Middle School Science UIL Tryouts

A student heats 50 mL of water and places it in a beaker. They then place a sugar cube in the heated water and record the temperature of the water every minute for ten minutes. In this experiment, what does the temperature represent?

• Independent variable

• Control

• Dependent variable

• Responsive variable

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Based on the chemical equation, how many different elements and compounds are represented?

• Elements – 3 Compounds – 2

• Elements – 4 Compounds – 2

• Elements – 2 Compounds – 3

• Elements – 4 Compounds – 3

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When a fruit is produced the energy located in the fruit is (a)   energy until it is transformed during the process of digestion.

• Kinetic

• Electric

• Chemical potential

• Mechanical

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Which of the following best explains why a hot dog is able to cook over a campfire when it is place on a metal pole as shown?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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In which of tectonic plate would you find Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?

• Pacific

• Nazca

• African

• South American

Which of the following would require the least amount of force?

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• All are equivalent forces

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The gravity on Mars is a little over one third of the gravity here on Earth. Of you could jump 3 meters on Earth, how far could you jump on Mars if you were to used the same amount of force?

• 1 meter

• 3 meters

• 9 meters

• 12 meters

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A student has mistakenly classified this organism as being prokaryotic. Which evidence best explains the error in classification?

• The cell has a nucleus

• The cell is from a plant

• The cell lacks a nucleus

• The cell is a bacteria

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A train is moving at a constant velocity. Which graph best shows this?

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Melting butter demonstrates which of the following?

• Physical change

• Chemical change

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