WorksheetsTNReady II
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 29mins
Scientists found some fossil bones from an extinct animal. The scientists used the bones to make a model of the animal’s skeleton. Based on the features shown, which of these is the best conclusion the scientists can make?
The animal lived in water.
The animal blended in well with its environment.
The animal had many offspring each year.
The animal migrated long distances to find food.
Knowing how to swim is an instinct that a fish has. This means that a fish can begin swimming right after it
hatches in the ocean.
hatches in a zoo.
hatches in a pet shop.
all of these
The model represents the sun-Earth-moon system. The numbers represent four positions of the moon in its orbit around Earth. Which number represents the location of the moon when it is in the new moon phase?
1
2
3
4
Which gives an example of an inherited behavior?
a dog running on all four legs
a cat walking upright on its hind legs
a kangaroo running on both its legs and arms
a bear walking upright on his front paws
Which of these best describes the positions of the sun, the moon, and Earth during a lunar eclipse?
The sun, the moon, and Earth are in a straight line, and the Earth is between the sun and moon.
The sun, the moon, and Earth are in a straight line, and the sun is between the moon and Earth.
The sun and Earth are in a straight line. The moon is not in a line but is at an angle between Earth and the sun.
The sun and Earth are in a straight line. The moon is not in a line but is at an angle on the side of Earth away from the sun.
Students completed four investigations where they combined two different substances. Which investigation shows evidence that the chemical properties of the substances changed?
Sand sinks in water when water and sand are combined.
Salt dissolves in water when salt and water are combined.
Bubbles form when baking soda and vinegar are combined.
Vegetable oil coats the surface of lettuce when oil and lettuce are combined.
Which of these most likely describes a behavior that an animal learns and is not an instinct?
A moth keeps flying around a bright light many times.
A kitten makes purring sounds as a mother cat cleans its fur.
A dog sits quietly and waits while its owner opens a bag of dog treats.
A sea turtle returns to the location where it was hatched and lays its eggs there.
Jenny planted a pea plant in her garden and watered the plant every day. When the pea plant started to flower, Jenny noticed that the blooms were pink, and she thought they smelled wonderful! When the pea pods developed, they were yellow.
Which of the following is an inherited trait of the plant?
The pea pods are yellow.
The plant is located in Jenny's garden.
The plant is watered every day.
Jenny thinks the flowers smell nice.
Suppose an astronomer discovers a large, spherical-shaped body orbiting the Sun. The body is composed mostly of rock, and there are no other bodies sharing its orbit.
What is the best way to categorize this body?
asteroid
planet
comet
moon
Kelly has two cubes of sugar and decides to add them to a glass of water. The mass of the sugar cubes is 6.0 grams total. And the mass of the water, glass, and straw is 520 grams total. Once the sugar dissolves in the water, what will the total mass of Kelly's drink be (including the glass and straw)?
83 grams
526 grams
514 grams
580 grams
Victor put a match on a balance and found that its mass was 6.0 grams. Then he lit the match and put it out after a few seconds. He put the partially burned match on the balance again. This time, its mass was 4.5 grams.
Which of the following best explains what happened as the match burned?
Some of the mass was destroyed by the fire.
The mass of the match combined with the mass of the fire.
Some of the matter changed from solid to gas and went into the air.
The matter moved to a different part of the match.
Harry spins a toy top. The top stays upright at first as it spins, but it falls over after a few seconds. Harry spun the top very slowly on his first try, and it stayed up for 5 seconds. He spun it faster on his second try, and it stayed up for 7 seconds. If he spins it even faster on his third try, how long will it probably stay up?
1 second
3 seconds
9 seconds
7 seconds
Two boys are at different locations on Earth as shown. Each boy drops a paper ball in the wastebasket. In which direction will each paper ball fall?
in a different direction but downward and toward the center of the Earth
in a different direction but upward and away from the center of the Earth
in the same direction but upward and away from the center of the Earth
in the same direction but downward and toward the center of the Earth
The picture shows a waterfall. Two parts of the waterfall are labeled X and Y. How does the picture support the fact that gravity pulls downward?
The water is pulled from point X to point Y, which is closer to the center of the Earth.
The water is pulled from point Y to point X, which is closer to the center of the Earth.
The water is pulled from point X to point Y, which is farther from the center of the Earth.
The water is pulled from point Y to point X, which is farther from the center of the Earth.
Sam is standing on one side of the Earth while Tom is standing on the opposite side of the Earth, as shown in the picture. Why do Sam and Tom describe the direction of gravity as "down"?
"Down" describes the direction that the Earth is pulled toward the Sun.
"Down" describes the direction toward the South Pole.
"Down" describes the direction toward the center of the Earth.
"Down" describes the direction the Earth is rotating.
