NYS Grade 8 Science Practice Test

The weather map below shows a low-pressure system over the eastern United States. Points A, B, C, and D represent locations on Earth’s surface.

Which location is most likely experiencing rainy, unstable weather conditions?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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In New York State there is a greater chance of precipitation falling as snow in January than in March, because in January the Northern Hemisphere is tilted

• toward the Sun, and temperatures are warmer

• toward the Sun, and temperatures are colder

• away from the Sun, and temperatures are warmer

• away from the Sun, and temperatures are colder

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Point X on the map below represents a location in New York State.

What is the approximate latitude and longitude of location X?

• 42.5° N, 77.5° E

• 42.5° N, 77.5° W

• 42.5° S, 77.5° E

• 42.5° S, 77.5° W

The photograph below shows a large, deep channel that formed as a result of running water that removed the soil.

Which process was responsible for the removal of the soil?

• deposition

• erosion

• faulting

• tilting

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The photograph below shows a test for a mineral property.

Which mineral property is being tested?

• density

• texture

• streak

• reaction to acid

The graph below shows how water temperature affects the solubility of four different substances.

The solubility of which substance is least affected by the temperature of the water?

• NaNO3

• KNO3

• NaCl

• SO2

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The movement of the liquid in a thermometer shows changes in temperature. An increase in temperature indicates the molecules in the liquid

• moved slower and closer together

• moved faster and spread farther apart

• contracted in size when heated

• expanded in size when heated

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Which diagram represents folded rock layers?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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A portion of the Periodic Table of the Elements is shown below. The table provides a separate box for each chemical element, with all the elements in one vertical column having similar properties.

Which element is a noble gas?

• Ag

• Ge

• Cl

• Kr

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The diagram below represents the same pendulum in four different positions.

At which position does the ball have the most potential energy?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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