Science Assessment Test


Name /Class



1) One centimeter on the map represents 8 kilometers on the land.

About how far apart are Oxford and Smithville on the land?

A) 4 km B)16 km C)35 km D)50 km

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2) Last year there were 1172 students at Beaton High School. This year there are 15 percent more students than last year. Approximately how any students are at Beaton High School this year?

A)1800
B)1600
C)1500
D)1400
E)1200

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3) Two groups of tourists each have 60 people. If 3/4 of the first group and 2/3 of the second group board buses to travel to a museum, how many more people in the first group board buses than in the second group?


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4) Which of the following are most likely to be the coordinates of point P?

A)(8, 12)
B)(8, 8)
C) (12, 8)
D) (12, 12)

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5) What is the ratio of the length of a side of a square to its perimeter?

A)1:1
B)1:2
C)1:3
D)1:4

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6) The table represents a relation between x and y. What is the missing number in the table?

A)2
B)3
C) 4
D)5
E)6

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7) What is the volume of a rectangular solid whose base is 5 cm. by 8 cm. and height is 0.5 cm.

A) 40 cu.cm.
B) 4.0 cu. cm.
C) 20 cu. cm.
D) 2.0 cu. cm.

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8) The graph shows the distance traveled before coming to a stop after the brakes are applied for a typical car traveling at different speeds. A car is traveling 80 km per hour. About how far will the car travel after the brakes are applied?

A)60 m
B)70 m
C) 85 m
D)100 m

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9) The number of 750 mL bottles that can be filled from 600 L of water is_________?



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10) What is the weight (mass) shown on the scale?

A)5.4 g
B)25.4 g
C)2005 g
D)2005.4 g

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11) Which of these is closest to the length of the pencil in the figure?

A) 9 cm
B)10.5 cm
C)12 cm
D)13.5 cm

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12) The sun is 93 million miles from earth? How would this distance be expressed in scientific notation? notation?

A) 9.3 x 108 miles
B) 93 x 103 miles
C) 93 x 106 miles
D) 9.3 x 107 miles
E) not given

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13) Which is an example of a chemical reaction?

A) The melting of ice.
B) The grinding of salt crystals to powder.
C) The burning of wood.
D) The evaporation of water from a puddle. _______________________________________________________________________________

14) After the engines of a rocket traveling in space are turned off

A) the rocket will continue to accelerate until an opposing force acts on it
B) the rocket will begin to slow down and finally stop
C) the rocket will continue at a constant velocity until an opposing force acts on it
D) the rocket will quickly come to a halt. _________________________________________________________________________
15) A cell measures 5 x 10-6 meters in diameter? What is the diameter in standard notation?

A) .0005 m.
B) 5,000,000 m.
C) .000005 m.
D) .0000005 m.
E) none of the above

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16) A glass of water with ice cubes has a mass of 300 grams? What will the mass be immediately after the ice has melted?

A) Slightly more than 300 since water is heavier than ice.
B) Slightly less than 300 since ice is heavier than water
C) The mass will remain the same since nothing dissapeared
D)Slightly less than 300 since there is now only water

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17) Ice floats in water because?

A) The ice contains air bubbles
B) Ice is less dense than water
C) Ice is more dense than water
D) As ice melts the water pushes it upward

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18) A tight metal lid on a jar of pickles may loosen when it has been held in hot water. This is because the hot water causes the

A) glass jar to contract.
B) metal lid to contract.
C) glass jar to expand more than the metal lid expands.
D)metal lid to expand more than the glass jar expands.

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19) The drawing shows an apple falling to the ground. In which of the three positions does gravity act on the apple?

A) 2 only
B) 1 and 2 only
C) 1 and 3 only
D) 1,2, and 3

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20) The diagrams show different trials Abdul carried out with carts having different-sized wheels. He started them from different heights and the blocks he put in them were of equal mass.

He wants to test this idea: The heavier a cart is, the greater its speed at the bottom of a ramp. Which three trials should he compare?

A) G, T, and X
B) O, T, and Z
C) R, U, and Z
D) S, T, and U
E) S,W, and X

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21) Maria collected the gas given off by a glowing piece of charcoal. The Gas was then bubbled through a small amount of colorless limewater. Part of Maria's report stated, "After the gas was put into the jar, the limewater gradually changed to a milky white color." This statement is

A) An observation
B) A conclusion
C) A generalization
D) An assumption of the investigation
E) A hypothesis

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22) The diagram shows five different Celsius Thermometers. The body temperature of sick people ranges from 36 degrees Celsius to 42 degrees Celsius. Which thermometer would be most suited for accurately measuring body temperature?

A) thermometer A
B) thermometer B
C) thermometer C
D) thermometer D
E) thermometer E
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23) Whenever scientists carefully measure any quantity many times, they expect that

A) All of the measurements will be exactly the same.
B) Only two of the measurements will be exactly the same.
C) All but one of the measurements will be exactly the same.
D) Most of the measurements will be close but not exactly the same.

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24) Which of the following represents the units for density?

A) gm.
B) gm/cm 3
C) cm3.
D) kg/l

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25) A spring scale and triple-beam balance are used to measure the mass of two identical objects on earth. The mass is recorded as 60 gms. on both scales. Which of the following would we observe if the same measurements were done on the moon?

A) spring scale 60 gm. triple-beam balance 60 gms.
B) spring scale 60 gms. triple-beam balance 10 gms.
C) spring scale 10 gms. triple-beam balance 60 gms.
D) spring scale 10 gms. triple-beam balance 10 gms. _______________________________________________________________________________

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