Quiz about Georgia Milestones Science

Question 1

How do tectonic plates move?

Accepted Answer

They float.

Answer

They roll.

Answer

They bounce.

Answer

They jump.

Question 2

What piece of scientific equipment would you use to see human cells?

Accepted Answer

microscope

Answer

telescope

Answer

microwave

Answer

computer

Question 3

Which of the following objects could NOT be picked up with an electromagnet?

Accepted Answer

rubber bands

Answer

staples

Answer

aluminum cans

Answer

keys

Question 4

What type of disease can you get from fungi?

Accepted Answer

athlete's foot

Answer

measles

Answer

chicken pox

Answer

food poisoning

Question 5

A destructive process

Accepted Answer

breaks down landforms

Answer

builds up landforms

Answer

makes volcanoes

Answer

moves tectonic plates

Question 6

Juan's dog, Luna, was hit by a car. Fortunately, she lived and is healthy. But she is now missing a leg. Having only three legs is a(n)

Accepted Answer

acquired trait.

Answer

inherited trait.

Answer

learned behavior.

Answer

instinct.

Question 7

What are two ways that bacteria help humans?

Accepted Answer

helping digest food and eating dead skin

Answer

helping digest food and making hair shiny

Answer

eating dead skin and making hair shiny

Answer

eating dead skin and stopping tooth decay

Question 8

When water freezes, its molecules

Accepted Answer

move closer together

Answer

grow larger

Answer

shrink

Answer

move apart

Question 9

The giant sequoia tree is one of the world's tallest trees, with average heights of 50-95 meters. What allows these trees to grow so tall?

Accepted Answer

vascular tissue

Answer

leaves

Answer

spine

Answer

non-vascular tissue

Question 10

Which of the following would NOT erode soil?

Accepted Answer

grass

Answer

a rainstorm

Answer

a river

Answer

a tornado

Question 11

What is the BEST description of static electricity?

Accepted Answer

surface charge that can move

Answer

surface charge that can't move

Answer

current in a wire

Answer

an electrical surface

Question 12

The ability to play chess is BEST described as

Accepted Answer

learned behavior

Answer

genetic trait

Answer

DNA behavior

Answer

result of protein production

Question 13

A liquid sample is given to Amy in lab. Before the lab, it was clear and bubble. After the lab, it was clear and not bubbly. Based only on this information, what is a correct conclusion?

Accepted Answer

The amount of gas mixed into the liquid has decreased.

Answer

The liquid sample has not changed.

Answer

The liquid sample has chemically changed.

Answer

The amount of solid mixed into the liquid has decreased.

Question 14

Providence Canyon is located in Stewart County, GA. This canyon formed partially by natural processes. But a lot of the erosion that formed the canyon was not natural. It was caused by poor farming practices in the 1800s. What conclusion can you draw from this information?

Accepted Answer

Erosion can be natural or it can be caused by humans.

Answer

All canyons are formed by poor farming practices.

Answer

Erosion usually doesn't form canyons like Providence Canyon.

Answer

Without farmers, there would be no Providence Canyon.

Question 15

Which of the following materials is the MOST electrically conducting?

Accepted Answer

copper

Answer

wood

Answer

water

Answer

plastic wrap

Question 16

Question 16.

Accepted Answer

1=Birds, 2 =Mammals, 3 = Amphibians

Answer

1 = Mammals, 2 = Birds,  3 = Reptiles

Answer

1 = Mammals, 2 = Amphibians, 3 = Birds

Answer

1=Birds, 2=Mammals, 3 =Reptiles

Question 17

How can we sort the three plants seen here into two groups?

Accepted Answer

seeds or no seeds

Answer

tall or short

Answer

land or water

Answer

woody or non-woody

Question 18

Question 18.

Accepted Answer

1=Birds, 2 =Mammals, 3 = Amphibians

Answer

1 = Mammals, 2 = Birds,  3 = Reptiles

Answer

1 = Mammals, 2 = Amphibians, 3 = Birds

Answer

1=Birds, 2=Mammals, 3 =Reptiles

Question 19

How can we sort the three plants seen here into two groups?

Accepted Answer

seeds or no seeds

Answer

tall or short

Answer

land or water

Answer

woody or non-woody

Question 20

Flatworms, Crabs and Starfish
These may all be classified as:

Accepted Answer

invertebrates

Answer

crustaceans

Answer

predators

Answer

vertebrates

Question 21

Sally is sorting plants into groups.  She labels her groups as vascular and non-vascular.  What plants can Sally sort into the vascular group?

