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CFE Comp Practice 24

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To adjust to a changing environment (a)  

Choose from the below words
Mutation
Adapt
2.
The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____.
a)
change on purpose
b)
control or keep constant
c)
measure
3.

The variable that is being measured or observed is called the _______________. Hint: this is the variable that is the result or effect

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

control variable

4.

When you do many trails during an experiment then it is called (a)  

Choose from the below words
Variables
Test
Repetition
5.

Having an experiment repeated by others is called ? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Repetition
Replication
Experiment
6.

Daniel and Alex are both scientists. Daniel conducts an experiment testing different fuel sources for cars in the future. Daniel conducts each test three times in order to compare his data. After he finishes the trials, Daniel showed Alex his results from each trial. Alex is confused about Daniel’s results, so he decides to conduct the experiment for himself. Which scientific process did each scientist use?

a)

Alex and Daniel used each others data to compare their results.

b)

Alex and Daniel used the same hypothesis to compare their results.

c)

Daniel used repetition in his experiment while Alex replicated Daniel's experiment

d)

Daniel used replication in his experiment while Alex used repetition to conduct Daniel's experiment.

7.

Brittney, an astronomer, measured the spectrum of a star. She took detailed notes about the type of equipment and method she used. She made four observations of that star on different evenings and recorded her results. She shared the information with another astronomer, Peter who followed Brittney's detailed notes and confirmed her results. Which statement below best explains the scientific process Peter used to confirm her results?

a)

Peter replicated Brittney's experiment and got the same results.

b)

Peter made multiple observations of Brittney's experiment and agreed with her results.

c)

Peter and Brittney discussed her experiment at length and Peter confirmed her results.

d)

Peter repeated Brittney's experiment using the same method but a different type of equipment.

8.

SC.7.N.1.2

Scientists frequently repeat the experiments of others scientists. Why is this important in science?


a. Scientists often ask each other for help in performing experiments.

b. Replication of experiments helps to confirm and verify results.

c. Scientists frequently perform other scientists’ experiments in order to practice their technique.

d. Repeating experiments is an effective way to make sure a laboratory is in optimal condition.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

9.

Theory or Law???  Predicts what will happen in the natural world. (a)  

Choose from the below words
Law
Theory
10.

Theory or Law???  Changes with new observations. (a)  

Choose from the below words
Theory
Law
11.

Theory or Law???  Is a well-tested EXPLANATION for a wide range of observations and experimental results. (a)  

Choose from the below words
Law
Theory
12.

The law of universal gravitation states that both mass and distance of objects affect the gravitational force between them. Gravitational force increases as the mass of the objects increase. Gravitational force decreases as distance between the objects increases. Why are these statements considered scientific law, and not scientific theory?

a)

The statements tells what happens, and not why it happens.

b)

The statements involve mass and distance measurements.

c)

The statements explain the attractive force between two objects.

d)

The statements predict what will happen under certain conditions.

13.

Lilly was trying to explain to her friend the difference between a theory and a law in science. She used the theory of plate tectonics and the law of superposition as examples. Lilli explained the difference by using non-scientific language. Which statement could Lilly use to correctly describe the difference between a theory and a law in science?

a)

A theory describes a natural event, while a law explains it.

b)

A theory explains a natural event, while a law predicts it.

c)

A theory explains a natural event, while a law describes it.

d)

A theory predicts a natural event, while a law explains it.

14.

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n) (a)  

Choose from the below words
Metamorphic Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Extrusive Rock
Igneous Rock
15.

Rocks that form from colling magma inside Earth? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Igneous intrusive
Igneous extrusive
Metamorphic foliated
Metamorphic nonfoliated
16.

Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a: (a)  

Choose from the below words
chemical rock
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
17.

According to the diagram, what process is shown by letter A? (a)  

Choose from the below words
extrusion
weathering
crystallization
intrusion
18.

According to the diagram, what process is shown by letter B? (a)  

Choose from the below words
compaction & cementation
weather & erosion
heat & pressure
melting
19.

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Energy from the Sun
Magnetic Pole Reversal
Convection currents in the mantle
Faults in Mountain Ranges
20.

