Praxis 5005 (Science) Kathleen Jasper Book Practice Tests
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How long does it take for Earth to go around the sun?
a. 24 hours
b. 30 days
c. 180 days
d. 365 days correct answers D
Where are aquifers located?
a. beneath Earth's crust
b. beneath the bedrock
c. in Earth's mantle
d. in Earth's core correct answers A
What happens during a solar eclipse?
a. earth casts a shadow on the moon
b. earth and the moon are on opposite sides of the sun
c. the moon moves in front of the sun relative to earth
d. earth and sun align correct answers C
On which day is there approximately 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night?
a. summer solstice
b. winter solstice
c. New years day
d. fall equinox correct answers D
Which planet is closest in size and density to earth?
a. venus
b. uranus
c. saturn
d. mercury correct answers A
Gravity is responsible for:
a. rotation of earth on its axis
b. phases of the moon
c. earth's orbit
d. earth's seasons correct answers C
,This type of rock was originally liquid below Earth's crust and is formed by lava and magma.
a. sedimentary
b. igneous
c. metamorphic
d. fossils correct answers B
Mr. Lopez is teaching a unit on seasons. He explains why the summer days are longer and
winter days are shorter. What should Mr. Lopez emphasize regarding the earth when
explaining this phenomenon?
a. revolution around the sun
b. tilt on its axis
c. position in the solar system
d. distance away from sun correct answers B
The _____________ affects the ocean tides.
a. moon
b. sun
c. stars
d. solar system correct answers A
If a star explodes and emits light that is 13 light years away, how long will it take to be
visible from Earth?
a. 1 year
b. 10 years
c. 13 years
d. 20 years correct answers C
In the diagram below, letter b is:
a. topsoil
b. subsoil
c. bedrock
d. mantle correct answers B
______________ are made up of metals and rocky material, while ______________ are
made up of ice, dust, and rocky material.
a. comets, asteroids
b. asteroids, comets
c. meteors, comets
d. asteroids, meteors correct answers B
This area is located around the outer edge of the Pacific Ocean and is where most volcanic
activity occurs.
a. Ring of Fire
, b. Horn of Africa
c. San Fransisco Bay
d. Arctic Circle correct answers A
Which of the following is the densest part of earth?
a. stratosphere
b. lithosphere
c. mantle
d. core correct answers D
Which of the following contains most of the world's fresh water?
a. lakes
b. rivers
c. glaciers
d. oceans correct answers C
A giant wave caused by an earthquake is called a:
a. tsunami
b. tidal wave
c. seismic wave
d. epicenter correct answers A
Glaciers and icecaps are all part of the:
a. hydrosphere
b. biosphere
c. lithosphere
d. cryosphere correct answers D
Which of the following cell structures appears in plant cells but NOT in animal cells?
a. plasma membrane
b. mitochondria
c. chloroplast
d. nucleus correct answers C
Mr. Rodriguez is helping students understand how the common cold is transmitted. He is
most likely giving a lesson on:
a. bacteria
b. viruses
c. cell structures
d. eukaryotic cells correct answers B
A eukaryote that does not make its own food and that does not contain cells with a cell wall is
a(n):
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ANSWERS!!
How long does it take for Earth to go around the sun?
a. 24 hours
b. 30 days
c. 180 days
d. 365 days correct answers D
Where are aquifers located?
a. beneath Earth's crust
b. beneath the bedrock
c. in Earth's mantle
d. in Earth's core correct answers A
What happens during a solar eclipse?
a. earth casts a shadow on the moon
b. earth and the moon are on opposite sides of the sun
c. the moon moves in front of the sun relative to earth
d. earth and sun align correct answers C
On which day is there approximately 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night?
a. summer solstice
b. winter solstice
c. New years day
d. fall equinox correct answers D
Which planet is closest in size and density to earth?
a. venus
b. uranus
c. saturn
d. mercury correct answers A
Gravity is responsible for:
a. rotation of earth on its axis
b. phases of the moon
c. earth's orbit
d. earth's seasons correct answers C
,This type of rock was originally liquid below Earth's crust and is formed by lava and magma.
a. sedimentary
b. igneous
c. metamorphic
d. fossils correct answers B
Mr. Lopez is teaching a unit on seasons. He explains why the summer days are longer and
winter days are shorter. What should Mr. Lopez emphasize regarding the earth when
explaining this phenomenon?
a. revolution around the sun
b. tilt on its axis
c. position in the solar system
d. distance away from sun correct answers B
The _____________ affects the ocean tides.
a. moon
b. sun
c. stars
d. solar system correct answers A
If a star explodes and emits light that is 13 light years away, how long will it take to be
visible from Earth?
a. 1 year
b. 10 years
c. 13 years
d. 20 years correct answers C
In the diagram below, letter b is:
a. topsoil
b. subsoil
c. bedrock
d. mantle correct answers B
______________ are made up of metals and rocky material, while ______________ are
made up of ice, dust, and rocky material.
a. comets, asteroids
b. asteroids, comets
c. meteors, comets
d. asteroids, meteors correct answers B
This area is located around the outer edge of the Pacific Ocean and is where most volcanic
activity occurs.
a. Ring of Fire
, b. Horn of Africa
c. San Fransisco Bay
d. Arctic Circle correct answers A
Which of the following is the densest part of earth?
a. stratosphere
b. lithosphere
c. mantle
d. core correct answers D
Which of the following contains most of the world's fresh water?
a. lakes
b. rivers
c. glaciers
d. oceans correct answers C
A giant wave caused by an earthquake is called a:
a. tsunami
b. tidal wave
c. seismic wave
d. epicenter correct answers A
Glaciers and icecaps are all part of the:
a. hydrosphere
b. biosphere
c. lithosphere
d. cryosphere correct answers D
Which of the following cell structures appears in plant cells but NOT in animal cells?
a. plasma membrane
b. mitochondria
c. chloroplast
d. nucleus correct answers C
Mr. Rodriguez is helping students understand how the common cold is transmitted. He is
most likely giving a lesson on:
a. bacteria
b. viruses
c. cell structures
d. eukaryotic cells correct answers B
A eukaryote that does not make its own food and that does not contain cells with a cell wall is
a(n):
