PRAXIS ELEMENTARY EDUCATION: MULTIPLE SUBJECTS SCIENCE (5005) PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS (FORMS 1 & 2) LATEST UPDATE 2022

PRAXIS ELEMENTARY EDUCATION: MULTIPLE SUBJECTS SCIENCE (5005) PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS (FORMS 1 & 2) LATEST UPDATE 2022 Which of the following is a chemical change? A.Burning wood B.Melting butter C.Breaking glass ...

PRAXIS ELEMENTARY EDUCATION: MULTIPLE SUBJECTS SCIENCE (5005) PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS (FORMS 1 & 2) LATEST UPDATE 2022 Which of the following is a chemical change? A.Burning wood B.Melting butter C.Breaking glass D.Tearing paper The magnitude of which of the following can be measured using the Richter scale? A.Tornadoes B.Hurricanes C.Tsunamis D.Earthquakes Which of the following characteristics is (are) unique to mammals? A.A bony endoskeleton B.Milk-producing glands C.A vertebral column D.Circulating blood cells A maritime air mass is an air mass that forms over A.an equatorial desert B.tall mountains C.a large body of water D.the South Pole Which TWO of the following objects are strongly attracted to magnets? A.Rubber band B.Iron nail C.Steel safety pin D.Plastic paper clip B.Iron nail Which of the following is generally thought to be a contributing factor to obesity? A.A sedentary lifestyle B.Restricting fat in the diet C.A sensible diet D.Regular exercise After a person completes an experiment and collects the data in a scientific investigation, which of the following is the next logical step? A.Forming a hypothesis B.Analyzing the results C.Writing a paper D.Deciding on a variable In which of the following organ systems are the brain and spinal cord found? A.Skeletal B.Muscular C.Nervous D.Endocrine Which of the following scientists is best known for research with electricity? A.Louis Pasteur B.Thomas Edison C.Marie Curie D.Gregor Mendel Which of the following organ systems is responsible for the transport of blood and nutrients? A.Circulatory B.Respiratory C.Digestive D.Nervous A device that converts electrical energy directly into mechanical energy is best described as which of the following? A.A resistor B.A prism C.A motor D.A battery Which THREE of the following actions will result in reduced energy consumption? A.Commuting to work using public transportation instead of driving alone in a gasoline-powered car B.Setting the thermostat for a home cooling system to a higher temperature in warm weather C.Leaving the engine of a gasoline-powered car running when the car will be parked for more than five minutes D.Preventing electrical appliances from drawing power in standby mode by unplugging them when they are not in use B.Setting the thermostat for a home cooling system to a higher temperature in warm weather D.Preventing electrical appliances from drawing power in standby mode by unplugging them when they are not in use A. Four different containers holding the same amount of water are left undisturbed and open to the atmosphere on the same laboratory bench. From which container will the water most likely evaporate at the fastest rate? Which of the following is an example of a mixture? A.Compound B.Solution C.Molecule D.Element Which of the following hormones is most directly involved in the regulation of blood glucose levels? A.Testosterone B.Estrogen C.Insulin D.Progesterone Which of the following holds stars together in the form of a galaxy? A.Magnetism B.Electricity C.Gravity D.Radiation Phytoplankton →Shrimp →Penguin →Seal In the food chain above, which of the following organisms is the top predator? A.Seal B.Shrimp C.Penguin D.Phytoplankton A 5 kg bowling ball and a 0.5 kg basketball are dropped from the same height. In the absence of air resistance, which of the following is true? A.The basketball will hit the ground first. B.The bowling ball will hit the ground first. C.Both balls will hit the ground at the same time. D.Earth exerts an equal gravitational force on both balls. Multicellularity and the ability to carry out photosynthesis are characteristics of which of the following groups? A.Animals B.Plants C.Fungi D.Protists Which of the following best explains why the Moon has a greater effect than the Sun on the tides of Earth's oceans? A.The Moon is larger than the Sun. B.The Moon has a greater mass than the Sun. C.The Moon has phases as viewed from Earth. D.The Moon is much closer to Earth than is the Sun. Clothing items that cling together after being tumbled and dried in a clothes dryer best illustrate which of the following? A.The electrostatic force B.The gravitational force C.The strong nuclear force D.The magnetic force One Earth year is the length of time it takes for A.the Moon to make one revolution around Earth B.Earth to rotate once on its axis C.Earth to make one revolution around the Sun D.Earth to make one revolution around the center of the Milky Way galaxy The most rapid rates of evolution are typically observed for populations of which of the following? A.Bacteria B.Trees C.Rodents D.Insects Which of the following represents the amount of space an object takes up? A.Mass B.Weight C.Density D.Volume Of the following processes, which is most directly responsible for the formation of clouds? A.Precipitation B.Surface runoff C.Condensation D.Transpiration Which of the following is a major advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction? A.Increasing the social interaction among organisms that might otherwise live apart B.Increasing the number of genes in the offspring produced C.Increasing the size of a population at a more rapid rate D.Increasing the genetic diversity of organisms in a population Which THREE of the following natural disasters are correctly paired with a state where they are likely to take place? A.Earthquakes , California B.Landslides , Florida C.Tornadoes , Oklahoma D.Hurricanes , Texas A.Earthquakes , California C.Tornadoes , Oklahoma D.Hurricanes , Texas Which of the following is true about electrons? A.They have a positive charge. B.They have a larger mass than protons. C.They play a major role in chemical bonding. D.They are most often found in the nucleus. Earth is considered to be the only planet in the solar system that can sustain a complex biosphere because it is the only planet that has A.a significant amount of surface water in liquid form B.large populations of humans living on its surface C.an approximately 24-hour period of rotation about its axis D.an atmosphere made up of a mixture of different gas Which of the following is a measure of the acidity of an aqueous solution? A.Density B.pH C.Molar mass D.Odor Before a dividing cell can begin mitosis, the DNA of the cell must undergo A.disintegration B.mutation C.replication D.translation The positions of stars seen in the summer at 11 P.M. are different than those seen in the winter at the same time. Which of the following best explains this? A.Earth revolves around the Sun. B.The Moon revolves around Earth. C.Constellations are moving away from Earth. D.Constellations revolve around Earth. In a species of flowering plant, red flowers are dominant to white flowers. When breeding the plants, which of the following will produce only plants with white flowers? A.Crossing a red-flowered plant with itself B.Crossing a red-flowered plant with another red-flowered plant C.Crossing a red-flowered plant with a white-flowered plant D.Crossing a white-flowered plant with another white-flowered plant A student measures the mass of a sample of cloudy pond water in a closed container. Under which of the following treatments will the mass of the sample most likely remain the same? A.Placing the pond-water sample and container in a freezer overnight B.Adding water-soluble substances to the pond-water sample C.Transferring the pond water to an open container and boiling it for one hour D.Filtering the pond water using a stemmed funnel and a paper filter (A change in the pond water from liquid to solid will not result in a change in the mass of the pond-water sample inside the closed container.) Which of the following properties has the greatest influence on the amount of water that can be stored in an underground rock? A.Hardness B.Porosity C.Streak D.Luster CONTINUES...