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CAST Test Prep

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What model will have the least soil erosion?

a)

The one with plants

b)

The one with rocks

c)

The one with just soil

d)

They are all the same

2.

What statement about plants is true?

a)

A plant can produce fruit without pollinators.

b)

Fruit grows out of the leaves after pollination.

c)

A plant must mature before producing flowers.

d)

A plant must grow flowers before it can finish growing.

3.

Which of these is NOT a sign of a chemical reaction?

a)

bubbles appear

b)

changing from a liquid to a solid

c)

heat is released

d)

changing from blue to pink

e)

a spark appears

4.

What is true about motion of a ball on a slope?

a)

The higher the ball on the slope, the more friction it has.

b)

The higher the ball on the slope, the less friction it has.

c)

The higher the ball on the slope, the slower it will be at the bottom.

d)

The higher the ball on the slope, the faster it will be at the bottom.

5.

If the cups have lids, what is the difference in weight of a cup of water before and after becoming frozen.

a)

The ice will weigh more

b)

There is no difference in weight.

c)

The liquid water will weigh more

d)

The weight would be the same as the cup.

6.

If a plant weight 11 grams, and the plant pot weight 8 grams, what is the weight of the soil if the entire thing weighs 28 grams?

a)

47 grams

b)

19 grams

c)

9 grams

d)

7 grams

7.

What do plants need to breathe?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

all air

d)

they don't breathe

8.

What are all plants called?

a)

decomposers

b)

consumers

c)

producers

d)

roses

9.

What is the only kind of living thing that can connect a consumer back to a producer on a food web?

a)

another consumer

b)

another producer

c)

any animal or plant

d)

decomposer

10.

What direction does gravity on Earth pull?

a)

down

b)

towards the center of the earth

c)

up

d)

gravity doesn't pull

11.

2% of Earth's water distribution is...

a)

frozen into ice caps and glaciers

b)

ocean water

c)

liquid freshwater

d)

in aquifers

12.

What sphere is all water on Earth?

a)

geosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

atmosphere

13.

Water erosion is an example of an interaction between what two spheres?

a)

atmosphere and geosphere

b)

hydrosphere and atmosphere

c)

hydrosphere and biosphere

d)

hydrosphere and geosphere

14.

What is the most likely reason a star looks bright and bigger?

a)

It is a bigger star

b)

It has more energy in it

c)

It is closer to Earth

d)

It is farther from Earth

15.

When electrical energy from a battery goes into a fan, it is converted to...

a)

heat and light energy

b)

it stays electrical energy

c)

mechanical motion energy

d)

gravitational energy

16.

When heat and pressure are applied to a rock, it may result in what type of rock?

a)

igneous rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

the same rock

17.

A fossil is formed on what types of rocks?

a)

sedimentary rocks

b)

metamorphic rocks

c)

igneous rocks

d)

fossils are just preserved animals, not a rock

18.

How can you prove air is matter?

a)

Show breathe on a cold day

b)

Use a balloon to show it has weight and takes up space

c)

Use a bubble to show that liquid captures air

d)

Use a drum to show how sound travels through the air

19.

Living things need energy to repair their bodies, grow, maintain body temperature, and....

a)

move

b)

breathe

c)

watch tv

d)

eat

20.

All energy can be traced back to...

a)

what animals eat

b)

producers

c)

the sun

d)

the Earth

21.

What two materials do plants mostly use to grow?

a)

water and soil

b)

soil and sunlight

c)

water and air

d)

sunlight and air

22.

Why are there different stars at night during different seasons?

a)

Stars move in the sky over the year

b)

The Earth is orbiting the sun

c)

Weather changes the star patterns

d)

The Earth is rotating on its axis

23.

During what phase is the moon closest to the sun?

a)

crescent moon

b)

half moon

c)

gibbous moon

d)

full moon

24.

Why is there day and night?

a)

The Earth is rotating on its axis

b)

The Earth is orbiting the sun

c)

The moon covers the sun at night

d)

The suns orbits the Earth

25.

Why are there seasons?

a)

The Earth orbits the sun

b)

The Earth rotates every season

c)

The Earth is tilted

d)

The moon's gravitational pull

26.

In engineering, how can a group decide on a plan for a build?

a)

choose a leader that will hear everyone's idea and make a decision

b)

debate which idea is best and then choose a design randomly

c)

determine criteria for success and look at which design would meet those criteria the best

d)

try the first idea out and if it doesn't work, go to the next idea

27.

What are two constraints for most engineers?

a)

cost

b)

time

c)

ideas

d)

research

28.

How can you determine if a test prototype has succeeded or failed?

a)

it falls apart

b)

you can't tell until you improve the design

c)

you have a teammate examine it

d)

it does or doesn't meet the criteria for success

29.

In engineering, the building process always begins with...

a)

building a design

b)

doing research on the project

c)

defining the problem to solve

d)

creating a design plan