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Middle School Science TMSCA Test 246

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ants that mate with the queen are...?

a)

soldiers

b)

messengers

c)

workers

d)

drones

2.

Which adaptation do you think most helps a desert tree keep water?

a)

shallow roots and big leaves

b)

deep roots and tiny leaves

c)

beautiful flowers

d)

thin bark

3.

A potato's "eyes" are...?

a)

buds that open into flowers

b)

seeds

c)

buds that can grow into new plants

d)

roots

4.

The amount of material in an object is its...?

a)

volume

b)

physical change

c)

compound

d)

mass

5.

The properties of a compound...?

a)

are different from those of its elements

b)

are the same as those of its elements

c)

increase

d)

decrease

6.

How well a current flows through a material is a measure of its...?

a)

insulation

b)

atoms

c)

negative charge

d)

resistance

7.

The color of light with the most energy is...?

a)

violet

b)

red

c)

yellow

d)

blue

8.

If you hear thunder you...?

a)

would have already seen the lightning

b)

should see the lightning at the same time

c)

will soon see the lightning

d)

cannot see the lightning

9.

Air pressure is measured with a...?

a)

hygrometer

b)

thermometer

c)

anemometer

d)

barometer

10.

Wind speed is measured with a...?

a)

anemometer

b)

hygrometer

c)

wind vane

d)

barometer

11.

The dark clouds you see before the storm are...?

a)

stratus-cirrus

b)

cumulus or stratus

c)

cirrus

d)

always cumulus

12.

The earth's inner core is made of...?

a)

melted rock

b)

hot gases

c)

solid rock

d)

moving plates

13.

The planet that rotates fastest is...?

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mercury

14.

An enzyme in saliva changes...?

a)

sugars to starches

b)

carbohydrates to proteins

c)

starches to sugars

d)

minerals to vitamins

15.

Most digestion happens in the...?

a)

esophagus

b)

stomach

c)

large intestine

d)

small intestine

16.

The amount of blood moving through your heart every minute is about...?

a)

1 liter

b)

2 liters

c)

3 liters

d)

4 liters

17.

Blood on its way to the lungs leaves the heart's...?

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

right ventricle

18.

The ear canal is part of the...?

a)

outer ear

b)

inner ear

c)

ear drum

d)

middle ear

19.

Most of the skin's nerve endings are in the...?

a)

blood vessels

b)

dermis

c)

epidermis

d)

fat