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State Testing Review Science

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where are earthquakes most likely to occur?

a)

In the middle of plates

b)

In the oceans

c)

Along plate boundaries

d)

Anywhere on the Earth

2.

Organisms who receive their energy by consuming other organisms.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Heterotroph

c)

Autotroph

d)

Phototropism

3.

The part of a cell that contains the chromosomes (wound up DNA) in eukaryotic cells.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Nucleus

d)

Homeostasis

4.

The organelle inside a plant cell that converts sunlight into energy.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Parasite

d)

Cell Wall

5.

Which of the following best defines science?

a)

A collection of unchangeable facts about the natural world

b)

The study of the natural world through observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanations

c)

A belief system based on assumptions about the natural world

d)

A method for proving theories beyond doubt

6.

What is the role of evidence in modifying scientific theories?

a)

Evidence is rarely considered when modifying theories.

b)

Evidence can refute or support theories, leading to modifications.

c)

Theories are modified first, then evidence is found to support the changes.

d)

Evidence is only used to confirm existing theories, not modify them.

7.

The part of a plant cell that is rigid & permeable.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Turgor Pressure

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Phototropism 

8.

The term used to define a cell that has a nucleus containing DNA.

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Autotroph

d)

Homeostasis

9.

The trait that is always expressed.  It will hide or mask the other trait.

a)

Recessive

b)

Dominant

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Homeostasis

10.

Successful traits are passed onto offspring through natural circumstances. 

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Primary Succession

c)

Secondary Succession

d)

Dominant

11.

The organism's ability to maintain equilibrium in their body.

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Heterotroph

c)

Prokaryotic

d)

Autotrophic

12.

The process where plants use the light from the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose.

a)

Phototropism

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Prokaryotic

13.

Why does the Earth orbit the Sun and not a planet in the solar system?

a)

The Sun is more massive than the planets so it's mass causes the gravitational pull.

b)

It just happened that way.

c)

The Earth pulls the Sun toward it  because it is so massive.

d)

The Earth is closer than the other planets so the distance causes the gravitational pull.

14.

Some resources are renewable and will not run out.  Some are finite and can't be renewed.  Which of these resources is non-renewable?

a)

solar

b)

hydroelectric

c)

wind

d)

oil

15.

Suppose you find fossils of dinosaurs on an island but no fossils of bird or mammal fossils found on the continent it broke off from  This information provides evidence of _________________.

a)

global warming

b)

seafloor spreading

c)

mountain building

d)

continental drift

16.

How do folded mountains form?

a)

They form when plate boundaries diverge.

b)

They form on the continent side of convergent boundaries.

c)

They form when plates collide or push against each other.

d)

They can form several different ways.

17.

Which states of matter have volume?

a)

solid and liquid

b)

solid, liquid, and gas

c)

liquid and gas

d)

solid and gas

18.

A girl collects rocks while at the beach.  She notices that the rocks are milky white and contain fossils.  What type of rock has she found?

a)

Sedimentary, because it contains fossils

b)

Sedimentary, because it is milky white

c)

Metamorphic, because it contains fossils

d)

Metamorphic, because it is milky white

19.

Which is an example of erosion?

a)

water sitting in a well

b)

magma rising in a volcano

c)

wind blowing sand on a beach

d)

heat melting rock underground

20.

Which two processes could result in the formation of high mountains with well-rounded peaks?

a)

volcanic eruptions and global warming

b)

earthquakes and tidal activity

c)

movement of tectonic plates and erosion

d)

production of greenhouse gases and weathering

21.

Everything we touch is made of…

a)

Atoms

b)

Air

c)

Carbon

d)

Magic

22.

What is the process by which plants lose water vapor through small openings in their leaves?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Respiration

d)

Osmosis

23.

Which of the following is a chemical change?

a)

Melting ice

b)

Burning wood

c)

Dissolving sugar in water

d)

Breaking glass

24.

What is the primary gas found in Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Hydrogen

25.

Which of the following best describes the function of the mitochondria in a cell?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Energy production

c)

Protein synthesis

d)

Cell division