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Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins
A student helped his father prepare soup for dinner. His father asked him to use a wooden spoon to stir the soup as it heated.
Why would the student's father ask him to use a wooden spoon?
The wooden spoon is able to float in the soup
the wooden spoon is able to sink in the soup
the wooden spoon is a good conductor of thermal energy
The wooden spoon is a good insulator of thermal energy
When using a solar-powered calculator, what source of energy is being used to power the calculator?
Electrical Energy
Light Energy
Mechanical Energy
Sound Energy
The arrows in the diagrams below represent light. Which diagram best shows how a glass mirror would reflect light?
Which of the following statements best describes the effect of solar energy absorbed by water in the ocean?
The color of the ocean water becomes light blue
the temperature of the water decreases
The water changes state from liquid to gas
The ocean water becomes less salty.
If a person is describing the daily changes in temperature and perception, they are referring to an area's--
weather
climate
geography
geology
Over a period of 40 years, the amount of rain that fell in the central Texas area was measured and recorded. Monitoring and tracking rainfall over a long period gives the most accurate information about--
amount of humidity
weather
climate
high temperature
What is one difference between weather and climate?
weather describes conditions near the ground, but climate does not.
Climate describes energy from the sun, but weather does not.
weather includes precipitation, but climate does not.
Climate describes long-term conditions over an entire region, but weather does not.
Which event best describes an example of evaporation?
Water flows downhill after a storm
Dark clouds form in the sky
Rain water oaks into the ground
Solar energy heats water at the ocean's surface.
In the water cycle, the Sun's energy is directly responsible for causing the process at location---
A
B
C
D
What process is represented by letter B?
Evaporation, because the water vapor is in the air
Precipitation, because rain comes from clouds
Condensation, because water is changing states to form clouds
Transpiration, because water is transforming
The picture shows a Pine squirrel sitting on a tree branch in a Temperate Forest Biome.
Which factor most likely does NOT affect the Pine Squirrel's survival in the temperate forest biome?
sunlight
bacteria
temperature
soil
Which of the following best illustrates the direction of energy flow through the food web above?
Spider to Grasshopper to Grass
Hognose snake to toad to grasshopper
Grass to rabbit to hawk
mouse to spider to toad
What most likely happened to the dead plants and animals?
They were eaten by scavengers.
They were washed away by water.
They became fossil fuels.
They became an underground aquifer.
A student places 250 g samples of clay, sand, gravel, and silt in separate flower pots. The pots are set on a wire rack, and dishes are placed beneath the pots so that water can drip through holes and collect. The student then pours 100 mL of water over the sample in each pot. The student measures the time it takes for water to begin dripping from the bottom of each pot.What property of soils is the student most likely examining with this procedure?
The amount of time it takes different soils to dry
How well different soils retain water
How much water is needed to dissolve different soils
The differences in texture between wet and dry soils
Which of these describes one or more living organisms that depend on another living organism to survive?
Bacteria living in the mouth of a horse
Ivy plants growing up a fence to obtain more sunlight
Mold living on a hard, rocky surface
An angelfish releasing carbon dioxide into pond water
Which statement correctly describes the transfer of energy in a food chain in this wetland?
Energy is transferred from hawks to shrews to grasshoppers to marsh grasses.
Energy is transferred from marsh grasses to crickets to hawks to frogs.
Energy is transferred from grasshoppers to crickets to frogs to hawks.
Energy is transferred from cattails to crickets to shrews to hawks.
A bright-red male cardinal comes to a school bird feeder every morning. Like other cardinals, this bird makes a sharp chirping sound as it hops around the bird feeder. Which of these is a learned behavior of this bird?
Having red feathers
Eating seeds during the day
Coming to the bird feeder each morning
Making a chirping sound
Some students are feeding a crab in an aquarium. They use tongs to place the food directly in front of the crab. The students look through the side of the aquarium. They notice that the image of the tongs appears to break as the tongs enter the water. Which property of light are the students observing in this situation?
Light can be refracted and separated into different colors as it moves from air to a different medium.
Light is refracted as it moves from one medium to another medium.
Light travels in a straight line and can be reflected off the surface of water
Light is absorbed by water and reflected off glass.
The abalone is a type of sea snail. Adult abalones slowly crawl over rocks near the shore, while larvae float in the water. Which organisms have a life cycle that is most like that of abalones?
Frogs
Humans
Snakes
Birds
The Grand Canyon is more than 400 km long and in some places almost 2 km deep. Which model best represents the main process that formed the Grand Canyon?
The leaves of two types of plants that live in different environments are shown in the pictures. The leaves of both plants have different structures. What differences in the structure of the leaves of these plants likely help them survive in their environments?
The pan-like shape of the giant water lily leaves helps them catch rainwater. The slim shape of the mesquite leaves helps them avoid sunlight
The broad shape of the giant water lily leaves helps them stay on the water surface. The slim shape of the mesquite leaves helps them prevent water loss.
The pan-like shape of the giant water lily leaves helps them attract small fish. The slim shape of the mesquite leaves helps them avoid herbivores
The broad shape of the giant water lily leaves helps them attract aquatic birds. The slim shape of the mesquite leaves helps them attract pollinators.
