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The top layer of the earth is only 50 kilometers thick. This layer is known as the...
mantle
outer core
inner core
crust
A student is examining several unknown minerals. Which tool will be most helpful in identifying these minerals?
ruler
spring scale
steel file
hot plate
The diagram shows the layers of the Earth. What makes up most of layer 3?
liquid water
molten rock
hydrogen and helium gas
liquid iron and nickle
The diagram shows a divergent boundary.
Which of these will most likely happen because the lithospheric plates move away from each other?
new sea floor forms
tides become higher
winds become stronger
water moves to higher latitudes
As a riverbank erodes away, sand and mud are transported downstream and settle at the bottom of a lake.
Over time, what type of rock is most likely formed at the bottom of the lake/
igneous
lunar
metamorphic
sedimentary
As the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere becomes depleted, skin damage can occur from exposure to high levels of ultraviolete (UV) rays. Which human activity has contributed to the breakdown of the ozone layer?
construction of wind turbines to generate electricity
introduction of invasive plant species into local ecosystems
construction of dams for hydroelectric power
release of chloroflorocarbons (CFCs) into the atmosphere
The map shows the section of the plate that includes India. Which is the best approximation of the distance this plate moves every year?
less than 1 millimeter
a few centimeters
several meters
more than one kilometer
When water vapor, methane, and carbon dioxide are released into the atmosphere, trapped heat is reradiated back to Earth. Which of these will most likely occur when heat is reradiated back to Earth?
acid precipitation will form
soil contamination will increase
surface temperature will increase globally
the ozone will become thinner and break down
Time 1 shows a rock underground. Time 2 show the rock exposed at the surface many years later. WHICH PROCESS UNCOVERED THE ROCK SHOWN IN TIME 2?
cementation
erosion
transportation
deposition
The chart shows the properties of some minerals.
A sample of a mineral is red and has a white streak. Based on the chart, which type of mineral is the sample?
sulphur
serpentine
opal
hematite
A student has an unidentified mineral. The student wants to identify the mineral using information from the Mohs hardness scale, shown below. The student has a mineral identification kit that includes a piece of plastic, copper coins, and a steel file.
Based on these hardness value, which result could identify the mineral as apetite?
the mineral can be scratched by both a fingernail and a piece of glass
the mineral can be scratched by a glass plate but not a copper coin
the mineral can be scratched by a steel file but not by a glass plate
the mineral can be scratched by both a copper coin and a glass plate
A student made a diagram of the rock cycle , as shown in the picture. The arrows represent processes that transform one type of rock into another.
Which number arrow in the daiagram MOST likely includes weathering?
1
2
3
4
Small rock particles roll downhill into rivers and oceans and eventually become cemented together. This cemented mineral forms...
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
molten rock
sedimentary rock
The thinnest layer of the Earth ranges in thickness between 7 kilometers and 70 kilometers. Which layer is being described?
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
The diagram shows two lithospheric plates moving away from each other.
Which BEST describes plate movement rate?
50 kilometers per year
5 kilometers per year
50 meters per year
5 centimeters per year
A student studies a diagram that was in a science book.
The diagram shows a volcano formed because
one tectonic plate melted as it moved beneath another
there was a lack of ocean water over the continental crust
high tides changed to low tides along the coast line
there was difference in thickness between two tectonic plates
A student has an unidentified mineral sample. The mineral is gray and leaves a white streak. The student could scratch the mineral with a copper coin that has a hardness of 3.5, but not with a fingernail that has a hardness of 2.5.
Based on the information in the table, which mineral does the student have?
Graphite
Talc
Orthoclase
Calcite
The diagram shows some geological formations.
Which number shows the MOST likely location of metamorphic rock?
1
2
3
4
Which layer of the Earth is composed of dense, liquid iron?
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
Under certain conditions shale can form into metamorphic rock called slate. Which conditions will cause shale to transform into slate?
cooling and hardening of magma
application of heat and pressure
transportation and deposition of sediment
weathering and erosion of rocks
Scientists placed devices for communicating with satellites on the edge of continents. Two devices were placed on continents where lithospheric plates are moving apart.If these lithospheric plates are moving at a typical rate, about how much farther apart from each other will the devices be in 10 years?
