WorksheetsPraxis Science Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
What process is used to discover the truth confirming or rejecting hypothesis, thoughts, and ideas?
Skepticism
Tolerance of uncertainty
Scientific method
Testing of hypothesis
At what point does the acceptance or rejection of the hypothesis occur?
Problem statement
Testing of the hypothesis
Data collection
Conclusion
A pesticide was applied to a field as an experiment to determine the level of dosage needed to kill boll weevils. An unexpected rainstorm occured during the application of some, but not all, of the pesticide. this poorly timed weather event would be known as a(n)
control
uncontrolled variable
independent variable
dependent variable
what year was the HeLa, or the first cancer cell line, propagated?
1941
1951
1961
1971
Who is credited with the discovery of Lucy, the skeletal remains of an extinct, perhaps the oldest, hominid species, Australopithecus afarensis.
Donald Johanson and team
Ted Hoff
Robert Metcalfe
Steve Wozniac
Which is not one of the five common chemical hazards in the science laboratory?
Flammables
Corrosives
Oxidizers/reactives
Salts
What types of materials are not "communicable" hazards and may consist of biological samples free of parasites and contagious pathogens as well as household substances?
Non Infection biological materials
Infectious biological materials
Nonindigenous species
Indigenous species
Which glassware should be used for measuring volume?
Borosilicate
Pipettes
Vials
Watch glasses
What is the SI base unit for mass?
Liter
Meter
Second
Kilogram
How many significant digits are found in 0.0009721?
1
8
9
4
Which chemist demonstrated that electrons are a part of the atom?
Niels Bohr
Ernest Rutherford
Democritus
J.J. Thompson
Which type of radioactive decay increases the atomic number by 1?
Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Positron
Which type of solid has no regular repeating arrangement of particles?
Ionic
Network
Amorphous
Molecular
Which law states that for a fixed amount of an ideal gas at a given volume, the pressure of the gas is directly proportional to its absolute Kelvin temperature?
Boyle's
Charles's
Gay-Lussac
Avogadro's
What is formed when a proton reforms into a neutron?
Positron
Alpha particle
Beta particle
Gamma ray photon
P1V1 = P2V2 is the mathematical representation of which of the following?
Boyle's Law
Charles's Law
Gay-Lussac's Law
He's Law
According to the most recent understanding, what structure(s) appears to be the glue that holds the nucleus together?
Electrons
Valence Electrons
Strong nuclear force
Protons
Which type of solid is composed of regularly arranged individuals molecules that are sometimes hydrogen-bonded to each other?
Ionic
Covalent
Network
Molecular
Which scientists was part of the British delegation working on the Manhattan Project?
Niels Bohr
John Dalton
James Chadwick
Antoine Lavoisier
Which type of radiation travels faster and penetrates deeper than other types of radiation?
Alpha
Gamma
Beta
Positron
Which of the following is a scalar?
Speed
Velocity
Miles Per Hour
A plane flying west at 10 km/s
Which of Newton's Laws is often called the law of inertia
Newton's 1st Law
Newton's 2nd Law
Newton's 3rd Law
Newton's Law of universal gravitation
Which unit is defined as being equal to 1 N of force multiplied by 1 m of distance?
Meter
Energy
Power
Joule
Why is an object that is heavier than water able to float on water?
The density of the object is greater than the density of water.
The object creates a force equal to the weight of the water it displaces.
The index of water cohesion supports the object
The surface tension of water is greater than the weight of the object.
The law of electrical charges states that
protons are positively charged and electrons are negatively charged.
the size of the electric force between charged objects depends on two properties: magnitude and distance
an electric force creates an electric field in the area around charged objects.
like charges repel and unlike charges attract.
Which of the following is a combination of an electric field and a magnetic field and also affects the behavior of any charged particles within the field?
Magnet
Solenoid
Electric motor
Electromagnetic field
Which law states that current equals voltage divided by the total resistance?
Ohm's Law
Kirchhoff's voltage law
Newton's first law
Law of electrical charges
Which device is wired so that the primary coil has more loops than the secondary coil, resulting in lower voltage in the secondary coil as compared to that in the primary coil?
