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2. Which tool should a student use to compare the masses of two small rocks?
A. balance
B. hand lens
C. ruler
D. measuring cup
3. Why is it easier for the man to move the same box using the ramp?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4. Which human activity most often has a harmful effect on the environment?
A. breathing
B. growing
C. planting
D. polluting
A.
B.
C.
D.
A
B
C
D
6. A student is growing some plants for an experiment. She notices small white spots on the leaves.
Which tool should she use to get a better look at the spots?
A. thermometer
B. hand lens
C. graduated cylinder
D. balance
7. The diagram below shows a plastic cup floating in a container of water. If some marbles are placed in
the cup, the water level will
A. decrease
B. increase
C. remain the same
9. The diagrams show the same piece of land in the summer of 2002 and the summer of 2003 after the
trees were cut down. Describe one positive thing that might result from cutting down the trees.
10. Students use tools to measure the properties of objects. The chart below shows some properties,
tools, and metric units of measurement.
Complete the chart by filling in the three shaded boxes with the correct property, tool, and metric unit of
measurement.
12. Which instrument should a student use to measure exactly 10 milliliters (mL) of water?
A. graduated cylinder
B. pan balance
C. ruler
D. thermometer
After several weeks, a student observes that the water level in the tank is lower. What process caused
this to happen?
A condensation
B erosion
C evaporation
D precipitation
16. A student uses a pan balance to compare the masses of an orange, an apple, and a pear. Using the
same orange, the student compared its mass to the mass of the pear and then to the mass of the apple.
The results are shown in the diagrams below.
List the three fruits in order from the least mass to the greatest mass.
18. Pat has two kinds of plant food,"Quickgrow" and "Supergrow." What would be the best way for Pat
to find out which plant food helps a particular type of houseplant grow the most?
A. Put some Quickgrow on a plant in the living room, put some
Supergrow on a plant of the same type in the bedroom, and see
which one grows the most.
B. Find out how much each kind of plant food costs, because the
more expensive kind is probably better for growing plants.
C. Put some Quickgrow on a few plants, put the same amount of
Supergrow on a few other plants of the same type, put all the
plants in the same place, and see which group of plants grows
the most.
D. Look at the advertisements for Quickgrow, look at the
advertisements for Supergrow, and see which one says it helps
plants grow the most.
19. Look at the picture above, which shows some of the organs that can be found inside the human
body. What is the main job of the organ labeled 1 ?
A. Carrying air
B. Carrying food
C. Carrying blood
D. Carrying messages from the brain
21.
A teacher brings a branch from a tree into a science classroom. The students need to observe the leaf
buds on the branch. Which statement correctly describes the best tool to use for these observations?
A. A compass can magnify the leaf buds.
B. A hand lens can magnify the leaf buds.
C. A telescope can allow leaf buds to be viewed from across the classroom.
D. A pair of binoculars can allow leaf buds to be viewed from across the classroom.
22. Which diagram correctly shows the life cycle of some insects?
23. The diagram shows a glass containing some ice. The ice in the glass represents what state of
matter?
25. The diagram shows four blocks on a balance beam. All four blocks have the same mass. How can
26. Diagrams A and B below show the same bar magnet attracting the same paper clip from two
different distances. Explain why the bar magnet attracts the paper clip with more force in diagram B than
in diagram A.
28. Which organisms in this food chain are needed for all the other organisms to survive?
A.
B.
C.
D.
caterpillars
frogs
plants
snakes
30. The diagram below shows three plants hanging over a table. A student watered the plants and
observed water on the top of the table. The next day, the student noticed that there was no water on the
table.
What process had occurred?
A. condensation
B. erosion
C. evaporation
D. precipitation
31. An electrical circuit is shown below. Which object at X will complete the circuit?
A.
B.
C.
D.
32. Place a number (2, 3, or 4) on the line below each diagram to show the order of the four stages in
the life cycle of a butterfly. Stage 1 is already numbered.
34. A student planted twenty identical flower seeds, ten seeds in pot A and ten seeds in pot B. Both
35. The data table below shows the temperature, type of precipitation, and sky condition for three cities
in New York State at noon on November 15.
Explain why the precipitation in Massena is snow.
When the flashlight is turned on, electrical energy is changed to which type of energy?
Identify two body structures the fish has that the dog does not have.
40. Which eye color was most common in this group of students?
For the following question, see: Data Table & Bar Graph.
41. Use the results in the data table to complete the bar graph.
42. Monarch butterflies migrate from New York State at a certain time of the year. Explain how
migration helps butterflies survive.
45. During which season of the year would a rabbit's fur be thickest?
A. fall
B. spring
C. summer
D. winter
A. to make food
B. to provide shade
C. to attract animals
D. to protect the plant
A. a learned trait
B. an inherited trait
C. a seasonal adaptation
D. an environmental condition
52. It is a cloudless, sunny day. A student measures the temperature of the air outside every hour. She
What will the air temperature outside most likely be at 12:00 noon?
