Unit Test — Cumulative exam Answers

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Read the passage about bird food and bird watching. Noted scientist Dr. Elsa Birde described the effect of adding a mixture of dried apples and raisins to the previous feed of sunflower seeds, millet, thistle seed, and cracked corn in bird feeders in her yard. Over three years, Dr. Birde observed that the new mixture increased the number of songbirds at her feeders, especially during the months of April and May. As she has done for several years, Dr. Birde recorded, at the same time each day, the number of birds at each of her four feeders. She noted that the third year using the mixture coincided with the largest increase. There was a twenty-five percent increase in the number of songbirds over times when this mixture was not used. Dr. Birde also noted that in the third year she used a specific ratio of the ingredients, carefully measuring, which she had not done in previous years. The third year also had a warmer than normal spring, and a construction project began in a neighborhood near Dr. Birde’s. Dr. Birde is now going to produce this formula for sale and advertise to customers that they may see the same twenty-five percent increase in songbirds at their feeders.Dr. E. Birde, Journal of Scientific Bird FeedingWhich scientific claim can be made?

A
Songbird numbers will increase due to the effects of climate change increasing global temperatures.
B
Songbirds appear more often in April and May.
C
With an increase in construction, songbirds will move from one neighborhood to another.
D
A study by Dr. Birde showed that the number of songbirds in her yard increased due to a modified food source.
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Suchita is going to make an energy transfer diagram to represent the energy transformations associated with the flame of a gas stove. The diagram will show that the chemical energy of the fuel transforms into 50 J of chemical energy, 400 J of heat, and 200 J of light.

A
The initial chemical energy is 50 J.
B
The arrow for heat is the widest output arrow.
C
The arrow for chemical energy is the shortest output arrow.
D
There is one arrow for input and one for output.
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Microscopes are used to study the structures of rocks. Over time, microscopes have become more and more powerful. As a result of this technological improvement, our structural information of rocks

A
now includes fewer minerals.
B
has become increasingly detailed.
C
has become increasingly debatable.
D
now includes the location of electrons.
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Hannah made a chart to describe speed and velocity.

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A
Switch the chart headings “Speed” and “Velocity.”
B
Describe the calculation for speed as “dividing distance by time.”
C
In the “Speed” column, change “has magnitude” to “is a displacement.”
D
Change the last row of the “Velocity” column to “does not depend on a reference frame.”
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The electron cloud model is a modern theory about the structure of atoms that explains many of the atom’s behaviors. According to the model, scientists imagine an atom to have a large nucleus of matter in the center surrounded by tiny particles called electrons. These electrons fly so fast and unpredictably around the nucleus that just one electron can appear to be a cloud. However, individual electrons are far too small for a human to see or touch.

A
The theory describes electrons in experiments, but it cannot be used to describe all electrons.
B
The theory provides an image that humans can visualize, but it does not fully represent how electrons exist.
C
The theory is a proven fact about nature, but because it is already proven it does not inspire further scientific study of electrons.
D
The theory explains several observations, but because they are observations made in the past the theory cannot predict what will happen in the future.
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The diagram shows two vectors that point west and north.

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A
10 meters
B
50 meters
C
1200 meters
D
2500 meters
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Which tool can be used to determine the volume of a metal bolt?

A
a beaker
B
a graduated cylinder
C
a meter stick
D
a micrometer
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A person riding north on a bicycle speeds up from 0 m/s to 9 m/s in 3 seconds. The acceleration of the bicycle is m/s2.

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Which practice poses the greatest safety concern?

A
talking to others in the lab
B
accumulating clutter on the lab bench
C
performing an experiment when sitting down
D
reading the temperature of a water bath
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The MSDS for sodium hydroxide gives it a health rating of 3, a flammability rating of 0, and a reactivity rating of 1. According to the MSDS, which best describes sodium hydroxide?

A
highly corrosive but not highly flammable
B
highly reactive and corrosive
C
highly flammable but not highly corrosive
D
not highly reactive or corrosive
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The acceleration due to gravity on Mercury is 3.7 m/s2, which is about six times the acceleration due to gravity on Pluto.

A
An object weighs about one-sixth as much and has about one-sixth the mass on Pluto as on Mercury.
B
An object weighs about one-sixth as much but has the same mass on Pluto as on Mercury.
C
An object weighs the same but has about one-sixth the mass on Pluto as on Mercury.
D
An object weighs the same and has the same mass on Pluto as on Mercury.
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Which hypothesis could be used in a scientific experiment and possibly lead to more hypotheses and experimentation?

A
If the amount of chocolate chips put into cookie increases, then the cookies will taste better, because everybody prefers chocolate cookies.
B
If students spend more time reading on their own, their ELA grades will increase, because they will have more practice analyzing what they read.
C
If young people spend more time playing a musical instrument than video games, they will be more cool, because music has been more popular throughout history.
D
If a car is painted a darker color, then it will drive farther and more efficiently, because drivers prefer darker-colored cars.

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