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Pre-Cast

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A spring scale is pulled downward and readings are recorded. If the string is pulled 6.0 cm, the spring scale should read (a)  

Choose from the below words
15 N
16 N
17 N
18 N
2.

Which object below will have the greatest amount of force? (a)  

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Object R
Object S
Object T
Object U
3.

The (a)   is a positively charged subatomic particle that is located in the nucleus of an atom.

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neutron
proton
electron
4.

When a solid changes into a liquid, the atoms in a liquid will move (a)   than the atoms in a solid.

5.

The atoms in a (a)   are more tightly packed together while the atoms in a (b)   move freely and independently.

Choose from the below words
solid
gas
6.

What is the difference between speed and velocity?

a)

Speed includes direction and velocity does not include direction.

b)

Velocity includes direction and speed does not include direction.

c)

Speed has a measurable quantity and velocity cannot be measured

d)

speed and velocity have no differences.

7.

Which organelle makes energy for the cell? (a)  

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Chloroplast
nucleus
ribosomes
mitochondria
8.

All matter is made of (a)   .

9.
Which is an electron?
10.

An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form. (a)  

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Organism
Habitat
Population
Community
11.

Two students are pushing a cart, as shown below. The cart will move as if it were acted on by a single force with a magnitude of (a)  

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50 N
150 N
200 N
350 N
12.

Four separate forces are acting on this box. This box will increase in speed (a)  

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Downward and to the left
Downward and to the right
Upward and to the left
Upward and to the right
13.

The boundary where two plates push into each other (a)  

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Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
14.

A diagram of the periodic table of the elements is shown below. In which region would nonmetals be found?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

In a population of crickets, the majority of crickets make noise and a few do not. A parasitic mosquito attacks the crickets that make noise, but does not attack the crickets that do not make noise. After several generations, the majority of the crickets in the population do not make noise. What would this be an example of? (a)  

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Natural Selection
Artificial Selection
Fossil Record
Geologic Time
16.

Which image shows an UNBALANCED force?

a)
b)
17.

How does the Earth have seasons?

a)

The Earth has seasons because the months change

b)

The Earth is tilted which causes part of the Earth to receive different amounts of sunlight

c)

The Earth has seasons because of the Moon's gravity

d)

The Earth has seasons because of the Sun moving

18.

Magnetic poles that are unlike (a)   and magnetic poles that are alike ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
attract
repel
run
stay
19.
For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?
a)
The sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.
b)
The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.
20.

Traits are passed down from (a)  

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parent to cousin
parent to offspring
aunt to daughter
brother to sister
21.
Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?
a)
Sun and moon orbit Earth
b)
Earth and moon orbit Sun
c)
Earth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits Earth
d)
Earth and sun orbit moon
22.

Which letter shows a NEW MOON?

a)

G

b)

B

c)

H

d)

A

23.

Which letter shows a FULL MOON?

a)

H

b)

A

c)

B

d)

G

24.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
25.

An object may move when a  (a)   is applied to it. 

26.

What is adaptation?

a)

a special feature that helps animals survive

b)

the animal's environment

c)

the way an animal hunts

d)

predators eat prey

27.

How many atoms of carbon are in a molecule of vinyl chloride (C2H3Cl)?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

6

d)

2

28.

How many atoms of hydrogen are in a molecule of glucose (C6H12O6)?

a)

12

b)

6

c)

18

d)

4

29.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
30.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form