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State Testing Review

Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 2hrs 7mins

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1.

The diagram below shows a section of a meander in a stream. The arrow shows the direction of stream flow. The stream bank on the outside of this meander is steeper than the stream bank on the inside of this meander because the water on the outside of the meander is moving ________________________ .

a)

faster

b)

slower

c)

not moving at all

d)

none of the above

2.

What would be the effect on the landscape if the river is running quickly at a steep angle slant?

a)

There would be less erosion since the river is going faster.

b)

There would be less erosion since the river is going slower.

c)

There would be more erosion since the river is going faster.

d)

There would be more erosion since the river is going slower.

3.

What oceanic landform is similar to the continental landform called a trench?

a)

rift

b)

valley

c)

mid-ocean ridge

d)

canyon

4.

What oceanic landform is similar to the continental landform called a mountain range?

a)

rift

b)

valley

c)

mid-ocean ridge

d)

seamount

5.

What type of environment was this fossil from?

a)

Ocean

b)

Tundra

c)

Forest

6.

What type of environment was this fossil from?

a)

Ocean

b)

Forest

c)

Grassland

d)

Tundra

7.

A beach forms when waves deposit sand and gravel along the shoreline. What is the name of this process?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

None of the Above

8.

What has MOST LIKELY caused a change in the soil in the wheat field shown?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

All of the Above

9.

Deltas are created when sediment is deposited at the mouth of a river. Which process is this?

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Vegetation

d)

Deposition

10.

Your science teacher was modeling a type of erosion for you and your classmates to better understand. She used the following materials: an aluminum tin, soil, forks and a watering can filled with water. What type of erosion was she modeling?

a)

Ice Erosion

b)

Wind Erosion

c)

Water Erosion

d)

Vegetation Erosion

11.
  1. This mushroom rock is created by erosion. 

  1. What formed the mushroom rock?

a)

Wind Erosion

b)

Water Erosion

c)

Vegetation Erosion

d)

Ice Erosion

12.

Where are you walking when you are wading in the ocean?

a)

Ocean Trench

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Continental Slope

d)

Continental Shelf

13.

The flattest area of the ocean is known as the _________________________.

a)

Rift Zone

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Mid-ocean Ridge

d)

Subduction zone

14.
What is letter D?
a)
Cont. Shelf
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Volcanic Island
d)
Seamount
15.
What is letter G?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Rift
c)
Trench
d)
Cont. Shelf
16.
What is letter C?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Cont. Shelf
c)
Cont. Slope
d)
Abyssal Plain
17.

What is letter F pointing to?

a)

continental slope

b)

continental shelf

c)

abyssal plain

d)

sea mount

18.
Which letter is pointing to a volcanic island? 
a)
G
b)
F
c)
A
d)
E
19.
Letter A is pointing to the _______________________.
a)
Continental shelf
b)
Mid-ocean ridge
c)
Continental slope
d)
Trench
20.
Which letter is pointing to a trench?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
G
d)
B
21.
What is letter C pointing to? 
a)
abyssal plain
b)
seamount
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
continental shelf
22.
The diagram shows layers of sedimentary rock and examples of the fossils each layer contains, Which layer contains the oldest fossils? 
a)
A. Layer 2
b)
B. Layer 4
c)
C. Layer 1
d)
D. Layer 3
23.
What information can a fossilized plant give scientists?
a)
what color the plants were long ago
b)
what kind of animals existed long ago
c)
what dinosaurs looked like long ago
d)
what environments were like long ago
24.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
25.
An ocean trench is similar to which continental landform?
a)
rift valley
b)
rift zone
c)
volcano
d)
canyon
26.

The map shows the location of a volcano. The winds in this area usually blow from west to east. The smoke and ash from a volcano can be blown great distances, and these are harmful to humans. Based on the information given, what is the safest location for humans to build a town?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.

Based on this map, which of the following places has many earthquakes?

a)

the land area making up Australia

b)

the middle part of the Pacific Ocean

c)

the western part of Africa

d)

along a line in the center of the Atlantic Ocean

28.

Which layer contains fossils of the most recent living organisms?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

29.

