Florida Statewide Science Assessment (SSA) Practice Exam

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• Which term describes the movement of air from sea to land during the day when cooler air from above the water moves over the land, forcing the heated, less dense air above the land to rise?
• Which describes a series of steps followed to solve problems, including collecting data, forming a hypothesis, testing it, and stating conclusions?
• Which cell organelle stores water and other substances in plant cells?
• What term describes the removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves?
• Which chart tracks which family members have a trait?
• Which term describes compounds that form hydrogen ions when dissolved in water?
• Which term means to look at something carefully by paying attention to its parts?
• Which term describes the regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface caused by the Moon's gravity?
• Which organelle in plant and algae cells is the site of photosynthesis?
• Which term describes a change in matter that produces one or more new substances?
• Which law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed?
• Commensalism is a relationship where one benefits and the other is unaffected. Which option places 'Commensalism' at index 3?
• Which term describes a push or a pull on an object, where objects always move in the direction of the force?
• Which model states that Earth is at the center of the universe?
• Approximately how old is the universe?
• Which term describes matter is not created nor destroyed in any chemical or physical change?
• What shows the repeating pattern of element properties in a chart?
• Which form of energy exhibits wavelike behavior as it travels through space?
• Which layer is the first major layer of the atmosphere, closest to Earth's surface?
• What term describes the breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface?
• Which layer is the uppermost atmospheric layer where temperature increases with altitude?
• Which term describes a small rocky body orbiting the sun?
• What term describes the actual brightness of a star?
• Which term describes a massive collection of stars bound together by gravity?
• Which chart shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross?
• Which observation supports that the universe is expanding?
• Which dating method determines the actual age of a fossil?
• What term describes an organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms?
• Which term describes a plate boundary where two plates collide?
• What is the horizontal distance between crests or troughs of adjacent waves called?
• Which layer lies between Earth's crust and core and is composed of hot, solid rock?
• What term describes an organism that eats producers?
• Which of the following is a base?
• What term describes energy stored in chemical bonds between atoms?
• Mass per unit volume; how tightly packed matter is.
• The second layer of the atmosphere, extending from about 10 to 30 miles up, contains the ozone layer and absorbs UV radiation. This is the:
• What term describes the spinning motion of a planet on its axis?
• What is the amount of matter in an object called?
• Which term refers to a set of controlled observations that test a hypothesis?
• Which term describes a testable prediction often implied by a theory?
• Thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell.
• Energy carried by light waves or photons is called?
• What occurs at a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun?
• Which system includes the cells and tissues that recognize and attack foreign substances in the body?
• Which event occurs when the Moon is directly between the Sun and the Earth?
• Which term denotes the distance light travels in one year?
• What term describes a substance that is made up of only one kind of matter and has definite properties?
• Which layer contains the ozone layer and shows increasing temperature with altitude?
• Which term describes conducting multiple trials of measurements or observations in a scientific investigation?
• The term for water temporarily frozen in polar ice caps, snow, permafrost, and glaciers is which?
• Which term describes a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined?
• Which concept organizes Earth's history into a structured timeline of eras and periods?
• Which term best describes an organism that breaks down dead matter and waste products?
• What is the term for the movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back?
• All of space and everything in it.
• Which term describes the continuous cycle of processes that transform rocks from one type to another?
• Which term describes the regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface influenced by the moon's gravity pulling on earth?
• The part of Earth where life exists is called the:
• Which term describes the growth of population in urban settlements?
• Which term refers to a small rocky body that orbits the Sun?
• Which system is comprised of the organs involved in producing offspring?
• Which diagram shows the relationship between a star's surface temperature and absolute magnitude?
• Which set of terms correctly lists the major ranks in Organism Classification from broadest to most specific?
• Which statement describes the Theory of Evolution?
• Which term refers to the transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas?
• If a scientist repeats an entire study by another team and gets similar results, this is called?
• Which statement best describes a base in chemistry?
• A pure substance made of only one kind of atom is called what?
• Which term contains the cell's genetic material and acts as the control center?
• What term describes a force that is exerted only when two objects are touching?
• Which term describes a judgement based on the information obtained in a study?
• What theory explains the movement and interaction of large lithospheric plates?
• The energy transferred between objects at different temperatures always flows from hot to cold.
• The act of noting and describing events or processes in an orderly way is called
• Which term refers to a series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another?
• Energy stored due to position.
• The total energy of motion in the particles of a substance; heat energy.
• Which statement describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions?
• Which term refers to a carnivore that eats herbivores?
• Which term best describes the basic unit of life?
• The lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere is the:
• Which term is the act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way?
• Which term refers to a ball of frozen dust and rock that orbits the sun and has a tail that glows?
• Mutualism is a relationship where both species benefit. Which option places 'Mutualism' at index 2?
• Which term describes an organism that makes its own food using sunlight or chemical energy?
• Which process is the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert?
• Which cell division produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms?
• Which structure provides rigid support to plant cells and surrounds the cell membrane?
• Which term describes the life-bearing portion of Earth?
• Which term describes a mixture with visibly different parts or phases?
