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8TH GRADE SCIENCE ADMISSION TEST GC

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 5hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
____________ is anything that has mass and takes up space.
a)
matter
b)
compound
c)
particle
d)
subatomic
2.
All mater is composed of __________.
a)
compounds
b)
atoms
c)
water
d)
H2O
3.
_____________ are the smallest unit of matter that retains the identity of the substance.
a)
compounds
b)
atoms
c)
water
d)
H2O
4.
All atoms have a ___________ in the center.
a)
electron
b)
cloud
c)
nucleus
d)
particle
5.
The nucleus of the atom has  the 
___________ and ___________ in it.
a)
protons and neutrons
b)
electrons and neutrons
c)
protons and electrons
6.
A proton has a ___________ charge.
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
7.

What organelle do plants have surrounding their cells that animals lack?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Woody Stems

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Sharp Thorns

8.

When many organ systems work together it can form...

a)

organ

b)

cells

c)

organism

d)

organ system

9.

Which organelle is only found in a plant cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

chloroplast

c)

mitochondria

d)

cell membrane

10.

Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Nucleus

c)

ribosomes

d)

Mitochondria

11.

You might think of me as the trash collector, but recycler is maybe more accurate. What am I?

a)

mitochondria

b)

vacuole

c)

lysosome

d)

ribosome

12.

What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Vacuole

13.

What is the gel-like substance inside of cells called?

a)

photoplasm

b)

cytoskeleton

c)

photosynthesis

d)

cytoplasm

14.

Which organ system takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide?

a)

Chemical system

b)

Respiratory system

c)

Circulatory system

d)

Endocrine system

15.

The digestive system converts food into usable

a)

nutrients

b)

muscles

c)

energy

16.

Plants use the sunlight to make their own food. Therefore, plants are

a)

Producers, which produce energy for the rest of the ecosystem

b)

Consumers, consuming other living things in an ecosystem

c)

predators, top of the food chain

17.

Which of the following is an example of a predator?

a)

Wolf

b)

Owl

c)

Snail

d)

Plant

18.

Abiotic or Biotic: An insect

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

19.

Abiotic or Biotic: Water

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

20.

What Is natural selection?

a)

living things adapt to their environment to survive and produce more offspring

b)

Living things eat and hunt lesser creatures so they are not the one eaten

c)

The way natural works on its own

21.

Changes in physical structure, function, or behavior that allow an organism to survive

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mutation

c)

Camouflage

d)

Interdependence

22.

Coloring of markings that help or organism blend in with its surroundings

a)

Adaptation

b)

Trait

c)

Camouflage

d)

Mutation

23.
Why does the Earth orbit the Sun and not a planet in the solar system?
a)
The Sun is more massive than the planets so it's mass causes the gravitational pull.
b)
It just happened that way.
c)
The Earth pulls the Sun toward it  because it is so massive.
d)
The Earth is closer than the other planets so the distance causes the gravitational pull.
24.
Some objects like the Sun produce their own light.  Others don't.  Why can we see objects that don't produce light?
a)
They absorb the light.
b)
They reflect the light.
c)
They transmit the light.
d)
They bounce the light around until it strikes our eyes.
25.
Some resources are renewable and will not run out.  Some are finite and can't be renewed.  Which of these resources is non-renewable?
a)
solar
b)
hydroelectric
c)
wind
d)
oil
26.
Which technology would be useful for studying moon phases
a)
Spectroscope
b)
Space Probe
c)
Telescope
d)
The international Space Station
27.

How do folded mountains form?

a)

They form when plate boundaries diverge.

b)

They form on the continent side of convergent boundaries.

c)

They form when plates collide or push against each other.

d)

They can form several different ways.

28.
            are observations from which a
conclusion can be drawn.
a)
Predictions
b)
Inventions
c)
Data
d)
Discoveries 
29.
Which states of matter have volume?
a)
solid and liquid
b)
solid, liquid, and gas
c)
liquid and gas
d)
solid and gas
30.
Which energy source is described as having the greatest impact on Earth's living environments?
a)
moving air
b)
moving water
c)
geothermal
d)
the Sun
31.

