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Cset 2

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 50mins

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1.

Water cycle:

-condensation is when the evaporated water condenses into clouds as it rises up into the cooler air.

-water cycle describes how water evaporates from the surface of the earth, rises into the atmosphere, cools and condenses into rain or snow in clouds, and falls again to the surface as precipitation.


What does X represent?

a)

condensation

b)

collection

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

2.

Rain drop and gravity.

Which direction will it fall?

a)

falls down right

b)

falls down at a slight diagonal.

c)

falls straight down

d)

falls down at a slight left

3.

What makes grass green or give it a green color?

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Chloraphil

4.

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

d)

Snow storm

5.

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

a)

If a plant is watered with saltwater it will wilt, if too much water is lost during osmosis the

plant will die.

b)

If a plant is watered with saltwater it will grow

c)

If a plant is watered with saltwater it will not grow

d)

If a plant is watered with saltwater it will die

6.

What are the folds of the long digestive system for?

a)

Absorb nutrients from acids

b)

Absorb nutrients from water

c)

Absorb nutrients

d)

Absorb nutrients for stomach

7.

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

a)

San Francisco, CA

b)

Anchorage, Alaska

c)

Antarctica

d)

Washington D.C.

8.

where was the longest day experienced or the sun the longest-June

Solstice?

a)

San Francisco, CA

b)

Anchorage, Alaska

c)

Antarctica

d)

Washington D.C.

9.

What instrument is used to

measure air pressure?

a)

kilometer

b)

meter

c)

ruler

d)

Air pressure,

atmospheric

pressure-use a

barometer

10.

Mutations

A change in a gene (DNA), results in a mutation. There are beneficial mutations that help an

organism (think about a white fur gene for a rabbit living in the arctic). There are also mutations

that harm and can kill an organism (think about diseases like Sickle Cell Anemia). Remember,

for evolution to work you need mutations. The white fur mutation for the rabbit helps it to

survive in the snow of the Arctic because it is camouflaged.

a)

No Genetic mutations

b)

One Genetic Mutation

c)

Genetic

mutations-variety

d)

All Of the above

11.

Polaris View

The North Star (Polaris), is it the brightest star? No, not the brightest. Does it stay in the same spot every day? Yes, stays in the same spot.

a)

North Star, the Earth is pointed directly at it, stars circle around it, it does not move,northern direction, Earth rotates

b)

North Star, the Earth is pointed directly at it, stars circle around it, it does not move, southern direction, Earth rotates

12.

Compared to the waters of the continental shelf, the surface waters of the open ocean are

generally much less productive because they.....

a)

Lack nutrients derived from the ocean sediment

b)

Lack nutrients derived from the land or ocean sediment on the seabed

c)

Lack nutrients derived from the land

13.

During the Northern Hemisphere's Winter, the sun’s path across the sky is Shorter and Closer to the Horizon then it is during the Summer. This seasonal change in the sun’s path across the sky is caused by?

a)

Tilt of Earth's rotational axis compared to its orbital plane

b)

Tilt rotational axis compared to its orbital plane

c)

rotational axis compared to its orbital plane

14.

In the Northern Hemisphere, which city would experience the longest day in the winter solstice?

a)

Quito, Ecuador

b)

Brazil

c)

Toyko, Japan

d)

Napa, California

15.

Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, which place would experience the greatest number of daylight hours?

a)

San Francisco, Ca

b)

Seattle, Oregon

c)

Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica (24 hours)

d)

Lake Tahoe

16.

How is the surface of the ocean different from the bottom?

a)

Cold, salty water is dense and sinks to the bottom of the ocean while warm

b)

Affects the food chain between the algae and the birds.

c)

Affects the food chain between the algae and the birds. Cold, salty water is dense and sinks to the bottom of the ocean while warm

d)

All of the above

17.

What causes tectonic plates to move?

a)

Heat from the sun

b)

Sand and rocks

c)

The heat in the Earth’s core

18.