Accepted Answer

a and b and c

Answer

b

Answer

c

Answer

b and c

Question 22

With their lack of gills, dolphin must surface every 10-15 minutes to breathe using a structure called a blowhole located on the top of its head.  Young dolphins, when born, also have a small amount of hair on their lips which falls off shortly after birth.  Which would  be the best classification group for a dolphin?

Accepted Answer

mammal

Answer

amphibian

Answer

fish

Answer

reptile

Question 23

Oak trees can grow to be tall.
What kind of plants have the ability to grow large and tall and also lose their leaves in the fall?

Accepted Answer

woody, deciduous

Answer

woody, evergreen

Answer

mossy plants in damp places

Answer

plants with flowers and green stems

Question 24

Several scientists observe an animal with hair and wings.  This animal is a

Accepted Answer

bat

Answer

bird

Answer

butterfly

Answer

flying squirl

Question 25

Which feature would be important in telling apart an animal from a plant?

Accepted Answer

ability to move from place to place

Answer

ability to reproduce

Answer

ability to survive in the desert

Answer

ability to live underwater

Question 26

Scientists discovered an animal that has gills when it is young and lungs when it is mature.  In which group will this animal most likely be classified?

Accepted Answer

amphibian

Answer

bird

Answer

fish

Answer

reptile

Question 27

What is the main difference between insects and arachnids?

Accepted Answer

Insects have 3 pairs of legs whereas arachnids have 4

Answer

There are no differences between insects and arachnids

Answer

Insects are cold-blooded where as arachnids are warm blooded

Answer

Insects have a backbone whereas arachnids have no backbones

Question 28

Which class of vertebrate has the characteristics marked in column 2?

Accepted Answer

reptile

Answer

fish

Answer

bird

Answer

mammal

Question 29

Juan and Edward are sorting plants into groups. They have two sets of groups labeled: vascular and non-vascular and flowering and non-flowering. They must place the moss plant into one of the groups. Juan wants to sort the moss into non vascular, but Edward says it is non-flowering. Who is correct?

Accepted Answer

Both

Answer

Edward

Answer

Juan

Answer

Neither

Question 30

Plants that lose their leaves in the cooler seasons are

Accepted Answer

deciduous

Answer

coniferous

Answer

non-vascular

Answer

vascular

Question 31

Deposition of sediments can change the depth of a lake over time. A student wants to make a model

that shows how this process takes place.

Which model would provide data about changes in the depth of a lake caused by deposition?

Accepted Answer

Fill a beaker with water. Slowly drop sand, gravel, and dead plant material into the beaker. Measure

the change in the depth of the water.

Answer

Fill a beaker with water. Slowly allow the water to evaporate from the beaker. Measure the change in

the depth of the water.

Answer

Fill a plastic box with water. Put a hose in the water on one end of the box and turn the water on to a

slow flow. Measure the depth of the water when the box is full.

Answer

Fill a plastic box with sand, gravel, and dead plant material. Put a hose in the middle of the box and

turn the water on to a slow flow. Measure the depth of the water when the box is full.

Question 32

The changes in the Azure Window were cause by the _____ process of _____.

Accepted Answer

destructive process of erosion

Answer

destructive process of deposition

Answer

constructive process of erosion

Answer

constructive process of deposition

Question 33

Question 33.

Accepted Answer

How fast are the cliffs eroding?

Answer

How many people live near cliffs?

Answer

How old are rock layers at the bottom of the cliff?

Answer

How can people stop the erosion of cliffs near the coast?

Question 34

Based on the picture, which steps would produce the BEST model of how the Himalayas formed over

time?

Accepted Answer

step 1: Use light-colored clay to make the shape of the Eurasian Plate.

step 2: Use dark-colored clay to make the shape of the Indian Plate.

step 3: Slowly push the dark-colored plate toward the light-colored plate.

step 4: Observe and record how the shapes of both plates change when the edges push

against each other.

Answer

step 1: Label one cardboard box as the Eurasian Plate.

step 2: Label another cardboard box as the Indian Plate.

step 3: Slowly push both plates toward each other.

step 4: Observe and record how the sizes of both plates change when the edges push

against each other.

Answer

step 1: Use light-colored clay to make the shape of the Eurasian Plate.

step 2: Use dark-colored clay to make the shape of the Indian Plate.

step 3: Slowly push the light-colored plate toward the dark-colored plate.

step 4: Observe and record how the shape of the Eurasian Plate changes when it

touches the edge of the Indian Plate.

