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WorksheetsPSSA Review 2
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 37mins
genetics is the study of __________
heredity
genetics
parents
TT; big letters are ___________
recessive
dominant
nothing
tt, small letters are ______
DNA
dominant
recessive
a ___________ is a letter combination of an allele
phenotype
genotype
dominant
recessive
a __________- is the trait that we see; black, long, blue, tall
DNA
recessive
genotype
phenotype
Tt, Hh, Rr
homozygous
heterozygous
recessive
phenotypes
This image is called a ____________
triangle
punnett square
square
rectangle
What drives the water cycle?
rain
temperature
the Sun
rotation
This picture shows -
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
transpiration
This picture of the mirror shows an example of--
precipitation
transpiration
evaporation
condensation
Evaporation adds water to the
biosphere
atmosphere
lithosphere
geosphere
Water vapor leaves a plant in the biosphere and goes into the atmosphere through
transpiration
respiration
precipitation
evaporation
Heat and ____________ can change sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock.
Pressure
Melting
Coolig
Igneous rocks form from the __________ of magma or lava.
Pressure
Cooling
Heat
Which type of rock often contains fossils and how do you think this occurs?
Sedimentary rocks
Metamorphic
Igneous
Kinetic energy is what type of energy?
chemical
electric
motion
sound
What is a substance made of two or more elements that are chemically combined called?
A. element
B. compound
C. mixture
D. solution
Is salt (NaCI) a compound or an element?
Compound
element
A substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance by ordinary chemical means is called
a molecule.
a mixture.
an element.
a compound.
Two or more physically combined substances form
a compound.
an acid.
an element.
a mixture.
What is an example of a mixture?
Table salt
Water
Oxygen
Air
The smallest unit of an element is
a compound.
a molecule.
an atom.
a mixture.
Elements and Subatomic Particles
Protons and Electrons
Atoms and Compounds
Homogenous and Heterogeneous
In which mixture can you not see all of the parts?
homogeneous
heterogeneous
In which mixture can you see all of the parts?
homogeneous
heterogeneous
All of these can be separated easily EXCEPT -
nuts, bolts, and screws
powdered drink mix, sugar and water
sand and water
iron filings and sand
Type of mixture that has the SAME COMPOSITION in every part.
Homogenous
Heterogeneous
Type of mixture that DOESN'T HAVE the same composition in every part.
Homogeneous
Heterogeneous
_____ determines whether an object will sink or float in water.
Mass
Weight
Density
Volume
The amount of matter in an object is a measure of the object's ________________.
volume
density
mass
solubility
Physical or chemical?
Physical
Chemical
Physical or chemical?
Physical
Chemical
Physical or Chemical?
Physical
Chemical
Physical properties....
change the matter when studied
can be observed and measured without changing the matter being studied
include the ability to burn and rust
are useless unless studied in a lab
Flammability means the ability to _______ and is a _________ property.
melt; chemical
rust; physical
change; physical
burn; chemical
