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PSSA Review 2

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

genetics is the study of __________

a)

heredity

b)

genetics

c)

parents

2.

TT; big letters are ___________

a)

recessive

b)

dominant

c)

nothing

3.

tt, small letters are ______

a)

DNA

b)

dominant

c)

recessive

4.

a ___________ is a letter combination of an allele

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

dominant

d)

recessive

5.

a __________- is the trait that we see; black, long, blue, tall

a)

DNA

b)

recessive

c)

genotype

d)

phenotype

6.

Tt, Hh, Rr

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

recessive

d)

phenotypes

7.

This image is called a ____________

a)

triangle

b)

punnett square

c)

square

d)

rectangle

8.

What drives the water cycle?

a)

rain

b)

temperature

c)

the Sun

d)

rotation

9.

This picture shows -

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

10.

This picture of the mirror shows an example of--

a)

precipitation

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

11.

Evaporation adds water to the

a)

biosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

lithosphere

d)

geosphere

12.

Water vapor leaves a plant in the biosphere and goes into the atmosphere through

a)

transpiration

b)

respiration

c)

precipitation

d)

evaporation

13.

Heat and ____________ can change sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock.

a)

Pressure

b)

Melting

c)

Coolig

14.

Igneous rocks form from the __________ of magma or lava.

a)

Pressure

b)

Cooling

c)

Heat

15.

Which type of rock often contains fossils and how do you think this occurs?

a)

Sedimentary rocks

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

16.
The ability to move, work or cause a change in matter is...
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
energy
d)
density
17.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
18.
a type of matter that can be found on earth as a solid, liquid, and gas
a)
gold
b)
water
c)
oxygen
d)
rock
19.
Solids have a definite _______________.
a)
smell
b)
shape
c)
picture
d)
sound
20.
Liquid matter takes the shape of _______.
a)
a gas
b)
water
c)
a pet
d)
Its container
21.
When a solid is turned into a liquid, the solid _______________.
a)
melts
b)
freezes
c)
turns into a gas
d)
floats
22.
________________ is anything that has mass and takes up space.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
weight
23.
What can causes ice to transform from a solid to a liquid?
a)
The air.
b)
The cold.
c)
Shape
d)
Heat
24.
This state of matter does not have a definite size or shape.
a)
gas
b)
toys
c)
solid
d)
milk
25.
What is an example of gas?
a)
crayons
b)
paper
c)
soda
d)
air
26.
Which state of matter has particles that are tightly packed?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
27.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
28.
The amount of space something takes up
a)
density
b)
volume
c)
mass
d)
matter
29.

Kinetic energy is what type of energy?

a)

chemical

b)

electric

c)

motion

d)

sound

30.

What is a substance made of two or more elements that are chemically combined called?

a)

A. element

b)

B. compound

c)

C. mixture

d)

D. solution

31.

Is salt (NaCI) a compound or an element?

a)

Compound

b)

element

32.
All matter is made of .....
a)
energy 
b)
atoms 
c)
air
d)
chemistry
33.

A substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance by ordinary chemical means is called

a)

a molecule.

b)

a mixture.

c)

an element.

d)

a compound.

34.

Two or more physically combined substances form

a)

a compound.

b)

an acid.

c)

an element.

d)

a mixture.

35.

What is an example of a mixture?

a)

Table salt

b)

Water

c)

Oxygen

d)

Air

36.
Carbon Dioxide is a ______ 
a)
compound 
b)
element 
c)
mixtures 
d)
Battle of Bunker Hill 
37.
This picture represents which of the following?
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture of elements
d)
mixture of compounds
38.
This picture represents which of the following?
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
39.

The smallest unit of an element is

a)

a compound.

b)

a molecule.

c)

an atom.

d)

a mixture.

40.
What are the two types of Mixtures
a)

Elements and Subatomic Particles

b)

Protons and Electrons

c)

Atoms and Compounds

d)

Homogenous and Heterogeneous

41.

In which mixture can you not see all of the parts?

a)

homogeneous

b)

heterogeneous

42.

In which mixture can you see all of the parts?

a)

homogeneous

b)

heterogeneous

43.

All of these can be separated easily EXCEPT -

a)

nuts, bolts, and screws

b)

powdered drink mix, sugar and water

c)

sand and water

d)

iron filings and sand

44.

Type of mixture that has the SAME COMPOSITION in every part.

a)

Homogenous

b)

Heterogeneous

45.

Type of mixture that DOESN'T HAVE the same composition in every part.

a)

Homogeneous

b)

Heterogeneous

46.

_____ determines whether an object will sink or float in water.

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

c)

Density

d)

Volume

47.

The amount of matter in an object is a measure of the object's ________________.

a)

volume

b)

density

c)

mass

d)

solubility

48.
Ability to rust is this type of property:
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
49.
How much water has been displaced in the image shown?
a)
80 mL
b)
100 mL
c)
20 mL
d)
60 mL
50.
Why do some substances float on water?
a)
they are warmer than water
b)
they are cooler than water
c)
they are more dense than water
d)
they are less dense than water
51.

Physical or chemical?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

52.

Physical or chemical?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

53.

Physical or Chemical?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

54.

Physical properties....

a)

change the matter when studied

b)

can be observed and measured without changing the matter being studied

c)

include the ability to burn and rust

d)

are useless unless studied in a lab

55.

Flammability means the ability to _______ and is a _________ property.

a)

melt; chemical

b)

rust; physical

c)

change; physical

d)

burn; chemical

56.
Which of the following is not a chemical property? 
a)
rusting 
b)
boiling 
c)
rotting 
d)
burning