Neap Tides: When this happens, the bulge of the ocean caused by the sun partially cancels out the bulge of the ocean caused by the moon. This produces moderate tides known as neap tides, meaning that high tides are a little lower and low tides are a little higher than average.

a)

when moon and sun are pulling

b)

less extreme tides

c)

when moon and sun are pulling at perpendicular angles = less extreme tides

19.

El Nino’s effects on seagulls/fish/fisheries

a)

Make water flow

b)

warms the water

c)

High tides

d)

No water

20.

What is the balanced chemical equation for cellular respiration?

a)

6C

b)

12CO

c)

6CO2

d)

3CH4

21.

In the Northern Hemisphere, which city would experience the longest day in the winter solstice?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Alaska

c)

Quito, Ecuador

22.

In the Southern Hemisphere, which city would experience the longest day in the winter solstice?

a)

Anchorage, Alaska

b)

Antarctica

23.

Members of what groups act as decomposers?

a)

moss

b)

Algae

c)

fungus

d)

fungi

24.

What would a cell look like if it’s a muscle cell?

tree-like branch?

a)

Circular

b)

Flat and round

c)

Long and tubular

d)

Straight

25.

What is in a nucleus?

a)

The NUCLEUS is the control center of the cell. It houses the cells CHROMOSOMES, which are

strands of DNA (DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID), which is the code for genetic information.

b)

NUCLEAR MEMBRANE; a protective double membrane

surrounding the nucleus that controls the flow of materials in and out of the nucleus

c)

NUCLEOLUS: a small structure found inside the nucleus that makes ribosomes and transports

them to the cytoplasm

26.

What is the most ocean life?

a)

light penetrating the water to support

photosynthesis. Because

b)

marine life lives

c)

Sunlit Zone: This is the top layer, nearest the surface.

It is also called the euphotic zone.

27.

The North Star, is it the brightest star? Does it stay in the same spot every day?

a)

not brightest, stays in the same spot

b)

not brightest

c)

stays in the same spot

28.

What makes grass green or give it a green color?

a)

Plastmates

b)

Clorox

c)

Chlorophyll (chlorophyll absorbs blue light and red light, but reflects the green light)

29.

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

a)

Wind storm

b)

Windy Mountians

c)

Windmill wind turbine

d)

Sand storm

30.

Physical weathering question: weathering is the breaking down of rocks by the movement of rocks by wind and water. Swiftly moving water can lift rocks from stream bottoms, ice wedging can cause rocks to break, plant roots can grow through cracks, waves crashing on a rocky shoreline, changing temps on rocks (freezing), high heat temps; frost.

a)

Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soil, and minerals as well as wood and artificial materials through contact with the Earth's atmosphere, water, and biological organisms.

b)

Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soil, and minerals

c)

Earth's atmosphere, water, and biological organisms.

31.

Mitochondria- ATP energy factories of the cells

a)

Chloroplasts absorb sunlight .

b)

Chloroplasts absorb sunlight and use it in conjunction with water and carbon dioxide gas to

produce food for the plant. Chloroplasts capture light energy from the sun to produce the free

energy stored in ATP and NADPH through a process called photosynthesis.

32.

Know the process of Photosynthesis 2 questions on photosynthesis ( what is the best example of photosynthesis or something)

a)

the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.

b)

Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.

33.

pH scale The pH scale measures how acidic or basic a substance is. The pH scale ranges from 0-14. A pH of 7 is neutral. A pH less than 7 is acidic.

Which of the following is the most acidic?*

a)

Oil

b)

Lemonade has the lowest ph of 2.3

c)

Soap

34.

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

a)

Light passing through raindrops produces a rainbow

b)

Waves

c)

Lighting

35.

