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Worksheets2022 Science SSA Study Guide questions - Part 1 (1-28)
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins
Question # 1 - In August 1992, Hurricane Andrew, the second most costly natural disaster in United States history hit Southern Florida. As Hurricane Andrew approached Miami, cloudiness and precipitation increased dramatically. Which of the following best describes what happened as the hurricane approached the coastline?
A. The tidal surge in Miami decreased
B. The air temperature in Miami increased
C. The wind speed in Miami decreased
D. The air pressure in Miami decreased
Question # 2 - At different places on Earth, depending on elevation, air pressure varies. Which of the following reflects the pressure at any point on Earth?
A. carbon dioxide levels in the air
B. moisture (water vapor) in the air
C. the weight of the atmosphere above that elevation
D.. the strength of Earth’s magnetic field at that elevation
Question # 3 - Vivian placed an ice cube in a tray of warm water. This picture shows her investigation.
Which statement describes the energy transfer that happens in Vivian’s investigation?
A. Energy in the form of heat is transferred from the ice cube to the water by radiation.
B. Energy in the form of heat is transferred from the water to the ice cube by radiation.
C. Energy in the form of heat is transferred from the ice cube to the water by conduction.
D. Energy in the form of heat is transferred from the water to the ice cube by conduction
Question # 4 - This diagram shows energy transfer processes that happen above the ocean.
Which step of the diagram involves convection?
A. step 1
B. step 2
C. step 3
D. step 4
Question # 5 - The organization of the human body includes both nervous tissue and muscle tissue. What do both nervous tissue and muscle tissue have in common?
A. Each tissue is found in only one organ in an organism.
B. They are both found in the same organ inside an organism.
C. Each tissue is made of groups of similar cells that work together.
D. They are organized into organ systems that help an organism live.
Question # 6 - The survival of a cell depends on the cell maintaining homeostasis. What is most likely to happen to a cell if homeostasis is not maintained?
A. The cell will immediately divide.
B. Cell processes will continue unchanged. .
C. The cell will eliminate wastes more efficiently.
D. Many chemical reactions in the cell will slow down or even stop.
Question # 7 - Cells can die or become damaged. Which part of cell theory is used to replace dead or damaged cells?
A. Cells divide to make new cells.
B. Cells multiply by cellular respiration.
C. Cells take in new cells through endocytosis.
D. Cells grow larger to make up for the lost cells.
Question # 8- Pedro examines a tissue sample under a high-powered microscope. He makes a sketch in his lab notebook of one of the cells he observes. His sketch is shown in this picture.
Which label should Pedro use for structure A?
A. chloroplast
B. vacuole
C. mitochondrion
D. nucleus
Question # 9- What is the main function of the large central vacuole in a plant cell?
A. It produces proteins.
B. It stores water and food
C. It performs photosynthesis.
D. It protects the cell from the surrounding environment.
Question # 10- The following illustration shows four body systems. Siobhan’s science teacher asks her to identify the two organ systems that work together to provide cells with oxygen and to remove carbon dioxide.
Which two systems should Siobhan list?
A. system 1 and system 2
B. system 1 and system 4
C. system 2 and system 3
D. system 3 and system 4
Question # 11- Sharee had been ill for three days. When her mother took her to the doctor, the doctor decided not to prescribe an antibiotic. He said Sharee had a virus. Why are antibiotics not able to cure viral infections?
A. Antibiotics kill bacteria, not viruses.
B. Antibiotics target only white blood cells.
C. Antibiotics are not used to fight any infections.
D. Antibiotics cause fevers that make viruses stronger.
Question # 12- Which of the following statements correctly identifies the general characteristics of organisms in a domain?
A. Domain Eukarya includes single-celled organisms that lack nuclei.
B. Domain Bacteria includes multicellular organisms that make their own food.
C. Domain Archaea includes single-celled organisms that can be found in hot springs and thermal vents.
D. Domain Protista includes single-celled and simple multicellular organisms that have plant-like or animal-like characteristics.
Question # 13- Which statement explains why scientists classify organisms into groups based on shared characteristics?
A. Classification helps scientists understand how the parts of a cell work together.
B. Classification helps scientists understand the chemical reactions that are necessary for organisms to live.
C. Classification helps scientists understand the relationships between different species.
D. Classification helps scientists understand how ecosystems can be organized into levels of complexity.
Question # 14- What statement explains the relationship between a scientific theory and evidence collected about the theory?
A. evidence supports the theory
B. evidence proves the theory
C. a theory with evidence is true
D. theories are guesses, so evidence does not matter
Question # 15- Scientists hypothesize that manatees travel generally south in winter to stay in warm water. This map shows migration patterns observed for the Florida manatee.
According to the map, finding manatees in which area during January would give the greatest evidence to support this hypothesis?
A. between Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida
B. between Tampa, Florida and Jacksonville, Florida
C. between Savannah, Georgia and WIlmington, North Carolina
D. between Jacksonville, Florida and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Question # 16- Which of the following describes a contact force?
