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SC PASS Prep

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One way scientist analyze data is by using ​_________________________.

a)

variable

b)

theory

c)

charts and tables

d)

law

2.
The information you record in an experiment is called your ____________.
a)
data
b)
conclusions
c)
notebook
d)
inquiry
3.
A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
4.

A representation that explains an object, theory or complex process

a)

design

b)

model

c)

black box

d)

collaboration

5.

Controlled variables do not

a)

change

b)

happen

c)

add data

d)

interval

6.

A good scientific conclusion includes

a)

claim, evidence and reasoning

b)

hypothesis and ending only

c)

your opinion about how fun it was

d)

pictures in color

7.

A quantitative observation includes

a)

numbers

b)

words

c)

colors

d)

texture

8.

Popeye states "Eating spinach will give you added strength." This is an example of

a)

Claim

b)

Evidence

c)

Reasoning

d)

Insanity

9.

Which of the following is a qualitative observation?

a)

The mass of the sample is 562 grams.

b)

The temperature was 24 degrees Celsius.

c)

There were two caterpillars eating the leaf.

d)

The grizzly bear's summer coat is thin and yellowish.

10.

If I give more water to the cucumber plant, then it will grow quickly. This is an example of a(n) _____________.

a)

Inference

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Observation

d)

Explanation

11.

A DIAGRAM/DRAWING of the earth is an example of a

a)

model

b)

chart

c)

toy

d)

graph

12.
The variable the is changed on purpose is..
a)
Constant
b)
Control
c)
Independent Variable
d)
Dependent Variable
13.
The variable that is being tested, counted, or measured and is responding to the independent variable is known as 
a)
Control
b)
Constant
c)
Independent Variable
d)
Dependent Variable
14.
Mrs. Goodwyn wants to see if studying time affects test scores...She gives all 6 classes the same assignment but assigns different study times. What is the independent variable?
a)
Study time
b)
Test score
c)
Same assignment
15.
Mrs. Goodwyn wants to see if studying time affects test scores...She gives all 6 classes the same assignment but assigns different study times. What is the dependent variable?
a)
Study  time
b)
Test Score
c)
Same Assignment
16.
In a well designed experiment, you should change how many variables?
a)
only one
b)
no more than two
c)
none at all
d)
as many as are needed
17.

Models can be all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

pictures

b)

computer printer

c)

3-D replica

d)

diagrams/drawing

18.

Once you develop a question in science, what steps follows for you to answer your question?

a)

collect data and interpret it

b)

draw conclusions

c)

do research

d)

design an experiment

19.

All of the following are examples of models excepts

a)

a computer program showing migration of species

b)

a drawing of a rocket

c)

a diagram of a flower's parts

d)

a rain gauge

20.

Scientists and Engineers must observe the world around them so that they can

a)

Plan an experiment

b)

Create a graph

c)

ask questions and identify problems

d)

tell other scientists

21.
Which conducting tissue transports and helps circulate water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the leaves of a plant? 
a)
xylem
b)
phloem 
22.
Which part of the flower contains the egg cells?
a)
Ovules
b)
Stamen
c)
Penduncle
d)
Sepal 
23.

Cycads, ginkgo, and conifers are examples of __________.

a)

Angiosperm

b)

Gymnosperm

c)

Pteridophytes

d)

Bryophytes

24.

Choose ALL the things plants need to survive.

a)

food

b)

light

c)

water

d)

friends

e)

air

25.

The roots of a plant are planted inside _________.

a)

a bag

b)

soil

c)

the air

26.

Choose ALL the things that are nonliving things.

a)

a dog

b)

a hat

c)

a tree

d)

a water bottle

27.

Choose ALL the things that are living things.

a)

headphones

b)

a bird

c)

a flower

d)

a t-shirt

28.

The is really small and grows into a new plant.

a)

a stem.

b)

a leaf.

c)

a seed.

d)

a root.

29.

The part of the plant that moves the food and water up the plant like a straw is __________.

a)

the root.

b)

the stem.

c)

the seeds.

d)

the leaves.

30.

What is the process that plants use to make food using light?

a)

Branches

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Leaves

31.

What word means, "start to grow"?

a)

mature

b)

sapling

c)

germinate

d)

seedling

32.

