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Practice Test HSPT

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word does belong with others?

a)

sundial

b)

watch

c)

time

d)

clock

2.

Which word does belong with others?

a)

light

b)

elated

c)

gleeful

d)

joyous

3.

Red is to pink as black is to

a)

beige

b)

white

c)

dark

d)

gray

4.

Ann reads faster than Sue. Karen reads faster than Ann. Karen reads more slowly than Sue. If the first two statements are true, the third is

a)

true

b)

false

c)

uncertain

5.

Create most nearly means

a)

destroy

b)

build

c)

discover

d)

invent

6.

Sand is to beach as black dirt is to

a)

earth

b)

plants

c)

water

d)

farm

7.

Truncate most nearly means

a)

pack

b)

cut

c)

sound

d)

transport

8.

Refuse means the opposite of

a)

reheat

b)

accept

c)

reveal

d)

tidy

9.

Team is to captain as office is to

a)

secretary

b)

accountant

c)

staff

d)

manager

10.

All tumps are winged boscs. No blue boscs have wings. No tumps are blue. If the first two statements are true, the third is

a)

true

b)

false

c)

uncertain

11.

An indigent person is

a)

delicate

b)

intelligent

c)

indignant

d)

needy

12.

Which word does not belong with the others?

a)

zipper

b)

button

c)

snap

d)

seam

13.

Our planet Earth is divided into seven separate layers. The outer layer is called the crust and appears to be approximately twenty miles thick. Next in line are the four layers of mantle. These layers vary in thickness from 250 to 1,000 miles. The remaining two layers are divided into the outer core and the inner core. The thickness of the outer core has been determined to be slightly more that 1,200 miles, while that of the inner core is slightly less than 800 miles. Scientists calculate the location and depth of these layers by measuring and studying the speed and direction of earthquake waves. They have also determined that both temperature and pressure are much greater at the core than the crust.


The thickest portion of the earth is the

a)

crust

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

inner core

14.

Our planet Earth is divided into seven separate layers. The outer layer is called the crust and appears to be approximately twenty miles thick. Next in line are the four layers of mantle. These layers vary in thickness from 250 to 1,000 miles. The remaining two layers are divided into the outer core and the inner core. The thickness of the outer core has been determined to be slightly more that 1,200 miles, while that of the inner core is slightly less than 800 miles. Scientists calculate the location and depth of these layers by measuring and studying the speed and direction of earthquake waves. They have also determined that both temperature and pressure are much greater at the core than the crust.


How many separate layers does the earth have?

a)

Two

b)

Twenty

c)

Seven

d)

Four

15.

Our planet Earth is divided into seven separate layers. The outer layer is called the crust and appears to be approximately twenty miles thick. Next in line are the four layers of mantle. These layers vary in thickness from 250 to 1,000 miles. The remaining two layers are divided into the outer core and the inner core. The thickness of the outer core has been determined to be slightly more that 1,200 miles, while that of the inner core is slightly less than 800 miles. Scientists calculate the location and depth of these layers by measuring and studying the speed and direction of earthquake waves. They have also determined that both temperature and pressure are much greater at the core than the crust.


Which of the following is correct?

a)

No two sets of earthquake waves ever travel in the same direction.

b)

Earthquakes usually travel in the same direction.

c)

Earthquake waves travel at different speeds.

d)

Earthquake waves travel at the same speed but in different directions.

16.

Our planet Earth is divided into seven separate layers. The outer layer is called the crust and appears to be approximately twenty miles thick. Next in line are the four layers of mantle. These layers vary in thickness from 250 to 1,000 miles. The remaining two layers are divided into the outer core and the inner core. The thickness of the outer core has been determined to be slightly more that 1,200 miles, while that of the inner core is slightly less than 800 miles. Scientists calculate the location and depth of these layers by measuring and studying the speed and direction of earthquake waves. They have also determined that both temperature and pressure are much greater at the core than the crust.


You would expect to find the kind of information in this passage in

a)

an encyclopedia

b)

a science book

c)

neither of these

d)

both of these

17.

Our planet Earth is divided into seven separate layers. The outer layer is called the crust and appears to be approximately twenty miles thick. Next in line are the four layers of mantle. These layers vary in thickness from 250 to 1,000 miles. The remaining two layers are divided into the outer core and the inner core. The thickness of the outer core has been determined to be slightly more that 1,200 miles, while that of the inner core is slightly less than 800 miles. Scientists calculate the location and depth of these layers by measuring and studying the speed and direction of earthquake waves. They have also determined that both temperature and pressure are much greater at the core than the crust.


In going from the surface to the center of the earth, in which order would you pass through the layers?

a)

crust, outer core, mantle, inner core

b)

outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

c)

outer core, crust, inner core, mantle

d)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

18.

Our planet Earth is divided into seven separate layers. The outer layer is called the crust and appears to be approximately twenty miles thick. Next in line are the four layers of mantle. These layers vary in thickness from 250 to 1,000 miles. The remaining two layers are divided into the outer core and the inner core. The thickness of the outer core has been determined to be slightly more that 1,200 miles, while that of the inner core is slightly less than 800 miles. Scientists calculate the location and depth of these layers by measuring and studying the speed and direction of earthquake waves. They have also determined that both temperature and pressure are much greater at the core than the crust.


The word vary, as underlined and used in this passage, most nearly means:

a)

stabilize

b)

increase

c)

range

d)

arbitrate

19.

Our planet Earth is divided into seven separate layers. The outer layer is called the crust and appears to be approximately twenty miles thick. Next in line are the four layers of mantle. These layers vary in thickness from 250 to 1,000 miles. The remaining two layers are divided into the outer core and the inner core. The thickness of the outer core has been determined to be slightly more that 1,200 miles, while that of the inner core is slightly less than 800 miles. Scientists calculate the location and depth of these layers by measuring and studying the speed and direction of earthquake waves. They have also determined that both temperature and pressure are much greater at the core than the crust.


After reading the above paragraph, using your own words, tell me what scientists know about the layers of the earth. Be sure to use details from the passage to support your response. Spelling, and grammar count.

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