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CSET science 12/21-1/17

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Water Cycle: what does X represent?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

collection

d)

precipitation

2.

Rain drop and gravity: Which direction will it fall?

a)

A: right

b)

B: down

c)

C: slight right and down

3.

What makes grass green or give it a green color?

a)

oxygen

b)

sunlight

c)

chlorophyll

4.

Why does the ocean not freeze as fast as a lake?

a)

salt water freezes at a lower temperature

b)

fresh water freezes at a lower temperature

5.

Why is it colder in the central valley in the winter than on the coast in CA?

a)

mountain ranges

b)

south and north winds

c)

It is warmer at the central coast

6.

What would happen if a plant was watered with ocean salt water?

a)

it will grow

b)

it will wilt and die

c)

nothing

7.

From the Northern Hemisphere, what place would experience the longest amount of daylight?

a)

Washington, D.C.

b)

San Francisco, California

c)

Honolulu, Hawaii

d)

Anchorage, Alaska

8.

What are the folds of the long digestive system for?

a)

increase surface to absorb nutrients

b)

no purpose

c)

protect the stomach

9.

What are mutations?

a)

people who can not speak

b)

changes in DNA that can be beneficial for survival

10.

What instrument is used to measure air pressure?

a)

scale

b)

barometer

c)

nozzle

d)

windmill

11.

Compared to the continental shelf, the open ocean waters are much less productive because...

a)

too much saltwater in the open waters

b)

lack nutrients derived from land or ocean sediment on the seabed

12.

In the Northern Hemisphere, on a day in the winter solstice, which place experiences the longest amount of sunlight?

a)

San Francisco, CA

b)

Barrow, Alaska

c)

Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica

d)

Quito, Ecuador

13.

Members of what group are decomposers?

a)

fungi

b)

algae

c)

bacteria

14.

Which is the best example of physical weathering?

a)

rust on steel

b)

frost in granite or rock causing it to breakdown

c)

mudslide

15.

Earthquakes are most common in areas...

a)

near the boundaries where tectonic plates collide

b)

on the west coast

c)

closer to the ocean waters

16.

What is produced in the nucleus of a cell?

a)

produce chemical energy

b)

RNA molecules are synthesized from DNA template

17.

What is produced during photosynthesis?

a)

glucose(sugar) and water

b)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

c)

glucose(sugar) and oxygen

18.

If a student created a model of methanol representing an atomic structure, what us the model representing?

a)

electrons and protons in the nucleus

b)

protons and neutrons in the nucleus

c)

neutrons and electrons in the nucleus

19.

Which of the following is most acidic?

a)

lemonade

b)

baking soda

c)

ammonia

d)

vinegar

20.

Which of the following is the best refraction of light waves?

a)

a straw in a glass of water appearing to be bent at the surface

b)

light passing through raindrops, producing a rainbow

21.

What is El Nino's effect on seagulls and fish?

a)

No phytoplankton; disrupts the whole food chain

b)

causes the fish to rise to the surface; more food for seagulls

22.

Cellular Respiration: fill in the blank

C6H12O6 + 6O2 >>>> ______ + 6H2O + Energy

a)

6C

b)

12CO2

c)

6CO2

23.

Which of the following changes is an example of natural selection?

a)

The % of beetles that are genetically darker in color increases in populations

b)

ducks flying south for the winter

24.

what device is used to measure a tsunami?

a)

barometer

b)

windmills

c)

buoy

25.

Which light emits heat and light?

a)

fluorescent

b)

incandescant

c)

LED

26.

Which of the following is a characteristic for terrestrial planets and not gas planets?

a)

metallic/metal and iron at the core

b)

one or more moons

27.

What can the new technology (doppler radar) predict and detect air pressure?

a)

high winds/tornados,

b)

hurricanes

c)

earthquakes

28.

During the Northern hemispheres winter, the sun's path across the sky is shorter and closer to the horizon than it is during the summer. This change is caused by?

a)

daylight savings time

b)

tilt of Earth's rotational axis

29.

