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- 1. Multiple Choice
Examine the food web. Based on the food web, which of the following is true?
The animals eat neither plants nor animals for food.
The animals eat only other animals for food.
Some of the animals eat plants for food, and some of the animals eat other animals for food.
The animals eat only plants for food.
- 2. Multiple Choice
The ecosystem pictured below receives enough rain to support the growth of small shrubs and other low-growing plants. However, the ecosystem does not receive enough rain for tall trees to grow there. Common problems in this ecosystem include drought and wildfires. The picture most likely shows a _______ ecosystem.
grassland
coniferous forest
desert
marine
- 3. Multiple Choice
What tends to happen to a population of animals when food is plentiful?
The animal population increases.
The animal population becomes extinct.
The animal population stays the same.
The animal population decreases.
- 4. Multiple Choice
In La Niña conditions, air and surface water temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean are
warmer than normal, and global climate patterns are identical to those of El Niño conditions.
colder than normal, and global climate patterns are identical to those of El Niño conditions.
colder than normal, and global climate patterns are opposite those of El Niño conditions.
warmer than normal, and global climate patterns are opposite those of El Niño conditions.
- 5. Multiple Choice
San Angelo is a city in the United States. The graph below shows the amount of precipitation received by San Angelo over the course of a year. Which of the following statements correctly describes a pattern shown in the graph?
San Angelo received most of its precipitation in the fall.
San Angelo received most of its precipitation in the summer.
San Angelo received more precipitation this year than any year before.
San Angelo did not receive as much precipitation this year as it did last year.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Darla walked outside to go to school one morning and noticed that the sky was covered with low, gray clouds. It looked like a blanket settling over the sky. Should Darla take a rain jacket to school?
Yes; these clouds will bring thunderstorms and maybe snow.
No; the blanket of clouds will only keep her city warmer.
Yes; these clouds will likely bring drizzling rain.
No; these gray clouds always lift and bring a sunny day.
- 7. Multiple Choice
The picture below shows a model of the water cycle. In the picture, a bowl that contains water is placed under a heat lamp. Ice cubes are placed on a sheet of plastic that covers the bowl. In the picture, different parts of the water cycle are numbered. Which of these does number 2 represent?
collection
condensation
evaporation
precipitation
- 8. Multiple Choice
During some types of changes, new materials with different characteristics are formed. Which of the following is an example of this type of change?
melting
breaking
tearing
burning
- 9. Multiple Choice
Shannon broke her pencil into 4 pieces and found the weight of each piece. Using the picture above, what was the weight of the whole pencil before Shannon broke it?
18 g
20 g
23 g
The weight cannot be determined.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Jayne's science teacher mixed a clear liquid with a blue liquid in a beaker. After a few minutes there was a white solid at the bottom of the beaker. What is most likely true about the white solid?
It will dissolve in the solution when stirred.
It was secretly added to the beaker by the teacher.
It will dissolve in water to form a blue solution.
It is a new substance with different properties.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Swings are usually made out of materials that do not conduct heat easily, so that children will not burn themselves as they play during the summer. Given this information, which of these materials would be good for making swings?
copper
rubber
steel
iron
- 12. Multiple Choice
On a summer afternoon, the sand on the beach can get very hot. When you step on the sand in bare feet, you can burn yourself. Which of the following sentences best describes how this happens?
Heat from the Sun is transferred to the sand through conduction. This heat is then transferred to your feet through radiation.
Heat from the Sun is transferred to the sand through radiation. This heat is then transferred to your feet through conduction.
Heat from the sun is transferred to the sand through convection. This heat is then transferred to your feet through radiation.
Heat from the sun is transferred to the sand through conduction. This heat is then transferred to your feet through convection.
- 13. Multiple Choice
A diagram of the human central nervous system is shown below. What describes a major function of the structure marked as II?
to create hormones and other substances for the body
to transport blood to all of the organs of the body
to relay information to and from the brain
to process information and decide how to respond
- 14. Multiple Choice
A food web is shown. Decomposers, such as bacteria, earthworms, and fungi, are not shown in the food web. How do these organisms receive energy?
Decomposers use energy from the Sun to make their own food.
Decomposers break down the remains of dead plants and animals.
Decomposers consume living plants and animals.
Decomposers do not need energy to survive.
- 15. Multiple Choice
A scientist is studying a certain type of plant that requires a hot and humid climate and lots of rain in order to grow. In which type of ecosystem would this plant most likely be found?
desert
grassland
tundra
tropical rainforest
- 16. Multiple Choice
Strawberry plants, honey bees, mice, and badgers all live in a field. In the food web above, honey bees help the strawberry plants by pollinating them as they take nectar away to eat. Badgers eat mice, and mice eat strawberries. What would happen if honey bees were taken away from this field?
Over time, there would be more mice.
There would be more strawberry plants.
Over time, there would be fewer strawberry plants, mice, and badgers.
There would be more badgers.
- 17. Multiple Choice
The picture is a map of part of the United States. Over the course of a few days, Nevada, Arizona, California, and New Mexico were all hit by the same storm system. Based on the general pattern of weather in the U.S., which state was most likely hit by the storm first?
Nevada
California
New Mexico
Arizona
- 18. Multiple Choice
The bar graph below shows the average temperature each month in a city in the United States. Each bar of the graph represents a different month of the year. Also, each pattern inside the bars represents a different season.The key on the graph shows which season is represented by which pattern. Which season on the graph is most likely spring?
Season D
Season B
Season C
Season A
- 19. Multiple Choice
Heather and Andrew were planning a trip to the zoo. They looked out the window and saw some high wispy clouds in the sky, like the ones in the picture below. Based on the clouds that they saw, what could they have predicted about the weather for their trip?
There will probably be rain while they are at the zoo.
There will be lightning and thunder while they are at the zoo.
The weather will probably be very hot while they are at the zoo.
The weather will probably be sunny and fair while they are at the zoo
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which step of the water cycle is described below?
Energy from the Sun heats up water on Earth's surface, and the water goes into the air as water vapor.
evaporation
precipitation
reflection
condensation
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