During the Loma Prieta Earthquake of 1989, homes located near San Francisco Bay generally sustained worse damage then similar homes further from the bay. The severity of the damage sustained by homes nearest to the bay is most likely due to the:

a)

Sand

b)

Dirt

c)

Existence of sediments and fill near the shoreline

36.

Atoms- the smallest component of an element, characterized by a sharing of the

chemical properties of the element and a nucleus with neutrons, protons and electrons.

● Protons- a stable subatomic particle occurring in all atomic nuclei, with a positive electric

charge equal in magnitude to that of an electron, but of opposite sign.

● Neutrons- a subatomic particle of about the same mass as the proton but without an electric

charge, present in all atomic nuclei except those of ordinary hydrogen.


Question about a little boy making a model of atom, what would be the most accurate?

a)

Protons

b)

having the protons and neutrons in the middle

c)

Atoms

37.

How is the surface of the ocean different than the bottom?

a)

Affects the food chain between the algae and the birds.

b)

Has more oxygen on top

38.

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

a)

How long the rock took melt

b)

How long the rock took to cool as it formed

c)

How long the rock took to dry

39.

Which of the following changes is an example of natural selection

a)

expand

from prairie into forest.

b)

The percent of beetles that are genetically darker

c)

The percent of beetles that are genetically darker in color increases in population that expand

from prairie into forest.

40.

Which of the activities take place in the nucleus of a cell?

a)

RNA molecules are synthesized from DNA template

b)

DNA template

c)

RNA molecules

41.

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

a)

All living things need liquid water to distribute nutrients and waste within cells and throughout

the body.

b)

Not all living things need liquid water to distribute nutrients and waste within cells and throughout

the body.

42.

Earthquakes are most common in areas…

a)

Near the boundaries where tectonic plates slowly collide

b)

tectonic plates

c)

tectonic plates slowly collide

43.

During the N. Hemisphere winter, the sun’s path across the sky is shorter and closer to the horizon

then it is during the summer. This seasonal change in the sun’s path across the sky is caused by…

a)

orbital plane

b)

Tilt of Earth's rotational axis compared to its orbital plane

c)

Tilt of Earth

44.

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

productivity?

a)

Deep ocean floors

b)

Sandy beaches

c)

Surface water of open ocean

45.

Which following property of H2O is different from other substances?

a)

Freezing point of H2O lower than other substances

b)

Gas form is less dense than liquid form

c)

Solid form water less dense than liquid form

d)

Boiling point water lower than that of other substances

46.

In lab handling which substances creates most safety concerns

a)

Inert gas

b)

Helium

c)

Salt sodium chloride citric acid

d)

Volatile solvent acetone

47.

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

a)

Have similar atom weight

b)

Have same number of electrons

48.

Humans have digestive track long with many internal folds. The important function of the folds is to

provide surface for growth of benefit intestine. Improve flow of blood out in digestive tract. Increase

surface are over nutrients can be absorbed during digestion. Provide storage area for food unit it can

be completely broken down. (same as #7)

a)

So the answer is to increase surface area over which the

nutrients can be absorbed.

b)

nutrients can be absorbed.

49.

Tell the differences. A nutcracker is a

a)

Lever

b)

Screw

c)

Incline plane

d)

pulley

50.

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

a)

All living things need liquid water

b)

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

the body

c)

Not all living things need liquid water to distribute nutrients and wastes with himself and throughout

the body

51.

Why is iridium so rare in Earth?

a)

It is found in high abundance in meteorites

b)

It is found in high areas

c)

It is found in dirt

52.

Something with two flasks

a)

Thermal zone

b)

Thermal

c)

Thermal Area

53.

What device is used to measure tsunami?

a)

Bouy

b)

boy

c)

Bhoy

54.

Earthquakes are most common in areas

a)

Near the boundaries where tectonic plates slowly collide

b)

tectonic plates slowly collide

55.

Surface of ocean different than the bottom?

a)

Affects the food chain between the algae and the birds

b)

No affects the food chain between the algae and the birds

56.