What has the most ocean life?

a)

sunlit zone

b)

twilight zone

c)

midnight zone

30.

What is the problem with deforestation?

a)

excessive loss of soil

b)

erosion and loos of nutrients

31.

Which of the following is indicated by the size of the minerals in an igneous rock sample?

a)

how long it took the rock to transform from an existing rock

b)

how long it took the rock to cool as it formed

32.

What will a cell look like if it is a muscle cell?

a)

long and tubular

b)

tree like branch

33.

Renewable energy, what starts as kinetic energy then goes to mechanical or electric energetic?

a)

foods we eat

b)

windmill turbine

34.

N temperature region which marine environment temperature exhibits highest levels of biological productivity?

a)

Estuaries

b)

Deep ocean floors

35.

In lab handling, which substances creates most safety concerns?

a)

Inert gas

b)

Helium Salt

c)

sodium chloride citric acid

d)

Volatile solvent acetone

36.

Periodic Table- Identify noble gas as a separate group with distance properties of noble gas.

a)

chemical in reactive

b)

same number of electrons

37.

A nutcracker is a

a)

screw

b)

pulley

c)

lever

d)

incline plane

38.

Which of the following statements about requirements of all living things are true?

a)

All living things need sun light to survive

b)

All living things need liquid water to distribute nutrients and wastes with himself and throughout the body

39.

Why is iridium so rare on Earth?

a)

Earth has been impacted several times by meteorites

b)

Because Earth's liquid core melts it

40.

In the study of evolution which of the following statements would most accurately assess the significance of the bone shown? (Human + whale) bats + cats

a)

same shape and structure

b)

Same ancestry ( the structures being compared shared a similar evolution)

41.

Water boils at

a)

212° C & 100° F

b)

212 ° F & 100° C

42.

Water freezes at

a)

0°C & 32°F

b)

0°F & 32°C

43.

Neap tides:

a)

The sun, moon and earth form a line and the tides range is at it's max

b)

occur once a month when the sun and moon are at right angles to the earth

44.

What is the missing stage of the life cycle of a butterfly?

*(will show picture of a butterfly life cycle)

a)

egg

b)

larva/caterpillar

c)

pupa/chrysalis

d)

adult/butterfly

45.

A screw is an example of what simple machine?

a)

pulley

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

46.

Light travels at ___ speed per km. Which number represents how far it will travel in… ____ x 10. (Some of the numbers were given. Needed to choose answer, but need to have an idea of exponential numbers)

a)

29 x 108

b)

3.0 x 105

47.

An electrical battery is made with a magnet. The coil is turning because

a)

Like magnetic poles repel

b)

Like magnetic poles attract

c)

attraction/repulsion between the magnetic field and the free electrons

d)

The battery is plugged into the wall

48.

What is something you would see happen in a chemical reaction?

a)

vinegar and baking soda

b)

burning wood

c)

baking a cake

49.

What is a good conductor of electricity?

a)

iron

b)

copper

c)

water

d)

plastic

50.

What does spiral galaxies and the milky way have in common?

a)

made up of gas and dust particles

b)

have the same amount of stars

51.

An ice ball orbiting can be considered to be what?

a)

asteriods

b)

comet

c)

star

52.

Rainbow colors and how we can see the patterns

a)

wavelengths

b)

refraction

c)

reflections

53.

What part of the heart receives blood?

a)

left ventricle

b)

right atrium

54.

What carries blood to the heart?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

55.

If x (or A on pic) has the sun directly overhead and each 15 degrees in longitude is equal to 1hr, what time is it in Y?

a)

4:00am

b)

8:00am

c)

4:00pm

d)

8:00pm

56.

Liquid A heated and gas traveled to liquid B and created new liquid. Why is it that these two liquids are able to separate? They have different:

a)

thermal conductivity

b)

densities

c)

volume

d)

boiling points

57.

How is wind formed?

a)

Uneven heating of the earth’s surface by the sun

b)

earth rotating