What living things were fossilized in Layer N?

a)

Dinosaurs

b)

Monkeys

c)

Fish

d)

Plants

30.

The Andes Mountains in South America contain dozens of fossils of marine animals. How might you have described the landscape of the Andes mountain area long ago? What type of environment was it long ago.

a)

Marine animals lived on land.

b)

The Andes Mountains once were under water.

c)

The Andes Mountains were formed by an earthquake.

31.

Several layers of rock are illustrated in their unchanged positions. Which of the following conclusions is supported by the data in this illustration?

a)

Rock layer W is the oldest of all the rock layers shown.

b)

Rock layer X was formed just before rock layer Y

c)

Rock layer Y is twice as old as rock layer W.

d)

Rock layer Z is the oldest of all the rock layers shown.

32.

The highest point of the wave is called the ____________.

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

33.

The lowest point of the wave is called the ______________.

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

34.

The distance from one crest or trough to the next crest or trough is called the _____________.

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

circular

35.

The distance from the resting point of the wave to the crest or trough is called the _________________.

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

circular

36.

What is wavelength?

a)

is the bottom part of the wave.

b)

the distance from one crest to another crest or one trough to the next.

c)

is the distance from the middle point of a wave to a crest or a trough.

d)

the strength or height of a wave.

37.

1. Sound waves cannot travel through__________.

a)

A solid

b)

Gases

c)

Empty space

d)

Liquids

38.

What is labeled "A" in Gabriella's model?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Wavelength

39.

What is labeled "B" in Gabriella's model?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Trough

d)

Crest

40.

What is labeled "C" in Gabriella's model?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Trough

d)

Crest

41.

What is labeled "D" in Gabriella's model?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Trough

d)

Crest

42.

Andy drew a diagram of a transverse wave. Which part of the wave is labeled X?

a)

rarefaction

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

compression

43.

Through which material do sound waves travel the slowest?

a)

steel

b)

water

c)

plastic

d)

air

44.

Through which material do sound waves travel the fastest?

a)

steel

b)

water

c)

space

d)

air

45.

When you watch fireworks, you always hear the bang after you see the flash. This is because:

a)

when something explodes, the sound always happens after the flash.

b)

sound travels faster through the air than light.

c)

sound travels slower through the air than light.

d)

your ears take longer to send messages to your brain than your eyes do.

46.

Label the Wave. What part of the wave is labeled "B"?

a)

Crest or Peak

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

47.

Label the Wave. What part of the wave is labeled "C"?

a)

Crest or Peak

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

48.

Which wave is the loudest?

a)

Wave 4

b)

Wave 5

c)

Wave 6

49.

1.1 According to the graph, through which medium will a sound wave travel slowest?

a)

iron

b)

glass

c)

oxygen

d)

water

50.

What type of frequency does this wave have?

a)

No frequency

b)

High

c)

Low

d)

Slow

51.

If you are playing outside and can hear a football game a few blocks away, how can you explain this?

a)

The sound is traveling through the people at the game.

b)

The sound vibrations are traveling from the speakers, through the air, to your ears.

c)

You can not explain this.

d)

The sound vibrations are not able to travel that far.

52.

Is it possible to hear a sound in outer space?

a)

No, because there is no air for the vibrations to travel through.

b)

No, because it is too far away.

c)

Yes, because sound travels through the air.

d)

Yes, because you can hear it if you listen closely.

53.

Armando used yarn to create waves on sheets of graph paper. He recorded his wave data in the table. Which heading in the table describes wavelength?

a)

wave

b)

number of crests

c)

distance between crests

d)

height of crests

54.

Wave B's frequency is...

a)

the same as wave A's frequency.

b)

higher than wave A's frequency.

c)

lower than wave A's frequency.

55.

Wave A's wavelength is...

a)

the same as wave B's wavelength.

b)

longer than wave B's wavelength.

c)

shorter than wave B's wavelength.

56.

Wave A's amplitude is...

a)

the same as wave B's amplitude.

b)

larger than wave B's amplitude.

c)

smaller than wave B's amplitude.

57.

Wave B's frequency is...

a)

the same as wave A's frequency.

b)

higher than wave A's frequency.

c)

lower than wave A's frequency.