1 centimeter
100 centimeters
100 meteres
1 kilometer
Which geological feature MOST likely forms when two continental tectonic plates collide?
desert
beach
mountain range
deep trench
Most plastics are made using products manufactured at oil refineries. The recycling of plastic MOST impacts Earth by causing
an increase in the amount of fuel used in cars
gan increase in the amount of pollution in the oceans
a reduction in the amount of waste in landfils
a reduction in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
The Mohs hardness scale is shown.
Which mineral can be scratched by both a fingernail and window glass?
Gypsum
Flourite
Topaz
Diamond
Which of these begins the process that changes metamorphic rock into sedimentary rock?
cooling and crystillization
heating and pressure
folding and burial
weathering and erosion
The thickest layer of Earth contains 80% of the volume of Earth. What is this layer?
inner core
outer core
mantle
crust
Which is a function of the nucleolus of a cell?
producing ribosomes
forming lysosomes
digesting proteins
packaging wastes
A shovel is shown in the picture. A shovel is made of two different simple machines.
The blade of the shovel acts as one type of machine as it separates soil when it enters the ground. The handle of the shovel acts as a second type of machine when the person using it lifts the soil. What two simple machines make up a shovel?
pulley and wedge
screw and inclined place
lever and pulley
wedge and lever
A student uses a lever to apply a 20 Newton force to a box while moving the box a distance of 0.5 meters.
Work (w)=Force X Distance(d)
How much work did the student do while moving the box?
10 joules
40 joules
100 joules
400 joules
A student is making a chart of different levels of organization in the body of an organism.
Which term belongs in level 1?
heart muscle
circulatory system
blood cell
cardiac muscle tissue
The students plan to feed the fish the same amount of food and keep the water conditions the same for six months. Then the students will measure the lengths of all the fish and compare their growth. What is the dependent variable in this investigation?
lengths of fish
number of fish per bowl
amount of food per fish
condition of the water
The diagram shows one parent amoeba forming two daughter amoebas.
What term best describes this process?
incomplete metamorphosis
fertilization
asexual reproduction
diffusion
The picture shows human lungs and diaphragm.
Which two organ systems work together when the diaphragm contracts and releases, causing air to move in and out of the lungs?
muscular and respiratory
circulatory and digestive
nervous and immune
excretory and skeletal
A high-speed train traveled at a rate of 120 kilometers per hour for 10 hours.
Distance (d)= Rate (r) X Time (t)
What distance did the train travel?
12 kilometers
20 kilometers
110 kilometers
1,200 kilometers
The diagrams represent three stages of plant cell division.
What occurs in the next stage of plant cell division?
Sister chromatids become visible
Sister chromatids separate
The chromosomes move to the middle of the cell
A cell plate forms in the middle of the cell
Which tool is BEST to observe the different stages of plant cell division?
test tube and distilled water
petri dish and metric ruler
hot plate and Erlenmeyer flask
light microscope and slides
What part of a flower produces female reproductive cells?
anther
ovary
sepal
filament
A student throws a ball against a wall as shown in the picture.
Which statement BEST explains what is happening in the picture?
The energy of the ball is destroyed as it strikes the wall.
The energy of the ball becomes negative as it strikes the wall.
The force from the wall on the ball is equal and opposite to the force from the ball on the wall.
The force exerted by the wall on the ball is greater than the force exerted by the ball on the wall.
A teacher set up a lab investigation using a semipermeable membrane. Water can pass freely across the membrane but the salt cannot.
How will the set up MOST likely appear after one hour if left undisturbed?
The diagram shows a wave.
Which label represents a wave length?
1
2
3
4
Siblings express different eye colors. The brother has brown eyes, but the sister has blue eyes. Which statement explains why the siblings express different eye color?
