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WCAS Science Test Prep

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The model shows a process that occurs in a tomato plant

A process Occurring in a Tomato Plant

Which labels correctly complete the model to help describe this process?

a)

water sunlight stored energy

b)

sunlight stored energy water

c)

sunlight water stored energy

d)

stored energy water e.sunlight

2.

Which statement best describes an effect of humans on this food web?

a)

the population of bald eagles may be reduced by humans consuming too many smelt.

b)

Competition among humans, alewife, and smelt decreases food availability for bald eagles

c)

Humans decrease the populations of phytoplankton and zooplankton by consuming chinook salmon

d)

Human consumption of coho salmon and chinook salmon may reduce food sources for herring gulls

3.

Look into the sky on a clear night and you may be able to observe the Moon, or part of it, lit up by the Sun. People can keep track of the Moon's appearance from Earth in lunar calendars. This makes it easy to see how the appearance of the Moon changes over time. A student made the following lunar calendar for 16 days, but it was cloudy on several nights.


A student is studying the partial lunar calendar. Which sequence of moon phases correctly represents the pattern in the appearance of the moon and completes the calendar?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

The diagram below represents the saltwater solution made by the student. When salt (NaCl) molecules are added to water (H2O), they break into one sodium (Na) particle and one chlorine (Cl) particle.


Chose the name of the solvent and solute

a)

Solute = H2O Solvent=NaCI

b)

Solvent = H2O Solute= NaCl

5.

A student needs to separate a mixture compsed of iron fillings and sand. How can the student most easily separate all the iron fillings from the mixture?

a)

Use a magnet to attract the iron filings

b)

Use filter paper to isolate the iron filings

c)

Add water to the mixture and pour off the floating iron filings.

d)

Add water to the mixture and allow it to evaporate and leave behind the iron filings

6.

A student is identifying properties of chemical particles by using the chart below. Complete the chart by selecting boxes to identify each property as a description of an atom, a molecule, or both


Properties of Particles


Which are composed of more than one particle?

a)

atom

b)

molecule

c)

Hydrogen

7.

Two words that correctly identify properties of these planets

Uranus -Neptune- Saturn- Jupiter

a)

rocky

b)

gaseous

c)

large

d)

small

8.

Which statement identifies the most likely outcome if the rabbit population suddenly reduced?

a)

Owls would become extinct because they have no food

b)

Hawks would have less food available so their population would decrease

c)

Grasshoppers would have less food available so their population would decrease

d)

Grasses in the area would die and all of the animals would have to move to another area to survive

9.

The diagram shows four blocks of the same size in a water tank. Block Y has the same density as the water.


Four additional block are being added to the water as detailed (Block J= 1kg) - (Block K =3 kg)- (Block L=5 kg)-(Block M=7kg)

Pick two answers choices - the two blocks that will float and two blocks that will sink.

a)

BLOCK J & K WILL FLOAT

b)

BLOCK J & K WILL SINK

c)

BLOCK L & M WILL SINK

d)

BLOCK L & M WILL FLOAT

10.

A group of students was challenged to construct a boat that could transport 10 milliliters (13.38 grams) of corn syrup across a small, plastic swimming pool. Which question will best help the students design their boat?

a)

What is the mass of the boat and the corn syrup?

b)

What force is need to push the boat across the length of the pool?

c)

What boat shape is needed to lower the density of the boat and the corn syrup?

d)

What is the distance from one point of the pool to the point on the exact opposite side?

11.

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

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Hydrogen

12.

Which of the following is a renewable energy source?

a)

Coal

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Solar Power

d)

Nuclear Power

13.

What is the chemical formula for water?

a)

H2OH_2O

b)

CO2CO_2

c)

O2O_2

d)

H2SO4H_2SO_4

14.

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

15.

What is the process by which plants make their food using sunlight?

a)

Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Transpiration

d)

Digestion