• The combination of all forces acting on an object is called what?
• What term describes the movement of an object around another object?
• Which statement best describes the major components commonly found in galaxies?
• Which term describes an organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes; also called a consumer?
• What occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth?
• Which organelle is found in plant and algae cells and is the site of photosynthesis?
• Which boundary type forms mountains when plates collide?
• In biological classification, which rank comes directly above Genus?
• Which phenomenon describes the movement of air from land to sea at night, created when cooler, denser air from the land forces up warmer air over the sea?
• The ability of an object to transfer heat or electricity to another object.
• Which cell organelle stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates?
• Which process moves sediment away from its source by wind, water, ice, or gravity?
• Which term describes all waters on Earth's surface, including oceans and lakes?
• What term means the release of harmful materials into the environment?
• Which form of energy is produced by the movement of electrons in a conductor?
• Which of the following is a substance made up of two or more different elements bonded together?
• Which process yields two genetically identical daughter cells?
• Which term describes an organism that makes its own food using sunlight or inorganic energy sources?
• Control center of the cell.
• Energy caused by an object's vibrations; energy carried by sound waves.
• Which ecological interaction describes one species benefiting and the other harmed?
• On the pH scale, bases have values greater than which number?
• A mixture in which substances are evenly distributed throughout the mixture.
• Which theory explains the expansion of the universe from a dense initial state?
• Which process describes the laying down of sediment in new locations?
• What term describes a force that one object can apply to another object without touching it?
• The energy an object has due to its motion.
• What term refers to a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations?
• Which type of rock forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together?
• Which system is responsible for taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide using the lungs?
• What is the smallest unit of matter?
• Parasitism is a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed. Which option places 'Parasitism' at index 0?
• Which system removes waste from your body and helps control water balance?
• Which term is a streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere?
• The amount of space an object takes up.
• Which term describes the process by which carbon cycles through organisms and the environment?
• Which definition describes a ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion?
• The ability of one substance to dissolve in another at a given temperature and pressure.
• Which term describes energy that comes from both motion and position, i.e., the sum of kinetic and potential energy?
• Which term refers to the changes in the Moon's appearance during the lunar cycle?
• Which rock type forms from the cooling of molten rock below the Earth's surface?
• Which network of nerve cells and fibers transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body?
• Which graph would you use to show distance changing over time?
• Energy transferred as heat.
• Which layer is a shell of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core?
• Which diagram shows all possible allele combinations in a genetic cross?
• What term describes passing of traits from parents to offspring?
• What is a substance made of only one kind of matter and having definite properties?
• Which tide occurs just after the first or third quarter Moon when there is the least difference between high and low water?
• What distance is defined as the distance light travels in one year?
• What term describes an organism that makes its own food?
• What is the measure of the force of gravity on an object called?
• Which term describes a carnivore that eats primary consumers?
• What term describes the attractive force that acts between any two masses?
• Which system transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body?
• A measure of the force of gravity on an object is called its
• Which layer is a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth?
• Which term describes the movement of an object around another object?
• Which term describes density?
• What phenomenon is caused by the tilt of Earth's axis as it orbits the Sun?
• Which term describes the collection of the sun, planets, and all other objects that orbit the sun?
• What is the basic unit of life?
• Which dating technique uses the amount of a radioactive element to determine the actual age of a fossil?
• In a study, the plan to test a hypothesis by manipulating a factor and observing the effect is called
• What is the direct transfer of heat from one substance to another that it is touching?
• Which term describes an organism that makes its own food?
• The third layer of the atmosphere is the:
• What is the complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes?
• Which term describes the state of the atmosphere surrounding Earth?
• Which property describes bases in chemistry?
• Which term refers to the reproduction of a scientific investigation by another person to ensure accuracy?
• Which layer forms the rigid outer shell that combines the upper mantle and the crust?
• A jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended.
• A mixture that is not uniform in composition; components are not evenly distributed throughout the mixture.
• Which term specifically refers to a substance made up of atoms of only one kind?
• Which tide occurs just after a new moon or full moon when there is the greatest difference between high and low water?
• What term means a group of organs that work together to perform a specific function?
• Which term refers to a characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in its environment?
• What is the thin layer of gases surrounding Earth?
• Which term refers to all land on Earth, including core, mantle, and crust?
• Which term describes the movement of carbon between living organisms and the nonliving environment?
• What term describes a group of similar cells that perform the same function?
• Which dating method determines the age of a fossil by comparing its position with fossils in other layers?
• Which term describes the interior of the cell where organelles are suspended?
• Energy caused by the movement of electrons.
• Which organelle is the site of energy production in the cell?
• Stored energy.
• A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity.
• Preserved remains of once-living organisms are called what?
• Which term describes the system that includes the Sun and all objects bound by its gravity?
• Which method would a scientist use to date a fossil by comparing its content to known species in other rock layers?
• Which plant process uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars?
• Which theory places the Sun at the center of the universe?
• Which term best describes a collection of similar cells performing a common function?
• Which term describes a large system of stars, gas, and dust bound by gravity?
• Which process reduces the chromosome number by half to form gametes?