Question 35

A student is studying the formation of the Himalayas. The student finds a picture and learns that the mountain range formed when the Indian Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate. The student uses a picture to design a model that will show classmates how the Himalayas formed.

step 1: Use light-colored clay to make the shape of the Eurasian Plate.

step 2: Use dark-colored clay to make the shape of the Indian Plate.

step 3: Slowly push the dark-colored plate toward the light-colored plate.

step 4: Observe and record how the shapes of both plates change when the edges push against each other.

Which data could the student collect using the BEST model from the steps?

Accepted Answer

the changing height of the edge where the two plates collide

Answer

the changing distance between the two plates

Answer

the time it takes for the two plates to collide

Answer

the mass of the materials used to make the two plates

Question 36

How is the following part of a river formed?

Part of the River: Channel

Process: ________ Process Type: ______

Accepted Answer

Process: erosion Process Type: destructive

Answer

Process: erosion Process Type: constructive

Answer

Process: deposition Process Type: destructive

Answer

Process: deposition Process Type: constructive

Question 37

How is the following part of a river formed?

Part of the River: Bank

Process: ________ Process Type: ______

Accepted Answer

Process: deposition Process Type: constructive

Answer

Process: erosion Process Type: destructive

Answer

Process: erosion Process Type: constructive

Answer

Process: deposition Process Type: destructive

Question 38

Earthquakes and volcanoes can both happen underwater. When earthquakes happen underwater, they can

cause________.

Accepted Answer

Tsunamis

Answer

Earthquakes

Answer

Volcanoes

Answer

Landslides

Question 39

A student wants to design a complete, simple circuit for a class project. The student has more

materials available than are needed for the project.

What does a complete, simple circuit require to work?

Accepted Answer

wire, a battery, and a light bulb

Answer

wire and a switch

Answer

wire and a light bulb

Answer

wire, a battery, and a switch

Question 40

What is Static Electricity?

Accepted Answer

is the buildup of an electrical charge in or on the surface of an object

Answer

the flow of an electric charge through a conductor

Answer

are any type of object through which an electric current can flow

Question 41

Lightning is

Accepted Answer

discharge of static electricity

Answer

circuit

Answer

wire

Answer

core into a temporary magnet

Question 42

Electricity and magnetism are connected to each other. Electricity can produce magnetism. When an

electric current flows through a wire, the current creates a very small magnetic field.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 43

Conductors are any type of object through which an electric current can flow

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 44

Insulators are any type of object through

which an electric current cannot flow. Glass, plastic, and rubber are very common insulating materials. Insulators are used to protect people from electric currents.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 45

The student uses only three of the materials available to build a complete circuit that conducts

electricity. Which THREE are necessary?

Accepted Answer

battery to provide energy to the circuit

Accepted Answer

light bulb to show that the circuit conducts electricity

Accepted Answer

wire to connect parts of the circuit and conduct electricity

Answer

switch to conduct electricity in the circuit

Answer

compass to show that the circuit conducts electricity

Question 46

Question 46.

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

Answer

B.

Question 47

Accepted Answer

step 5: Connect a test material to the open ends of wire 1 and wire 3.

step 6: Make observations, and repeat step 5 with a different test material.

conclusion: If the bulb lights up, the material is a conductor. If the bulb does not light up, the material

is an insulator.

Answer

step 5: Connect a test material to the open ends of wire 1 and wire 3.

step 6: Make observations, and repeat step 5 with a different test material.

conclusion: If the bulb lights up, the material is an insulator. If the bulb does not light up, the material

is a conductor.

Answer

step 5: Connect the open ends of wire 1 and wire 3 to each other to complete the circuit.

step 6: Touch a test material to the completed circuit, and record observations.

conclusion: If the bulb lights up, the material is an insulator. If the bulb does not light up, the material

is a conductor.

Answer

step 5: Connect the open ends of wire 1 and wire 3 to each other to complete the circuit.

step 6: Touch a test material to the completed circuit, and record observations.

conclusion: If the bulb lights up, the material is a conductor. If the bulb does not light up, the material

is an insulator.

Question 48

Accepted Answer

Magnet 1 should be used to pick up magnetic objects in one location and drop them off in another location because temporary magnets can be turned on and off.

Accepted Answer

Magnet 2 should be used to pick up magnetic objects in places where there is no power supply because permanent magnets do not run out of energy.

Answer

Magnet 1 should be used to pick up many small magnetic objects at once because the temporary magnet can pick up as many objects as the permanent magnet can.

Answer

Magnet 1 can be used in all the ways magnet 2 is used because temporary magnets can be made stronger or weaker and permanent magnets cannot.

