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Milestones Mania Mix 17

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?
a)
they repel
b)
they attract
c)
they cancel each other out
d)
the strength of the magnet is doubled
2.
A coil that is magnetized only when an electric current flows through it is _____________.
a)
a battery
b)
a generator
c)
a conductor
d)
an electromagnet
3.
What is a wall along the banks of a river or other body of water that serves to keep water behind it?
a)
flood
b)
floodway
c)
levee
d)
reserboir
4.

Jessica made two identical models of a river using trays filled with sand. She poured a cup of water into the top of the first tray and then poured a gallon of water into the top of the second tray. What would one expect Jessica to have observed?

a)

The gallon of water would have caused more erosion than the cup of water.

b)

The cup of water would have caused more erosion than the gallon of water.

c)

The cup of water and the gallon of water would not have caused any erosion.

d)

The cup of water and the gallon of water would have caused the same erosion.

5.
Evidence of a physical change.
a)
New substance
b)
Shape Change
c)
Light produced
d)
Gas released.
6.

Which organelle does photosynthesis take place?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Chloroplast

7.

What do vacuoles do?

a)

store water, food, and waste

b)

create energy

c)

nothing

d)

give the cell its shape

8.
What is true about bacteria?
a)
Bacteria use photosynthesis to make their own food
b)
Bacteria can only be found in dirt
c)
Bacteria is always beneficial
d)
Bacteria can be used to make certain foods
9.
Turberculosis is a disease that was widespread during the turn of the century.  This disease is an example of.....
a)
A helpful bacteria
b)
A helpful fungi
c)
A harmful bacteria
d)
A harmful probiotic
10.
The trail used to guide cattle north to new railroad lines across the Great Plains was known as 
a)
The Chisholm Trail
b)
The Great Western Trail
c)
Panama Canal
d)
The Native American Trail
11.
At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 
a)
Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
b)
Spain, Cuba, Guam
c)
Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
d)
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
12.

What is the name for information designed to influence opinion?

a)

yellow journalism

b)

media

c)

muckraking

d)

propaganda

13.
This is what the atomic bomb program came to be called:
a)
Office of Scientific Research and Development
b)
War Production Board
c)
War Production Board
d)
Manhattan Project
14.
Which of the following best describes the results of World War II?
a)
The Allies defeated the Axis powers and occupied Germany
b)
The League of Nations was created to prevent future wars
c)

The Axis Powers defeat the Allies but tensions still remained
d)

Italy and Japan emerged as world powers immediately after the war
15.
A table of arachnid and insect characteristics is shown. Which characteristic could be used to distinguish between
arachnids and insects?
a)
Jointed legs
b)
Body segments
c)
Presence of eyes
d)
Presence of antennae
16.
A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?
a)
Whip Scorpion
b)
Wind Scorpion
c)
Daddy long legs
d)
Scorpion
17.
Using this dichotomous key, identify the name of the circled Fish, J.
a)
peacock flounder
b)
band-tail puffer
c)
trumpet fish
d)
spotted goat fish
18.
Vascular, seeded plants that contain seeds in cones are:
a)
angiosperms
b)
gymnosperms
c)
deciduous
d)
moss
19.
Angiosperms are easily classified because of the ___ that they produce.
a)
cones
b)
leaves
c)
flowers and fruits
d)
rhizomes
20.
Which group of vascular plants do NOT make seeds?
a)
Coniferous trees
b)
Ferns
c)
Pines
d)
Flowering Plants
21.
How do nutrients move through nonvascular plants?
a)
Along stems
b)
From cell to cell
c)
Through leaves
d)
Through roots
22.
A pine tree is a coniferous tree. Where are the seeds made in a pine tree?
a)
in flowers
b)
in leaves
c)
in cones
d)
in roots
23.
Why do nonvascular plants grow close to the ground?
a)
to get less sunlight
b)
for protection
c)
for space
d)
to absorb water
24.
Angiosperms produce seeds in 
a)
cones
b)
fruit
c)
leaves
d)
roots
25.

Asia keeps seeing a small animal in her backyard. She observed the animal has a backbone, four legs and a long tail, and its body is covered with scales. What is the classification for this animal?

a)

bird

b)

mammal

c)

reptile

d)

amphibian