UIL Science Practice Test #4

Which diagram below best displays the trophic levels and 10% rule of energy relationships, with the bottom showing producers, then primary consumers, then secondary and tertiary consumers?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Male Texas Horned Lizards have “femoral” pores. Where would these pores be located?

• Head

• Foot

• Back

• Thigh

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the correct calculation of the concentration for a solution in which 28 g of salt is dissolved into 500 mL of water?

• 14,000 mL/g

• 17.86 g/mL

• 472 mL/g

• 0.056 g/mL

What is the atomic number for Gold?

• 79

• 31

• 47

• 32

What is the most abundant gas found in Earth’s atmosphere?

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

• Helium

In 1795, a geologist from Scotland, James Hutton, described in a book how the Earth processes that we see today are the same as those that happened in the past before we could observe these changes. This principle is known as what?

• Superposition

• Uniformitarianism

• Relativism

• Catastrophism

After extensive wildfires in a forest, the area seemed completely void of life. Eventually, life returned. This is an example of what type of succession?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• None of these

After a volcano erupted, a mudflow moved down the slope of the mountain. This destructive mudflow is called what?

• Tephra

• pahoehoe

• avalanche

• lahar

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Being exposed to certain minerals and rocks can make a person very sick. Serpentinite is associated with a substance that was widely used in insulation until it was discovered to be a carcinogen, and is no longer used. What is the name of this substance? (banned in several countries)

• bismuth

• labradorite

• gypsum

• asbestos

Which of the following shows the grain sizes in order from largest to smallest?

• clay, sand, silt

• clay, silt, sand

• silt, sand, clay

• sand, silt, clay