Quiz about Science CAST Review

Question 1

Is the natural interconnection of food chains and a graphical representation of what-eats-what in an ecological community.

Accepted Answer

Food Web

Answer

Abiotic Factor

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Biotic Factor

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Food chain

Question 2

An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.

Accepted Answer

Organism

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Habitat

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Population

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Community

Question 3

What type of cell is this?

Accepted Answer

Plant

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Animal

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Human

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Chloroplast

Question 4

What is a chloroplast used for?

Accepted Answer

To allow photosynthesis to occur

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To contain the DNA

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To remove the waste

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To make proteins

Question 5

Which organelle contains the DNA?

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

Answer

Chloroplast

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Ribosomes

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Mitochondria

Question 6

Which organelle makes protein?

Accepted Answer

Ribosomes

Answer

Chloroplast

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Nucleus

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Mitochondria

Question 7

How many chromosomes are in each cell in our bodies?

Accepted Answer

46

Answer

23

Answer

millions

Answer

36

Question 8

What is the probability of getting (gg) for the offspring?

Accepted Answer

25%

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100%

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75%

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50%

Question 9

Dad has dimples (DD) but mom does not (dd). Can they have children with no dimples?

Accepted Answer

no

Answer

yes

Question 10

The graph below shows the movement of an object at several points in time. What is the average speed of the object?

Accepted Answer

2 meters per minute

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0.5 meters per minute

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25 meters per minute

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50 meters per minute

Question 11

In this situation, slope represents...

Accepted Answer

Speed

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Displacement

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Force

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Inertia

Question 12

A spring scale is pulled downward and readings are recorded. If the spring is pulled 3.5 cm, the spring scale should read...

Accepted Answer

14 N

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12 N

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13 N

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15 N

Question 13

A student records the mass and volume of a lump of clay, x. Next, a second lump of clay, y, is added to lump x, and the combined ( x + y) mass and volume are recorded. Finally, a third lump of clay, z, is added to the combined ( x + y) mixture, and the final (x+y+z) mass and volume are recorded, as shown below. What is the most logical conclusion?

Accepted Answer

Lump y had the lowest density.

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Lump z had the greatest mass.

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Lump z had the lowest density.

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Lump y had the greatest mass.

Question 14

An athlete can run 9 kilometers in 1 hour. If the athlete runs at that same average speed for 30 minutes, how far will the athlete travel?

Accepted Answer

4.5 km

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18 km

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9 km

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3.3 km

Question 15

How much time is required for a bicycle to travel a distance of 100 m at an average speed of 2 meters per second?

Accepted Answer

50 seconds

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0.02 seconds

Answer

100 seconds

Answer

200 seconds

Question 16

The graph below shows how the position of an object changes over time. What is the speed of the object during the time interval from 4 seconds to 10 seconds?

Accepted Answer

3 m/s

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2 m/s

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8 m/s

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16 m/s

Question 17

Two students are pushing a cart, as shown below. The cart will move as if it were acted on by a single force with a magnitude of...

Accepted Answer

50 N

Answer

150 N

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200 N

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350 N

Question 18

Four separate forces are acting on this box. This box will increase in speed...

Accepted Answer

Downward and to the left

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Downward and to the right

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Upward and to the left

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Upward and to the right

Question 19

The following table shows properties of four different sample materials. One of these materials is cork, a type of wood that floats in water. Given that the density of water is 1 g/mL, which of these is most likely cork?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 20

The densities of four different woods are shown below. Which wood will sink when placed in a fluid g with a density of 1.14 $$\frac{g}{cm^3}$$ ?

Accepted Answer

Ironwood

Answer

African Teakwood

Answer

Balsa

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Cedar

Question 21

The levels of cellular organization from smallest to largest include:____, _____, _____ and ______.

Accepted Answer

cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

Answer

organism, organ system, tissue, cell, organ

Answer

tissue, cell, organ, organ system, organism

Answer

cell, organ, organ system, tissue, organism

Question 22

When magnesium (Mg) metal is burned in the presence of oxygen (O2 ), magnesium oxide (MgO) is produced. The properties of magnesium oxide are different than the individual properties of magnesium and oxygen because magnesium oxide is...

Accepted Answer

A compound

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A solution

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A mixture

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An element

Question 23

An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.

Accepted Answer

Dominant allele

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Recessive allele

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Present allele

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Hidden allele

Question 24

Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.

Accepted Answer

gas

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solid

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liquid

Question 25

When mass increases then gravity

Accepted Answer

Increases

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Decreases

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Stays the same

Question 26

What are the the 3 types of galaxies?

Accepted Answer

Irregular, Spiral, Elliptical

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Orbital, heliocentric, geocentric

Question 27

ABOUT how old is the Earth?

Accepted Answer

4 billion years

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4 million years

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40 million years

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400 million years

Question 28

Which layer is the OLDEST?

Accepted Answer

A

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B

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C

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D

Question 29

The boundary where two plates push into each other

Accepted Answer

Convergent Boundary

Answer

Divergent Boundary

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Transform Boundary

Question 30

Name the 4 time frames in order from oldest to youngest.

