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Governor's Cup 8th Grade Science Assessment

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Marie Curie contribute to the American society?

a)

Discovered That The Earth Circulates Around The Sun

b)

The Theory Of Relativity

c)

Discovered Radium

d)

Created The Laws Of Gravity

2.

Which scientific instrument did Galileo use to change the world?

a)

Telescope

b)

Spyglass

c)

Mirror

d)

Magnifying Glass

3.

Galileo is also known as...

a)

The Smartest Man on Earth

b)

The Father of Modern Science

c)

The World's Greatest Scientist

d)

The Father of Italy

4.
During Marie's life, it was against the law to teach Polish children in the Polish language. 
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What new word did Marie invent when she was studying uranium?
a)
Science
b)
Uranium
c)
Radioactivity
6.

What year did Nikola Tesla came up with the idea to build alternate current (AC)?

a)

1880

b)

1881

c)

1882

d)

1883

7.

What is the name of work place of Nikola Tesla after hired by Thomas Edison?

a)

Thomas Edison's San Francisco HQ

b)

Thomas Edison's Manhattan HQ

c)

Thomas Edison's London HQ

d)

Thomas Edison's Prague HQ

8.
Which of the following best summarizes the events that led to Edison traveling the country as a telegraph operator?
a)
Edison saved a boy from being hit by a train, and the boy's father offered  to teach Edison his job.
b)
Edison learned how to be a businessman by selling food to telegraph operators.
c)
Edison met a man who would teach him how to operate a telegraph.
d)
Edison learned Morse code.
9.
What Other Subject Did Copernicus Study?
a)
Medicine
b)
Astronomy
c)
Unicorns
d)
Planets
10.
What Did The Heliocentric Theory Lead To?
a)
Understanding Planets
b)
Science
c)
The Telescope
d)
Medicine
11.

Using germ theory what did Louis Pasteur determine?

a)

Bacteria caused the souring of wine, beer, and milk

b)

You should wash your hands for 20 seconds

c)

All bacteria is bad for you

d)

Fermentation will kill all bacteria

12.
He created the first electromagnetic using electricity to create a magnet.
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Michael Faraday
c)
Thomas Edison
13.
He was the first person to use the term "magnetic field" during his many experiments.
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Michael Faraday
c)
Thomas Edison
14.

When did Alexander G. Bell invent the telephone?

a)

1847

b)

1876

c)

1922

15.

What else did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

a)

Mill

b)

Metal Detector

c)

Device to Break Icebergs

16.
He proposed the idea of the Central Dogma - DNA to RNA, RNA to protein.
a)
Alec Jeffries
b)
Francis Crick
c)
Thomas Hunt Morgan
d)
Wilhelm Johannsen
17.

What school did Aristotle attend?

a)

Pluto

b)

Plato

c)

Uranus

d)

Westmont

18.

Which ones are NOT smarts that Aristotle had?

a)

Philosophy of Science, Poetics, and Political Theory

b)

Chemistry, Ethics, and History

c)

Biology, Botany, and Mathematics

d)

Logic, Metaphysics, and Rhetoric

19.

Who was he a teacher of?

a)

Plato

b)

Niccolo Machiavelli

c)

Rene Descartes

d)

Socrates

20.
Who did James Watson co-discover the double-helix structure of DNA with?
a)
Francis Crick
b)
Rosalind Franklin
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Albert Einstein
21.

What was James Watson's greatest accomplishment?

a)

Discovery of DNA structure & the Nobel Prize

b)

Being a zoology professor

c)

Working with Francis Crick

d)

Discovering the microscope

22.
The substances listed on the right side of a chemical equation are the
a)
Yields
b)
Reactants
c)
Products
d)
Precipitates
23.
CaCO3 represents a chemical
a)
Symbol
b)
Formula
c)
Subscript
d)
Reaction
24.
The substances listed on the left side of a chemical equation are the
a)
Products
b)
Coefficients
c)
Precipitates
d)
Reactants
25.
How many elements are in C6H12O6?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
26.
How many atoms of carbon (C) are in  C6H12O6?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
12
d)
24
27.
Which is the correct formula for:
 three hydrogen (H)
one sulfur (S)
four oxygen (O)
a)
H3SO4
b)
HSO4
c)
H4S3O
d)
H2O
28.

What is a producer?

a)

An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

b)

An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food

c)

An organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

d)

An organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

29.
_____ are cells that enclose their DNA in nuclei.
a)
Phototophylites
b)
Prokaryote
c)
Eukaryote
d)
LocoKaryotes
30.
_____ cells contain an internal membrane system known as the ______ ____ where lipid components of the cell membrane are assembled along with proteins and other materials
a)
Eukaryotic, endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
b)
Prokaryotic, endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
c)
Mutant, oxygen exchanger
d)
New, permeable membrane
31.
What is ABO typing?
a)
To search for keyboards
b)
To find your blood type 
c)
Advanced Blood Operations
d)
Ahaha Bahaha Oooh
32.