What type of event will occur at this boundary? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Earthquake
Volcano Eruption
Tornado
Mountain Building
21.

What type of plate boundary is this? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Plate
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
22.

A divergent boundary occurs when plates (a)  

23.

What describes the outer core? (a)  

Choose from the below words
solid
liquid
viscous
gas
24.

What happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Pressure Decreases
Pressure Increases
Nothing
25.

Which layer of Earth has the GREATEST density? (a)  

Choose from the below words
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
26.

Which layer of Earth is made up of tectonic plates? (a)  

Choose from the below words
outer core
inner core
asthenosphere
lithosphere
27.

The Himalayas in Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary? (a)  

Choose from the below words
divergent
continent-to-continent convergent
ocean-to-continent convergent
transform
28.

This landform can occur at a divergent plate boundary. (a)  

Choose from the below words
ocean trench
mid-ocean ridge
tall mountains
transform fault
29.

What is the transfer of heat by movement of liquids or gases? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Radiation
Convection
Conduction
Heat
30.

What are waves that can transfer heat through the vacuum of empty space? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Electromagnetic waves
Convection
Conduction
Heat
31.

What is the transfer of heat by direct contact? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Convection
Electromagnetic waves
Radiation
Conduction
32.
Which of the following statements is NOT true of all different types of matter?
a)
They are made of atoms and molecules
b)
The particles are always in motion
c)
The particles always move at the same speed
d)
They are made of particles that are too small to see
33.

What are the states of matter? (a)  

Choose from the below words
solid, liquid, and juice
solid and liquid
solid and gas
solid, liquid, and gas
34.

State of matter with no definite shape or volume. (a)  

Choose from the below words
solid
liquid
gas
Mississippi
35.

How is a gas defined? (a)  

Choose from the below words
no shape, no volume
Definite shape, definite volume
Found in stars
Definite volume, no shape
36.

The rock in the picture is pushed over the edge and it begins to fall. Which type of energy conversion is taking place? (a)  

Choose from the below words
mechanical to heat
sound to mechanical
potential to kinetic
kinetic to potential
37.

As a roller coaster goes downhill

a)

kinetic energy is converted into potential energy.

b)

potential energy is converted into kinetic energy.

c)

electrical energy is converted into potential energy.

d)

potential energy is converted into electrical energy.

38.

When gasoline is burned in a car engine, ________ energy is converted into _________ energy.

(a)  

39.

Muscles convert chemical energy into (a)  

Choose from the below words
light energy.
nuclear energy.
mechanical energy.
electromagnetic energy.
40.

What form of energy does a compressed spring have? (a)  

Choose from the below words
heat energy
kinetic energy
chemical energy
potential energy
41.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
42.

Energy due to motion is (a)   energy. 

Choose from the below words
Potential 
Energy
Kinetic
Friction
43.

On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy? (a)  

Choose from the below words
At the bottom of a big hill
When going around a corner
When going upside down
At the top of a big hill
44.

Which portion of the electromagnetic spectrum includes the entire range of light that can be detected by the human eye?  (a)  

Choose from the below words
ultraviolet light
visible light
infrared light
x-rays
45.

Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum has high enough energy to cause damage to eyes and skin, and sometimes even cancer?  (a)  

Choose from the below words
infrared light
visible light
ultraviolet light
microwaves
46.
Which is the correct order of waves of the electromagnetic spectrum, from lowest energy to highest energy? 
a)
radio waves, microwaves, infrared waves, visible light, ultraviolet light, x-rays, gamma rays
b)
gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, infrared light, microwaves, radio waves
47.

Cancer can be treated with (a)   waves.

Choose from the below words
Penicillin
Radio
Infrared
Gamma
48.

(a)   have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies of all electromagnetic waves.

49.

A wave with a large wavelength will have a (a)   frequency and (b)   energy

Choose from the below words
high, low
high, high
low, high
low, low
50.

The distance from one point to the next corresponding point on a wave is called the (a)   .

Choose from the below words
waveform
peak
amplitude
wavelength
51.

High frequency waves have (a)   wavelength.

Choose from the below words
varying
high
the same
low
52.

