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- 1. Multiple Choice
Over the past hundred years, people have built new and better roads in Pennsylvania. What is one possible negative effect of this technology?
Transportation has become less expensive.
Traveling greater distances is more difficult.
Wildlife habitats are separated into smaller areas.
Mail delivery services take longer to reach people.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which change occurred between January 1 and May 1?
The amount of daylight increased.
The average air temperature decreased.
Earth rotated more quickly around its axis.
Earth made one revolution around the Sun.
- 3. Multiple Choice
A student wants to measure the depth of each snowfall in January. Which tools are most helpful for gathering and recording the data?
shovel and calculator
beaker and stopwatch
balance and computer
meterstick and calendar
- 4. Multiple Choice
A student wants to compare how long a flashlight will continue to shine using different brands of
batteries. How can the student make sure that the test is fair?
Test the same brand of batteries in two flashlights.
Test each brand of batteries in the same flashlight.
Test different sizes of batteries in the same flashlight.
Test whether some flashlights can work with only one battery.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Name the variable that matches the definition:
1 thing/step that can change in your experiment
Independent
Dependent
Controlled
- 6. Multiple Choice
Name the variable that matches the definition:
What you are measuring
Independent
Dependent
Controlled
- 7. Multiple Choice
Name the variable that matches the definition:
The things/steps that stay the same
Independent
Dependent
Controlled
- 8. Multiple Choice
A student observes the first day merganser ducks arrive at a lake each year during their migration. When will the merganser ducks most likely arrive at the lake in year 5?
February 15 to 22
around February 15
mid-April to late April
late February to mid-March
- 9. Multiple Choice
Give an example of a system is partly natural and partly human-made?
a pen that writes in blue ink
a tree that produces edible fruit
a mountain that erodes over time
a coral reef that grows on old train cars
- 10. Multiple Choice
A student described human-made systems and natural systems.
Which characteristic was most likely used to describe both systems?
grows larger
needs oxygen
has multiple parts
is powered by electricity
- 11. Multiple Choice
How does the soil help the plants in the terrarium?
The soil absorbs sunlight for the plants.
The soil produces energy for the plants.
The soil provides the plants with a place to grow.
The soil protects the plants from other organisms.
- 12. Multiple Choice
What part of a plant collects water and nutrients?
flower
stem
leaves
roots
- 13. Multiple Choice
What part of a plant reproduces?
flower
stem
leaves
roots
- 14. Multiple Choice
What part of a plant collects energy from the sun via photosynthesis?
flower
stem
leaves
roots
- 15. Multiple Choice
How do the human nose and lungs work together?
The nose filters air that is processed in the lungs.
The nose brings in food that is digested in the lungs.
The nose lets out energy that is produced by the lungs.
The nose senses odors that are understood by the lungs.
- 16. Multiple Choice
How are these lists of traits different?
Only the traits in List A can change.
Only the traits in List B are formed naturally.
Only the traits in List A are inherited from parents.
Only the traits in List B can affect a person’s survival.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which trait is inherited?
height
knowing the alphabet
following rules
riding a bike
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which trait is inherited?
speaking a language
knowing the alphabet
eye color
riding a bike
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which trait is acquired or learned?
freckles
eye color
riding a bike
right or left handedness
- 20. Multiple Choice
Plants and animals respond to changes in their natural environment. Which natural response can most likely be predicted due to the changing amounts of daylight shown in the graph?
Bird will migrate north between July and December
Bird will migrate south between January and March
Plants will absorb the most energy between May and July
Plants will absorb the most energy between March and May
- 21. Multiple Choice
What is the ultimate source of energy in our solar system?
batteries
nuclear power
sun
wind power
- 22. Multiple Choice
A log burns in a fireplace. Nearby, a light bulb is glowing. How are the fire and the light bulb alike?
Both create new energy.
Both absorb light energy.
Both release light energy.
Both use electrical energy.
- 23. Multiple Choice
A schoolyard playground reminded a student of an electrical circuit. Which type of circuit would the student most likely describe using the playground?
a series circuit because there is only one way up to the top
a series circuit because the students can only go down the slides
a parallel circuit because the students change directions as they are playing
a parallel circuit because students have two ways to slide down to the ground
- 24. Multiple Choice
What kind of circuit is this?
series
parallel
basic
- 25. Multiple Choice
What kind of circuit is this?
series
parallel
basic
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the movement of the student and the ball in the drawing?
The student is only moving from side to side, while the basketball is only moving up and down.
The student is mostly moving up and down, while the basketball is mostly moving from side to side.
The student is only moving up and down, while the basketball is moving up and down and from side to side.
The student is mostly moving from side to side, while the basketball is moving from side to side and up and down.
- 27. Multiple Choice
A student lives near a lake. Which observation is the student most likely to make about the lake?
The water is fresh rather than salty.
The lake empties into a larger body of water.
The water flows quickly from high to low areas.
The lake completely dries up during some seasons.
- 28. Multiple Choice
Based on the image, what type of water system is this?
lentic water
lotic water
some water somewhere
- 29. Multiple Choice
Based on the image, what type of water system is this?
lentic water
lotic water
some water somewhere
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which type of front is likely to arrive soon in Philadelphia?
cold front from the north
cold front from the south
warm front from the north
warm front from the south
- 31. Multiple Choice
A student wants to learn more about birds. The student fills and hangs a bird feeder from a tree outside a window. Identify an appropriate tool for measuring how much bird seed is eaten from the feeder each day.
measuring cup
rain gauge
barometer
yard stick
- 32. Multiple Choice
Describe how using binoculars can help the student learn more about the birds that visit the feeder.
This tool can help them measure the size of the birds.
This tool can help them see more details from far away without disturbing the birds.
This tool can help them attract birds.
This tool is not helpful in any way.
- 33. Multiple Choice
On the PSSA I should
make random guesses
rush as fast as I can
take my time and read carefully
not answer certain questions
- 34. Multiple Choice
What part of the water cycle is when water turns into its vapor form to enter the atmosphere
transporation
evaporation
condensation
run off
- 35. Multiple Choice
What part of the water cycle is when water cools down and forms droplets that will eventually fall from the sky.
transporation
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
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