Answer

Magnet 2 should be used to pick up large magnetic objects because permanent magnets are stronger than temporary magnets.

Question 49

How will the amount of thumbtacks picked up compared to plastic wrap change with each material?

Accepted Answer

no change

Answer

more

Answer

fewer

Question 50

A student is investigating chemical changes by using different materials.

Which investigation would provide evidence of a chemical change and why?

Accepted Answer

Combining two liquids that give off heat and gas would provide evidence of a chemical change because

the particles react to make a new material with different properties.

Answer

Melting a solid with fire would provide evidence of a chemical change because the solid would change

shape.

Answer

Cutting cardboard into many smaller pieces would provide evidence of a chemical change because the

pieces cannot be put back together.

Answer

Placing a solid into hot water and stirring while the solid dissolves would provide evidence of a

chemical change because the dissolved material is lost.

Question 51

Which investigation would provide evidence of a chemical change?

Accepted Answer

Put an antacid tablet in water, and when the antacid and water mix, observe the bubbles that form as

a new substance is created.

Answer

Spray perfume into the air, and when the air and perfume mix, observe the change in odor that

happens as they mix.

Answer

Heat water in a pan on a stove, and observe the steam that forms as the state of matter of the water

changes

Answer

Blow air through a wand filled with soap solution, and observe the bubbles that form as the air

becomes trapped.

Question 52

Students are investigating chemical changes that occur in different materials.

Which TWO investigations would provide evidence of a chemical change?

Accepted Answer

Using a hot plate to heat a solid until it changes color and releases an odor would provide evidence of

a chemical change because the particles cannot be changed back.

Accepted Answer

Placing two different liquids together in a beaker and observing that a solid forms when they mix would

provide evidence of a chemical change because a new material is formed.

Answer

. Placing a liquid in a freezer until the liquid becomes a solid would provide evidence of a chemical

change because the state of matter changes.

Answer

Using a saw to cut a solid into two different pieces would provide evidence of a chemical change

because the pieces cannot be put back together.

Answer

Placing a mixture containing a solid and a liquid on a windowsill and letting the liquid evaporate would

provide evidence of a chemical change because the evaporated material is lost.

Question 53

What goes up, must come __

Accepted Answer

Down

Answer

backwards

Answer

sideways

Answer

forward

Question 54

If Kayla burns wood in a fire, this is a ____ change

Accepted Answer

A chemical change the wood is becoming a new substance

Answer

There is no change the wood is still wood

Answer

A physical change the wood is just breaking down

Answer

The fire actually is the thing that changes and it takes on a chemical change

Question 55

Evaporation is when water starts to _________

Accepted Answer

Rise in the air and evaporate

Answer

Fall from the sky

Answer

bubble up in a sugary drink

Answer

do nothing

Question 56

What is a parallel circuit?

Accepted Answer

A circuit with multiple paths to get electricity to the light

Answer

A circuit with only one path to get electricity to the light

Answer

A circuit without any paths to get electricity to the light

Answer

I never knew there was such a thing as a parallel circuit

Question 57

Anything that takes up space and has mass is called

Accepted Answer

matter

Answer

solid

Answer

color

Answer

atoms

Question 58

which organelle is the "brain" of the cell?

Accepted Answer

nucleus

Answer

cytoplasm

Answer

vacuole

Answer

cell membrane

Question 59

which organelle gives the plant cell its shape and gives extra support?

Accepted Answer

cell wall

Answer

cell membrane

Answer

nucleus

Answer

vacuole

Question 60

which organelle in the animal cell stores food, water, and waste?

Accepted Answer

vacuoles

Answer

cytoplasm

Answer

chloroplast

Answer

mitochondria

Question 61

the function of the mitochondria is ____________?

Accepted Answer

convert food into energy for the cell

Answer

make food for the cell

Answer

allow other organelles to move around freely

Answer

control all other organelles

Question 62

Which choice describes the behavior of electric charge?

Accepted Answer

Like charges repel. Unlike charges attract.

Answer

Like charges attract. Unlike repel.

Answer

Like charges attract. Unlike charges attract.

Answer

Like charges repel. Unlike charges repel.

Question 63

Which of these is caused by static electricity?

Accepted Answer

Socks taken from a clothes dryer stick together.

Answer

A Magnet attracts a paper clip.

Answer

Glue holds two peaches of paper together.

Answer

Ice sticks to a car's windshield.

Question 64

In order for a circuit to work it must be...

Accepted Answer

closed

Answer

open

Answer

round

Answer

square

Georgia Milestones Science

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Similar Resources on Wayground

Popular Resources on Wayground

Discover more resources for Science