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Biology, Chemistry, Science
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8thgrade
8th Grade Science MAP Test Practice
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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The Sun affects Earth in all of the following ways EXCEPT:it heats up Earth's surfaceit provides energy for plantsit is stored in fossil fuels such as coalit reflects light from the Moon
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The motion of Earth around the Sun most affects thetiming of tides.length of a month.cycle of the seasons.phases of the Moon.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.About how long does it take Earth to make one complete orbit (revolution) around the Sun?24 hours7 day1 month1 year
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.During which season is the northern hemisphere tilted toward the Sun?SummerFallWinterSpring
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.During the winter months the Earth is ______.tilted closer toward the Suntilted farther away from the Sunspinning slower than in Summerspinning faster than in Summer
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What do all waves transfer?
Matter
Heat
Electricity
Energy
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What are the two types of waves?
longitudinal and transverse
sound and light
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What is the distance between the calm sea and the highest wave called?
Wave
Frequency
Amplitude
Magnitude
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What type of simple machine has a ramp that makes it easier for a heavy object to be moved up or down?
lever
pulley
inclined plane
wedge
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A seesaw is an example of what type of simple machine?
wheel and axle
lever
wedge
pulley
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What type of simple machine makes chopping wood easier?
inclined plane
screw
wedge
lever
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What type of simple machine is shown here?PulleyWheel and AxleLeverWedge
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Each column in the periodic table is called a _________ .periodgroupclusterunit
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Two elements chemically bonded formelementcompoundmixturesolutions
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What element is will have the most similar physical and chemical properties to the element Sulfur (S)?Carbon (C)Phosphorous (P)Oxygen (O)Neon (Ne
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Elements that are arranged in __________ have the most similar physical and chemical properties to each other.periodsgroups
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.All matter is composed of (contains) at least one element on the periodic tableTrueFalse
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Periods on the periodic table are __________.Horizontal RowsVertical Columns
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Groups on the periodic table are __________.Horizontal RowsVertical Columns
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is matter composed of?CellsAtoms
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?1471518
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The positive particles of an atom areElectronsPositronsNeutronsProtons
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The central region of an atom where its neutrons and protons are is its _______.NucleusElectron cloudCoreCenter
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Particles in an atom that are neutral and have no charge are ______.NegatronsElectronsNeutronsProtons
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of the following is a negatively charged subatomic particle?ElectronProtonNeutronQuark
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The particles that are found in the nucleus of an atom are _____.Neutrons and electronsElectrons onlyProtons and neutronsProtons and electrons
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Where are electrons of an atom found?NucleusElectron CloudSome are in the nucleus and some in the electron cloud.They are moving everywhere.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.When dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) sublimes it goes directly from a solid to a gas. What type of change is occurring?Chemical changePhysical changeNone of the above
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.How many oxygen atoms are present in the following?
4Ca(OH)24681 - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Why must we balance chemical equations?Our teacher said soto abide by the law of conservation of energyto abide by the law of conservation of mass
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of the following is true?Na is a gasCl combusts when put in waterNaCl is very different than Na and ClCl is a metal
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Evidence of Chemical Change.New SubstanceSize changeState changeMixture
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Water boiling is a _______ change.Physical ChangeChemical Change
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Fireworks Exploding are a ________ change.Physical ChangeChemical Change
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.A chemical reaction accompanied by the absorption of heat.Chemical ChangePhysical ChangeEndothermic ReactionExothermic Reaction
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.A chemical reaction accompanied by the releasing of heat.EndothermicExothermicMesothermicMisothermic
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.A cold pack made with Ammonium Chloride is and example of a __________ reaction.Endothermic ReactionExothermic ReactionMesothermic ReactionMisothermic Reaction
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.A hot hand pack is an example of a _______________ reaction.EndothermicExothermicMesothermicMisothermic
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_______ are the smallest units of life because they grow, reproduce, respond, and use energy.
atoms
elements
cells
all of the above
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Cells come from______.
other preexisting cells
cytoplasm
organelles
prokaryotes
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The cell theory states that_________
cells come from cells
all organisms are made of cells
cells are the basic unit of structure and function for life
all of the above
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________ is the scientist who saw small chambers when looking at cork, and named them “cells”.
Newton
Hooke
Carson
Manning
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A multicellular organism is made of
one cell
multiple cells
unicellular cells
there is no such thing as a "multicellular" organism
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The basic building blacks from which all living organisms are made are
cells
DNA
chromosomes
Amoeba
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Which cell structure acts as a brain/control center for the cell?