When two equal forces act in opposite directions on an object, they are called ______________________.

a)

Frictional Force

b)

Balanced Force

c)

Centripetal Force

d)

Gravitational Force

33.

When an unbalanced force acts on an object, the force ______________________.

a)

Changes the motion of the object.

b)

Is cancelled by another force.

c)

Does not change the motion of an object.

d)

Is equal to the weight of the object.

34.

The resistance of an object to any change in its motion is called ______________________.

a)

Inertia

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Weight

35.

According to Newton’s second law of motion, force is equal to mass times ______________________.

a)

Inertia

b)

Weight

c)

Acceleration

d)

Direction

36.

The living portions of an ecosystem are called

a)

Abiotic factors

b)

Biotic factors

37.

The non-living parts of an ecosystem are called

a)

Abiotic factors

b)

Biotic factors

38.

An organism that produces its own food supply from inorganic compounds is called a/an

a)

Heterotroph

b)

Detritivore

c)

Consumer

d)

Autotroph

39.

Organisms that eat only meat are called

a)

Carnivores

b)

Detritivores (Decomposers)

c)

Omnivores

d)

Herbivores

40.

Organisms in a energy pyramid that has the most amount of energy would be in what tropic level?

a)

Primary consumers

b)

Quarternary consumers

c)

Producers

d)

Tertiary consumers

41.

Producers get their energy from

a)

Eating plants

b)

Eating plants and animals

c)

The sun

d)

Eating only animals

42.

Which of the following is NOT considered to be abiotic?

a)

Soil type

b)

Climate

c)

Fungi

d)

Wind

43.

How much energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next?

a)

90%

b)

75%

c)

10%

d)

0.11%

44.

In the food chain, what animal could be listed next?


grass > bunny > snake > ____________

a)

Grasshopper

b)

Hawk

c)

Flowers

d)

Squirrel

45.
Which statement best describes a bacterial cell?
a)
It contains more than one cell.
b)
It is a complete organism.
c)
It is part of a larger organism.
d)
It contains different kinds of cells.
46.

A scientist is trying to decide whether an organism is unicellular or multicellular. Which information would help the scientist most to make her decision?

a)

Size of the cells of the organism

b)

What the organism eats

c)

How many types of cells are in the organism

d)

How fast the organism grows

47.

What can you find inside a eukaryotic cell's nucleus?

a)

Genetic material

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Endoplasmic reticulum

d)

Mitochondria

48.

What is the major difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

a)

Prokaryotic cells have no genetic material; eukaryotic cells do

b)

Prokaryotic cells engage in photosynthesis; eukaryotic cells don't

c)

Prokaryotic cells have no membranes around their nuclear material; eukaryotic cells do

d)

Prokaryotic cells can move on their own; eukaryotic cells can't

49.

Which of these statements is true of plant cells?

a)

They have no cell membranes

b)

They can make their own nutrients

c)

They work independently of one another

d)

They are prokaryotic

50.

The ripening of fruit and the dropping of leaves and fruit are principally controlled by

a)

Auxins.

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Ethylene.

d)

Carbon dioxide concentration (in air).

51.

Growth of a plant in response to an external stimulus, such as light

a)

Hormone

b)

Tropism

c)

Phototropism

d)

Stimulus

52.

If a plant gets light from only one direction the shoots will.....

a)

Grow straight up

b)

Grow down

c)

Grow toward the light source

d)

Grow faster

53.

Match the process with its description:


x. Replication

y. Transcription

z. Translation


1 DNA is copies

2 RNA is made from a DNA template

3 RNA is read to produce proteins

a)

x-1, y-2, z-3

b)

x-1, y-3, z-2

c)

x-2, y-1, z-3

d)

x-3, y-2, z-1

54.

Consider one side of a DNA molecule that has the sequence [AACTTG]. What sequence of nucleotides would you expect the opposite side of the DNA segment to be?

a)

[TTGAAC]

b)

[AACTTG]

c)

[AACUUG]

d)

[UUGAAC]

55.

Which of these lists presents the stages of the cell cycle in the correct order?

a)

Interphase, Mitosis, Cytokinesis

b)

Cytokinesis, Mitosis, Interphase

c)

Mitosis, Interphase, Cytokinesis

d)

Interphase, Cytokinesis, Mitosis

56.

Which of these phases of mitosis take place first?

a)

Anaphase

b)

Telophase

c)

Prophase

d)

Metaphase

57.

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together.

a)

Crystallization

b)

Compaction

c)

Cementation

d)

Melting

58.

