Transcript TAKS Review PPT

Science TAKS
Review
Created by: E. Anzaldua
Edited by:Ms. Horejsi
Which of the following would be
most useful for magnifying objects
during a field investigation?
F a pan balance
G a microscope
H a hand lens
J a thermometer
All of the following statements
have to do with safety when using
electrical appliances EXCEPT -F Wear mitts to protect your hands
G Keep cords out of the way
H don’t place or use electrical objects
in water
I Pull on the plug, not the cord
Which of the following tools would
be most useful in recording the
different types of wildflowers
that grow in a certain area?
F sound recorder
G hand lens
H camera
J collecting net
A student is pouring water into two
glass jars. He drops one of the jars and
it breaks, spilling water on the counter.
The water begins to drip to the floor.
What is the next action the student
should take?
A put on gloves to avoid getting cut
B look for the recycling container for
glass
C look for towels to wipe up the spill
D tell the teacher about the accident
Sugar and water are poured into a
container and mixed together. Which
method would be the fastest way to
separate the sugar from the watersugar solution?
F place a stick in the solution so that sugar
particles cling to it
G burn up the solution
H put a magnet into the solution
I pour the solution through a fabric filter
A student dissolves salt in
water. Which best describes
what happens to the water?
A
B
C
D
it disappears into the salt
it changes its taste
it evaporates
it changes its color
Which of the following objects
would be attracted to a
magnet?
F
G
H
J
paper bag
rubber ball
copper penny
iron nail
Matter can change its form.
What happens when water
freezes?
A liquid becomes a gas
B gas becomes a liquid
C liquid becomes a solid
D solid becomes a liquid
An ice cream bar is left out in the
sun. All of the following are likely
to happen to the ice cream
EXCEPT --
A
B
C
D
melt
lose its shape
become a liquid
become a gas
Which of the following is an
example of an object changing
from a liquid to a gas?
F
G
H
J
a glass dish breaks
a tire loses air
a pot of soup boils
a piece of plastic catches on fire
A student dissolves 50 grams of
salt in 1 liter of water. The water
is heated until it boils. After the
water evaporates, how much salt
will be left?
A
B
C
D
0 grams
25 grams
50 grams
60 grams
What does a student learn
when she measures the mass
of her soccer ball?
A
B
C
D
how fast it is moving
how much heat it is giving off
how much matter it contains
how much space it takes up
Iron filings are a black powder. When
iron filings are mixed with sand, they
create a grayish powder. Once the
ingredients have been mixed together,
what would be the best way to separate
the ingredients of this mixture?
F
G
H
J
put the mixture in water and stir it
use a magnet to separate the iron filings
pour the mixture through a filter
bring the mixture to a boil
Jasmine made four cups of water.
She added a different material in
each cup and stirred it. Which of
the following will dissolve in the
cup?
F
G
H
I
salad oil
sugar
sand
iron filings
Which of these is the best
conductor of heat?
A
B
C
D
a rubber glove
a plastic spoon
a copper pot
a wooden handle
In an experiment, sugar and iron
filings are mixed together. What
would be the fastest way to separate
the iron filings from the sugar?
F stir the mixture in water
pour the wet mixture through a filter
G pour the mixture on a piece of paper
use a pin to separate the filings
H put the mixture in a beaker
heat the beaker over a hot plate
J stir the mixture in water
boil the mixture
A plant eating animalA
B
C
D
decomposer
herbivore
habitat
vertebrate
An animal without a
backbone F
G
H
J
biome
invertebrate
producer
vertebrate
Hunts animals to eat
A
B
C
D
herbivore
omnivore
scavenger
carnivore
Something an animal or
plant learns to do in order
to surviveF
G
H
J
niche
learned trait
producer
adaptation
When a seed sprouts and
begins to grow A
B
C
D
consumer
habitat
germination
metamorphosis
Living and nonliving things
and how they depend on
each other
A
B
C
D
adaptation
ecosystem
biome
habitat
Light that bounces back
A
B
C
D
refraction
reflection
mirror
solar energy
Matter that has no shape
or form; cannot be seen
F
G
H
J
liquid
solid
gas
force
Allows energy such as
electricity to flow through
it easily
A
B
C
D
circuit
conductor
friction
insulator
Energy from movement
F
G
H
J
kinetic energy
solar energy
thermal energy
geothermal
The push or pull of an
object
A
B
C
D
friction
density
circuit
force
Two or more items that
when mixed together can be
separated
F
G
H
J
matter
mixture
solution
solid
How water travels from
land, turns into a gas, and
falls to the earth
A
B
C
D
condensation
evaporation
revolution
water cycle
The outer shell of the
earth
F axis
G core
H crust
J mantle
A resource not made by
man, was already on the
earth
A
B
C
D
nonrenewable resource
inexhaustible resource
renewable resource
natural resource
No more of this resource
will be made for millions of
years
F
G
H
J
natural resource
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
inexhaustible resource
When water or wind
remove soil, rocks, etc…
F
G
H
J
weathering
deposition
gibbous
erosion
The imaginary stick on
which the earth rotates
A
B
C
D
core
crust
mantle
axis
When less than half of
the moon’s visible
surface is lit
F
G
H
J
gibbous
new moon
full moon
crescent
The earth’s movement
around the sun (every
365 days)
A
B
C
D
revolution
deposition
gibbous
erosion
The process of a gas cooling
to a liquid (sometimes
forming clouds)
F
G
H
J
evaporation
weathering
precipitation
condensations
Pieces of debris that have
stopped moving after being
carried
F
G
H
J
deposition
weathering
erosion
precipitation
Able to float in liquids
A
B
C
D
insulator
geothermal
buoyancy
friction
matter that takes the
shape of the container it is
in
A
B
C
D
solid
liquid
gas
insulator
Matter that has a set
shape and form
F
G
H
J
solid
liquid
gas
insulator