• Which term refers to the property that measures how dense a material is, mass per unit volume?
• What is the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth called?
• Which description best characterizes a eukaryotic cell?
• Which body system breaks down food into smaller molecules and absorbs nutrients?
• The amount of matter in an object is called
• Which term describes the overall effect of all forces acting on an object?
• Which term describes an organism whose cells do not have an enclosed nucleus?
• Which term refers to a substance made up of two or more elements joined by chemical bonds?
• Which process results in two nuclei with the same chromosome number as the original cell?
• Which system serves as the transportation highway for the body, moving substances such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nutrients?
• What term describes the spinning motion of a planet on its axis?
• What environmental factor prevents a population from increasing?
• Which term describes all water on Earth's surface, including oceans and lakes, and sometimes water in clouds?
• What describes a graph with distance on the vertical axis and time on the horizontal axis?
• The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time is called:
• Which statement describes a neutralization reaction?
• Which term describes all space and everything in it?
• Which term describes a model with the Sun at the center of the solar system?
• Which object is a large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce light of its own?
• Which layer is described as a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust?
• Which body system breaks down food into smaller molecules and absorbs nutrients?
• What is a group of atoms bonded together called?
• Which idea states that all living things are composed of cells and new cells arise from existing cells?
• Which level of organization includes multiple tissues that work together to perform closely related functions?
• What is the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time?
• Which theory states that Earth's lithosphere is broken up into large plates that move and rejoin?
• Which system consists of the bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement?
• Which chart tracks inheritance patterns by recording family members across generations?
• Which term refers to a group of organs that work together to perform a major function in the body?
• Which term describes the capacity of a substance to dissolve in another?
• Which process produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent?
• What is the dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth called?
• Which term describes a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other?
• Which term describes equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions?
• What term describes a representation of an object or event used to understand the real object or event?
• Which term describes the brightness of a star as seen from Earth?
• What term describes the dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at Earth's center?
• What term describes the relationship between two species living in close association?
• Which type of rock forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface?
• What is the average distance between Earth and the Sun, about 150 million kilometers?
• The ability to do work or cause change.
• What is the SI unit of force?
• Which term is used for the brightness of a star as seen from Earth?
• A carnivore that eats secondary consumers.
• Which term is the experimental factor that is manipulated by the researcher?
• The force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials is called?
• Which process describes the laying down of sediment in new locations?
• What term describes the measurable effect, outcome, or response in which the research is interested?
• An organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy.
• The uppermost layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude increases, is the:
• Which statement accurately describes eukaryotic organisms?
• Which term describes the measurable effect or outcome researchers focus on?
• Which term describes the transfer of heat through a fluid due to density differences caused by temperature changes?
• Which term describes a plate boundary where two plates slide past each other in opposite directions?
• Which method yields a numerical age for fossils rather than just their order?
• What term refers to a pattern of change over time in data?
• Which term describes a change in a substance that does not involve a change in the identity of the substance?
• What is the term for the chart that organizes all known elements by properties?
• Which term describes an organism that breaks down wastes and dead matter?
• Which reproductive process involves two parents combining genetic material to produce a new organism?
• Which term describes the force that acts between two masses?
• Which component serves as the flexible boundary surrounding the cell and controls substance flow?
• Which term describes the series of steps used to solve problems in science?
• Which forces cause a change in the motion of an object?
• What term describes maintaining a relatively stable internal environment?
• Which system includes cells and tissues that recognize and attack foreign substances in the body?
• A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds is called what?
• The progression of changes in the Moon's appearance during the month is called what?
• Which term refers to the brightness a star would have if it were at a standard distance from Earth?
• Which of the following is a base?
• A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell.
• What do you call a group of organs that work together to perform a specific function?
• What is the term for the portion of the universe that we can observe from Earth?
• Which term best describes a testable prediction, often implied by a theory?
• Which of the following describes a base's effect on pH?
• Which type of rock forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions?
• Which term describes the brightness a star would have at a standard distance from Earth?
• The energy associated with the motion and position of everyday objects.
• Weather is the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc., whereas climate is:
• Which process moves sediment away from its location by wind, water, ice, or gravity?
• Which term describes compounds that reduce the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution?
• Which term describes an environmental constraint that slows or stops population growth?
• What is the record of geologic events and life forms in Earth's history?
• Which term describes a characteristic that improves an organism's ability to survive in its environment?
• What do you call a group of tissues that work together to perform closely related functions?
• Which reproductive process involves only one parent and produces offspring identical to the parent?
• What term means any living thing?
• Which rock type is formed from an existing rock changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions?
• What term describes energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles?
• Which layer lies between the crust and the core?
• Which principle states that younger layers of rock are deposited on top of older layers?
• Which term is a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations?
• Which process releases energy by breaking down glucose in the presence of oxygen?
• Which term describes a mixture with uniform composition throughout?
• What term describes the characteristics of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the substance?
• Which term describes a process that conserves mass during changes?
• Energy in the form of moving waves of light.
• Which term describes a process in which no new substances are formed and the identity of the matter does not change?
• The term 'observable Universe' refers to which region?