WorksheetsScience Sample Items
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 50mins
Based on Figure 1, identify which statements describe a lunar eclipse, a solar eclipse, or both types of eclipses. Select all the correct answers. You may select more than one answer for each statement. Happens during a full moon
Solar eclipse
Lunar eclipse
Scientists predicted that three lunar eclipses and one solar eclipse would be visible from New Jersey in 2022. Based on the data, why are lunar eclipses more commonly viewed than solar eclipses?
Because the Earth's shadow is larger than the Moon's shadow, making lunar eclipses visible from more places.
Because solar eclipses happen more frequently than lunar eclipses.
Because lunar eclipses only occur during the day.
Because the Moon is closer to the Earth during a lunar eclipse.
The student investigates how the water’s mass and initial temperature affect the time it takes for the water to boil in an electric teakettle.
According to Table 1, which factor caused the water to boil faster: increasing the initial temperature or decreasing the mass of water?
Increasing the initial temperature
Decreasing the mass of water
Both had the same effect
Neither had an effect
According to the diagram, what event happened first in the evolution of maize?
Adaptation to new growing areas
Domestication begins
Farming becomes widespread
Ancestor appears
Figure 1 shows a natural living shoreline (1A), a hybrid living shoreline (1B), and a structural living shoreline (1C) at high tide. The shoreline that consists only of plants and natural features is called a _________
natural living shoreline
hybrid living shoreline
structural living shoreline
engineered living shoreline
A damaged hip joint can cause pain and decreased mobility. A hip replacement can restore mobility and reduce pain. During hip replacement surgery a portion of the damaged bone is removed and replaced with a man-made material.
Which of these describes a material that is best to use for a hip replacement?
a soft material that bends with the movement of the body
a mesh material that allows fluid in the body to pass through it
a hard metal material that supports the weight of the body
a solid dissolvable material that disappears after the body heals
The graph shows atmospheric CO2 levels over time. Which activity most likely contributed to the changes in atmospheric CO2 levels after the year 1800?
transforming vacant lots into parks and recreational areas
growing seasonal produce in community gardens
driving electric vehicles with low emissions
producing goods in large factories
A sample of pure cesium (Cs) reacts with water. Under standard conditions, which of these elements react in a similar way to water as cesium (Cs)?
silicon (Si)
neon (Ne)
potassium (K)
iridium (Ir)
Gold jewelry can be made in different colors. The difference in color depends on the percentage of each metal within the jewelry. Which type of gold is a pure substance?
Rose Gold
White Gold
18K Gold
24K Gold
Which table best describes both mitosis and meiosis?
Process:
Mitosis - One cell becomes four cells. - Genetically identical; Meiosis - One cell becomes two cells. - Genetically different.
Process:
Mitosis - One cell becomes four cells. - Genetically different; Meiosis - One cell becomes two cells. - Genetically different.
Process:
Mitosis - One cell becomes two cells. - Genetically identical; Meiosis - One cell becomes four cells. - Genetically different.
Process:
Mitosis - One cell becomes two cells. - Genetically identical; Meiosis - One cell becomes four cells. - Genetically identical.
What is the role of mosses in the tundra ecosystem?
To create food for other organisms in the ecosystem
To breakdown dead organisms to be recycled
To eat other organisms in the ecosystem
Based on Figure 2 (Part 2), which model best represents a change to the air particles inside the air-filled balloon after the balloon is in the freezer overnight?
A
B
C
D
According to Table 2, what is the relationship between the percentage of plants consumed by herbivores and the lemming population size?
The percentage of plants consumed by herbivores increases as the lemming population size increases.
The percentage of plants consumed by herbivores decreases as the lemming population size increases.
There is no relationship between the percentage of plants consumed by herbivores and the lemming population size.
The percentage of plants consumed by herbivores remains constant regardless of the lemming population size.
When an oceanic plate subducts underneath another plate, it sinks beneath it. When this occurs, which landforms are usually created?
mountain ranges
volcanoes
landslides
rift valleys
Flood waters pounding against a wall and BREAKING it down is an example of _________.
weathering
erosion
deposition
The changing of seasons is caused by which of the following?
Changes in the brightness of the sun
Tilt of Earth's axis compared to the sun
The distance from Earth to the sun
If Earth's axis were tilted 50 degrees, which of the following would result?
Earth would have a longer day/night cycle
Earth would have more extreme seasons
Earth would have a longer year
Phases of the Moon are caused by which of the following?
Earth's orbit around the sun
Earth's rotation around the moon
The moon's orbit around Earth