The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given amount of time is (a)  

Choose from the below words
frequency
wave speed
amplitude
wavelength
53.
How is the number of chromosomes in a human sex cell different from the number in a human body cell? 
a)
A sex cell has 23 chromosomes and a body cell has 46. 
b)
A sex cell has 46 chromosomes and a body cell has 23.
c)
A sex cell has chromosomes that are half
d)
A sex cell has chromosomes that are twice as long as those in a body cell. 
54.
How is meiosis related to sexual reproduction?
a)
Meiosis allows the offspring produced during sexual reproduction to grow and develop.
b)
Meiosis joins together the sex cells during sexual reproduction to produce new offspring
c)
Meiosis produces the sex cells that join to form new offspring during fertilization.
d)
Meiosis produces the body cells that join to form new offspring during fertilization. 
55.

Which of these choices is made from the process of mitosis? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Egg
Sperm
Sex Cell
Skin Cell
56.
Which of these statements is true of asexual reproduction?
a)
It produces offspring genetically identical to each other and requires one parent. 
b)
It produces offspring genetically identical to each other and requires two parents.
c)
It produces offspring genetically different from each other and requires one parent. 
d)
It produces offspring genetically different from each other and requires two parents. 
57.

What does meiosis create? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Skin cells
Reproductive (or sex) cells
Only egg cells
Nerve cells
58.
Why do peppered moths tend to be the same color as the trees on which they live?
a)
The coloring goes along with tasting like the tree. 
b)
It keeps the moth the same temperature as the tree. 
c)
It makes the moths faster than the birds
d)
It makes the moths harder to see.
59.
Which of these is an example of natural selection?
a)
The largest animal in a population will have more opportunities for reproduction.
b)
Several species of organisms work together so that they all succeed.
c)
One species takes all the resources in an environment leaving none for others.
d)
Organism that are best suited to an environment tend to survive and reproduce more often.
60.
Which of the following explains adaptation.
a)
An individual organism changes to meet its needs in the environment. These changes pass down to their offspring.
b)
The species as a whole changes their characteristics.
c)
Beneficial traits allow organism to survive and pass on those traits
d)
New characteristics arise in a species as needed.  If these traits are helpful, they are passed down.
61.
When an environment changes faster that an species can adapt, the most likely outcome is...
a)
...biological evolution.
b)
...voluntary mutation
c)
...species extinction
d)
...selective breeding
62.

Which symbols best describe parasitism? (a)  

Choose from the below words
+,+
+,-
+,0
-,0
63.

A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit.  (a)  

Choose from the below words
Mutualism 
Competition
Parasitsm 
Commensalism 
64.

A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating (a)   .

Choose from the below words
mutualism
competition
predator/prey
parasitism
65.

Remora are small fish with a sucker-like organ that allows them to attach themselves to larger animals like a shark.  By doing this, the remora is able to gain protection from the presence of the shark while helping the shark stay clear from parasites.  This relationship shows _? (a)  

Choose from the below words
 parasitism
mutualism       
commensalism
predation
66.

Gobies are a type of small fish that live in small burrows.  Sometimes these burrows are created and maintained by burrowing shrimp.  The goby shares the burrow with the shrimp and uses it to protect its eggs.  The shrimp has poor eyesight, but monitors the behavior of the goby with its antennae.  When it feels the shrimp retreat into the burrow away from danger it quickly follows.  This relationship demonstrates which of the following?  (a)  

Choose from the below words
 parasitism  
mutualism 
commensalism 
predation
67.

In an ecosystem, members of the lizards are observed eating members of the insect population.  In this same ecosystem, birds are also observed using insects as a food source.  The relationship between lizards and birds would best be described as – (a)  

Choose from the below words
predator
 competitive
parasitic
mutualistic
68.

I am the chef for the ecosystem because I am the only organism that can make my own food. (a)  

Choose from the below words
consumer
producer
decomposer
69.

I rely on eating other organisms for the energy I need to function since I can not make my own food. (a)  

Choose from the below words
consumer
producer
decomposer
70.

I am Mother Nature's recycler because I take dead things and turn them back into soil. (a)  

Choose from the below words
consumer
producer
decomposer