Praxis 5005 ETS Form 1
Which of the following represents a biome?
An extended family of chimpanzees
A stand of bamboo
An orchid and the insects that feed on it
A tropical rain forest – answer A tropical rain forest
Which of the following planets is closest to the Sun?
Mars
Mercury
Saturn
Venus – answer Mercury
Which of the following substances is readily attracted to a magnet?
Gold
Nickel
Carbon
Nitrogen - answerNickel
A graduated cylinder is typically used to measure which of the following?
Temperature
Composition
Volume
Mass - answerVolume
Which THREE of the following statements about stars are true?
The Sun is a star.
Most stars orbit planets.
Various stars have different surface temperatures.
Some stars exist for longer periods than other stars. - answerThe Sun is a star.
Various stars have different surface temperatures.
Some stars exist for longer periods than other stars.
Chloroplasts are found in the cells of which of the following organisms?
Clams
Tulips
Parrots
Starfish - answerTulips
The tendency of an object to resist change in motion is called
mass
inertia
, friction
velocity - answerinertia
Which of the following best describes how a small saltwater spill should be cleaned up
in the elementary classroom?
Allow the spill to spread so that the water can quickly evaporate, then sweep up the salt.
Wipe up the spill with paper towels from the outer edge toward the center to minimize
the spread of the spill.
Add water to dilute the salt water and increase the volume of the spill to ensure that all
the students can help wipe up the spill.
Use the classroom sponge to absorb the spill, then squeeze out the salt water into its
original container so that it can be reused. - answerWipe up the spill with paper towels
from the outer edge toward the center to minimize the spread of the spill.
The force of electrostatic attraction increases when which of the following are brought
closer together?
Two negatively charged objects
Two positively charged objects
Two neutral objects
One positively charged object and one negatively charged object - answerOne
positively charged object and one negatively charged object
An x-ray image is typically used to diagnose which of the following?
A muscle tear
A broken bone
Cardiac arrhythmia
Low blood-oxygen levels - answerA broken bone
Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?
The removal of soil along the banks of a river by the flowing water
The sculpting of rocks by sand carried by the wind
A sidewalk crack getting larger when water in the crack freezes
An iron fence rusting over time - answerAn iron fence rusting over time
If the small projections on the roots of plants, "root hairs," are removed, which of the
following is likely to be the most direct effect on the plant?
Excess water will build up in the stem.
Transport of sugars throughout the plant will stop.
Carbon dioxide will not be able to reach the leaves.
Water and minerals will not be absorbed from the soil. - answerWater and minerals will
not be absorbed from the soil.
Which TWO of the following are typically found in the nucleus of an atom?
Electrons
Protons
Neutrons
Which of the following represents a biome?
An extended family of chimpanzees
A stand of bamboo
An orchid and the insects that feed on it
A tropical rain forest – answer A tropical rain forest
Which of the following planets is closest to the Sun?
Mars
Mercury
Saturn
Venus – answer Mercury
Which of the following substances is readily attracted to a magnet?
Gold
Nickel
Carbon
Nitrogen - answerNickel
A graduated cylinder is typically used to measure which of the following?
Temperature
Composition
Volume
Mass - answerVolume
Which THREE of the following statements about stars are true?
The Sun is a star.
Most stars orbit planets.
Various stars have different surface temperatures.
Some stars exist for longer periods than other stars. - answerThe Sun is a star.
Various stars have different surface temperatures.
Some stars exist for longer periods than other stars.
Chloroplasts are found in the cells of which of the following organisms?
Clams
Tulips
Parrots
Starfish - answerTulips
The tendency of an object to resist change in motion is called
mass
inertia
, friction
velocity - answerinertia
Which of the following best describes how a small saltwater spill should be cleaned up
in the elementary classroom?
Allow the spill to spread so that the water can quickly evaporate, then sweep up the salt.
Wipe up the spill with paper towels from the outer edge toward the center to minimize
the spread of the spill.
Add water to dilute the salt water and increase the volume of the spill to ensure that all
the students can help wipe up the spill.
Use the classroom sponge to absorb the spill, then squeeze out the salt water into its
original container so that it can be reused. - answerWipe up the spill with paper towels
from the outer edge toward the center to minimize the spread of the spill.
The force of electrostatic attraction increases when which of the following are brought
closer together?
Two negatively charged objects
Two positively charged objects
Two neutral objects
One positively charged object and one negatively charged object - answerOne
positively charged object and one negatively charged object
An x-ray image is typically used to diagnose which of the following?
A muscle tear
A broken bone
Cardiac arrhythmia
Low blood-oxygen levels - answerA broken bone
Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?
The removal of soil along the banks of a river by the flowing water
The sculpting of rocks by sand carried by the wind
A sidewalk crack getting larger when water in the crack freezes
An iron fence rusting over time - answerAn iron fence rusting over time
If the small projections on the roots of plants, "root hairs," are removed, which of the
following is likely to be the most direct effect on the plant?
Excess water will build up in the stem.
Transport of sugars throughout the plant will stop.
Carbon dioxide will not be able to reach the leaves.
Water and minerals will not be absorbed from the soil. - answerWater and minerals will
not be absorbed from the soil.
Which TWO of the following are typically found in the nucleus of an atom?
Electrons
Protons
Neutrons
