Grade 11 Science Practice Test - Nebraska

1 Grade11 SciencePracticeTestNebraska Department of Education 2012 Directions:On the following pages of your test booklet are multiple-choice questions forSession 1 of the Grade 11 Nebraska State Accountability Science (NeSA S).Each question will ask you to select an answer from among four choices. Thesequestions will be found in your test all questions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer. You may use scratch paper to solve the problems. You may not use a calculator on this test. Be sure to answer ALL the questions on your answer sheet. Only one of the answers provided is the correct you come to the word STOP at the end of Session 1, you have finishedSession 1 of the Grade 11 Science Test. You may review Session 1 only to checkyour answers. Make sure you have marked all of your answers clearly and thatyou have completely erased any marks you do not want. When you are finished,put your answer sheet inside your test booklet and close your test the table below to answer the *La56Ba55Cs2He1H10Ne9F8O7N6C5B4Be3Li18Ar 17Cl16S15P14Si13Al12Mg11Na108Hs110Ds109M t107Bh106Sg105Db104Rf89**Ac88Ra87Fr63Eu7 1Lu70Yb69Tm68Er67Ho66Dy65Tb64Gd62Sm61Pm6 0Nd59Pr58Ce95Am103Lr102No101Md100Fm99Es9 8Cf97Bk96Cm94Pu93Np92U91Pa90Th111Rg12345 67 IIIB IVB VB VIB VIIBVIIIIB IIBIAIIAVIIIAIIIA IVA VA VIA VIIAL anthanideSeries*ActinideSeries**Periodic Table of the Elements41Nb50Sn82 PbWhat is the trend of valence electrons, from left to right, across a row of the periodic table?

2 A. They increase across the They are all equal across the They are equal to an atomic They are equal to the number of the / I1 Science Practice TESTSP12S11XP013Go on to the next Which object is smallest?A. galaxyB. planetC. starD. universe635507 / I23. An advertisement claims patients can defeat the common cold in 48 hours by taking vitamin C tabletswith a mineral supplement. Which is the dependent (responding) variable to test the claim?A. the chemical formula for vitamin CB. the severity of patients cold symptomsC. the chemical formula for the mineral supplementD. the amount of time before patients cold symptoms improve635488 / I34. Which process moves particles from areas of low concentration to areas of high concentrationin a cell?A. active transportB. diffusionC. facilitated diffusionD. osmosis635272 / I4 Science Practice TESTSP12S11XP014Go on to the next What is the displacement of a car moving with a uniform velocity of20 meters per second for 40 seconds?

3 A. 200 metersB. 400 metersC. 600 metersD. 800 meters635195 / I56. What is the source of energy that moves tectonic plates?A. nuclear fissionB. nuclear fusionC. radioactive decayD. solar energy635526 / I67. Which molecules make up DNA?A. amino acidsB. fatty acidsC. nucleotidesD. polypeptides635283 / I7 Science Practice TESTSP12S11XP015Go on to the next the diagram below to answer the levelVWXYZHow does the rollercoaster s total energy at location W compare to the total energy at location V andlocation X?A. The total energy at location W is less than the total energy at location V and location The total energy at location W is equal to the total energy at location V and at location The total energy at location W is greater than the total energy at location V and location The total energy at location W is greater than the total energy at location V and less than thetotal energy at location / I8 Science Practice TESTSP12S11XP016Go on to the next the table below to answer the Experiment DataMetalHeatAdded(J)Mass ofMetal(g)Change inTemperature( C)copper3,00010077iron3,00010064lead3,00 0100231silver3,000100130 Which conclusion is supported by the data?

4 A. A given mass of silver requires less heat to change its temperature 1 C than an equal mass of A given mass of copper requires less heat to change its temperature 1 C than an equal mass of A given mass of silver requires less heat to change its temperature 1 C than an equal mass of A given mass of copper requires less heat to change its temperature 1 Cthan an equal mass of / I910. Which process transfers solar energy to Earth?A. conductionB. convectionC. inductionD. radiation635536 / I10 Science Practice TESTSP12S11XP017Go on to the next When is a tractor exerting the greatest amount of force pulling a weight? of tractor: 3,000 kgacceleration: 5 m/s21,000 of tractor: 4,000 kgacceleration: 4 m/s22,000 of tractor: 2,000 kgacceleration: 6 m/s23,000 of tractor: 5,000 kgacceleration: 3 m/s24,000 kg635206 / I11 Science Practice TESTSP12S11XP018Go on to the next A fossil contains of the original amount of a radioactive isotope.

5 The half-life of the isotope is8,000 years. About how old is the fossil?A. 16,000 yearsB. 24,000 yearsC. 32,000 yearsD. 40,000 years635554 / I1213. A student is injured by inhaling gases released during a laboratory experiment. Which piece ofequipment could have prevented this accident?A. eyewashB. fire blanketC. gogglesD. fume hood635491 / I1314. Which type of adaptation is exhibited by sandhill cranes flying north for the summer?A. behavioralB. morphologicalC. physiologicalD. structural636036 / I1415. Which resource is renewable?A. coalB. natural gasC. solarD. uranium635543 / I15 Science Practice TESTSP12S11XP019Go on to the next the picture below to answer the which location does the diver have the most kinetic energy?A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 4635252 / I16 Science Practice TESTSP12S11XP0110Go on to the next the table below to answer the of Substances X and YTime(min)Distance Color Has Spreadfor Substance(cm) class performs an experiment to study diffusion.

6 Substance X has a molecular mass of158 atomic mass units (amu). Substance Y has a molecular mass of 320 amu. The studentsplace a single crystal of each substance in a separate Petri dish containing a gel-like students then measure how far the color spreads. The experiment is repeated with Substance Zwhich has a molecular mass of 100 amu. Which BEST predicts how far Substance Z will diffuse infive minutes?A. cmB. cmC. cmD. cm635496 / I1718. What are the building blocks of lipids?A. amino acidsB. fatty acidsC. monosaccharidesD. nucleotides635260 / I18 Science Practice TESTSP12S11XP0111Go on to the next the diagram below to answer the 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Energy PyramidHow much energy is available to the organisms in level 3?A. a small percentage of the energy in level 2B. a large percentage of the energy in level 2C. all of the energy in level 1 plus all the energy in level 2D. a large percentage of the energy in level 1 plus the energy in level 2636031 / I1920.

7 How does one isotope of an element differ from another isotope of the same element?A. increase or decrease in the chargeB. increase or decrease in the number of protonsC. increase or decrease in the number of neutronsD. increase or decrease in the number of electrons635188 / I20 Science Practice Grade 11 Practice TestAnswer Key