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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 earth and space science, 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 type of rock forms when molten rock cools and solidifies?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Igneous rock.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: Cooling and solidification of magma or lava produces igneous rock.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

Cooling and solidification of magma or lava produces igneous rock.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which process moves water from a surface into the atmosphere?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Evaporation.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: Evaporation changes liquid water into water vapor.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

Evaporation changes liquid water into water vapor.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What commonly occurs where tectonic plates move past one another?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Earthquakes may occur.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: Friction and movement along transform boundaries can release energy as earthquakes.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

Friction and movement along transform boundaries can release energy as earthquakes.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the difference between weather and climate?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Weather is short-term conditions, while climate describes long-term patterns.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: Weather changes over short periods; climate summarizes patterns over many years.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

Weather changes over short periods; climate summarizes patterns over many years.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the main cause of Earth's seasons?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Earth's tilted axis as it orbits the Sun.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: The tilt changes the angle and duration of sunlight received by each hemisphere.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

The tilt changes the angle and duration of sunlight received by each hemisphere.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Why does the Moon appear to have different phases?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is We see different portions of its sunlit half as it orbits Earth.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: The visible illuminated portion changes with the Moon's position relative to Earth and the Sun.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

The visible illuminated portion changes with the Moon's position relative to Earth and the Sun.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which process can carry soil away from a hillside?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Erosion by moving water.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: Moving water can loosen and transport soil particles.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

Moving water can loosen and transport soil particles.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which energy source is renewable?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Solar energy.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: Sunlight is continually replenished on a human time scale, unlike fossil fuels.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

Sunlight is continually replenished on a human time scale, unlike fossil fuels.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rock, which layer is generally oldest?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The bottom layer.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: New sediment is deposited on top of older sediment, so the bottom is generally oldest.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

New sediment is deposited on top of older sediment, so the bottom is generally oldest.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

How can ocean currents affect coastal climates?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is They move thermal energy and influence nearby air temperatures.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, model, or scenario and identify the scientific evidence provided.
  2. Apply the science idea: Currents transport warm or cool water, which can influence coastal temperatures.
  3. Check the conclusion: Make sure the conclusion is supported by the evidence and matches the question.

Currents transport warm or cool water, which can influence coastal temperatures.

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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.