58.

The bell makes a sound when it is hit by the clapper because the bell

a)

vibrates

b)

rotates

c)

releases heat

d)

produce electricity

59.

According to this chart, sound travels fastest through which form of matter?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

none

60.

Jennie’s class has a small tuning fork, a medium tuning fork, and a large tuning fork. Their teacher tells them to strike the tuning fork and place the fork in a bowl of water. They observe the pitch created and measure the vibrations of the tuning fork in Hertz.

a)

The size of the tuning fork affects the volume of a sound.

b)

Higher pitches produce more vibrations

c)

Lower pitches produce more vibrations

d)

Larger objects produce more vibrations

61.

The picture shows 4 kids around a radio that is playing a song.

Who would hear the song at the lowest volume?

a)

Child 1

b)

Child 2

c)

Child 3

d)

Child 4

62.

An engineering team wants to design a new sled that is faster and more economical. What is a criterion for their solution?

a)

The sled needs to be durable

b)

The sled should be on budget

c)

The sled needs to be built on time.

d)

The sled should slide smoothly over the snow so that it is faster

63.

How do cell phones receive decoded information over long distances?

a)

They receive digitized information and change it to voice.

b)

They receive voice and change it to digitized information.

c)

They receive digitized information and change it to Morse code.

d)

They receive Morse code and change it to digitized information.

64.

A student sends the text message “Hi.” The cell phone turns the message into binary code. How are the H and the I different in binary code?

a)

Each letter is coded as a different pattern of 1s and 0s

b)

One letter is coded as a 1, and the other is coded as a 0.

c)

Each letter is coded as the number that matches its place in the alphabet.

d)

One letter is coded as a dark pixel, and the other letter is coded as a light pixel.

65.

Sonar is most similar to...

a)

Echolocation

b)

binary code

c)

coding

d)

echo

66.
When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?
a)
Frequency 
b)
Amplitude 
c)
Wavelength 
d)
Crest
67.
Which statement best explains what is happening in this picture?
a)
The light is being reflected which makes the spoon appear broken.
b)
The light is being refracted which makes the spoon appear broken.
c)
The light is being absorbed which makes the spoon appear broken.
d)
The light is being transparent which makes the spoon appear broken.
68.
Mr. Emanuel was driving his car at night. Another car was approaching him with its headlights on.What would happen to the car's headlights?
a)
The car’s headlights would appear brighter.
b)
The car’s headlights would give off more light. 
c)
The car’s headlights would give off less light.
d)
The car’s headlights would appear less bright.
69.
Jenny wants to buy new curtains for her bedroom.  She likes to sleep late into the day.  What would be the best type of material for her new curtains to be made from? 
a)
an opaque material
b)
a translucent material 
c)
a transparent material
d)
a reflective material
70.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
71.
Which objects on the table are "Transparent"?
a)
Rock; Pencil
b)
Cup; Goggles
c)
Supply Box; Fish Bowl
72.
Which objects on the table are "Translucent"?
a)
Fish Bowl; Supply Box; Goggles
b)
Pencil; Fish Bowl; Cup
c)
Fish Bowl; Supply Box; Pitcher
73.
Which objects on the table are "Opaque"?
a)
Pitcher; Supply Box; Pencil
b)
Book; Pencil; Rock
c)
Pencil; Book; Goggles
74.

Barry wants to see how white light can separate into different color. Which object could he hold in front of the sun to see this happen?

a)

mirror

b)

silver spoon

c)

prism

75.

When a pencil is viewed in a glass of water, the light passes through the water and the air and causes the path of light to bend. This is an example of...

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

76.

When light travels through a magnifying glass, it changes direction and we see a larger view of the object. This is an example of ....

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

77.

Faith and Elijah are using a flashlight and their hands to make shadow puppets. What property of light creates the shapes on the wall?

a)

Light transmits through their hands.

b)

Light refracts when it passes through their hands.

c)

Light travels in a straight line.

d)

Light reflects off their hands back at them.

78.

Which statement is correct about the refraction of light?

a)

Light travels in a straight line.

b)

Light travels from one to medium.

c)

Light travels from one object towards our eyes.

d)

Light travels in all direction.

