8th Grade Science MCAS Review 2017

Large formations such as volcanoes, mountains, and ocean basins are caused by

Which organelle surrounds and protects all cells?

The organelle that converts sugar into energy is called

Which body system is responsible for controlling thoughts, movement, vision, hearing, etc.?

Which organelle converts sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into sugar and oxygen?

In order to create sex cells, multicellular organisms do:

Which picture shows a pure element?

10 mL of Substance X has a boiling point of 60^oF. What would the boiling point of 100 mL be?

Which of the following options is evidence for evolution?

Which of these is a decomposer?

When an object spins on its axis, this is called:

The mass of the reactants should always equal the mass of the:

Which of these diagrams shows conduction?

Organisms that are better adapted to their environment and survive better, this is called:

What are the products of photosynthesis?

What is the jelly-like substance that fills the cell?

The organelle that surrounds and protects plant cells is called

Which of these are unicellular?

Change in a population over a long period of time is called:

Which planet has warmer average surface temperatures compared to Earth?

Which of the following organisms is a producer?

Adding energy to a liquid will result in

The body system that transports oxygen to parts of the body and removes other waste is called:

The breaking down of materials such as rock is called:

Luke observed an organism & recorded his observations. What type of organism did Luke observe?

The basic unit of all living things is the

What is made up of many billions of galaxies?

Two different elements combine to make a:

When the moon is blocking sunlight, what type of eclipse is it?

When you touch a desk that feels cold, the desk is considered:

Which contains more than one element that are NOT chemically combined?

What body system provides structure, helps the body to move, and protects internal organs?

A set of "instructions" that give an organism specific traits is located in the

The energy of motion is called:

How many pairs of chromosomes are in the human genome?

At what point did the car take a break?

Evolution happens to a(n) ___________over a long period of time.

At which point does the diver have the least potential energy?

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Which item has less density than the lamp oil?

What word best describes this moon phase?

Which planet is NOT gaseous?

What is the correct formula for density?

The amount of space an object takes up is called:

Heat will move to cooler objects until

The amount of matter in an object is called:

The smallest unit of an element that maintains the characteristics of that element is a(n):

Organisms that breakdown dead matter are called:

Seasons are caused by where the Earth is in its revolution around the sun AND its

The force that pulls all things on and near the Earth toward the Earth's center is called: