Question 1

What happens when an element moves from one physical state to another?

Accepted Answer

A) Its chemical state changes. 
B) Its chemical state remains the same. 
C) Its molecular state changes. 
D) It gets a new symbol on the periodic table. 
A) Its chemical state changes. 
B) Its chemical state remains the same. 
C) Its molecular state changes. 
D) It gets a new symbol on the periodic table.

Question 2

In June of 2011, what replaced the food pyramid, which symbolized the types of food people should consume?

Accepted Answer

A) The food square 
B) The food plate 
C) The food line 
D) The cup 
A) The food square 
B) The food plate 
C) The food line 
D) The cup

Question 3

What is the name of the spiral galaxy in which Earth exists?

Accepted Answer

A) Orion 
B) Andromeda 
C) Milky Way 
D) Hubble 
A) Orion 
B) Andromeda 
C) Milky Way 
D) Hubble

Question 4

Which of the following terms describes the single supercontinent that is believed to have existed over 250 million years ago before the continents were separated?

Accepted Answer

A) Panthalassa 
B) America 
C) Euramerica 
D) Pangaea 
A) Panthalassa 
B) America 
C) Euramerica 
D) Pangaea

Question 5

Which of the following is the definition of the hydrosphere?

Accepted Answer

A) The mass of water found on the earth 
B) The mass of water found under the earth 
C) The mass of water found over the surface of the earth 
D) All of the above 
A) The mass of water found on the earth 
B) The mass of water found under the earth 
C) The mass of water found over the surface of the earth 
D) All of the above

Question 6

What is the name of the unit that scientists use to measure force?

Accepted Answer

A) Vector 
B) Momentum 
C) Newton 
D) Pull 
A) Vector 
B) Momentum 
C) Newton 
D) Pull

Question 7

Which of the following is a resource teachers can go to for teaching about substance abuse?

Accepted Answer

A) S)C.A.R.E. 
B) 
B) U.L.L.Y. 
C) 
D) A.R.E. 
D) P)E.T.A. 
A) S)C.A.R.E. 
B) 
B) U.L.L.Y. 
C) 
D) A.R.E. 
D) P)E.T.A.

Question 8

_______________ is a mixture of one substance dissolved in another so the properties are the same throughout.

Accepted Answer

A) Solution 
B) Element 
C) Compound 
D) Molecule 
A) Solution 
B) Element 
C) Compound 
D) Molecule

Question 9

Which of the following is an exampleof a specific species?

Accepted Answer

A) Duck 
B) Squirrel 
C) Fish 
D) Poodle 
A) Duck 
B) Squirrel 
C) Fish 
D) Poodle

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of a primary producer in the ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

A) Rabbit 
B) Squirrel 
C) Grass 
D) Cricket 
A) Rabbit 
B) Squirrel 
C) Grass 
D) Cricket

Question 11

Regarding plate tectonics, which of the following types of boundaries describe an actively deforming region in which multiple plates collide with each other?

Accepted Answer

A) Convergent boundary 
B) Destructive plate boundary 
C) Either convergent or destructive plate boundary 
D) Divergent boundary 
A) Convergent boundary 
B) Destructive plate boundary 
C) Either convergent or destructive plate boundary 
D) Divergent boundary

Question 12

According to Darwin's theory of natural selection, this characteristic helps a flounder blend in with gravel on the sea floor:

Accepted Answer

A) Adaptation 
B) Camouflage 
C) Gradualism 
D) Chemosynthesis 
A) Adaptation 
B) Camouflage 
C) Gradualism 
D) Chemosynthesis

Question 13

Which of the following causes tides?

Accepted Answer

A) The moon's gravitational pull on the earth's surface 
B) The earth's gravitational pull on the moon's surface 
C) Wind 
D) Sea life 
A) The moon's gravitational pull on the earth's surface 
B) The earth's gravitational pull on the moon's surface 
C) Wind 
D) Sea life

Question 14

What type of rock can be formed by the plates of the earth's crust pushing against each other?

Accepted Answer

A) Igneous rock 
B) Sedimentary rock 
C) Metamorphic rock 
D) Glass 
A) Igneous rock 
B) Sedimentary rock 
C) Metamorphic rock 
D) Glass

Question 15

What type of energy is the energy of motion?

Accepted Answer

A) Radiation 
B) Conduction 
C) Kinetic 
D) Static 
A) Radiation 
B) Conduction 
C) Kinetic 
D) Static

Question 16

What is the term for the response that plants have to external stimuli?

Accepted Answer

A) Cytoplasm 
B) Tropism 
C) Genetics 
D) Mutation 
A) Cytoplasm 
B) Tropism 
C) Genetics 
D) Mutation

Question 17

What is the title for a person who advises on matters of food and the nutritional impactit has on health?

Accepted Answer

A) A medical doctor 
B) A physical therapist 
C) A nutritionist 
D) A food scientist 
A) A medical doctor 
B) A physical therapist 
C) A nutritionist 
D) A food scientist

Question 18

Matter is _______________________.

Accepted Answer

A) Anything that has a mass 
B) Anything made of molecules 
C) Anything made of atoms 
D) All of the above 
A) Anything that has a mass 
B) Anything made of molecules 
C) Anything made of atoms 
D) All of the above

Question 19

What is the term used to describe the attraction between magnetic poles?

Accepted Answer

A) Polarism 
B) Polarity 
C) Current 
D) Electricity 
A) Polarism 
B) Polarity 
C) Current 
D) Electricity

Question 20

Which of the following are unique to only plant cells?

Accepted Answer

A) A cell wall 
B) A nucleus 
C) Cytoplasm 
D) Membrane 
A) A cell wall 
B) A nucleus 
C) Cytoplasm 
D) Membrane

Exam 46: Science

What happens when an element moves from one physical state to another?

In June of 2011, what replaced the food pyramid, which symbolized the types of food people should consume?

What is the name of the spiral galaxy in which Earth exists?

Which of the following terms describes the single supercontinent that is believed to have existed over 250 million years ago before the continents were separated?

Which of the following is the definition of the hydrosphere?

What is the name of the unit that scientists use to measure force?

Which of the following is a resource teachers can go to for teaching about substance abuse?

_______________ is a mixture of one substance dissolved in another so the properties are the same throughout.

Which of the following is an exampleof a specific species?

Which of the following is an example of a primary producer in the ecosystem?

Regarding plate tectonics, which of the following types of boundaries describe an actively deforming region in which multiple plates collide with each other?

According to Darwin's theory of natural selection, this characteristic helps a flounder blend in with gravel on the sea floor:

Which of the following causes tides?

What type of rock can be formed by the plates of the earth's crust pushing against each other?

What type of energy is the energy of motion?

What is the term for the response that plants have to external stimuli?

What is the title for a person who advises on matters of food and the nutritional impactit has on health?

Matter is _______________________.

What is the term used to describe the attraction between magnetic poles?

Which of the following are unique to only plant cells?

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