Nevada Science CRT Review

Question 1

Which of the following is a body system?

Accepted Answer

Respiratory system

Question 2

What is a force?

Accepted Answer

A push or a pull

Question 3

On a pH scale, what numbers are considered acids? (middle school grade litmus paper)

Accepted Answer

0-6.9

Question 4

What movement do transform plates make?

Accepted Answer

Plates slide past each other

Question 5

Name the element: Pb

Accepted Answer

Lead

Question 6

Which of these parts does an animal cell NOT have?

Accepted Answer

Cell wall

Question 7

Name the element: Np

Accepted Answer

Neptunium

Question 8

What is a mutation?

Accepted Answer

A natural change in an organism's DNA

Question 9

On a pH scale, what numbers are considered bases? (middle school grade litmus paper)

Accepted Answer

7.1-13

Question 10

Define natural selection

Accepted Answer

Organisms that don't fit their surroundings and die out

Question 11

True or false? Most stars are similar to our sun.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Which of these is Newton's First Law of Motion?

Accepted Answer

An object in motion/rest will stay in motion/rest

Question 13

What is a homogeneous mixture?

Accepted Answer

A mixture in which the substances are unevenly mixed

Question 14

Which of these is NOT evidence of tectonic plate movement?

Accepted Answer

Magma seeping through the seafloor

Question 15

Which of these is not a kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Mammalia

Question 16

What movement do divergent plates make?

Accepted Answer

Plates pull apart

Question 17

True or false? The main parts of a cell include the nucleus, mitochondria, protons, & membrane?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

What does low pressure in our atmosphere cause?

Accepted Answer

Lots of evaporation and stormy weather

Question 19

What can cause erosion?

Accepted Answer

Wind, water, gravity, and glaciers

Question 20

Name the three types of waves discussed in class

Accepted Answer

Transverse, longitudinal, and mechanical

Question 21

What is the movement of the water around the planet called?

Accepted Answer

The water cycle

Question 22

What causes tides?

Accepted Answer

The revolution of the moon around the Earth

Question 23

Which of these is NOT a form of energy discussed in class?

Accepted Answer

Gasoline

Question 24

What are two ways to look at the interior of the Earth?

Accepted Answer

Structure and composition

Question 25

Which of these is Newton's Second Law of Motion?

Accepted Answer

An unbalanced force will cause a mass to accelerate

Question 26

What is a gene?

Accepted Answer

A small piece of DNA that causes individual traits

Question 27

Forces are represented in what form?

Accepted Answer

Free body diagrams

Question 28

True or False? The cell theory states that all living things are made of cells.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

What movement do convergent plates make?

Accepted Answer

Plates move towards each other

Question 30

What is a producer?

Accepted Answer

Organisms, typically plants, that make food by light

Question 31

Which of these is Newton's Third Law of Motion?

Accepted Answer

For every action there is an equal but opposite reaction

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