In the study of evolution which of the following statements would most accurately assess the

significance of the bone shown? (Human + whale)

a)

The structures being compared share a similar evolution but different applications

b)

evolution but different applications

57.

Which light emits heat and light? How Light Works

a)

Neon lights

b)

Flourescent

c)

Incandescent

d)

diode

58.

The terrestrial planet wanted to know what made it different from gas planets

a)

Not all planets are terrestrial

b)

In our solar system, gas giants are much bigger than terrestrial

planets, and they have thick atmospheres full of hydrogen and helium.

c)

In our solar system, gas giants are much bigger than terrestrial

planets, and they have thick atmospheres full of hydrogen and helium.

59.

Water boils at:

a)

100℃ and at 212 °F.

b)

100℃

c)

212 °F.

60.

Water freezes at:

a)

32℉.

b)

0℃ and at 32℉.

c)

0℃

61.

What is the problem with deforestation?

a)

Erosion and loss of nutrients is a problem for reforestation

b)

Erosion

c)

reforestation

d)

loss of nutrients

62.

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

a)

cocoon

b)

chrysalis

c)

larva

63.

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

64.

Copper

a)

a good conductor of water

b)

a good conductor of electricity

c)

a good conductor of plastic

d)

a good conductor of soil

65.

New technology that can detect changes in air pressure

a)

High winds and tornados

b)

High winds

c)

barometer

66.

Students conducting a science experiment with sugar cubes in water vs. crushed sugar in

water

a)

Surface area of solute

b)

Surface

67.

How many boxes 24in x 12in x 12in can fit in a crate 8ft x 6ft x 6ft, how many reams can fit into a

crate?

a)

124

b)

142

c)

144

d)

143

68.

How many calories can burn in 1 hour?

a)

100 calories in 1 hour

b)

480 calories in 1 hour

c)

580 calories in 1 hour

69.

Rotation of L

a)

A- Axis

b)

X- Axis

c)

Y-Axis

d)

Z-Axis

70.

1 million students: 2% of them are gifted, 80% of them received their bachelor’s degree and 80% of

them receive their masters. What is the percent of gifted students receiving their Masters?

a)

12,000

b)

12,800

c)

12,850

d)

13,800

71.

How many people will graduate...lots of % steps...high school question about 9th and 10th graders,

how many ...(juniors/seniors)?

a)

300

b)

359

c)

352

d)

323

72.

A table with 6 chairs, and they ask what the formula would look like if they kept adding more tables

a)

C=2t+4

b)

C=4t+2

73.

What is the probability of getting exactly 2 pairs of heads or exactly tails?

a)

3 heads in a row is ⅛ and possibility of 3 tails is 3/4

b)

6/8=3/4

c)

3 tails is 3/4

74.

Mark leaves work and walks to a sandwich shop. He talks with the employee and then walks back

to a park bench by his work. Mark sits on the park bench to eat his lunch and heads back to work.

What graph best reflects his action.


Which graph represents (displacement vs. time):

a)

Graph a

b)

Graph c

c)

Graph d

d)

Graph b

75.

There was a question that had a set of data, for example 33, 36, 37, 39, 40, 45, 48, 49 and it said if

# 45 is replaced with number 55 which would not change:

a)

the mean

b)

the mode

c)

the median

76.

A calculator shows 4.21e-18. What does this represent? That it’s a scientific notation?

a)

4.21x 10…(-21 exponent)

b)

4.21x 10…(-10 exponent)

c)

4.21x 10…(-18 exponent)

77.

Another multiple choice question was about Troy pound as 12 Oz. And 470 grains. Customary

pound is 16 oz, as 437.5 grains. How does it compare to customary pounds?

a)

1240 ounces

b)

1,240 grains

78.

