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WorksheetsScience FCAT Pre-Test
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
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Class
Date
1.
Complete the following statement.
If data is inconsistent, _____________________________________________.
a)
repeat the experiment once again
b)
then the experiment is not replicable nor reliable.
c)
repeat the experiment twice.
d)
all of the above.
2.
True or False
Experiments are repeated at least two times.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
True or False
Opinions cannot be scientifically tested.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
If plants are exposed to sunlight, then they will grow taller.
What part of the scientific method is this an example of?
What part of the scientific method is this an example of?
a)
Procedure
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Question
d)
Results
6.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
7.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
hypothesis
8.
The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____.
a)
change on purpose
b)
control or keep constant
c)
measure
9.
Anything that can change in an experiment. There are three types of these in an experiment.
a)
variables
b)
constant
c)
independent
d)
dependent
10.
The variable that is being measured or observed is called the _______________. Hint: this is the variable that is the result or effect
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
c)
control variable
11.
What is a constant/control in an experiment?
a)
Things that do not change inana experiment. It's the variable that stays the same. You can have many variables stay the same.
b)
It's the variables that the scientist changes in the experiment
c)
It's the variables that are being measured in an experiment
12.
List the correct order of the three stages in an incomplete life cycle.
a)
egg, nymph, adult
b)
adult, nymph, egg
c)
egg, adult, nymph
d)
nymph, egg, adult
13.
Complete or Incomplete Metamorphosis?
a)
Complete because it has 3 stages
b)
Complete because it has 4 stages
c)
Incomplete because it has 3 stages
d)
Incomplete because it has 4 stages
14.
How do you know this insect is undergoing incomplete metamorphosis?
a)
The insect changes color when it becomes an adult.
b)
The first stage of the insects development is as an egg.
c)
The insect undergoes more than four stages in its development.
d)
The insect has similar body parts throughout its development.
15.
Which life cycle has nymphs that resemble the adults?
a)
complete metamorphosis
b)
direct development
c)
indirect development
d)
incomplete metamorphosis
16.
The first stage in both life cycles is the egg.
a)
true
b)
false
17.
Which life cycle has 4 stages?
a)
complete
b)
incomplete
18.
Examples of a producer
a)
frog
b)
algae
c)
worm
d)
mouse
19.
Example of a consumer
a)
worm
b)
bacteria
c)
mushroom
d)
hawk
20.
Example of a decomposer
a)
fungus
b)
mouse
c)
plants
d)
frogs
21.
What is a herbivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
b)
an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
d)
an animal that eats only herbs
22.
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
prey
23.
What is a carnivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
b)
An animal that gets energy by eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
d)
an animal that makes its own energy through photosynthesis
24.
An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
autotroph
25.
Where do all life forms get their energy?
a)
Earth's Core
b)
Water
c)
Plants
d)
The Sun
26.
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
a)
Environment
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
27.
Some animals move great distances as the seasons change. What is this called?
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
c)
habitat
d)
coloration
28.
An example of a physical adaptation is...
a)
a turtle hiding inside its shell
b)
The spikes on a porcupine fish
c)
a rabbit burrowing underground
d)
a viper biting when threatened
29.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
To hide from predators
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
30.
Select the correct definition of physical adaptations.
a)
adaptations to survive. You can see them. For example: camouflage, webbed feet, long neck, etc.
b)
how animals survive. For example: type of beak. , webbed feet, long neck, etc.
c)
adaptations to survive. You can see them. For example: camouflage, mimicry, migration, etc.
d)
adaptations to survive. You can see them. For example: long beak, webbed feet, long neck, etc.
31.
Select the correct definition of behavioral adaptations.
a)
adaptations to survive. You can see them. For example: camouflage, webbed feet, long neck, etc.
b)
how animals act to survive. For example: camouflage, mimicry, migration, etc.
c)
adaptations to survive. You can see them. For example: camouflage, mimicry, migration, etc.
d)
adaptations to survive. You can see them. For example: long beak, webbed feet, long neck, etc.
32.
What causes the Earth's seasons?
a)
The tilt of the Earth's axis
b)
The rotation of the Earth around it's axis
c)
The ocean's tides
d)
The prevailing winds
33.
Rotation means to...
a)
Dance
b)
Go around something
c)
Spin
d)
Stop
34.
What causes the Earth to have day and night?
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Moon Phases
d)
The ocean
35.
How many phases of the moon are there?
a)
eight
b)
four
c)
ten
36.