A type of sedimentary rock with fragments that range in size from sand and pebbles to boulders. These fragments have rounded edges.

a)

Conglimerate

b)

Conglomerate

c)

Breccia

d)

Brechia

59.

the lowest layer of the atmosphere that lies next to the Earth’s surface.

a)

Tropopause

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Stratopause

d)

Troposphere

60.

Meteoroids entering Earth’s atmosphere usually burn up in this layer__________

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

61.

It includes all of the water on or near the Earth’s surface.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Biosphere

62.

Where is the asteroid belt found?

a)

Between Earth and Mars

b)

Between Uranus and Neptune

c)

Between Mercury and Venus

d)

Between Mars and Jupiter

63.

One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.

a)

The inner planets all have water

b)

The inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets

c)

The outer planets are gas planets

d)

The outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't

64.
Which factor makes Earth different from all the other planets in the solar system in its ability to support life? 
a)
The Earth is exposed to rays from the sun. 
b)
The Earth has only one moon that orbits around it. 
c)
The Earth rotates in an elliptical orbit around the sun. 
d)
The Earth has a breathable atmosphere. 
65.

One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.

a)

The inner planets all have water

b)

The inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets

c)

The outer planets are gas planets

d)

The outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't

66.

What part of the experiment does the scientist choose to test and change to see what happens?

a)

Dependent Variable

b)

Independent Variable

c)

Control group

d)

Hypothesis

67.
Which of the following would be considered quantitative data?
a)
Color
b)
Smell
c)
6.84 cm
d)
texture
68.

Testing a hypothesis means you

a)

Answer the question

b)

Perform an experiment

c)

Describe a problem

d)

Perform a safety check

69.

What is the group in the experiment that is left alone or “natural", and is used to compare back to?

a)

Independent Group

b)

Dependent Group

c)

Control Group

d)

Experimental Group

70.
Mario studied how far room temperature water would spurt out of a plastic milk carton when 3mm holes were punched at different heights from the bottom of the container. Identify the DEPENDENT variable
-3mm holes
-Distant water traveled out of carton
-Different heights of the holes in the container
-Ice water from Iceland
a)
3mm holes
b)
Distant water traveled out of carton
c)
Different heights of the holes in the container 
d)
Ice water from Iceland
71.

What term refers to one seed leaf?

a)

Dicot

b)

Monocot

c)

Cotyledon

d)

Stem

72.

What term refers to how many seed leaf a plant has?

a)

Monocot

b)

Dicot

c)

Cotyledon

d)

Angiosperm

73.

What term refers to a plant having two or double leaves?

a)

Monocot

b)

Dicot

c)

Cotyledon

d)

Stem

74.

What is the extensive, feeding web of tubular structures?

a)

Roots

b)

Mycelium

c)

Spores

d)

Hyphae

75.

What are the tube-like structures that fungi are mostly composed of?

a)

Hyphae

b)

Spores

c)

Mycelium

d)

Roots

76.

What is the mutualistic relationship shown in Lichens?

a)

Fungi and Algae

b)

Fungi and Plants

c)

Fungi and Humans

d)

Fungi and Insects

77.

A virus can be classified by its type of

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Nucleic Acid

d)

Carbohydrates

78.

Which viral life cycle kills its host cell by lysing?

a)

Lytic

b)

Mitosis

c)

Lysogenic

d)

S Phase

79.

What part of a virus is the protein capsule that houses the genetic material (DNA/RNA)?

a)

Tail

b)

Nucleus

c)

Capsid

d)

Glycoprotein

80.

Bacteria reproduce by

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Binary Fission

d)

Photosynthesis

81.

Name the three cell shapes of prokaryotes

a)

Rod, Circle Spiral

b)

Cocci, Bacilli, Spirilli

c)

Crystal, Tube, Spaghetti

82.

The term "antibiotic resistance" refers to bacteria that

a)

Are resistant to a vaccine.

b)

Evolve to survive in the presence of an antibiotic.

c)

Are weakened and destroyed by antibiotics.

d)

Are dead or altered.

83.

Which of the following nutrients provides energy to the body?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Vitamins

c)

Water

d)

Minerals

84.

Which of the following nutrients is important for body, cell, and muscle growth and repair?

a)

Vitamins

b)

Fats

c)

Proteins

d)

Carbohydrates

85.

Which nutrient supplies the most calories per gram?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Fats

c)

Protein

d)

Water

86.

What is the main reason for eating a wide variety of foods?

a)

To learn the food label

b)

To provide all the nutrients you need

c)

To keep from getting bored with your diet

d)

To help improve physical fitness

87.
Which of the following is not a nutrient?
a)
Fats
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Vegetables
d)
Protein
88.

A food that contains all 8 essential amino acids

a)

Globular Proteins

b)

Complete Proteins

c)

Fibrous Proteins

d)

Whey

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