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Praxis Science Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What process is used to discover the truth confirming or rejecting hypothesis, thoughts, and ideas?

a)

Skepticism

b)

Tolerance of uncertainty

c)

Scientific method

d)

Testing of hypothesis

2.

At what point does the acceptance or rejection of the hypothesis occur?

a)

Problem statement

b)

Testing of the hypothesis

c)

Data collection

d)

Conclusion

3.

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)

a)

control

b)

uncontrolled variable

c)

independent variable

d)

dependent variable

4.

what year was the HeLa, or the first cancer cell line, propagated?

a)

1941

b)

1951

c)

1961

d)

1971

5.

Who is credited with the discovery of Lucy, the skeletal remains of an extinct, perhaps the oldest, hominid species, Australopithecus afarensis.

a)

Donald Johanson and team

b)

Ted Hoff

c)

Robert Metcalfe

d)

Steve Wozniac

6.

Which is not one of the five common chemical hazards in the science laboratory?

a)

Flammables

b)

Corrosives

c)

Oxidizers/reactives

d)

Salts

7.

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?

a)

Non Infection biological materials

b)

Infectious biological materials

c)

Nonindigenous species

d)

Indigenous species

8.

Which glassware should be used for measuring volume?

a)

Borosilicate

b)

Pipettes

c)

Vials

d)

Watch glasses

9.

What is the SI base unit for mass?

a)

Liter

b)

Meter

c)

Second

d)

Kilogram

10.

How many significant digits are found in 0.0009721?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

9

d)

4

11.

Which chemist demonstrated that electrons are a part of the atom?

a)

Niels Bohr

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

Democritus

d)

J.J. Thompson

12.

Which type of radioactive decay increases the atomic number by 1?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

d)

Positron

13.

Which type of solid has no regular repeating arrangement of particles?

a)

Ionic

b)

Network

c)

Amorphous

d)

Molecular

14.

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?

a)

Boyle's

b)

Charles's

c)

Gay-Lussac

d)

Avogadro's

15.

What is formed when a proton reforms into a neutron?

a)

Positron

b)

Alpha particle

c)

Beta particle

d)

Gamma ray photon

16.

P1V1 = P2V2 is the mathematical representation of which of the following?

a)

Boyle's Law

b)

Charles's Law

c)

Gay-Lussac's Law

d)

He's Law

17.

According to the most recent understanding, what structure(s) appears to be the glue that holds the nucleus together?

a)

Electrons

b)

Valence Electrons

c)

Strong nuclear force

d)

Protons

18.

Which type of solid is composed of regularly arranged individuals molecules that are sometimes hydrogen-bonded to each other?

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

c)

Network

d)

Molecular

19.

Which scientists was part of the British delegation working on the Manhattan Project?

a)

Niels Bohr

b)

John Dalton

c)

James Chadwick

d)

Antoine Lavoisier

20.

Which type of radiation travels faster and penetrates deeper than other types of radiation?

a)

Alpha

b)

Gamma

c)

Beta

d)

Positron

21.

Which of the following is a scalar?

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Miles Per Hour

d)

A plane flying west at 10 km/s

22.

Which of Newton's Laws is often called the law of inertia

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's Law of universal gravitation

23.

Which unit is defined as being equal to 1 N of force multiplied by 1 m of distance?

a)

Meter

b)

Energy

c)

Power

d)

Joule

24.

Why is an object that is heavier than water able to float on water?

a)

The density of the object is greater than the density of water.

b)

The object creates a force equal to the weight of the water it displaces.

c)

The index of water cohesion supports the object

d)

The surface tension of water is greater than the weight of the object.

25.

The law of electrical charges states that

a)

protons are positively charged and electrons are negatively charged.

b)

the size of the electric force between charged objects depends on two properties: magnitude and distance

c)

an electric force creates an electric field in the area around charged objects.

d)

like charges repel and unlike charges attract.

26.

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?

a)

Magnet

b)

Solenoid

c)

Electric motor

d)

Electromagnetic field

27.

Which law states that current equals voltage divided by the total resistance?

a)

Ohm's Law

b)

Kirchhoff's voltage law

c)

Newton's first law

d)

Law of electrical charges

28.

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?

a)

Step-up transformer

b)

Step-down transformer

c)

Armature

d)

Commutator

29.

Which of the following is the bending of a wave as it passes through one medium into another medium

a)

reflection

b)

absorption

c)

transmission

d)

refraction

30.

What determines the pitch of a sound?

a)

Wave frequency

b)

Wave amplitude

c)

Wave speed

d)

Wave type

31.

