8th Grade Science SOL Pre-test

If a major chemical spill occurred in the starred city, what body of water would eventually be affected by the spill? (6.8D)

• Chesapeake Bay

• Gulf of Mexico

• North Carolina sounds

• Bay of Fundy

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What would best complete the graphic organizer? (6.8A)

• Filtering sediments and trapping nutrients

• Changing pH balance

• Increasing level of pollutants

• Helping flood water evaporate

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What would be the best way to determine if the new technologies to filter carbon emissions in coal-burning power plants were successful? (6.9A)

• Measure the amount of carbon in every load of coal brought into the power plant.

• Measure the amount of electricity produced by the power plant.

• Measure the temperature of the gases released.

• Measure the amount of carbon released before and after the new technology is added to the power plant.

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To conserve the river water as a natural resource, what could the paper mill do? (6.9C)

• Place nets around the ends of their discharge pipes to keep animals out.

• Place warning signs on the banks of the river to warn swimmers.

• Filter the contaminants out of the wastewater before releasing it into the river.

• Allow the local newspaper to run an article to warn the community.

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How has technology changed our understanding of the solar system? (6.2D)

• A heliocentric (sun-centered) view was accepted.

• New technologies supported the Earth-centered view.

• A conclusion was made that our solar system was the only one in the galaxy.

• New planets are named when they are proven to orbit Earth.

Which of the following are potential causes of water pollution? (Choose 3) (6.8D)

• Planting more trees

• Soil erosion from construction sites

• Animal waste on farmland

• The overuse of fertilizers on lawns

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What are five of the biotic factors in the aquatic ecosystem below? (6.8A)

• Fish, plants, insects, birds, and algae

• Rocks, water, sunlight, fish, and plants

• Soil, water, fish, plants, and insects

• Sunlight, water, fish, plants, and birds

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Which are unique properties of water? Choose three (6.6B)

• Solid water floats when placed in liquid water.

• Water heats up and cools rapidly.

• Water molecules show cohesion and stick to one another.

• Earth is known as the Blue Planet due to the scattered sunlight in Earth’s atmosphere.

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Large storms that form over the ocean and use warm water as their energy source are called – (6.7D)

• thunderstorms

• blizzards

• tornados

• hurricanes

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What are the layers of Earth's atmosphere in order with #1 being the closest to Earth's surface and #4 being the closest to outer space? (6.7A)

• Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

• Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

• Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere