2011-2012 TMSCA Middle School Science Test #2

The study of matter and energy is called _____ science.

• environmental
• physical
• biological
• life

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The largest group within the classification system is known as a/an _____.

• species
• genus
• kingdom
• class

The _____ carries water and dissolved mineral upward in a plant.

• cuticle
• xylem
• phloem
• epidermis

Which type of plant has pinnate leaves?

• pine
• palm
• carrot
• rose

Tags

NGSS.4-LS1-1

Rain that freezes before it reaches the ground is called ______.

• snow
• hail
• freezing rain
• sleet

Over _____% if water is found in the oceans.

• 97
• 78
• 77
• 67

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Sutures join the bony plates in the ______.

• skull 
• ribs
• ulna 
• ligaments

The sac that holds the heart is called the ______.

• ventricle
• atrium
• alveoli
• pericardium

Parathyroid, produced by the parathyroid controls the amount of _____ and phosphate in the blood and bones.

• calcium
• carbohydrates
• iron
• vitamin A

Using a chainsaw makes the job much easier and faster to cut down a tree, but it does not increase the amount of work being done by the user.  The work done by the chainsaw by the user is called the _____.

• work output
• work input
• a joule
• force