Which of the following provides a measure of the force of attraction of an atom for electrons in a covalent bond?

a)

ionization energy

b)

metallic bonding forces

c)

bond dissociation energy

d)

electronegativity

32.

the periodic table is organized from left to right according to

a)

atomic weight

b)

atomic mass

c)

atomic number

d)

atomic size

33.

Which type of hydrocarbon molecules features only carbon-carbon bonds as single bonds?

a)

Cyclic hydrocarbons

b)

Alkanes

c)

Alkenes

d)

Alkynes

34.

Avogadro's number is equal to

a)

6.02 X 10 -23

b)

6.02 X 10 23

c)

10 moles of any substance

d)

grams of solute per 100 mL

35.

Chemical reactions that result in a net release of energy are called

a)

energy of activation

b)

covalent

c)

endothermic

d)

exothermic

36.

What coefficient is needed for the H2SO4 i order to balance the following reaction? H4SO4 + CuFl ------>

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

37.

Which type of reaction is identified by the loss of electron(s) or hydrogen atoms?

a)

Redox

b)

Oxidation

c)

Reduction

d)

Neutralization

38.

Which of the following always increases the rate of chemical reactions but is not consumed in the process?

a)

Catalyst

b)

Mole

c)

Pressure

d)

Temperature

39.

What do buffers consist of?

a)

A combination of weak acids

b)

A combination of weak bases

c)

Equal amounts of a weak acid and its conjugate acid

d)

Equal amounts of a weak acid and its conjugate base

40.

What is a proton donor?

a)

Arrhenius acid

b)

Bronsted-Lowry Acid

c)

Arrhenius base

d)

Bronsted-Lowry base

41.

Which process changes the genetic code of DNA into the genetic code in mRNA?

a)

RNA polymerase

b)

Ribosome

c)

Transcription

d)

Translation

42.

What term defines all of the individuals of a single person found in a given habitat at one time?

a)

Community

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Species

d)

Population

43.

Which of the following are prokaryotes, which represent the most populated organism on Earth, thriving in almost every environment?

a)

Protists

b)

Bacteria

c)

Plants

d)

Viruses

44.

GGMm is a representation of an organism's?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

phenotype

d)

genotype

45.

Algae growing on the volcanic rock after a volcanic eruption are an example of which of the following?

a)

Climax community

b)

Ecosystem stability

c)

Secondary succession

d)

Primary succession

46.

Nest building in birds is an example of which f the following types of behavior?

a)

Innate

b)

Learned

c)

Taxis

d)

Photoperiod

47.

Rainfall total is an example of a(n)

a)

Biome

b)

Biotic factor

c)

Abiotic factor

d)

Climax community

48.

Which describes the process of making both male and female gametes

a)

Oogenesis

b)

Spermatogenesis

c)

Gametogenesis

d)

Fertilization

49.

Which body system function to fight invaders and infections and return fluids to the blood supply?

a)

Circulatory

b)

Lymphatic

c)

Nervous

d)

Endocrine

50.

Which of the following is NOT part of the original cell theory?

a)

All cells arise from preexisting cells.

b)

All living organisms are composed of one or more cells.

c)

Cells are the basic unit of structure and function for all living organisms

d)

All unicellular organisms create specialized sex cells

51.

What is the plane of Earth's orbit that approximates the orbital pathways of all of the planets?

a)

Ecliptic

b)

Perihelion

c)

Aphelion

d)

Eclipse

52.

What is the largest planet?

a)

Saturn

b)

Sun

c)

Mercury

d)

Jupiter

53.

What unit describes the mean distance from Earth to the sun?

a)

Light year

b)

Astronomical unit

c)

Orbital Period

d)

Degree of tilt

54.

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?

a)

Open ocean wave

b)

Whitecap

c)

Tsunami

d)

Surface wave

55.

Who was the first American in space?

a)

John Glenn

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Yuri Gagarin

56.

Which of Kepler's laws establishes the ellipse as the planetary orbit pathway?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

57.

Which planet resolves closest to the sun?

a)

Neptune

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

58.

At what point does the main-sequence stage occur?

a)

Begins in a nebula

b)

At the beginning of the supergiant stage

c)

At the end of the supernova stage

d)

When the sustained hydrogen-helium nuclear reaction begins

59.

Which part of the sun accounts for most of the sun's radius?

a)

Photosphere

b)

Chromosphere

c)

Corona

d)

Radiative zone

60.

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?

a)

Encounter

b)

Protoplanet

c)

Nebular

d)

Big Bang