WorksheetsSOL Practice Problems 1
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is one advantage of using a hydroelectric plant?
a)
a. It is expensive to build.
b)
b. It provides renewable energy to human populations.
c)
c. It has little effect on water flow.
d)
d. It has little effect on wildlife when being constructed.
2.
Which of these substances is an element?
a)
steel
b)
chlorine
c)
plastic
d)
sugar
3.
Light travels
a)
in a straight line
b)
in all directions
c)
up and down
d)
backwards
4.
Why does the straw look bent?
a)
light won't travel in a vacuum
b)
light travels in a vacuum
c)
the light changed mediums
d)
the straw actually bent when put in water
5.
Where is water most likely to become contaminated?
a)
In a forest
b)
By a dam
c)
Near a cattle farm
d)
A the bottom of the ocean
6.
In living organisms, the level of organization from most complex to least complex is
a)
cell, tissue, organ, organ system
b)
tissue, cell, organ, organ system
c)
organ system, tissue, organ, cell
d)
organ system, organ, tissue, cell
7.
For separate ecosystems to be classified as the same type of biome, they must -
a)
have deciduous forests
b)
be located along the equator
c)
have similar organisms and climates
d)
be at least one hundred square meters in area
8.
Clouds are formed when millions of drops of water become suspended in the air. Which of the following is a step in the process of cloud formation?
a)
expansion of cold air
b)
formation of carbon dioxide
c)
condensation of water vapor
d)
breakdown of atmospheric ozone
9.
What is in the box below is called a -
a)
products
b)
chemical equation
c)
chemical formula
d)
physical equation
10.
The equation for photosynthesis is shown. Which of these is required to complete the equation for photosynthesis?
a)
carbon
b)
nitrogen
c)
oxygen
d)
hydrogen
11.
CO2 + H2O --> C6H12O6 + O2
The products in this chemical equation are -
The products in this chemical equation are -
a)
CO2 + H2O
b)
C6H12O6 + O2
12.
CO2 + H2O --> C6H12O6 + O2
The reactants in this chemical equation are -
The reactants in this chemical equation are -
a)
CO2 + H2O
b)
C6H12O6 + O2
13.
CO2 + H2O --> C6H12O6 + O2
Is the chemical equation balanced?
Is the chemical equation balanced?
a)
Yes
b)
No
14.
Which is the carnivore and which is the herbivore?
a)
A is the carnivore, B is the herbivore
b)
A is the herbivore, B is the carnivore
15.
Where is the magnetic field the strongest?
a)
the North Pole only
b)
the South Pole only
c)
Both Poles
d)
The Middle
16.
What does the picture show? What happens to the electromagnetic field when you coil the wire instead of keeping it straight?
a)
electromagnet, it gets weaker
b)
elctromagnet, it gets stronger
c)
electromagnet, nothing happens
d)
Electric field, nothing happens
17.
Heat is cooking the food through conduction; from the pan to the food. This is because -
a)
the pan is metal and a conductor
b)
the pan is non-metal and an insulator
18.
How much Nitrogen is in the air?
a)
21%
b)
50%
c)
78%
d)
Nitrogen is only in the ground
19.
Organic Matter comes when organisms die and the _____________________ break them down into nutrients so the plants will grow.
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
20.
What has the highest density?
a)
ping pong ball
b)
cherry tomato
c)
corn syrup
d)
bolt
21.
What has the lowest density?
a)
ping pong ball
b)
soda cap
c)
honey
d)
bolt
22.
In what phase is the moon?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Half Moon
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
23.
aerobic respiration is when a plant
a)
creates glucose, sugar, or food for the plan
b)
when water leaves the plant
c)
when carbon dioxide and water undergoes a chemical reaction
d)
When glucose is broken down for energy
24.
This is a one-celled organism, but, even though it is an animal, it has green organelles called?
a)
mitochondria
b)
cell wall
c)
chloroplasts
d)
lysosomes
25.
Lee sees a one-celled organism in a drop of pond water. It has a membrane-bound nucleus, so it is in the domain, Eukarya. What kingdom is it in?
a)
Animal
b)
Plant
c)
Protist
d)
Fungi
26.
Unicellular organism with no nuclear bound organelles
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
27.
Complex cells with membrane bound organelles
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
28.
What is the volume before the cotton was put in the graduated cylinder?
a)
75ml
b)
90ml
c)
30ml
d)
The picture doesn't show volume
29.
What is the volume after the cotton was put in the graduated cylinder?
a)
75ml
b)
90ml
c)
30ml
d)
the picture doesn't show volume
30.
What is the volume of the cotton?
a)
90ml
b)
25ml
c)
75ml
d)
The picture doesn't show volume
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