Science PSSA Review 1

What is the piece of equipment used to find the mass of an object?

• triple beam balance

• high beams

• balance beam

• microscope

Put the following in order of increasing complexity: organ system, organism, cell, tissue, organ, population

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These TWO types of particles are found in the nucleus of the atom and give the atom its mass.

• Electrons

• Protons

• Neurons

• Neutrons

The energy that is in motion

• potential energy

• thermal energy

• chemical energy

• kinetic energy

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This type of map uses contour lines to connect points of the same elevation

• Thematic maps

• Topographic Maps

• Planimetric Maps

• Physical Maps

The part of an experiment that is being tested; the one thing that is being changed

• variable

• non-variable

• constant

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In plants, radiant energy from the sun is converted into this type of energy through photosynthesis.

• Kinetic Energy

• Chemical Energy

• Electrical Energy

• Thermal Energy

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When two or more elements are chemically combined, such as when sodium and chlorine are combined to make salt. It's properties are different from the elements that make it up.

• Mixture

• Solution

• Compound

• Atom

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A flashlight, a windmill, an electric lamp, and a solar panel are all used to convert energy from one type to another. Which of these devices converts chemical energy to light energy?

• Flashlight

• Windmill

• Electric Lamp

• Solar Panel

A rock that is made from a volcano or also means "fire". It would likely be this type of rock.

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Anthracite

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