State Test Easter Eggs

Common table sugar is a molecule with 45 atoms. What would happen if a sugar molecule lost an atom?

• It would remain the same size

• It would no longer be the same type of molecule

• It would no longer be a molecule

• It would increase in sizw

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Lora stated in her science paper that compounds and mixtures are different.

She based this on which statement?

• The parts of a compound have the same properties as the compound, but the parts of a mixture change their properties.

• The parts of a compound can be separated using filtration, but the parts of a mixture cannot be separated.

• The parts of a compound do not keep their properties, but the parts of a mixture keep their properties.

• The parts of a compound can be separated into different mixtures.

A student draws an image with the Sun, the Moon, and Earth aligned in a straight line with the Moon at the center, the Sun on the right, and Earth on the left. What phase of the Moon is the student trying to demonstrate?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• First Quarter Moon

• Last Quarter Moon

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Which statement is true about the particle that make up matter?

• The tiny particles that make up matter can be seen by the human eye.

• The tiny particles that make up matter are always in the solid phase.

• The tiny particles that make up matter cause it to have basic properties.

• The tiny particles that make up matter are always in the gaseous phase.

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Which human activity is most responsible for creating water pollution?

• catching a fish from a lake

• planting trees near riverbanks

• dumping chemical waste from industries

• connecting various rivers for even distribution of water resources

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Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources.

Which statement best explains the reason for this?

• These fuels are only formed under drought conditions

• These fuels take along time to form.

• These fuels can only form from dead animals

• These fuels can only be formed by drilling into the Earth.

Why are green plants important to animals?

• The release carbon dioxide and take in food from the environment.

• They take in both food and carbon dioxide from the environment.

• They use oxygen to produce food and release carbon dioxide.

• They use carbon dioxide to produce food and release oxygen.

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A life form is placed at the second position of a food chain.

What is its role in the food chain?

• It is the final link of the food chain.

• It gets its energy by eating other life forms.

• It uses sunlight to make food for energy.

• It gets energy by feeding on and breaking down dead plants and animals.

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Which planet is least like the others?

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Saturn

• Uranus

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Plant cells contain a structure that helps capture energy from the sun. Plants then use this energy to perform photosynthesis and produce their own food.

What structure is described?

• Chloroplast

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

• Vacuole

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