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Benchmark 2 Practice

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is necessary for photosynthesis?

a)

water

b)

sunlight

c)

chlorophyl

d)

carbon dioxide

e)

al of the above

2.

What are water and carbon dioxide converted into by the end of photosynthesis?

a)

air and sunlight

b)

water and air

c)

sugar and water

d)

sugar and oxygen

3.

Where do people and animals get the oxygen they breathe?

a)

from plants

b)

from other animals

c)

from water

d)

from the sun

4.

What is the science word for turning sunlight into food?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Cellular Respiration

c)

Decomposition

5.

Can you remember the three states of matter? Select all three:

a)

Solid

b)

Air

c)

Gas

d)

Water

e)

Liquid

6.

Is a change in a substance's states of matter a physical change or chemical change?

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

7.

______ is anything that takes up space and has weight.

a)

Mass

b)

Matter

c)

Machine

d)

Music

8.

Which form of matter keeps its shape?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

9.

Which form of matter takes the shape of its container?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

10.

A student completes an investigation, where sand and water are mixed together. The student needs to separate the sand from the water. Which of the following procedures should the student follow?

a)

Pour the mixture through a funnel to separate the sand from the water.

b)

Pour the mixture through a paper filter to separate the sand, and allow the water to flow through to another container.

c)

Pour the mixture into a glass, and use your hand to separate the sand from the water.

d)

Pour the mixture into a bowl, and dip all the water out with a spoon.

11.

A student mixes together iron filings, sand, salt, gravel, and water. Which ingredients will keep all their physical properties after being mixed?

a)

Iron filings, sand, and gravel

b)

Iron filings, sand, and salt

c)

Sand, gravel, and salt

d)

Sand, salt, and water

12.

What do we call a mixture in which one of the substances have dissolved?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

c)

Solvent

d)

Solute

13.

What is a natural resource?

a)

A man-made resource made from something in the environment

b)

A substance created in nature

c)

Something that is NOT natural to the environment

14.

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

a)

Sun

b)

Rocks

c)

Plants

d)

Clothing

15.

What is a renewable resource?

a)

A resource that can regenerate or be replenished by natural cycles

b)

A resource that exists in a finite amount

c)

A resource that cannot be regenerated or replenished

16.

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a)

Fossil fuels

b)

Water

c)

Metals

d)

Minerals

17.
Which of the following is a producer in a food chain?
a)
Snake
b)
Hawk
c)
Lion
d)
Grass
18.
What is the main source of energy in a food chain?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Water
c)
Air
d)
Soil
19.
Why are decomposers important in a food chain?
a)
They control the population of predators
b)
They compete with primary consumers for resources
c)
They provide energy to producers
d)
They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients
20.

What organisms does the Robin eat?

a)

Cricket and Earthworm

b)

Squirrel and Cricket

c)

Oak Tree and Earthworm

d)

Hawk and Oak Tree

21.

What are food webs?

a)

They are made up of many food chains joined together and interconnected.

b)

They are only plants

c)

They are only animals

22.
Which parts of the environment can humans affect?
a)
air
b)
food
c)
soil and water
d)
all of the above
23.
Not turning off the water when you are brushing your teeth wastes which resource?
a)
air
b)
water
c)
food
d)
tooth paste
24.
Which biome contains cacti and small bushes? 
a)
Grasslands
b)
Taiga
c)
Tundra
d)
Desert
25.
Which of the following organisms is considered a decomposer?
a)
grasses
b)
vultures
c)
worms
d)
snakes
26.

the basic unit of an element

a)

Atom

b)

Proton

c)

Neutron

d)

Electron

27.

-that which occupies space and has mass

a)

Molecule

b)

Matter

c)

Mass

d)

Volume

28.

a group of atoms bonded together to make a new substance.

a)

Molecule

b)

Element

c)

Proton

d)

Mass

29.

Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a)

Rust forming on your bike.

b)

A popsicle melting in the sun.

c)

Rolling a ball of dough into a flat pizza.

d)

Boiling a pot of water.

30.

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

a)

Rust forming on your bike.

b)

Sugar turning into caramel.

c)

Rolling a ball of dough into a flat pizza.

d)

Plants changing sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into

glucose and oxygen.

31.

This model shows which state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

32.

Baking a cake

a)

Chemical Change

b)

Physical Change

33.

Ripping paper

a)

Chemical Change

b)

Physical Change

34.

A _________ is a special kind of mixture where one substance is dissolved in another.

a)

solution

b)

mixture

c)

balance

d)

beaker

35.

When salt dissolves in water _____________.

a)

the salt is still there (the salt is still present)

b)

the salt goes away (the salt is absent)

c)

the salt becomes a solid

d)

the salt evaporates

36.

Sand + water

a)

Solution

b)

Mixture

37.

Trail mix

a)

Solution

b)

Mixture

38.

The more solute a solution has, the more concentrated it is said to be.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Hot water will dissolve a solute faster than cold water.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

to spread out evenly in a liquid

a)

Evaporation

b)

Dissolve

c)

Magnetic

d)

Solute

41.

Stirring the solute into the solvent has no effect on the rate of dissolving.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Crushing the sugar cube allows the solute to dissolve faster.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Concentration is

a)

the amount of solute in the solvent

b)

the amount of solvent in the solute

c)

density

d)

particle size

44.

Which solution is more concentrated?

Solution 1:

500 mL of water

100 g of salt


Solution 2:

500 mL of water

90 g of salt

a)

Solution 1

b)

Solution 2

c)

They have the same concentration

d)

I have no idea

45.

If a person tries to dissolve more sugar into his glass of iced tea, why might the sugar NOT dissolve quickly?

a)

sugar doesn't dissolve in water

b)

there was too much water

c)

the water was too cold

d)

there wasn't enough sugar

46.

Which is the most concentrated solution?

a)

20 g of salt in 200 ml of water

b)

50 g of salt in 100 ml of water

c)

10 g of salt in 200 ml of water

d)

20 g of salt in 100 ml of water