The siblings inherited a different number of chromosomes for eye color
The brother received the traits only from his father, and the sister received traits only from her mother
The siblings each received a different combination of genetic information from their parents
The brother received fewer genes from his mother than his sister received
Which substance is a product of photosynthesis and is used as a reactant in respiration?
water
carbon dioxide
oxygen
hydrogen
Which of these best describe an electromagnetic wave?
An electromagnetic wave is transverse and can travel through a vacuum
An electromagnetic wave is longitudinal and can only travel through solids
An electromagnetic wave is transverse and can only travel through solids
An electromagnetic wave is longitudinal and can travel through a vacuum
In a certain breed of dog, short hair (H) id dominant to long hair (h). A short haired dog (Hh) is crossed with a long-haired dog (hh). A punnett square of this cross is shown.
What is the probability that one of these puppies produced by these parents will have short hair?
0%
25%
50%
100%
Which diagram CORRECTLY shows the exchange of gases between two organisms?
A lever and an inclined plane are shown.
Which of these BEST describes the function of these simple machines?
They both can overcome friction with a rolling motion.
They both can secure two parts of an object together.
They both can separate two parts of an object.
They both can help raise objects from the ground.
Which statement about sexual reproduction is CORRECT?
two gametes combine during sexual reproduction
sexual reproduction is only used by organisms in the animal kingdom
an organism divides into two equal parts during sexual reproduction
sexual reproduction is only used by single celled organisms
Engineers plan to develop a new drill for use on oil rigs. What should the engineers do first in order to develop the new drill?
conduct research on features for the new drill
build a prototype of the new drill
determine the materials needed to build the new drill
design a computer model of the new drill
Which of these BEST describes the function of the Golgi aparatus in a cell?
converting oxygen and nutrients into energy for the cell
modifying proteins and fats and preparing them to be moved out of the cell
breaking down cellular waste products and moving them to the cytoplasm
regulating the passage of molecules in and out of the cell
Work is performed by a lever when a load (L) of 5 newtons is applied at one end, as shown.
Using the formula, what force is required to make the lever balanced?
5 newtons
10 newtons
20 newtons
40 newtons
A cross section of a flower is shown.
What structure is represented by X?
ovary
pistil
stigma
stamen
Engineers design a new construction material. When a strong enough force is applied to this material, the material turns red. This change in color is intended to warn people that the material has reached a breaking point. Which situation would BEST show that the new material provides a benefit?
In laboratory test, the material fails to change color
At a construction site, the color change allows worker to move to a safe area
When used in a building, the material changes color in different levels of light
When used in a bridge, the material remains for a long time without changing color
The diagram represents some level of organization within the pancreas.
Which level of organization is represented by X?
cell
organ
tissue
organ system
A ball traveled 35 meters at a speed of 5 meters per second.
Time=Distance/speed
t=d/s
How long did it take the ball to travel 35 meters?
7 seconds
30 seconds
40 seconds
175 seconds
What organ system supports the body, protects the organs, and provides structure for movement?
skeletal
circulatory
excretory
reproductive
Four students read a total of 25 books over the summer, as shown in the table.
Which of these BEST displays the data from the table?
The characteristic for having freckles (F) is dominant to the characteristic for not having freckles (f). Two parents who both have freckles have a child who does not have freckles (ff). In order to produce a child without freckles, what genomes must the parents have?
FF and FF
FF and Ff
FF and ff
Ff and Ff
A blood cell is placed in a salt solution that has twice the salt concentration of normal blood plasma. Which of these will MOST likely happen to the blood cell?
the blood cell will shrink as water out moves through the cell membrane
the blood cell will expand as water enter through the cell membrane
the blood cell will expand as salt enters through the cell membrane
the blood cell will shrink as salt moves out through the cell membrane
Object X has twice the mass of Object Y. Both objects are accelerating at the same rate. Which statement BEST describes the motion of Object X and Object Y?
Object X is traveling at twice the speed as Object Y
Object X is traveling at half the speed as Object Y
Object X required twice the force to accelerate at the same rate as Object Y
Object X requires half the force to accelerate at the same rate as Object Y
Cellular respiration is a process that allows animals to use the energy stored in glucose. What is one of the products of cellular respiration?
oxygen
light
water
carbon
In a breed of rabbits, black fur (B) is dominant to brown fur (b). The punnett square shows a cross between two black rabbits.