79.

This polar bear is happy because someone gave him a pumpkin to play with. But, this polar bear is sad because it looks like his head is no longer attached to his body. :( What property of light creates this optical illusion?

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Transparency

d)

Opaqueness

80.

Which coaster has the least amount of energy?

a)

Whirlwind

b)

Freestyle

c)

Xcelerator

d)

They're all the same.

81.

Which object has the most energy?

a)

plane

b)

baseball

c)

car

d)

runner

82.

A basketball and a bowling ball are moving at the same speed. What will happen when the two balls bump together?

a)

The motion of the ball will change in the exact same ways

b)

The motion of the bowling ball will change more than the motion of the basketball

c)

The motion of the basketball will change more than the motion of the bowling ball

d)

There will be no change to the motion of the balls

83.

Four toy cars were pushed on a surface with the same force. They traveled a distance before coming to a stop. The graph shows the distance and time plotted for the motion of the four toy cars.

a)

toy car 2 traveled faster than toy car 1

b)

toy car 1 traveled fastest

c)

toy car 3 traveled faster than toy car 4

d)

Toy car 2 traveled faster than toy car 3

e)

toy car 3 traveled the fastest

84.
A bird with a sharp, curved, and pointed beak (like a hawk) is specialized for what food habits?
a)
Seed cracking
b)
Eating nectar
c)
Tearing flesh
d)
Spearing fish
85.

Birds have different kinds of beaks depending on _____________

a)

Where it lives

b)

How big it is

c)

How it drinks

d)

The kind of food it eats

86.

What is the function (purpose) of a long think beak? Hint: Their beaks are very thin and long, so it is able to get into small places.

a)

To open nuts and seeds

b)

To eat nectar from flowers

c)

To help grab large prey

d)

To help it tear apart its prey

87.

Check all that are internal structures of an elephant

a)

Stomach

b)

Skin

c)

Teeth

d)

Liver

e)

Esophagus

88.

Check ALL that are external structures of an elephant

a)

Ears

b)

Liver

c)

Feet

d)

Skin

e)

Intestines

89.

How do zebra stripes protect the zebra?

a)

When zebras run as a herd,stripes help the predators pick out one zebra.

b)

When zebras run as a herd,stripes help the zebras by not letting the predator pick out one zebra because they blend together and look like a blur of stripes.

c)

The zebra stripes don't have a purpose.

90.

The arctic fox and snowshoe hare develop a white coat of fur during the winter months. What statement best describes this behavioral response?

a)

The color of the fur will attract a mate

b)

White fur allows the animals to reflect light and stay warm

c)

Snow falls during the winter and the white fur will camouflage the animals

d)

It becomes colder during the winter, so these animals need more fur to stay warm

91.

What stage of the plant life cycle is shown?

a)

Full grown, mature plant

b)

a bud

c)

a seed

d)

a sprout

92.

What is the job of the roots?

a)

to make seeds for the plant

b)

to make food for the plant and take in air

c)

to help the flower reproduce

d)

to support the plant and help deliver food, minerals, and water to other parts of the plant

e)

to anchor the plant in place, soak in water, and store food for the plant

93.

What is the job of the flower?

a)

to make seeds for the plant

b)

to make food for the plant and take in air

c)

to help the flower reproduce

d)

to support the plant and help deliver food, minerals, and water to other parts of the plant

e)

to anchor the plant in place, soak in water, and store food for the plant

94.

What is the job of the leaves?

a)

to make seeds for the plant

b)

to make food for the plant using the sun's light, and to take in air

c)

to help the flower reproduce

d)

to support the plant and help deliver food, minerals, and water to other parts of the plant

e)

to anchor the plant in place, soak in water, and store food for the plant

95.

What is the job of the stem?

a)

to make seeds for the plant

b)

to make food for the plant and take in air

c)

to help the flower reproduce

d)

to support the plant and help deliver food, minerals, and water to other parts of the plant

e)

to anchor the plant in place, soak in water, and store food for the plant

96.