What is a example of lab safety?

a)

Keep your hair down

b)

Eat a snack before an experiment

c)

Keep your goggles on at all times

d)

Play around the equipment

32.

What is Newtons 3rd law?

a)

Everything has an equal an opposite reaction

b)

An object in motion stays in motion

c)

an object in rest stays in rest

d)

F=ma

33.

What makes an electromagnet?

a)

A battery

b)

A solenoid and nail

c)

A battery, a nail, and a solenoid

d)

A nail and a cookie

34.

What is The Doppler Effect?

a)

a law stating that the red shifts in the spectra of distant galaxies are proportional to their distance

b)

an increase in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move toward each other.

35.

What is a Longitudinal Wave?

a)

A wave that vibrates the medium in the same direction in which the wave travels

b)

A wave that vibrates the medium at right angles, or perpendicular to the direction that the wave travels.

36.

What is a Vector

a)

a measurement with magnitude and electricity

b)

a measurement with acceleration and direction

c)

a measurement with magnitude and direction

d)

a measurement with gravity and direction

37.

The process by which hot and cold air are transferred in the atmosphere is

a)

conduction.

b)

convection.

c)

insulation.

d)

radiation.

38.

Microwave ovens heat food through the process of

a)

conduction.

b)

convection

c)

radiation.

d)

stratification

39.

Heat is transferred from the heating element to the pot to the boiling water. What is the MOST likely method of heat transfer?

a)

circulation

b)

conduction

c)

convection

d)

radiation

40.

Burning logs in the fire place produce heat energy. The dog gets warm from the fire when heat energy is transferred by

a)

the air.

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

d)

the flames.

41.

Which observation would be evidence that heat was transferred by radiation?

a)

A person feels colder when the wind is blowing.

b)

A pan on a stove heats up the food placed in it.

c)

Warm air in the kitchen rises to the second floor of the house.

d)

A car with the windows rolled up gets very hot on a summer day.

42.

Which is an example of a physical change?

a)

Mixing blue and yellow paint to create green paint

b)

Adding water and yeast to bread dough in order to make it raise.

c)

Mixing two liquids together in a test tube and the tube becoming warm.

d)

Mixing two liquids together in a test tube and the tube becoming warm.

43.

What MUST ALWAYS be true for a chemical reaction to occur?

a)

There must be a catalyst present.

b)

The system must be at a high temperature.

c)

The reactants’ concentrations must be high.

d)

The reactant particles must effectively collide.

44.

This flask originally held some copper wire and a clear solution of nitric acid. The two substances reacted and produced a brown gas and a blue solution. This reaction cannot be reversed. Evidence of a chemical reaction is shown by

a)

ice forming.

b)

steam rising.

c)

the formation of a gas.

d)

a change in state from a solid to a liquid.

45.

What is the name of this method, shown in the image, used to separate certain mixtures, like sugar and water?

a)

evaporation

b)

floatation

c)

magnetism

d)

sifting

46.

Which statement best describes the motion of the object plotted in the graph?

a)

The object accelerated because the distance traveled increased at a steady rate.

b)

The object traveled at a constant speed because of forces acting on the object.

c)

The object accelerated because it traveled in the same direction throughout the investigation.

d)

The object slowed down as it traveled uphill because of the forces acting on the object.

47.

A stream that runs into a lake cuts across a crop field. A new fertilizer is used in the field that has increased the nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations of the soil.


How will these increased nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations affect the ecosystem of the lake?

a)

increase shorbird nesting

b)

increase in algae population

c)

increase in fish population

d)

increase in oxygen concentration

48.

Identify the parts of the food chain that will most likely be negatively affected if insecticides are applied to producers? Select all your answers.

a)

Sun

b)

Grass

c)

Grasshopper

d)

Shrew

e)

Owl

49.