Upside down parabola- An upside down parabola is any curve that’s created by the formula y= -x2.

a)

The parabola will have an arched form

b)

The parabola will have an arched form with the opening facing upward.

c)

The parabola will have an arched form with the opening facing downward.

79.

I drew up a rough image of the question, but they ask, “Find the mean” so learn how to do the

mean when using a bar graph (ADD all the numbers and divide by how many products)

a)

66

b)

55

c)

44

d)

33

80.

A rough drawing of what I remember but know what the red lines are half way between two lines.

There are 4 marks between 0,1, 2, and 3. The trick is for you to add an extra tick mark between every

black line and then find the medium. This question is not directly from the test, but this is the type of

question they’re going to ask.

a)

14/8

b)

10/8

c)

13/8

81.

If summing three fourths (¾) and four eighths (4/8) what would be a?

a)

¾+4/8= 10/8

b)

10/8= 1 2/8

c)

a=2

82.

Ice scoop question.

a)

I5 scoops

b)

60 scoops

c)

72 scoops

83.

What property is the following problem?

3 x 35.2

3 x (30+ 5.2)

a)

Distributive

b)

Associative

c)

commutative

84.

Find the area of a rhombus and square

a)

Area of square= (b)(h) area of rhombus= (diagonal line 1)(diagonal line2)


1

b)

Area of square= (b)(h) area of rhombus= (diagonal line 1)(diagonal line2)


2

c)

Area of square= (b)(h) area of rhombus= (diagonal line 1)(diagonal line2)


3

85.

Book cover problem. find the area of a book cover and the shape is an irregular shape..eddies

videos show you how to do it but remember the area being

a)

231

b)

111

c)

431

86.

You’ll see a picture of a trapezoid and the question wants you to find the AREA of ONLY THE

TRIANGLE

a)

6

b)

4

c)

5

87.

You’ll see a graph and the question will ask “which point touched the x-axis”

a)

(6,1)

b)

(6,0)

c)

(6,2)

88.

Another graphing question that will look like the picture below...The person

who told me this answer was really sure of it so I’ll go with this answer but please bring it up in the

group chat if its wrong.

a)

X=-2/3

b)

Y=-2/3

89.

Find the value of x and y in the figure below. Line l is parallel to line m

a)

X-98 Y-82

b)

X-82 Y-98

90.

A student has these expenses that total around 500 dollars and it asks how many degrees can

you equate this to or something.

a)

50 degrees

b)

5 degrees

c)

54 degrees

91.

Question about two sets of parallel lines asking what the measure is for angle 7

a)

110

b)

118

92.

2•2•2•2•y•y•y•y question said to solve this or rewrite it

a)

10y4

b)

15y4

c)

16y4

93.

There’s a question that looks something like this “If the average number of cars sold in the first 5

months was 56, and the mean for the first 6 months was 63, how many cars did they sell in the 6th

month?

a)

91 CARS

b)

90 CARS

c)

98 CARS

94.

Learn the process and how to identify an Additive question.

Once you understand the

process, you’ll be able to recognize the question and the answer. (7x3)-4 was the problem and

multiple people got

a)

(7x3)+5

b)

(7x3)+4

c)

(7x3)+1

95.

Parking question was something like you have $6000 total and it shows pie graphs on how your

money is spent, travel expenses are 30% of 6,000=1800. Then parking is like 10% so you need to find

whats .10 of 1800

a)

$100

b)

$180

c)

$150

96.

Put in order:

X: 2% of 8

Z: 3/7 divided by 5/2

Ex of what the answer should: X,Z,Y...Z,Y,X (i couldn’t figure out the square root of 2!)

a)

X:16/Z:.17

b)

X:10/Z:.14

97.

X(X=5)1/19

a)

This equation would solve the area of a rectangle with one side longer by 4

b)

This equation would solve the area of a rectangle with one side longer by 5

c)

This equation would solve the area of a rectangle with one side longer by 6

98.

(⅔) 3

a)

20/80

b)

24/81