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TExES Core Subjects EC-6 Science (904) practice test

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Question 1 Life science

Question 1: Life science

An elementary teacher teaches a lesson on plants. During photosynthesis, green plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce:

Question 2 Earth science

Question 2: Earth science

A teacher explains the water cycle to students. The process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water droplets, forming clouds, is called:

Question 3 Physical science

Question 3: Physical science

An elementary teacher demonstrates states of matter. When an ice cube is left at room temperature and becomes liquid water, this change of state is called:

Question 4 Life science

Question 4: Life science

A teacher teaches about animal classification. An animal that is warm-blooded, has hair or fur, and feeds its young with milk is classified as a:

Question 5 Scientific inquiry

Question 5: Scientific inquiry

A teacher leads students in an experiment to test whether plants grow taller with more sunlight. The factor that the students deliberately change, the amount of sunlight, is called the:

Question 6 Earth science

Question 6: Earth science

A teacher explains why we experience day and night. Day and night occur because Earth:

Question 7 Physical science

Question 7: Physical science

A teacher demonstrates forces with students. A push or a pull that can cause an object to start moving, stop, or change direction is called a:

Question 8 Life science

Question 8: Life science

A teacher explains food chains. In a typical food chain, organisms that make their own food using sunlight and are eaten by other organisms are called:

Question 9 Earth science

Question 9: Earth science

A teacher teaches about Earth materials. The naturally occurring solid material that makes up the rocks of Earth's crust and has a definite chemical composition is a:

Question 10 Science process skills

Question 10: Science process skills

An elementary teacher wants students to practice the science process skill of observation. The best example of an observation is when a student:

Question 11 Physical science

Question 11: Physical science

A teacher explores magnets with students. A magnet will most strongly attract an object made of:

Question 12 Life science

Question 12: Life science

A teacher teaches about the life cycle of a butterfly. The correct order of the four stages of a butterfly's life cycle is:

Question 13 Science pedagogy

Question 13: Science pedagogy

An elementary teacher wants to teach science through hands-on inquiry. The most effective approach for developing students' scientific understanding is to:

Question 14 Earth science

Question 14: Earth science

A teacher teaches about Earth's natural resources. Which of the following is a renewable resource?

Question 15 Physical science

Question 15: Physical science

A teacher discusses sound with students. Sound is produced when an object:

Question 16 Life science

Question 16: Life science

A teacher teaches students about adaptations. The thick fur of an arctic fox is best described as an adaptation that helps the fox:

Question 17 Earth and space science

Question 17: Earth and space science

A teacher teaches students about the Moon. The changing appearance of the Moon over about a month, from new moon to full moon and back, is known as the:

Question 18 Science safety

Question 18: Science safety

An elementary teacher prepares students for a science lab activity. An essential science safety practice for students is to:

Question 19 Physical science

Question 19: Physical science

A teacher classifies materials by their properties. A material that allows electricity to flow through it easily is called a:

Question 20 Life science

Question 20: Life science

A teacher teaches students about the basic needs of living things. All animals need food primarily because food provides:

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