Science Praxis 5005 form 2
Which of the following is a chemical change?
A.Burning wood
B.Melting butter
C.Breaking glass
D.Tearing paper – answer A.Burning wood
The magnitude of which of the following can be measured using the Richter scale?
A.Tornadoes
B.Hurricanes
C.Tsunamis
D.Earthquakes - answerD.Earthquakes
Which of the following characteristics is (are) unique to mammals?
A.A bony endoskeleton
B.Milk-producing glands
C.A vertebral column
D.Circulating blood cells - answerB.Milk-producing glands
A maritime air mass is an air mass that forms over
A.an equatorial desert
B.tall mountains
C.a large body of water
D.the South Pole - answerC.a large body of water
Which TWO of the following objects are strongly attracted to magnets?
A.Rubber band
B.Iron nail
C.Steel safety pin
D.Plastic paper clip - answerB.Iron nail
C.Steel safety pin
Which of the following is generally thought to be a contributing factor to obesity?
A.A sedentary lifestyle
B.Restricting fat in the diet
C.A sensible diet
D.Regular exercise - answerA.A sedentary lifestyle
After a person completes an experiment and collects the data in a scientific
investigation, which of the following is the next logical step?
A.Forming a hypothesis
B.Analyzing the results
, C.Writing a paper
D.Deciding on a variable - answerB.Analyzing the results
In which of the following organ systems are the brain and spinal cord found?
A.Skeletal
B.Muscular
C.Nervous
D.Endocrine - answerC.Nervous
A device that converts electrical energy directly into mechanical energy is best
described as which of the following?
A.A resistor
B.A prism
C.A motor
D.A battery - answerC.A motor
Which of the following is an example of a mixture?
A.Compound
B.Solution
C.Molecule
D.Elemen - answerB.Solution
Multicellularity and the ability to carry out photosynthesis are characteristics of which of
the following groups?
A.Animals
B.Plants
C.Fungi
D.Protists - answerB.Plants
Which of the following best explains why the Moon has a greater effect than the Sun on
the tides of Earth's oceans?
A.The Moon is larger than the Sun.
B.The Moon has a greater mass than the Sun.
C.The Moon has phases as viewed from Earth.
D.The Moon is much closer to Earth than is the Sun. - answerD.The Moon is much
closer to Earth than is the Sun.
One Earth year is the length of time it takes for
A.the Moon to make one revolution around Earth
B.Earth to rotate once on its axis
C.Earth to make one revolution around the Sun
D.Earth to make one revolution around the center of the Milky Way galaxy -
answerC.Earth to make one revolution around the Sun
Which of the following represents the amount of space an object takes up?
A.Mass
Which of the following is a chemical change?
A.Burning wood
B.Melting butter
C.Breaking glass
D.Tearing paper – answer A.Burning wood
The magnitude of which of the following can be measured using the Richter scale?
A.Tornadoes
B.Hurricanes
C.Tsunamis
D.Earthquakes - answerD.Earthquakes
Which of the following characteristics is (are) unique to mammals?
A.A bony endoskeleton
B.Milk-producing glands
C.A vertebral column
D.Circulating blood cells - answerB.Milk-producing glands
A maritime air mass is an air mass that forms over
A.an equatorial desert
B.tall mountains
C.a large body of water
D.the South Pole - answerC.a large body of water
Which TWO of the following objects are strongly attracted to magnets?
A.Rubber band
B.Iron nail
C.Steel safety pin
D.Plastic paper clip - answerB.Iron nail
C.Steel safety pin
Which of the following is generally thought to be a contributing factor to obesity?
A.A sedentary lifestyle
B.Restricting fat in the diet
C.A sensible diet
D.Regular exercise - answerA.A sedentary lifestyle
After a person completes an experiment and collects the data in a scientific
investigation, which of the following is the next logical step?
A.Forming a hypothesis
B.Analyzing the results
, C.Writing a paper
D.Deciding on a variable - answerB.Analyzing the results
In which of the following organ systems are the brain and spinal cord found?
A.Skeletal
B.Muscular
C.Nervous
D.Endocrine - answerC.Nervous
A device that converts electrical energy directly into mechanical energy is best
described as which of the following?
A.A resistor
B.A prism
C.A motor
D.A battery - answerC.A motor
Which of the following is an example of a mixture?
A.Compound
B.Solution
C.Molecule
D.Elemen - answerB.Solution
Multicellularity and the ability to carry out photosynthesis are characteristics of which of
the following groups?
A.Animals
B.Plants
C.Fungi
D.Protists - answerB.Plants
Which of the following best explains why the Moon has a greater effect than the Sun on
the tides of Earth's oceans?
A.The Moon is larger than the Sun.
B.The Moon has a greater mass than the Sun.
C.The Moon has phases as viewed from Earth.
D.The Moon is much closer to Earth than is the Sun. - answerD.The Moon is much
closer to Earth than is the Sun.
One Earth year is the length of time it takes for
A.the Moon to make one revolution around Earth
B.Earth to rotate once on its axis
C.Earth to make one revolution around the Sun
D.Earth to make one revolution around the center of the Milky Way galaxy -
answerC.Earth to make one revolution around the Sun
Which of the following represents the amount of space an object takes up?
A.Mass
