sun

• very large and gaseous

• no moons or rings