A. Earth and the moon pull on each other
B. a ball’s weight makes it fall
C. a magnet holds a picture to a refrigerator
D. a table supports a book
Question # 17- How does the mass of an object affect the force of gravity experienced by the object?
A. The force of gravity increases as mass increases.
B. The force of gravity decreases as mass increases.
C. The force of gravity is the same for all objects because acceleration is the same.
D. The force of gravity is the same for all objects because the force is determined by Earth’s mass.
Question # 18- The graph shows the distance a car traveled over 5 seconds while moving on a freeway. Which statement correctly describes the motion of the car?
A. Moving forward at a constant speed.
B. Moving forward and accelerating.
C. Moving uphill at a constant speed.
D. Moving uphill and accelerating.
Question # 19- Imagine a box floating in space. The following picture shows all the forces acting on this box.
What is the vertical (up and down) force on this box?
A. 100 N upward
B. 100 N downward
C. 50 N downward
D. 50 N upward
Question # 20- Declan observed a rock that he found at the beach. The rock felt hard, it was yellow, and it appeared to be made of layers. Declan concluded that the rock was sedimentary. Which observation best supports this conclusion?
A. the yellow color
B. the layers within the rock
C. the hardness of the rock
D. the location where the rock was found
Question # 21- A scientist is comparing sea cliffs at four different locations. She recorded information on the energy of the waves and the hardness of the rock at each location. The scientist summarized her results in the following table. Which sea cliff would be expected to erode the fastest?
A. sea cliff A
B. sea cliff B
C. sea cliff C
D. sea cliff D
Question # 22- What must happen in order for a metamorphic rock to be transformed into an igneous rock?
A. It must be compressed by high temperatures and pressure within Earth's crust.
B. It must be soaked in water until it dissolves and reforms in a different shape.
C. It must be pulled under Earth's crust, melted, and forced out above the crust to cool.
D. It must be weathered into sand grains and compressed into multiple layers.
Question # 23- North Captiva Island is located off the shore of Florida. In 2004, a new channel was made on the island by erosion.
Which is MOST likely responsible for forming the new channel?
A. a landslide.
B. a hurricane
C. a drought
D. a river
Question # 24- The figure shows part of what scientists think is happening in Earth’s mantle. What process does the figure show occurring in the mantle?
A. Hot rock expands, becomes less dense, and rises toward the surface of Earth.
B. Hot rock expands, becomes more dense, and rises toward the surface of Earth.
C. Hot rock becomes less dense and moves towards the outer core.
D. Hot rock becomes more dense and moves towards the lithosphere.
Question # 25- During the year 2003, the number of earthquakes that occurred were higher than usual. The map below shows the locations of some of these earthquakes.
Why do the dots on the map tend to form a long curving line in the western part of the Pacific Ocean?
A. This part of the ocean has a high rate of hurricanes and typhoons.
B. That part of the ocean is directly above the boundaries between tectonic plates.
C. An increase in the number of tsunamis in the Pacific led to an increase in the number of earthquakes.
D. There is pressure on the seafloor due to the weight of water of the Pacific Ocean.
Question # 26- The house sparrow was first introduced to New York in 1851. It is now distributed across most of North America. As the species expanded its range, it began to live in environments that were different from its original habitat. The birds now vary in size, depending on their geographic location. The map shows the distribution of house sparrows by size.
What is the most likely explanation for the body-size distribution of house sparrows shown on the map?
A. Cold temperatures in the North favored the survival of populations of larger sparrows over populations of smaller sparrows.
B. High elevations in the West provided a survival advantage for populations of larger sparrows over populations of smaller sparrows.
C. Warm temperatures in the South allowed populations of larger sparrows to survive over populations of smaller sparrows.
D. Coastal environments in the East tended to give a survival advantage to populations of larger sparrows over populations of smaller sparrows
Question # 27- Scientists have discovered that a type of shark called a hammerhead shark can reproduce asexually. How does this type of reproduction give the hammerhead shark an advantage?
A. It increases the genetic diversity of the hammerhead shark species.
B. It allows hammerhead sharks to reproduce without investing energy in finding a mate.
C. It requires two parents and produces hammerhead offspring genetically different from each other.
D. It gives hammerhead sharks a better chance of surviving if conditions change and suddenly become unfavorable.
Question # 28- Kara has a plant that produces either purple or white flowers. She crosses a plant that has two recessive alleles for white flowers with a plant that has two dominant alleles for purple flowers. Which result would be true of all of the offspring?
A. All of the offspring would have two recessive alleles and white flowers.
B. All of the offspring would have two dominant alleles and purple flowers.
C. All of the offspring would have one recessive allele, one dominant allele, and purple flowers.
D.All of the offspring would have one recessive allele, one dominant allele and flowers that were a mixture of purple and white.
