WorksheetsUIL Science Practice Test 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which diagram below best displays the trophic levels and 10% rule of energy relationships, with the bottom showing producers, then primary consumers, then secondary and tertiary consumers?
Male Texas Horned Lizards have “femoral” pores. Where would these pores be located?
Head
Foot
Back
Thigh
What is the correct calculation of the concentration for a solution in which 28 g of salt is dissolved into 500 mL of water?
14,000 mL/g
17.86 g/mL
472 mL/g
0.056 g/mL
What is the atomic number for Gold?
79
31
47
32
What is the most abundant gas found in Earth’s atmosphere?
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Helium
In 1795, a geologist from Scotland, James Hutton, described in a book how the Earth processes that we see today are the same as those that happened in the past before we could observe these changes. This principle is known as what?
Superposition
Uniformitarianism
Relativism
Catastrophism
After extensive wildfires in a forest, the area seemed completely void of life. Eventually, life returned. This is an example of what type of succession?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
None of these
After a volcano erupted, a mudflow moved down the slope of the mountain. This destructive mudflow is called what?
Tephra
pahoehoe
avalanche
lahar
Being exposed to certain minerals and rocks can make a person very sick. Serpentinite is associated with a substance that was widely used in insulation until it was discovered to be a carcinogen, and is no longer used. What is the name of this substance? (banned in several countries)
bismuth
labradorite
gypsum
asbestos
Which of the following shows the grain sizes in order from largest to smallest?
clay, sand, silt
clay, silt, sand
silt, sand, clay
sand, silt, clay
Which of these catastrophic events is sometimes caused by an earthquake?
Tsunami
Hurricane
Tornado
A and B
What would be the best title for this list of steps?
Cloud Binomial Nomenclature
Cloud Dichotomous Key
Different Types of Cumulus Clouds
Cloud Types and How to find them
The Tropic of Capricorn is found at what?
23.5 S latitude
23.5 N latitude
0 latitude 0 longitude
30 North of equator
What element makes up about 21% of the Earth’s atmosphere?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Helium
A door with hinges is an example of what class of lever?
first class – fulcrum is in between effort force and load force
second class – load force is between the effort force and the pivot point
third class – effort force is between the load force and the fulcrum
none of these
