Praxis 5005 Elementary Education
(Science) Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
Insulin - Correct Answer -A hormone secreted by the pancreas that regulates blood
glucose levels
Testosterone - Correct Answer -Steroid hormone used to make men more manly
Estrogen - Correct Answer -Female sex hormone
Progesterone - Correct Answer -secreted by the ovaries; prepares the uterus for
pregnancy
Solution - Correct Answer -Homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
Volume - Correct Answer -The amount of space an object takes up
Mass - Correct Answer -The amount of matter in an object
Weight - Correct Answer -The force of gravity on an object
Density - Correct Answer -Mass / Volume
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,Matter - Correct Answer -Anything that has mass and takes up space
Porosity - Correct Answer -Related to the amount of open space (holes) in rock and
is a measure of the rock's ability to hold water
Scientists believe that the solar system formed from which of the following? -
Correct Answer -A cloud of gas and dust was squeezed together by gravitational
waves that resulted from the explosion of a nearby star
Temperature - Correct Answer -A measure of the average kinetic energy of the
particles in a sample of matter
Physical Change - Correct Answer -Change in the matter that does not alter the
chemical composition of a substance
Ex) Cutting, Heating, or changing shape
Solute - Correct Answer -Substance being dissolved
Ex) Salt
Solvent - Correct Answer -Substance being dissolved in
Ex) Water
Heat - Correct Answer -Movement of energy
Acceleration - Correct Answer -How quickly an object changes velocity
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, Velocity - Correct Answer -Rate at which an object changes position
Inertia - Correct Answer -Objects ability to resist change in motion
Compound - Correct Answer -Combining two or more atoms of different elements
Solubility - Correct Answer -Amount of a solute that will dissolve in a solvent
Molecule - Correct Answer -Two or more atoms join together
Neutralization - Correct Answer -Occurs when an acid and a base react to produce
salt and water
Decomposition - Correct Answer -Single substance that is broken down into two or
more substances
Synthesis - Correct Answer -Two substances combine to form one substance
Combustion - Correct Answer -Produces heat, CO2 and H2O usually by burning a
fuel
Oxidation - Correct Answer -Chemical change in which a substance loses
electrons, such as when iron rusts when exposed to oxygen, forming iron oxide
Chemical Change - Correct Answer -Bonds between atoms are made or broken
resulting in new substances
Deposition - Correct Answer -Gas to Solid
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(Science) Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
Insulin - Correct Answer -A hormone secreted by the pancreas that regulates blood
glucose levels
Testosterone - Correct Answer -Steroid hormone used to make men more manly
Estrogen - Correct Answer -Female sex hormone
Progesterone - Correct Answer -secreted by the ovaries; prepares the uterus for
pregnancy
Solution - Correct Answer -Homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
Volume - Correct Answer -The amount of space an object takes up
Mass - Correct Answer -The amount of matter in an object
Weight - Correct Answer -The force of gravity on an object
Density - Correct Answer -Mass / Volume
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,Matter - Correct Answer -Anything that has mass and takes up space
Porosity - Correct Answer -Related to the amount of open space (holes) in rock and
is a measure of the rock's ability to hold water
Scientists believe that the solar system formed from which of the following? -
Correct Answer -A cloud of gas and dust was squeezed together by gravitational
waves that resulted from the explosion of a nearby star
Temperature - Correct Answer -A measure of the average kinetic energy of the
particles in a sample of matter
Physical Change - Correct Answer -Change in the matter that does not alter the
chemical composition of a substance
Ex) Cutting, Heating, or changing shape
Solute - Correct Answer -Substance being dissolved
Ex) Salt
Solvent - Correct Answer -Substance being dissolved in
Ex) Water
Heat - Correct Answer -Movement of energy
Acceleration - Correct Answer -How quickly an object changes velocity
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, Velocity - Correct Answer -Rate at which an object changes position
Inertia - Correct Answer -Objects ability to resist change in motion
Compound - Correct Answer -Combining two or more atoms of different elements
Solubility - Correct Answer -Amount of a solute that will dissolve in a solvent
Molecule - Correct Answer -Two or more atoms join together
Neutralization - Correct Answer -Occurs when an acid and a base react to produce
salt and water
Decomposition - Correct Answer -Single substance that is broken down into two or
more substances
Synthesis - Correct Answer -Two substances combine to form one substance
Combustion - Correct Answer -Produces heat, CO2 and H2O usually by burning a
fuel
Oxidation - Correct Answer -Chemical change in which a substance loses
electrons, such as when iron rusts when exposed to oxygen, forming iron oxide
Chemical Change - Correct Answer -Bonds between atoms are made or broken
resulting in new substances
Deposition - Correct Answer -Gas to Solid
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