Transcript Science Review

Science Review
A destructive process
a. Builds up landforms
b. Breaks down landforms
c. Makes volcanoes
d. Moves tectonic plates
Experiment steps
Step 1: Add water to glass jar
Step 2: Heat water until boiling
Step 3: Add blue food coloring
Step 4: Stir
During which steps did a chemical
change occur.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Between 1 and 2
Between 2 and 3
Between 3 and 4
No chemical change occurred
The giant sequoia is one of the
world’s tallest trees. What allows
these trees to grow so tall?
a. Leaves
b. Spine
c. Vascular tissue
d. Non-vascular tissue
Which of the following would
NOT erode soil?
a. A rainstorm
b. A river
c. A tornado
d. grass
The ability to speak a language is
a. A genetic trait
b. A learned behavior
c. A DNA behavior
d. The result of protein production
A solid material is heated over a
flame. When it reaches its melting
point, what will happen?
a. It will turn into liquid
b. It will ignite
c. It will disappear
d. It will become magnetic
A volcano erupting can be
considered a constructive process
for what reason?
a. It makes the ground very hot
b. It makes the ground break
c. It makes the ground higher
d. It makes the ground lower.
A plastic-covered electrical wire
is
a. an insulator covered by a conductor
b. a conductor covered by an insulator
c. a power source covered by a resistor
d. a resistor covered by a power source
Which microorganisms below
can be harmful?
a. bacteria
b. fungi
c. protists
d. All of the above
Which characteristic below is
ONLY true of birds?
a. Has hair
b. Lays eggs
c. Has feathers
d. Makes milk
Mosses and liverworts are two
examples of what type of plant?
a. bacteria
b. vascular
c. non-vascular
d. protists
Which of the following is a metric
unit?
a. pound
b. gram
c. feet
d. inch
Which is not a vertebrate?
a. A worm
b. A bird
c. A salamander
d. A snake
An apple left in a lunchbox for
several days undergoes what
chemical change?
a. Bubbling/emitting gas
b. Burning
c. Rotting
When is beach reclamation necessary?
a. When there are no longer pretty shells on the
beach
b. When there are no longer sharks found near
beaches
c. When the shoreline is too close to man-made
structures
d. When high tide washes up too many
microorganisms
Which statement is NOT true about a
closed circuit?
a. A closed circuit requires a power supply
b. A closed circuit is a complete loop
c. A closed circuit allows electricity to travel.
d. A closed circuit is an open loop.
What structure lets material move in
and out of a cell?
a. Cell membrane
b. Cytoplasm
c. Nucleus
d. Chloroplast
Islands such as the Hawaiian Islands
are formed by what process?
a. Erosion
b. Earthquakes
c. Volcanism
d. Glaciers
Which feature does an insect have that
an amphibian does NOT have?
a. Backbone
b. Fur
c. Feathers
d. Exoskeleton
Paulo pours himself a glass of ice tea.
It is a warm day, and water begins to
form on the outside of the glass. What
process is causing this?
a. condensation
b. evaporation
c. percolation
d. perspiration
In what part of the cell are genes
located?
a. nucleus
b. cytoplasm
c. chloroplast
d. cell membrane
Ling poured vinegar over a piece of
limestone. When the vinegar touched the
limestone, bubbles formed. How can Ling
tell a chemical change occurred?
a. The vinegar has a strong odor
b. A gas was created
c. The limestone did not change color
d. The mass did not change
Long ago, the Appalachian Mountains much
larger in size. Now they are shorter and
more rounded. What is responsible for this
difference?
a. weathering
b. earthquakes
c. Soil deposition
d. tornadoes
Which of these landforms was created
by the constructive process?
a. The Mississippi Delta
b. The Grand Canyon
c. The Mojave Desert
d. The Great Lakes
In what way are multi-celled and singlecelled organisms similar?
a. They all have tissues
b. They all produce food
c. They all need energy
d. They all have chloroplasts
Which of these is NOT a pair of groups
into which plants can be separated?
a. Plants that make their own food and plants
that do not
b. Plants that make flowers and plants that make
cones
c. Plants that make fruit and plants that make
spores
d. Plants that have broad leaves and plants that
have needle-like leaves
Which of these is NOT a technology
humans use to control flooding?
a. dam
b. levee
c. storm drain
d. seismograph
Which statement best describes the roles of
bacteria and other microorganisms in an
ecosystem?
a. They all cause life-threatening diseases in
animals, including humans
b. They are too small to have any effect on the
rest of the ecosystem
c. They perform many valuable jobs in an
ecosystem, including decomposition
d. They are all parasites and take food from
plants and animals