Science UIL

Jonathan is studying the growth of plants. Which of the steps below did Jonathan do FIRST?

• Record growth and number of leaves on each plant.

• Put 3 plants in three planters that are exactly the same.

• Water each plant the same amount every day.

• Write his conclusion for this investigation

Which of the statements is a hypothesis that could be tested in a classroom science experiment?

• A person who is shivering should put on a hat

• A ball will roll faster down a ramp that is steeper than another ramp

• A toy spring is made of many thin loops of plastic

• A small rock is yellow-brown with a rough surface.

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Students are working on a scale model of the solar system. They are planning to use a table tennis (ping pong) ball to show the Earth. Which of the following would be the BEST choice to model Jupiter?

• soft ball

• golf ball

• soccer ball

• basketball

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Which best represents an ecosystem?

• Only plants

• Only living things

• All living and nonliving things together

• Only non living things

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In a rock cycle diagram which processes would be between Metamorphic and Magma..... Magma and Igneous rock... Igneous rock and Sediments

• Heating, melting, cooling

• Melting, cooling,cementing

• Melting, cooling, weathering

• Heating, melting, weathering

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Paige needs to determine the mass of a rock. What piece of equipment should she choose?

• Spring scale

• Triple beam balance

• Graduated cylinder and water

• Measuring tape and a calculator

Which of the following MOST completely describes the components of a pond ecosystem?

• The plants and animals that live in and around the pond

• The soil and water that make up the pond

• The organisms and non-living environment in and around the pond

• The fish and other aquatic animals in the pond

A Rosebush that produces red flowers was fertilized by a rosebush that produces white flowers. The offspring rosebushes produce only red flowers. Which of the following BEST explains why they produce flowers?

• Red flower color is an inherited trait

• Rosebushes with white roses are extinct

• Only rosebushes with red flowers reproduced

• Rosebushes with white flowers only grow every other year

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What mammal has been credited for helping to store water and recharging aquifers by slowing down

water flow?

• wolves

• bears

• beavers

• river otter

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Most absorption of food nutrients takes place in what place?

• mouth

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

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