How long does it take the moon to go around the Earth?
a)
26 days
b)
29 days
c)
1 year
37.
The moon rotates around the _____.
a)
sun
b)
Earth
c)
the planets
38.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
39.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
29.5 days
40.
Which of the following diagrams illustrate the temperature of the stars from cooler to hotter.
a)
red -orange- yellow - white- blue
b)
blue -orange- yellow - white- red
c)
blue- white-yellow-orange-red
d)
red -orange- yellow - blue- white
41.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
42.
What is a common characteristic of the inner planets?
a)
Large
b)
Gaseous
c)
Rings
d)
Rocky Surface
43.
Which planet is Earth's sister planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
44.
What is in between the inner planets and the outer planets?
a)
Asteroid belt
b)
Kuiper belt
c)
Sun
d)
Moon
45.
Which planet has the biggest rings?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
46.
What force keeps the planets orbiting the sun?
a)
Gravity
b)
Magnetism
c)
Electricity
d)
Friction
47.
What planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Sun
48.
Which of the following is referred to as a “shooting star”?
a)
asteroids
b)
comets
c)
meteors
d)
planets
49.
What type of planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune considered?
a)
inner
b)
outer
c)
dwarf
50.
The innermost planets have what type of physical composition?
a)
gaseous
b)
terrestrial
c)
liquid
51.
The outermost planets have what type of physical composition?
a)
gaseous
b)
terrestrial
c)
liquid
52.
What 4 planets make up the outer planets?
a)
mercury, venus, earth, mars
b)
jupiter, saturn, uranus, venus
c)
mercury, venus, earth, saturn
d)
jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune
53.
What characteristics of inner planets are correct?
a)
terrestrial and larger
b)
gaseous and smaller
c)
gaseous and larger
d)
terrestrial and smaller
54.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
55.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
56.
What is it called when WATER is FORMED from an LIQUID to a WATER VAPOR Oor an [GAS]?
a)
EVAPORATION
b)
PRECIPITATION
c)
TRANSPIRATION
57.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
58.
The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Igneous Rock
59.
Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
60.
Rock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Rock Cycle
61.
_______ rock forms from magma/lava
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
62.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
compaction and cementation
c)
melting and cooling
63.
Non-Renewable resources are also known as what?
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Renewable
c)
Solar Energy
d)
Hydroelectric Energy
64.
Fossil fuels are Renewable resources. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
65.
Energy we get from earth's interior heat
a)
Geothermal
b)
Solar Energy
c)
Wind Energy
d)
Hydroelectricity
66.
Fossil fuels include coal, oil and natural gas. Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they —
a)
Take many, many years to be replaced
b)
require expensive equipment
c)
Can be found all over Earth's surface
d)
Provide much of the energy we use
67.
What characteristic do all renewable resources share?
a)
Produced by waste products of animals
b)
Form underground from dead organisms
c)
Allow energy to pass through them easily
d)
Replaced in a reasonably short time period
68.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Electromagnetic
69.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy does the sun energy become?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
70.
What form of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Electrical
c)
Mechanical
d)
Radiant
71.
Stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object is called...
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Kinetic
d)
Gravitational
72.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________.
a)
destroyed, destroyed
b)
created, saved
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found
73.
Mechanical energy
a)
energy built up before being in motion
b)
energy released in a chemical reaction
c)
energy of motion
d)
sum of kinetic and potential energy
74.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction
75.
what type of energy is stored in a battery?
a)
electrical
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
mechanical
76.
Which energy transformation occurs in a toaster?
a)
chemical to electric
b)
electric to thermal
c)
kinetic to chemical
d)
thermal to potential
77.
This is an example of a _______ circuit
a)
open
b)
series
c)
parallel
d)
square
78.
This is an example of a ______ circuit
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
c)
Open
d)
Dihexihedral
79.
Electricity is the flow of _________.
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
80.
Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
81.
A series circuit has ____ path(s) that the electric current can take.
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
82.
In an electrical circuit, electrons move from the __________.
a)
Negative pole to negative pole
b)
Negative pole to positive pole
c)
Positive pole to positive pole
83.
In a parallel circuit, if one connection is broken, all of the connections stop working.
a)
True
b)
False
84.
Which of these objects is an insulator?
a)
Copper Wire
b)
Paper Clip
c)
Steel Pole
d)
Rubber Gloves
85.
An object through which electrons can easily flow is called a(n) ___________.
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
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