FCAT Grade 8 Science Assessment Practice Questions - Question List

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41. Alex is calculating the possible path of a baseball after it is hit, but he is doing the vector math all wrong! Which of the following rules is not correct, and could be the one Alex is using incorrectly?
  1. Two vectors can be added together.
  2. Two vectors can be multiplied together.
  3. A vector and a scalar can be multiplied together.
  4. A vector can be subtracted from another vector.
  5. A vector and a scalar cannot be subtracted from one another.
42. Alice is making a sugar solution to feed her hummingbirds. To make this, she puts 100g of sugar into 1 liter of water. In this mixture, the water is the:
  1. Solute.
  2. Solvent.
  3. Mixer.
  4. Diluter.
  5. Solution.
43. The Calvin Cycle is a metabolic cycle found in:
  1. Fish.
  2. Yeast.
  3. Plants.
  4. Animals.
  5. Fungi.
44. The scientific method contains many different steps. Which of the following is not one of these steps?
  1. Observation
  2. Hypothesis
  3. Creating a theory
  4. Opinion
  5. Performing experiments
45. Charlie collected data on the heights of trees in a park near his home, and found that the average height was 9.2 meters, with a standard deviation of 1.3 meters. This means that:
  1. About 65% of the trees are less than 10.5 meters in height.
  2. About 95% of the trees are less than 10.5 meters in height.
  3. Most of the trees are taller than 9.5 meters.
  4. The data was not very good, and some trees are shorter than 9.2 meters.
  5. About 10% of the trees are shorter than 9.2 meters.

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