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WorksheetsUiL Science_Test 2_Oct 27,'18 (1st. 25)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 37mins
Where does cellular respiration take place?
endoplasmic reticulum
mitochondria
Golgi body
lungs
Students conducted a lab activity in which they chewed a simple cracker for 2 minutes before swallowing.
They made observations in their lab journals. Which is not a science concept learned from the activity?
Chewing the cracker with teeth causes a physical change to the cracker.
The enzyme found in saliva dissolved the flour with a chemical change causing the cracker to taste
“bitter”.
Digestion of food starts in the stomach with digestive enzymes.
The enzyme found in saliva converts starch to sugar during a chemical change causing the cracker to
taste “sweet”.
The oceanic crust is composed mainly of which type of rock?
granite
slate
quartzite
basalt
Which of the following cells usually live the longest?
red blood cells
white blood cells
skin cells
liver cells
What is the SI unit to measure force?
kilogram
pounds
Newtons
Hertz
The Greek word “opthalmos” has helped to develop words such as opthalmoscope and opthalmometer. What
does “opthalmos” mean?
ear
mouth
nose
eye
Which of the following would not be considered a testable hypothesis?
If I brush my teeth every day, then I will have no cavities.
If I add fertilizer to my tomato plants, then I will have bigger tomatoes.
If the universe was smaller, there would be fewer planets.
When there is less dissolved oxygen in the water, there are fewer fish.
The Tropic of Capricorn is found at what?
23.5 degrees S latitude
23.5 degrees N latitude
0 degree latitude 0 degree longitude
D. 30 degrees North of equator
Roger was experiencing a headache while fishing at his favorite pond. He remembered something that his
Grandpa taught him. If you chew on some bark of a willow tree, your headache will go away. What is
found in willow tree bark to help with pain?
A chemical named cortisone
A chemical named salicin
A chemical named taxol
A chemical named caffeine
10. Which of the following shows evidence that a chemical reaction took place?
Ice melting into a puddle of water
A poster changing color after exposure to the sun for a week.
Salt dissolving in a cup of water
Dry ice changing to gas after setting on counter for a few hours
What is one way you can tell the precise age of some types of fish?
Count the growth rings on the scales
Measure the anterior dorsal fin
Check the condition of the caudal fin
Count the teeth on the lower jaw
The largest known volcano in our solar system is on what planet?
Venus
Mars
Neptune
Earth
What is important to use when you need to compare stars, see relationships, and see their ages and stages all
at the same time?
Spectrometer
Hubble Space Telescope
Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
Deflecting Telescope
Sammy bought a solar bug online. The solar bug has a small solar panel on its back and wire legs with a
plastic body. When placed in the sun, the toy will vibrate and move across the floor.
Which list below best explains how the energy is being transformed with the solar bug?
light energy electrical energy mechanical energy kinetic energy
light energy potential energy heat energy vibration energy
electrical energy mechanical energy potential energy kinetic energy
mechanical energy light energy electrical energy kinetic energy
Words that start with the prefix “cardi” implies relation to which organ?
heart
lung
stomach
liver
Which of the following cloud words are correctly matched?
Stratus: sheet-like, Cirrus: wispy, Cumulus: puffy, Nimbo: rain,
Stratus: wavy, Cirrus: wispy, Cumulus: puffy, Nimbo: rain
Stratus: sheet-like, Cirrus: puffy, Cumulus: wispy, Nimbo: rain
Stratus: rain, Cirrus: sheet-like, Cumulus: wavy, Nimbo: wispy
Which of the following statements about wind is incorrect?
Wind moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
Wind is named from the direction it blows from, not to.
Wind is caused by the uneven heating of the Earth’s surface by the sun.
Wind is measured by an instrument called an anemometer.
The name for the group of amphibians without legs are called what?
newts
snakes
caecilians
salamanders
Calculate the concentration of a solution in which 28 g of salt is dissolved into 500 mL of water.
14,000 mL/g
17.86 g/mL
472 mL/g
0.056 g/mL
What is the atomic mass for Gold?
A. 79 B. 31 C. 197 D. 32
79
31
197
32
The Hawaiian volcano, Mauna Loa, has low, gently-sloped sides and usually has slow, gentle eruptions.
What type of volcano is Mauna Loa?
cinder cone
shield
composite
basaltic
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy _______________.
can be conserved if all types of energy are utilized.
can be created by taking mass and converting it to energy.
can be destroyed when the mass is more than the volume.
can neither be created or destroyed, it just changes form.
One researcher decided to test the hypothesis that e-cigarette vapors cause wounds to not heal correctly.
Fibroblasts are part of connective tissue, but when an injury occurs they come to the rescue to help heal the
wound. The researcher grew lung tissue fibroblasts in Petri dishes to test. He simulated an injury and then
exposed the cells to e-cigarette vapors. He recorded whether or not the wound healed correctly. What is the
dependent variable in this experiment?
The exposure to e-cigarette vapors
The wound healing properly or not
The growing of the fibroblasts
The recording of the wounds
Most all of the immovable joints in the human skeleton are found where?
The backbone
The feet
The cranium
The hip bones
What do some scientists feel are the results of the Chicxulub asteroid collision?
Extinction of the dinosaurs
Darkened skies
Towering tsunami
All of the above