What word means, "an adult; fully grown and developed"?

a)

germinate

b)

mature

c)

sapling

d)

seedling

33.

Eukarya is split into 4 categories called kingdoms. Which is NOT one of those kingdoms?

a)

Protista

b)

Animalia

c)

Humania

d)

Plantae

34.

Which of these words describes organisms in the Animalia kingdom?

a)

unicellular

b)

multicellular

35.

An organism made of only one cell is called?

a)

unicelluar

b)

multicellular

c)

plantae

d)

animalia

36.

Paramecium move with _____________________.

a)

cilia

b)

flagella

c)

pseudopodia

37.

Amoeba move with _______________________.

a)

cilia

b)

flagella

c)

pseudopodia

38.

Euglena move with ________________________.

a)

cilia

b)

flagella

c)

amoeba

39.

A multicellular plant-like protist that provide almost 1/2 of the oxygen on earth is called ______________________.

a)

Amoeba

b)

Algae

c)

slime mold

40.

Protists are ______________________________.

a)

unicellular

b)

multicellular

c)

either unicellular or multicellular

41.

Another name for animal-like protists is ______________________.

a)

Euglena

b)

Protozoan

c)

Organelle

42.

Protists classified by how they obtain energy are:

a)

Cilia, Flagella, and Pseudopod

b)

Fungi-like, Plant-like, and Animal-like

c)

Photosynthesis, Mitochondria, Cytoplasm

43.

The jelly-like fluid inside a cell that holds organelles (moves in amoeba to project the pseudopod).

a)

Cilia

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Euglena

44.

The three classification structures of locomotion:

a)

Pseudopod, flagella, cilia

b)

Plant, mitochondria, heterotroph

c)

Heterotroph, autotroph, consumer

45.

All protists contain this type of cell.

a)

Eukaryote

b)

Prokaryote

46.

What is Energy?

a)

The ability to do anything

b)

The ability to cause change

c)

The investigation of nature

d)

A fact of life

47.

What is an example of kinetic energy?

a)

A bird sitting in a tree

b)

A bouncy ball on the table

c)

A car driving on the highway

d)

A book on shelf

48.

What is an example of potential energy?

a)

A bowling ball rolling down a lane

b)

A car parked in a lot

c)

An apple falling from a tree

d)

Sunlight heating up the atmosphere

49.

Which has more potential energy?

a)

A bird in a tree

b)

A car in the garage

c)

An airplane before takeoff

d)

A child on a swing

50.

How could you find the kinetic energy of an object?

a)

Multiply the mass and speed of the object

b)

Subtract the mass and speed of the object

c)

Estimate the speed of the object

d)

You cannot find the speed of moving objects

51.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Total energy will always change in a system of objects.

a)

True; energy is destroyed due to friction

b)

False; energy cannot be destroyed, only transferred.

53.

What is an example of sound energy?

a)

A thermometer heating up

b)

Solar panels generating electricity

c)

A guitar string being plucked

d)

A machine in an assembly line

54.

What is considered work in science?

a)

When someone puts a lot of effort into a task

b)

When an object moves in the direction of an applied force

c)

When force is applied but no movement occurs

d)

Work isn't used in science

55.

What is the definition of friction?

a)

A force that resists the sliding of two objects that are touching

b)

A force that increases sliding between two objects

c)

The change from potential to kinetic energy

d)

A transformation from radiant to mechanical energy

56.

Which of the following describes an energy transformation?

a)

When energy is lost due to friction

b)

An electric motor moving a car

c)

A solar panel powering a home

d)

A television projecting a show

57.

What transformation occurs in a toaster?

a)

Electrical to radiant

b)

Electrical to thermal

c)

Thermal to mechanical

d)

Solar to electrical

58.

Energy can be transformed into many different forms:

a)

True

b)

False

59.
A seesaw is an example of a  
a)
wedge
b)
lever 
c)
inclined plane 
d)
pulley 
60.
The transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move is known as 
a)
effort
b)
potential 
c)
kinetic 
d)
work 
61.
A flat sloping surface that connects lower and higher elevations. It makes raising objects easier.  
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane 
62.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
63.
How does a pulley make work easier? 
a)
It changes the direction of the input force.
b)
It changes the distance over which the input force is applied.
c)
It changes the amount of the input force applied 
d)
It changes direction and increases the effect of your input force