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6-8 JLAB Review Set 4

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The picture above shows a flask of hot water. This test was carried out to find out which type of container would hold heat the longest. Which of these graphs bests shows all of the data from this experiment?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Which of these best shows a change from solar energy to chemical energy?

a)

Evaporation of water

b)

Heating of pavement

c)

Photosynthesis in leaves

d)

Formation of rainbows

3.

Animals and plants get their food in different ways. Animals usually ingest their food, while plants must produce their own food. The process through which plants produce their food is called

a)

respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

pollination

d)

germination

4.

An open-air waste water treatment plant is flooded by rain. The rainwater and the waste run into a nearby creek. The organic wastes are very high in Biological Oxidation Demand (BOD) which means the bacteria in the waste need a lot of oxygen. What is the best hypothesis to explain why many fish might die as a result of this event?

a)

The bacteria remove the oxygen from the water.

b)

The bacteria create toxic wastes.

c)

The bacteria are eaten by the fish and are toxic.

d)

The bacteria eat all the food in the creek.

5.

Which type of characteristics can be inherited?

a)

Those controlled by genes

b)

Those caused by accidents

c)

Those produced by exercise

d)

Those produced by diet

6.

When animals hibernate, their heart rate and respiration decrease and they lose consciousness. Why do some animals hibernate?

a)

To increase their body fat during cold periods

b)

To conserve energy usage during the winter

c)

To give their fur time to grow longer and thicker

d)

To rest after a summer of high activity

7.

According to the scale shown above, what is the approximate length of the baby blue whale?

a)

2 meters

b)

4 meters

c)

6 meters

d)

10 meters

8.

Compounds are made up of more than one element. Which of the following represents a compound?

a)

H2

b)

NH3

c)

O3

d)

N2

9.

Which of these would be different for an object if measured on the Earth and on the moon?

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

c)

Volume

d)

Density

10.

The island of Guam had no native snake species until the brown tree snake was introduced. What effect did this egg-eating snake have on the native bird populations?

a)

Bird populations were not affected by the snake's introduction

b)

Bird populations increase as the birds preyed on the snakes

c)

Bird populations decreased as the snakes fed on the bird eggs

d)

Bird populations increased as the snakes eliminated predators

11.

Which of the following elements has 16 protons?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Chlorine

c)

Sulfur

d)

Germanium

12.

A student conducted an experiment on plant growth that required adding about one cupful of liquid fertilizer to several plants each week. In order to accurately measure the fertilizer given to each plant, the fertilizer volume should be measured in -

a)

cubic meters

b)

milliliters

c)

cubic feet

d)

kiloliters

13.

An example of kinetic energy continuously being changed to potential energy and back again might be -

a)

a girl swinging on a swing

b)

a train moving down a track

c)

electric charges moving in a straight path

d)

a plate sitting on the edge of a table

14.

The distance between one point on a compression and the corresponding point on the next compression in a sound wave is called a -

a)

wavelength

b)

rarefaction

c)

crest

d)

trough

15.

Northern garter snakes exhibit a unique behavior in which they gather in deep dens by the hundreds or thousands. They then coil together in a huge ball. This behavior could help to -

a)

reduce heat loss

b)

increase camouflage

c)

locate food sources

d)

increase oxygen consumption

16.

Which picture illustrates the structure of a molecule of water?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Which of these species would be most in danger of becoming extinct if one of their food sources became unavailable?

a)

Brown bear

b)

Panda

c)

Polar bear

d)

Black bear

18.

This chart represents the type and number of items collected in a beach cleanup. Based on the above chart, what percentage of the total items collected from the beaches was plastic?

a)

46%

b)

49%

c)

56%

d)

70%

19.

The sea urchin shown has radial symmetry. This means that its body parts are -

a)

equally arranged around a central point

b)

designed to function in seawater

c)

likely to be reformed if any part of the body is damaged

d)

able to function on land and in the water

20.

What most likely happened to species that are found in the fossil record but have no living members?

a)

They had offspring of a different species.

b)

They mutated to other species.

c)

They became extinct.

d)

They never really existed.

21.

The diagram above shows a block from the periodic table. The number six represents the -

a)

atomic mass of the element carbon

b)

atomic number of the element carbon

c)

number of neutrons in the element carbon

d)

number of valence electrons in the element carbon

22.

A burning candle is in the process of transforming -

a)

heat energy into chemical energy

b)

chemical energy into light and heat

c)

chemical energy into mechanical energy

d)

chemical energy into nuclear energy

23.

During which phase does the Moon receive sunlight only on the side facing away from Earth?

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

Waning gibbous

d)

Waxing gibbous

24.

Which of the following best describes why the Moon orbits Earth?

a)

The distance the Moon and Earth are from the Sun

b)

The energy reflected from the surface of Earth

c)

The winds generated on Earth by the energy of the Sun

d)

The gravitational attraction between the Moon and Earth

25.

Laundry in a clothes dryer often becomes charged with static electricity while drying. Which of these best explains why a clothes dryer often generates static electricity?

a)

Short circuits in the dryer charge the laundry

b)

Clothes with metal pieces conduct electricity in the dryer

c)

Electrons are transferred as clothes rub against each other in the dryer

d)

Heat from the dryer charges the air and produces lightning

26.

Which body of water is often protected naturally from storms by barrier islands and also contains a mixture of fresh water and salt water?

a)

Estuary

b)

Ocean

c)

Lake

d)

Pond

27.

Which of these uses sound waves to measure the distance between objects underwater?

a)

Radar

b)

Sonar

c)

Lasers

d)

Radio

28.

The diagram shows a simple food web of organisms on a forest floor. Which of these is most dependent on the earthworm for its food supply?

a)

Slug

b)

Centipede

c)

Ant

d)

Bacteria

29.

Nuclear power plants can produce energy more cheaply and with less pollution than plants that use fossil fuels. Why are there not more nuclear power plants than plants that burn fossil fuels?

a)

There is an endless supply of fossil fuels available.

b)

Nuclear fuels produce too little heat during the fission reaction.

c)

A pound of a fossil fuel produces more energy than a pound of nuclear fuel.

d)

The problem of disposing large amounts of nuclear waste is not resolved.

30.

In this atomic model, point A represents -

a)

a proton

b)

a nucleus

c)

a neutron

d)

an electron