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Arizona AzSCI · Grades 5, 8 & 11 · Science

Arizona AzSCI Science Practice Test: Grades 5, 8, and 11

Build Arizona AzSCI readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering life science, physical science, Earth and space science, engineering, data, and scientific evidence.

Arizona AzSCI science practice sets

This Arizona AzSCI Science Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets support review for the Arizona Science assessment across Grades 5, 8, and 11 science concepts and practices.

Skills covered

  • Cells, traits, ecosystems, food chains, adaptations, decomposers, and natural selection
  • Forces, energy transfer, matter, circuits, chemical change, reflection, machines, and conservation of mass
  • Rock cycle, water cycle, plate movement, weather, climate, seasons, Moon phases, erosion, and renewable energy
  • Engineering criteria and constraints, variables, repeated trials, models, prototypes, design revision, and testable claims
  • Integrated science with respiration, DNA, motion, energy transformations, pH, carbon cycle, greenhouse gases, populations, biodiversity, and evidence

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Record the evidence that supports each answer, then review the explanation and revisit any science vocabulary you missed.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Arizona Department of Education guidance, official AzSCI blueprints, accommodations, or testing schedules.

For the broader Arizona assessment hub, visit Arizona State Assessments.

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Arizona AzSCI Science Practice Questions

A 10-question Arizona AzSCI science practice set on physical science and energy, with answers and explanations for Grades 5, 8, and 11 review.

Read each science scenario carefully, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

What happens to an object when an unbalanced force acts on it?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Its motion changes.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: An unbalanced force causes a change in speed or direction.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

An unbalanced force causes a change in speed or direction.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

In which direction does thermal energy naturally move?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is From a warmer object to a cooler object.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: Thermal energy transfers from higher temperature to lower temperature.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

Thermal energy transfers from higher temperature to lower temperature.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

An object sinks in water. Which statement is most likely true?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The object is denser than water.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: An object sinks when its average density is greater than the fluid's density.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

An object sinks when its average density is greater than the fluid's density.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

When will a simple electric circuit allow current to flow?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is When the circuit forms a complete closed path.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: Charges need a continuous conducting path to move through a circuit.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

Charges need a continuous conducting path to move through a circuit.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which observation is evidence of a chemical change?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A new solid forms when two solutions are mixed.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: Formation of a new substance, such as a precipitate, indicates chemical change.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

Formation of a new substance, such as a precipitate, indicates chemical change.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

How do particles in a gas generally differ from particles in a solid?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Gas particles are farther apart and move more freely.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: Gas particles are spread out and move freely, while solid particles vibrate in fixed positions.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

Gas particles are spread out and move freely, while solid particles vibrate in fixed positions.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What do balanced forces do to an object already moving at a constant speed in a straight line?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is They keep its motion unchanged.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: Balanced forces produce no net force, so constant motion continues.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

Balanced forces produce no net force, so constant motion continues.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Why can a mirror form an image of an object?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Its smooth surface reflects light in an organized way.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: A smooth mirror reflects light so the reflected rays form an image.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

A smooth mirror reflects light so the reflected rays form an image.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

How does a lever make some tasks easier?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is It can increase the distance over which a force acts.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: A lever provides mechanical advantage by trading force for distance.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

A lever provides mechanical advantage by trading force for distance.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

In a closed chemical reaction, what happens to the total mass?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is It stays the same.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: Matter is conserved in a closed system even though substances are rearranged.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

Matter is conserved in a closed system even though substances are rearranged.

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Frequently asked questions about Arizona AzSCI Science Practice Test

Which grade levels are represented?

This page provides supplemental science review for the Arizona AzSCI assessment at Grades 5, 8, and 11.

How many questions are included?

There are five practice sets with 10 questions each, for 50 questions in total. Each set can be completed separately.

Are these official AzSCI questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the latest Arizona Department of Education information for official AzSCI materials, standards, accommodations, and policies.