A. 18C
B. 21C
C. 25C
D. 32C
53.
Use the pictures below to answer this question.
A hover fly looks like a honey bee. Which statement best explains how this adaptation helps the hover fl
y survive?
A. Looking like a honey bee keeps other animals away from the hover fly's food.
B. Looking like a honey bee allows the hover fly to collect more pollen.
C. Looking like a honey bee allows the hover fly to blend with its environment.
D. Looking like a honey bee keeps some predators from trying to eat the hover fly.
54.
A.
B.
C.
D.
color
odor
shape
volume
A.
B.
C.
D.
grasshopper
raccoon
grass
frog
58. If all the frogs died, the raccoon population would most likely
A. decrease
B. increase
C. remain the same
60. After walking in a field, a student found seeds stuck to his clothing. He knows this is one way seeds
can be dispersed. Explain one other way that seeds can be dispersed.
61. A decrease in air temperature from 60F to 35F would most likely cause a person to
63. The diagrams below are part of a food chain. Place a number from 1 to 4 on the line below each
diagram to show the order in which energy flows through this food chain.
69.
Which example is a physical feature that is passed on to offspring?
A. talking
B. walking
C. sharp beak
D. loose tooth
70. The diagram below shows a block of wood.
A.
B.
C.
D.
color
odor
shape
texture
73. Which substance is usually found in nature as a liquid, solid, and gas?
A. water
B. rock
C. metal
D. glass
74. When a person speaks into a telephone, sound energy is changed mostly into which form of
energy?
A. heat
B. light
C. electrical
D. chemical
75. A car skids along the road and smoke appears to be coming from under the tires. The heat that
76. In which example could a thermometer be used to show that heat energy is being transferred?
A. A piano is played by striking the keys.
B. A shovel is used to move dirt from one place to another.
C. A ball is thrown into the air.
D. A stove is used to boil water in a pan.
77. When a baby shakes a rattle, it makes a noise. Which form of energy was changed to sound
energy?
A. electrical
B. light
C. mechanical
D. heat
78. A ball is tossed up in the air and it comes back down. The ball comes back down because of
A. gravity
B. friction
C. erosion
D. magnetism
81. Base your answer to this question on the diagram below and on your knowledge of science.
The diagram shows two containers, A and B. Container A contains 150 milliliters of water. Container B is
empty.
If all the water from container A is poured into container B, which property of the water will change?
A. mass
B. color
C. shape
D. state
82. A student put some sand, clay, and water into a bottle and shook the bottle. Then he put the bottle
A. The water is heavier than the grains of clay and the grains of
sand.
B. The grains of clay are heavier than the grains of sand and the
water.
C. The grains of sand are heavier than the water and the grains
of clay.
D. The water, grains of clay, and grains of sand are all of equal
weight.
83.
Use the picture below to answer this question.
Choose two of the physical properties listed below. Use these two properties to describe the steel
paperclip.
Physical Properties
mass
shape
magnetism
state
conductivity
85. Where does water in a lake get most of its energy to evaporate?
A. The sun heating the lake
B. Green plants living in the lake
C. Streams entering the lake
D. Cold springs under the lake
86. The table below shows information about the weather in four cities on the same day.
In which city could children wear just T-shirts and shorts and be most comfortable playing outside all
day?
A.
B.
C.
D.
87.
City 1
City 2
City 3
City 4
88. Answer:
Tara put an ice cube in a jar, put the lid on the jar, then placed the jar on a scale. The jar and the ice
cube weighed 3 units as shown in Diagram A above. Tara came back one hour later and the ice cube
had melted. Draw an arrow on Diagram B below to show the weight of the jar and melted ice cube.
89. Omar and Norma are planning to go on a picnic today. They look out of the window and see some
90.
Which statement best describes the motion of Earth?
A. It spins as it orbits the Sun.
B. It spins as it orbits the Moon.
C. It makes one complete turn as it orbits the Sun.
D. It makes one complete turn as it orbits the Moon.
91.
What is one way that humans can use water resources for recreation?
A. They ride in boats on rivers.
92.
93.
Some water moves through a watershed as a part of the water cycle.
Part A: Describe one way water moves into a watershed. In your answer, identify the source of the
water.
Part B: Describe one way water moves out of a watershed. In your answer, explain where the water
goes.
94.
95.
A thermometer is one instrument that is used to study weather. A thermometer measures the
temperature of the air.
96. List two things green plants need to grow and thrive.
97. If the population of snakes increases, the population of frogs will most likely
A. decrease
What would happen to the large fish? Explain why you think so.
100. A marble is dropped in a glass of water. Which force pulls the marble to the bottom of the glass?
A. electricity
B. friction
C. gravity
D. magnetism
Reading Passage:
Reading Passage:
Pond Ecosystem
The picture below shows a pond ecosystem. Use this picture and what you know about the things in it
to answer the questions in this section.