Road Scholar Science Olympiad

As part of a science test, Mrs. Gleason asks her students to separate the sand from a mixture of table salt and sand. Which of the following facts would be most useful in separating the table salt and sand?

• Neither sand nor table salt is magnetic.

• Sand and table salt are different colors.

• Table salt dissolves in water and sand does not

• Sand and table salt have particles of roughly the same size.

Plants are classified according to their structures. The plant pictured below reproduces without seeds and has simple tubes for transporting water. In which group of plants would this plant be classified?

• spore-producing plants with many leaves

• plants that produce fruit on their leaves

• plants that produce fruit on their leaves

• flowering plants with many leaves

Erosion and weathering can both cause changes to the surface of Earth. Which of the following happens only because of erosion and NOT because of weathering?

• Rocks form deep underground.

• Rocks become smooth and round.

• Rocks are broken apart into small pieces.

• Rocks are moved from one place to another.

Which of these is a scientific question?

• Which is a better insulator, wood or glass?

• Which is the most beautiful place on Earth?

• Which animal makes a better pet, a cat or a dog?

• Which color is most liked by the majority of people in the world?

Roger collected four rock samples and wrote a description of how each was formed. Which of the following rocks that Roger collected is a metamorphic rock?

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Look at the picture of a tool. How does the tool help scientists?

• It helps them to see very small objects.

• It helps them to heat very small objects.

• It helps them to store very small objects.

• It helps them to weigh very small objects.

Amber noticed that when she breathed on a cold mirror, the glass fogged up. Which of the following best explains why this happened?

• Amber’s breath caused a physical change, which froze the mirror.

• Cooling caused a physical change, which caused Amber’s breath to condense on the mirror.

• Amber’s breath cooled the mirror and caused a chemical change, which produced a white substance.

• Cooling caused a chemical change, which turned oxygen from Amber’s breath to water on the mirror.

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Which of the following tools would be most useful for a Road Scholar Science Olympiad participant to measure the distance between two points on a map?

• A) Compass

• B) Ruler

• C) Protractor

• D) Stopwatch

In the context of the Road Scholar Science Olympiad, which of the following best describes the purpose of a topographic map?

• A) To show the political boundaries of countries

• B) To display the elevation and terrain of an area

• C) To illustrate the climate zones of a region

• D) To indicate the population density of cities

A Road Scholar Science Olympiad participant needs to calculate the scale of a map. If 1 inch on the map represents 5 miles in reality, what is the scale of the map?

• A) 1:5

• B) 1:5000

• C) 1:316800

• D) 1:63360