A family takes a group picture in a park where bluebonnets are blooming. The family notices that some of the blooms are white and others are blue. The color of the blooms is most likely determined by —
inheritance from parent plants
the age of the plant
the types of consumers that eat the plant
air temperature
travels in straight lines and reflects from the surface of the mirror
enters the mirror and changes direction when it is refracted by the back of the mirror
refracts in the glass of the mirror and is spread out all over the room
travels through air and does not change its direction in air
A family was vacationing in the mountains in a cabin that had no electrical power. They needed boiling water in order to prepare dried soup mix. With no electrical energy available, which method would most likely provide enough thermal energy to quickly heat the water to boiling?
Using a microwave oven to heat water in a glass jar for 3 minutes
Shining a battery-powered flashlight on a metal container of water for 10 minutes
Placing a metal pot of water over glowing charcoal in an outdoor grill for 10 minutes
Shaking the water in a closed, insulated plastic bottle for 3 minutes
The picture below shows a cumulonimbus cloud forming over an ocean. Which statement best explains how the sun and the ocean interact to form a cumulonimbus cloud?
Heat from the sun causes clouds in the area to gather over the ocean and form one large cumulonimbus cloud.
Heat from the sun warms the ocean, causing water to evaporate. The water vapor then condenses to form a cumulonimbus cloud.
Light from the sun shines on the ocean, causing water vapor to condense. The water then evaporates to form a cumulonimbus cloud.
Light from the sun causes ocean water to reflect water vapor into the air and gather over the ocean into a cumulonimbus cloud.
Aquatic plants have adaptations that help them live in water. For example, the structures needed for making food are located on the tops of floating plant leaves. This adaptation helps the plants —
absorb sunlight
capture fish
stay anchored
avoid predators
Dry, rocky mountains
Forests of pine trees
Tall, spiny cacti
Lakes and rivers
Which statement best describes the processes of weathering and erosion?
Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for depositing loose sediments on the bottom of the ocean, forming layers of sediment.
Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for the breakdown of any type of rock into smaller particles and the carrying away of the loose sediments.
Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for the amount of water in a river that transports sediments to the sea.
Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for the transportation, deposition, and compaction of loose sediments on the seafloor.
A student helped his father prepare soup for dinner. His father asked him to use a wooden spoon to stir the soup as it heated.
Why would the student's father ask him to use a wooden spoon?
The wooden spoon is able to float in the soup
the wooden spoon is able to sink in the soup
the wooden spoon is a good conductor of thermal energy
The wooden spoon is a good insulator of thermal energy
When using a solar-powered calculator, what source of energy is being used to power the calculator?
Electrical Energy
Light Energy
Mechanical Energy
Sound Energy
The arrows in the diagrams below represent light. Which diagram best shows how a glass mirror would reflect light?
Which of the following statements best describes the effect of solar energy absorbed by water in the ocean?
The color of the ocean water becomes light blue
the temperature of the water decreases
The water changes state from liquid to gas
The ocean water becomes less salty.
If a person is describing the daily changes in temperature and perception, they are referring to an area's--
weather
climate
geography
geology
Over a period of 40 years, the amount of rain that fell in the central Texas area was measured and recorded. Monitoring and tracking rainfall over a long period gives the most accurate information about--
amount of humidity
weather
climate
high temperature
What is one difference between weather and climate?
weather describes conditions near the ground, but climate does not.
Climate describes energy from the sun, but weather does not.
weather includes precipitation, but climate does not.
Climate describes long-term conditions over an entire region, but weather does not.
Which event best describes an example of evaporation?
Water flows downhill after a storm
Dark clouds form in the sky
Rain water oaks into the ground
Solar energy heats water at the ocean's surface.
In the water cycle, the Sun's energy is directly responsible for causing the process at location---
A
B
C
D
What process is represented by letter B?
Evaporation, because the water vapor is in the air
Precipitation, because rain comes from clouds
Condensation, because water is changing states to form clouds
Transpiration, because water is transforming
The picture shows a Pine squirrel sitting on a tree branch in a Temperate Forest Biome.
Which factor most likely does NOT affect the Pine Squirrel's survival in the temperate forest biome?
sunlight
bacteria
temperature
soil
Which of the following best illustrates the direction of energy flow through the food web above?
Spider to Grasshopper to Grass
Hognose snake to toad to grasshopper
Grass to rabbit to hawk
mouse to spider to toad
In the food chain above, the role of the grasshopper can best be described as--
a consumer that eats producers
a herbivore that produces its own energy
a producer that provides energy for the mouse
an omnivore that eats grasses and small animals
∎Plastic ball
∎Glass Marble
∎Metal paper clip
∎Wood block
Which two objects are most likely less dense than water?
The picture shows an electrical circuit. This circuit is a series circuit because:
It has 3 light bulbs.
The same current flows through all three light bulbs.
It uses a single battery.
The electrical current has more than one path to flow through
Which of the following is a good conductor of electricity?
glass rod
cotton string
plastic tubing
copper penny
Which of these best demonstrates the reflection of light?
Looking through the glass of a large window
Looking at an image formed on a silver spoon
Looking at a lightbulb that is glowing
Looking at a star on a clear night
When light travels through air into a prism, it bends and separates into many colors?
In which other situation does light bend?
When light moves through air into water
When light hits a wall
When light passes through outer space
When light hits a mirror
Resources can be classified as renewable or nonrenewable. Which of these resources is classified in the same category as coal?
Wood
Wind
Corn oil
Petroleum