Accepted Answer

Precambrian Time, Paleozoic Era, Mesozoic Era, Cenozoic Era

Answer

Mesozoic Era, Precambrian time, Cenozoic Era, Paleozoic Era

Answer

Paleozoic Era, Mesozoic Era, Precambrian Time, Cenozoic

Question 31

What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?

Accepted Answer

How they form

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Their color and shapes

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Mineral bands

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Where they form

Question 32

A diagram of the periodic table of the elements is shown below. In which region would nonmetals be found?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 33

The table below shows the pH and reaction to litmus of four body fluids. Based on this chart, gastric juice is...

Accepted Answer

Very acidic

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Very basic

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Positively charged

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Negatively charged

Question 34

What characteristic of carbon (C) makes it essential to living organisms?

Accepted Answer

Carbon bonds in many ways with itself to form chains.

Answer

Carbon forms crystal structures under certain conditions.

Answer

Carbon can exist as a solid, liquid, or gas.

Answer

Carbon exists in radioactive forms.

Question 35

An object composed mainly of ice is orbiting the Sun in an elliptical path. This object is most likely a...

Accepted Answer

Comet

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Planet

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Asteroid

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Meteor

Question 36

In a comparison of metals to nonmetals, metals tend to have...

Accepted Answer

greater conductivity and higher melting points than nonmetals.

Answer

lower melting points and greater conductivity than nonmetals.

Answer

lower conductivity and lower density than nonmetals.

Answer

higher density and lower melting points than nonmetals.

Question 37

_____________ is the process by which organisms use oxygen to break down food molecules to get chemical energy for cell functions.

Accepted Answer

Cellular respiration

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Photosynthesis

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Breathing

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Conversion

Question 38

The _____ is the thinnest layer of the earth

Accepted Answer

crust

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inner core

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outer core

Answer

mantle

Question 39

What can you conclude from the fact that so many fossils involve shells, skeletons, and teeth?

Accepted Answer

These parts decay slower than other body parts

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Most organisms on earth have shells, skeletons, or teeth

Answer

Bacteria and decomposers consume these parts first after an animal dies

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These parts are more likely to be buried in ice than other body parts

Question 40

Which position shows does the baseball have the greatest potential energy? Why?

Accepted Answer

4, because it is the highest

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6, because it is moving the fastest

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7, because it is not moving

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2, because it is moving the fastest

Question 41

When water from behind a dam moves through the dam, which type of energy transfer occurs?

Accepted Answer

Potential to kinetic

Answer

Kinetic to potential

Question 42

Which observation describes a change in climate rather than a change in weather?

Accepted Answer

The average summer temperatures have increased over the last ten years.

Answer

The thunderstorm dropped about three centimeters of rain today.

Answer

The snowfall in this area was more this week than it was last week.

Answer

The average wind speed in April was less than it was in March.

Science CAST Review

44 questions

Is the natural interconnection of food chains and a graphical representation of what-eats-what in an ecological community.

Review topic: Ecosystems

An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.

Review topic: Characteristics and organization of life

What type of cell is this?

Cell wall, large vacuole, and chloroplasts mean that this is a plant cell.
Review topic: Cells and organelles

What is a chloroplast used for?

Review topic: Cells and organelles

Which organelle contains the DNA?

Review topic: Cells and organelles

Which organelle makes protein?

Review topic: Cells and organelles

How many chromosomes are in each cell in our bodies?

Review topic: Genetics

What is the probability of getting (gg) for the offspring?

Review topic: Genetics

Dad has dimples (DD) but mom does not (dd). Can they have children with no dimples?

Review topic: Genetics

The graph below shows the movement of an object at several points in time. What is the average speed of the object?

The first lattice point is (5,10). So, in 5 minutes, the object has traveled 10 meters. Because this is a proportional relationship, we can divide y by x. 10/5 = 2, so the slope is 2 meters/minute.
Review topic: Rate of change/slope

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Science CAST Review

44 questions

Is the natural interconnection of food chains and a graphical representation of what-eats-what in an ecological community.

Review topic: Ecosystems

An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.

Review topic: Characteristics and organization of life

What type of cell is this?

Cell wall, large vacuole, and chloroplasts mean that this is a plant cell.Review topic: Cells and organelles

What is a chloroplast used for?

Review topic: Cells and organelles

Which organelle contains the DNA?

Review topic: Cells and organelles

Which organelle makes protein?

Review topic: Cells and organelles

How many chromosomes are in each cell in our bodies?

Review topic: Genetics

What is the probability of getting (gg) for the offspring?

Review topic: Genetics

Dad has dimples (DD) but mom does not (dd). Can they have children with no dimples?

Review topic: Genetics

The graph below shows the movement of an object at several points in time. What is the average speed of the object?

The first lattice point is (5,10). So, in 5 minutes, the object has traveled 10 meters. Because this is a proportional relationship, we can divide y by x. 10/5 = 2, so the slope is 2 meters/minute.Review topic: Rate of change/slope

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Cell wall, large vacuole, and chloroplasts mean that this is a plant cell.
Review topic: Cells and organelles

The first lattice point is (5,10). So, in 5 minutes, the object has traveled 10 meters. Because this is a proportional relationship, we can divide y by x. 10/5 = 2, so the slope is 2 meters/minute.
Review topic: Rate of change/slope