What is the job of the seeds?

a)

to make seeds for the plant

b)

to make food for the plant and take in air

c)

to help the flower reproduce

d)

to support the plant and help deliver food, minerals, and water to other parts of the plant

e)

to anchor the plant in place, soak in water, and store food for the plant

97.

What is the function of the skeleton?

a)

to digest food

b)

to provide support and give the body its shape

c)

to circulate blood

d)

to provide nutrients for the body

98.

Flowers' stems give them structure to stand upright and trees have trunks. Which human system is similar, in that it gives us support to stand upright?

a)

muscular system

b)

skeletal system

c)

integumentary system

d)

nervous system

99.

In what part of the plant is food made?

a)

The flowers

b)

The leaves

c)

The roots

d)

The stem

100.

If plants didn't adapt as their environments changed, they would

a)

save a lot of time.

b)

not survive.

c)

get taller every year.

d)

be safe forever because they were already fine.

101.

What is one reason that some plants have a strong scent?

a)

to shed extra water off the plant

b)

to take in nutrients from the soil

c)

to attract animals to spread its pollen

d)

to conserve water during dry periods

102.

What is one possible reason for seeds to have hooks or barbs?

a)

to stay warm during the winter

b)

to protect themselves from sunlight

c)

to get attached to passing animals and get carried away

d)

to stick to animals and steal nutrients from them

103.

Water lilies live in lakes and ponds. The lilies have very long stems. The picture above shows a water lily in a pond. How do long stems help water lilies live in ponds?

a)

They absorb food for the plant.

b)

They absorb water from the pond.

c)

They enable the pads and flower to reach sunlight.

d)

They help the plants float away.

104.

In a rainforest, the large canopy can block sunlight. Plants living under the canopy must be able to tolerate shade or adapt in order to get light. What adaptation could help plants get more sun?

a)

strong roots

b)

climbing vines

c)

needles

d)

spores

105.

How have some rainforest plants adapted to receive enough sunlight?

a)

by growing poisonous flowers

b)

by growing giant, slippery leaves

c)

by growing giant, bright flowers

d)

by growing long, deep roots

106.

What is sensory input?

a)

The information that the senses gather from the outside world

b)

The parts of an animal's body that enable them to receive sensory input

c)

The special parts of sense organs that detect signals

d)

The body system that allows us to move, feel, and think

107.

What are sensory receptors?

a)

The information that the senses gather from the outside world

b)

The parts of an animal's body that enable them to receive sensory input

c)

The special parts of sense organs that detect signals

d)

The body system that allows us to move, feel, and think

108.

Four students write what they know about sense receptors. Evaluate each student's response. Who is not correct?

a)
  • Julia says sense organs like the ear, mouth, and skin all have sense receptors.

b)
  • Sam says sense receptors collect information from our environments.

c)
  • Miriam says all sense organs are the same.

d)
  • Juan says sense organs are connected to nerves.

109.


Sarah is creating a model to show the path that information travels in the nervous system. She has drawn sensory receptors. What should she draw next? 

a)
  • She should draw a nerve cell in the brain.

b)
  • She should draw nerves extending from the sensory receptors to the spinal cord.

c)
  • She should connect the sensory receptors to the muscles.

d)
  • She should label the drawing with the words "output."

110.

On a hot summer day, Jack left the pool and began to climb a ladder to his tree house. He hurt his toe by bumping it on the ladder as he climbed into the tree house. How did Jack know that he had hurt his toe?

a)
  • The nerves in his hurt toe sent a signal through his body to his brain.

b)
  • The blood cells in his toe sent a signal through his body to his brain.

c)
  • Jack's toes became very cold and numb.

d)
  • D.

    Jack's toe became smaller than before he had bumped it on the ladder.

111.

  1. Amanda suddenly woke up and smelled something burning. She crept down the stairs to see what was happening. She found her parents reading and sitting by the fireplace, which was burning wood. Why did Amanda wake up?

a)
  • The smell of the fire sent a signal through her blood cells to her brain and she woke up.

b)
  • The smell of the fire sent a signal through her nerves to her brain and she woke up

c)
  • Amanda's nose was stuffy from a cold and she could not sleep.

d)
  • Amanda was too cold upstairs to sleep.