Step-up transformer
Step-down transformer
Armature
Commutator
Which of the following is the bending of a wave as it passes through one medium into another medium
reflection
absorption
transmission
refraction
What determines the pitch of a sound?
Wave frequency
Wave amplitude
Wave speed
Wave type
Which of the following provides a measure of the force of attraction of an atom for electrons in a covalent bond?
ionization energy
metallic bonding forces
bond dissociation energy
electronegativity
the periodic table is organized from left to right according to
atomic weight
atomic mass
atomic number
atomic size
Which type of hydrocarbon molecules features only carbon-carbon bonds as single bonds?
Cyclic hydrocarbons
Alkanes
Alkenes
Alkynes
Avogadro's number is equal to
6.02 X 10 -23
6.02 X 10 23
10 moles of any substance
grams of solute per 100 mL
Chemical reactions that result in a net release of energy are called
energy of activation
covalent
endothermic
exothermic
What coefficient is needed for the H2SO4 i order to balance the following reaction? H4SO4 + CuFl ------>
1
2
3
4
Which type of reaction is identified by the loss of electron(s) or hydrogen atoms?
Redox
Oxidation
Reduction
Neutralization
Which of the following always increases the rate of chemical reactions but is not consumed in the process?
Catalyst
Mole
Pressure
Temperature
What do buffers consist of?
A combination of weak acids
A combination of weak bases
Equal amounts of a weak acid and its conjugate acid
Equal amounts of a weak acid and its conjugate base
What is a proton donor?
Arrhenius acid
Bronsted-Lowry Acid
Arrhenius base
Bronsted-Lowry base
Which process changes the genetic code of DNA into the genetic code in mRNA?
RNA polymerase
Ribosome
Transcription
Translation
What term defines all of the individuals of a single person found in a given habitat at one time?
Community
Ecosystem
Species
Population
Which of the following are prokaryotes, which represent the most populated organism on Earth, thriving in almost every environment?
Protists
Bacteria
Plants
Viruses
GGMm is a representation of an organism's?
DNA
RNA
phenotype
genotype
Algae growing on the volcanic rock after a volcanic eruption are an example of which of the following?
Climax community
Ecosystem stability
Secondary succession
Primary succession
Nest building in birds is an example of which f the following types of behavior?
Innate
Learned
Taxis
Photoperiod
Rainfall total is an example of a(n)
Biome
Biotic factor
Abiotic factor
Climax community
Which describes the process of making both male and female gametes
Oogenesis
Spermatogenesis
Gametogenesis
Fertilization
Which body system function to fight invaders and infections and return fluids to the blood supply?
Circulatory
Lymphatic
Nervous
Endocrine
Which of the following is NOT part of the original cell theory?
All cells arise from preexisting cells.
All living organisms are composed of one or more cells.
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function for all living organisms
All unicellular organisms create specialized sex cells
What is the plane of Earth's orbit that approximates the orbital pathways of all of the planets?
Ecliptic
Perihelion
Aphelion
Eclipse
What is the largest planet?
Saturn
Sun
Mercury
Jupiter
What unit describes the mean distance from Earth to the sun?
Light year
Astronomical unit
Orbital Period
Degree of tilt
What term describes the large waves that form by the sudden displacement of large amounts of ocean water, usually because of an underwater earthquake or landslide?
Open ocean wave
Whitecap
Tsunami
Surface wave
Who was the first American in space?
John Glenn
Alan Shepard
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
Which of Kepler's laws establishes the ellipse as the planetary orbit pathway?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Which planet resolves closest to the sun?
Neptune
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
At what point does the main-sequence stage occur?
Begins in a nebula
At the beginning of the supergiant stage
At the end of the supernova stage
When the sustained hydrogen-helium nuclear reaction begins
Which part of the sun accounts for most of the sun's radius?
Photosphere
Chromosphere
Corona
Radiative zone
Which hypothesis states that about 5 billion years ago, a roving star passed near the sun and some of the gaseous composition of the sun and the star were pulled away to form the planets?
Encounter
Protoplanet
Nebular
Big Bang