A model of Earth, the Mon, and Sun is shown.


Which movement of the model displays an event that takes about 28 days?

a)

Earth rotates once on its axis.

b)

The Moon revolves once around the Sun.

c)

The Sun rotates once on its axis.

d)

The Moon revolves once around Earth.

50.

The picture shows students eating a picnic lunch. Choose all of the items that show a chemical change.

a)

ice melting in glass

b)

apple slices turning brown

c)

condensation on glass

d)

digesting food

51.

Which of these is most likely part of an action plan for people who have been warned of a heat advisory?

a)

lie down on the ground in a ditch or other low area

b)

stay in an interior room of a well-constructed building

c)

seek high ground away from rivers and streams

d)

drink plenty of fluids and wear light-colored clothing

52.

The diagram shows the operational set up of a dry steam power plant and how energy is provided to residents.

Which energy transformation best applies to the dry stream power plant and the energy provided to residents?

a)

heat --> electrical --> mechanical

b)

heat --> mechanical --> electrial

c)

light --> electrical --> mechanical

d)

mechanical --> heat --> light

53.

Which answer below shows the parts of the waves in the correct order?

a)

amplitude, frequency, wavelength

b)

wavelength, amplitude, frequency

c)

frequency, wavelength, amplitude

d)

amplitude, wavelength, frequency

e)

wavelength, frequency, amplitude

54.

Which statement describes how one part of the solar system most likely formed?

a)

The Sun formed from a large collection of particles at the center of the solar nebula.

b)

Earth formed from the nucleus of a large comet merging with a meteor.

c)

Jupiter formed from the collision of two asteroids.

d)

The Moon formed from a cloud of gases.

55.

The chart shows information about different climate regions.


Which biome is best suited for plants that grow well in cold, dry climates?

a)

temperate grassland

b)

desert

c)

tundra

d)

taiga

56.

Which of these is an example of a physical change?

a)

wood burned into ash

b)

baking soda mixed with vinegar

c)

rock salt broken into smaller pieces

d)

sugar in plants made by photosynthesis

57.

A researcher measures and records the temperature of the brakes when a car stops at different speeds.


What form of energy transfer does this data show?

a)

from mechanical energy to potential energy

b)

from potential energy to thermal energy

c)

from kinetic energy to potential energy

d)

from kinetic energy to thermal energy

58.
Which planet is the smallest?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
59.
Which is considered to be "Earth's Twin" because it is almost the same size?
a)
Uranus
b)
Mercury
c)
Mars
d)
Venus
60.
What is the correct order of the planets from the sun? 
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune. 
d)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. 
61.
The sun is a...
a)
planet
b)
star
c)
asteroid
d)
moon
62.
Which planet is the hottest?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Neptune
63.
Neptune and Uranus both get their blue color from--
a)
Methane
b)
Iron
c)
Storms
d)
Oxygen
64.
All of the following planets have rings, EXCEPT--
a)
Saturn
b)
Venus
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
65.
What is a STAR?
a)
A twinkle, like a diamond, in the night sky
b)
A ball of fire
c)
Glowing ball of hot gas that makes its own energy and light
d)
A large spherical object in space
66.
What is a MOON?
a)
Something you see in the night sky
b)
Something in space that is made of cheese
c)
a large object in space that orbits a star
d)
A natural satellite that orbits a planet
67.
What is a GALAXY?
a)
The speed of the internet
b)
A group of billions of stars
c)
A large object in space that orbits a planet
d)
How the heat of the sun is measured
68.
Organisms who receive their energy by consuming other organisms.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Autotroph
d)
Phototropism
69.
The term used to define a cell that has a nucleus containing DNA.
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
Autotroph
d)
Homeostasis
70.
A cell without a nucleus.
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Heterotroph
71.
This type of organism feeds on a host organism, causing harm to the host. 
a)
Decomposer
b)
Parasite
c)
Heterotroph
d)
Carnivore