What is the probability of phenotypes that will result from this cross?
50% brown fur, 50% black fur
75% black fur, 25% brown fur
100% brown fur, 0% black fur
100% black fur, 0% brown fur
The diagram shows a transverse wave.
Which equation applies to this transverse wave?
R=Q+S
R=Q-T
Q=S+T
Q=R-T
The diagram shows how plants and animals exchange gases.
What type of gas is represented by Gas Y?
oxygen
nitrogen
methane
carbon dioxide
Which example BEST describes asexual reproduction?
an amphibian fertilizes eggs floating on water to produce tadpoles
a male flower on one tree pollinates a female flower on another tree and produces seeds
a runner from the roots of a parent plant produces genetically identical daughter plants
a gamete from one fungus fuses with the gamete of another fungus and produces a zygote.
Which statement correctly identifies a sound wave?
a sound wave is a transverse wave
a sound wave is a longitudinal wave
a sound wave can travel through a vacuum
a sound wave can produce a magnetic field
Four organelles are identified in the cell diagram.
In which organelle does photosynthesis take place?
Golgi Apparatus
Nucleus
Cholorplast
Central Vacuole
Students wanted to find out the effect sugar had on the boiling point of water. The students added different amounts of sugar to 1 liter of water. They recorded their data in the table above.
Which statement BEST describes a cause-and-effect relationship shown by the table?
water with added sugar come to a boil more quickly than water without any added sugar
higher water temperatures cause a greater amount of sugar to dissolve in the water
one liter of water at 102 degrees C causes 900 grams of sugar to dissolve
Every 180 grams of sugar added to a liter of water causes the boiling point to increase by 0.5 degrees Celsius
The picture show a flower.
What part of the flower surrounds and protect the bud?
stamens
anthers
petals
sepals
A car is traveling forward at an initial velocity of 10 meters per second. The car then accelerates forward at a rate of 1/2 meter per second2 for 20 seconds.
What is the final velocity of the car?
10 meters per second
20 meters per second
25 meters per second
30 meters per second
One of the functions of the circulatory system is to
send signals throughout the body
carry oxygen and nutrients to the body cells
protect the body from microorganism
provide strength and support for the body
Ethanol is an automobile fuel made from corn. Which of these is an unintended negative consequence of using ethanol instead of gasoline?
reduced consumers needs for fossil fules
increasing the number of jobs available in agriculture
increase the demand for corn that leads to a rise in food prices
reducing the amount of gases that could harm the environment
In humans the trait for straight thumbs (T) is dominant to the trait for double-jointed thumbs (t). The punnett square shows a cross between two parent with straight thumbs.
The probability that an offspring of this cross will have double-jointed thumbs is
1 out of 4
2 out of 4
3 out of 4
4 out of 4
A transverse wave is shown in the diagram.
Which term represents the distance between two crests that are next to each other
amplitude
frequency
wavelength
equalibrium
Which statement best describes how particles move during simple diffusion?
particles move out of a cell when the cell becomes full
particles move in and out of a cell at a constant rate
particles move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
particles move in a way that keeps them as close to each other as possible
Which is the best example of an assistive technology that was design to help a person overcome a disability?
a mobile phone with a ringer that can be turned off
a computer with a magnifier over the screen
a type of plant that is made to resist pests
a new type of fuel made from algae
Which of these is a female part of a flower that helps pollen reach the ovule
pistil
stamen
anther
petal
Which statement best explains a difference between transverse and longitudinal waves?
only transverse waves produce sound
only longitudinal waves can travel through a solid
only in transverse waves do particles move perpendicularly to the direction the energy travels
only in longitudinal waves do particles travel in a circular pattern along the path of the wave
What is the correct chemical equation for photosynthesis?
CO2+H20-->C6H1206+ 02
CO2+ C6H1206 --> H2O+02
CO2+ 02 --> C6H12O6+ H2O
C6H12O6 + H2O --> CO2+ 02