Nucleus
Vacuole
Cell wall
Cytoplasm
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Both a plant and animal cells have a cell wall
True
False
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Which of the following, found ONLY in plant cells, provides structure?
cell wall
chloroplast
mitochondria
vacuole
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What kind of cell is this?
plant
animal
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What kind of cell is this?
plant
animal
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Bacteria is what kind of cell?EukaryoticProkaryotic
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What kind of cell is this?EukaryoticProkaryotic
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is unicellular?one cellmany cellsno nucluesDNA
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jello-like material, fills the space between cell organelles, is where many chemical reactions occur
cytoplasm
chromatin
chloroplast
cell membrane
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?a. Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ systema. Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organisma. Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organisma. Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.When a group of organs work together to perform a particular function they create a/anorgan systemorganismtissueorgan
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which is an example of an organism?a beetlea lakea rocka shell
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which is an abiotic factor that most limits the number of frogs living in a pond?the color of the waterthe number of predatorsthe temperature of the waterthe populations of producers
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Field mice are the primary food source for horned owls in an area. Due to a drought, many field mice left the area. Which result would this drought most likely have on the horned owls?The horned owl population will consume more field mice.Horned owls will follow the field mice to a different area.The horned owl population will increase in the area.Horned owls will change to a plant-based diet.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which population would be most affected if there is a decrease in the population of aquatic insects?elkfrogmoosesquirrel
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which best describes a way photosynthesis provides resources to animals?Photosynthesis produces carbon dioxide, decreasing the animal’s need for oxygen.Photosynthesis increases plant growth, providing places for many animals to livePhotosynthesis produces excess moisture from the plants, reducing the need for a water supply.Photosynthesis increases plant growth, providing food for carnivores and eliminating the need to hunt.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Below is an example of a simple food chain.
Acorn → Squirrel → Fox → Mountain Lion
What will most likely happen if squirrels are removed from the food chain?The fox will eat acornsThe fox population will decreaseThe trees will produce fewer acorns.The mountain lion population will increase - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which is an abiotic factor that would affect the growth of a population within an ecosystem?the availability of waterthe availability of producersthe type of herbivores presentthe number of carnivores present
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Radiation is a method of thermal energy transfer. It refers to the transfer of heat energy that moves–
through empty space.
when objects touch.
only through solids.
in the motion of fluids.
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Conduction can only occur between two objects when–
one object is less dense than the other.
both objects are in physical contact with each other.
one of the objects is made of a metal.
both objects are exactly the same temperature.
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Which of the following is an example of a situation in which an egg is receiving thermal energy through convection?
Which of the following is an example of a situation in which an egg is receiving thermal energy through convection?
An egg is fried in a metal pan on the stove.
An egg cracked on a hot sidewalk starts to cook.
The egg is cooked in a pot of water on the stove.
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Objects that can transfer energy easily.
Conductors
Conduction
Convection
Insulators
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Transfer of energy through circular motion caused by heating and cooling in fluids (liquids and gases).
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Conductors
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Thermal energy is transferred through space.
Conduction
Radiation
Convection
Temperature
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Thermal energy is transferred when two objects of different temperatures touch.
Conductors
Conduction
Radiation
Convection
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Which state of matter is the earth's inner core?
plasma
liquid
solid
gas
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What is geology?
the study of rocks
the study of history
the study of maps
the study of earth
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What was an evidence for plate tectonics that was claimed by the author of the theory?
plate measurements
knowledge of the mantle
fossils on the coasts
the movie Ice Age
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This layer of the earth is the thickest part
crust
outer core
mantle
inner core
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This layer of the earth is the thinnest part
crust
outer core
mantle
inner core
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The one large land mass before it drifted apart was called
Panthalassa
Terra
Pangaea
Pandora
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The theory of continental drift impacts land because
It causes the land to move over time
It causes sand and soil from one continent to “drift” into another through trade winds
If you stand still long enough you can feel continents drifting beneath you
All of the above
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?DepositionLandslideWeatheringErosion
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of these is an example of erosion?Light shining onto a mountain.Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces.Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.All of the above.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur...along the coastalong tectonic plate boundariesin the Arcticin the ocean
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?mantle, outer core, inner core, crustcrust, mantle, outer core, inner coreouter core, inner core, crust, mantlecrust, outer core, inner core, mantle
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What type of rock is formed when magma and lava cools and hardens?mineralssedimentaryigneousmetamorphic
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Hot, molten rock inside the earth is called ...
lava
magma
igneous rock
minerals
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Once magma reaches the earth's surface, it is called __________.
a vent
minerals
igneous rocks
lava
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Rock particles carried and deposited by water, wind & ice.
sedimentary rock
sediment
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
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Series of natural processes by which rocks are slowly
changed from one kind of a rock to another.
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
sedimentary rock
rock cycle
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The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface.
erosion
weathering
volcano
earthquake
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A break in Earth’s crust along which rocks move.
plate
fault
volcano
sediment
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which rock layer contains the newest fossils?FEBC
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are foundAt the top of the rock layersNear the bottom of the rock layersIn the middle of the rock layersSomewhat near the surface
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of the following organisms formed last on Earth?JellyfishSharkLizardsHorses
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?ABC
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A person that studies the forms of life existing in prehistoric times by investigating the fossils of plants, animals, and other organisms is known as a
Investigator
Paleontologist
Researcher
Pathologist
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Fossil fuels are forming fast enough to keep up with how fast we use them.
False
True
Not reusable
No formation
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Coal, oil and natural gas are ________ _______. We will eventually run out of these
Fossil fuels
Temporary resources
Nonrenewable resources
Renewable resource