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WorksheetsFSSA Practice II
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 42mins
Mr. Brown wonders how minerals affect animal growth and decides to conduct an experiment with his chickens. He begins with 3 buckets containing exactly the same amount of chicken feed and then adds the same amount of 2 different minerals to two of the buckets. He adds calcium to one bucket, adds magnesium to another bucket, and doesn’t add any minerals to the third bucket. What scientific term is used to describe the mineral placed in each bucket?
Control
Hypothesis
Outcome variable (dependent variable)
Test variable (independent variable)
The table indicates the amount of time that four different brands of batteries worked in a flashlight. Which of the following statements is supported by this information?
Brand L caused the light to shine farther than the other brands tested.
Brand M lasted longer than the other brands tested.
Brand N gave off a stronger light than the other brands tested.
Brand O was more expensive than the other brands tested.
Which of these revolves around a planet?
An asteroid
A star
A comet
A moon
The freezing and thawing action of water affects a rock by
Transforming the rock into igneous rock
Chemically changing the rock
Gradually breaking down the rock into smaller pieces
Leaving behind sedimentary particles from evaporated solutions
Daunte performed several tests on a mineral to help identify it. The picture below shows one of the tests he performed.
Which property of a mineral will he be able to identify using this test?
Attraction to magnets
Streak color
Hardness
Cleavage
A certain day in Miami has a temperature of 85 °F. Weather forecasters are predicting that the air pressure and temperature will drop during the day. Which type of weather is most likely in the late afternoon?
Rain
Sunny
Snow
Sleet
Humans interpret seeing, hearing, tasting and smelling in the:
Brain
Spinal Cord
Receptors
Skin
What major function does the human skin and the waxy outer layer of a plant’s leaf share?
Oxidation
Protection
Respiration
Variation
This diagram shows a food chain. Which term describes the role of the corn in this food chain?
Carnivore
Consumer
Herbivore
Producer
Armadillos and coral snakes both live in Florida. When an armadillo is threatened, it curls up and looks like a ball. A coral snake curls its tail into a tight spiral and holds it up when an enemy is near. Based on the information given, in what way are these two animals similar?
They spend a lot of time in the water.
They have ways to protect themselves.
They use their bodies to attack their enemies.
They have hard outer layers of skin for protection.
Juan and Kym have four samples of matter. They are observing and describing the properties of these samples. Which property will best provide evidence that the samples are solids rather than liquids?
Mass
Color
Length
Shape
During evaporation, which change best describes what happens to water?
A gas changes to a liquid.
A gas changes to a solid.
A liquid changes to a gas.
A liquid changes to a solid.
A student plans to make this light bulb glow. All of the following objects can be used to complete the circuit except:
a copper penny
A plastic comb
A metal clip
An iron nail
Jose is a mechanic at an automobile repair shop. He spilled a can of oil on the concrete floor. The spilled oil will reduce which force?
Friction
Gravity
Centripetal
Magnetism
