FSA Science Review

Which of the following questions could be answered by a scientific investigation?

• What animal makes a good pet?

• What causes some metals to rust?

• What is the best color to paint with?

• What is the best flavor of soft drink?

Alex made a diagram of the motion of a baseball. Point A on the diagram represents throwing the ball. The arrow shows how the ball moves through the air. In what part of the diagram is the ball opposing gravity?

• from A to B

• from B to C

• at A only

• from A to C

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A student wants to describe her home address using what she has learned in science class. The card shows what she has written so far. What is the best choice for the next line?

• The Sun

• The Milky Way Galaxy

• The Universe

• Spiral Galaxy

Students set up an investigation to model the apparent brightness of four different stars. Which list is the best prediction of the order from most bright to least bright?

• A, D, C, B

• B, C, D, A

• A, B, D, C

• C, D, B, A

What is the error in the model of the solar system and how should the model be changed to correct it?

• The asteroid belt is misplaced. Move the asteroid belt so that it is outside the orbit of Neptune.

• The labels on the comets and asteroids are reversed. Move the labels to show that asteroids have tails and many comets are found in a region between Jupiter and Mars.

• Earth and Mars are shown in incorrect positions. Move Earth to where Mars is and move Mars to where Earth is.

• The relative sizes of the planets are shown incorrectly. The outer planets should be much smaller than the inner planets.

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What happens during photosynthesis?

• Plants release carbon dioxide into the air.

• Plants make water for their roots.

• Plants produce oxygen to help other plants.

• Plants produce food in the form of sugar.

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The same type of shrub that blooms in Florida also blooms in Pennsylvania. The flowers on the Florida shrub stay in bloom during spring and summer. The flowers on the Pennsylvania shrub stay in bloom only during the spring. Why are the blooming periods different?

• Florida plants do not have long periods of dormancy.

• Florida plants have very long periods of inactivity.

• Pennsylvania has a much longer growing season than Florida.

• Pennsylvania has much more precipitation than Florida.

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The picture shows a balance with two cubes. The cubes are made of two different materials.

• The volume of cube 2 is greater than the volume of cube 1. The mass of cube 1 is greater than the mass of cube 2.

• The volume of cube 1 is less than the volume of cube 2. The mass of cube 2 is less than the mass of cube 1.

• The volume of cube 1 is greater than the volume of cube 2. The mass of cube 2 is greater than the mass of cube 1.

• The volume of cube 1 is greater than the volume of cube 2. The mass of cube 2 is less than the mass of cube 1.

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Water can play a role in both the weathering and erosion of rocks. Look at the pictures below. Which of the pictures best represents the process of erosion?

• Picture 1

• Picture 2

• Picture 3

• Picture 4

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For her science fair project, Aria is investigating how levels of carbon dioxide affect plant growth. Which of the following is most important for Aria to do?

• She needs to make sure her results match her predictions.

• She needs to make sure her results get published so that other scientists can read them.

• She needs to make sure that her results include both letters and numbers.

• She needs to make sure that the explanation of her results is based on evidence.

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