Science SOL Review #1

The diagram shows a graduated cylinder containing water.  From which position will the most accurate measure of the volume of water be made?

• Position 1
• Position 2
• Position 3
• Position 4

A student conducted an experiment on the dissolving rates of sugar in four different temperatures of water.  What is missing from the figure?

• Units of measurement for the water temperature.
• Units of measurement for the dissolving rates
• Units of measurement for the amount of sugar
• Units of measurement for the amount of water

What happened to the otter population between 1940 and 2000?

• The population increased and then decreased.
•  The population continued to increase.
• The population continued to decrease.
•  The population stayed the same.

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Which organisms are producers in this food web?

• Rabbit, Grasshopper, Deer

• Grass, Tree, Grasshopper, Shrub

• Grass, Shrub, Tree

• Shrub, Rabbit, Wolf

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Students measure the amount of an unknown substance that dissolved in water at different temperatures. What was the independent variable in this investigation?

• Amount of substance dissolved

• Unknown substance used

• Water temperature

• Water volume

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The illustration shows a wave. The wave’s wavelength is the distance between points —

• 1 and 2

• 1 and 4

• 2 and 3

• 2 and 4

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___ are the smallest piece of whole matter.

• Atoms

• Compounds

• Water

• Air

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When Earth is seen from outer space, it looks mainly blue. This is because most of Earth is covered with -

• ice

• mountains

• oceans

• deserts

Select the term that correctly labels this statement.

If plants are watered every day, then they will grow faster than plants watered once a week.

• Inference

• Hypothesis

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Based on the table, how much rainfall should a scientist have predicted for May of 2011 in Norfolk?

• 12-17 in

• 15-20 in

• 18-23 in

• 21-26 in

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