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Florida Statewide Science Assessment Practice Test

Build Florida science readiness with five focused 10-question sets covering physical science, life science, Earth and space science, ecosystems, data, and scientific investigation.

Florida Statewide Science Assessment practice sets

This Florida Statewide Science Assessment Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets support Grades 5 and 8 science readiness with physical science, life science, Earth and space science, ecosystems, environmental science, investigation, models, and data interpretation.

Science skills covered

  • Force, motion, matter, chemical change, thermal energy, waves, circuits, magnetism, and simple machines
  • Photosynthesis, food webs, body systems, heredity, natural selection, ecosystems, populations, and organism relationships
  • Earth rotation, water cycle, weather, fossils, Moon phases, seasons, renewable resources, and environmental change
  • Variables, controlled experiments, repeated trials, graphs, data tables, observations, inferences, models, precision, and evidence
  • Integrated science reasoning with energy flow, environmental solutions, weather evidence, electrical conductors, and scientific explanations

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Use the models, observations, and data in each question as evidence. Review the explanation after each response and note whether the missed skill involves a scientific idea, a variable, a pattern, or evidence.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice for the Florida Statewide Science Assessment in Grades 5 and 8. It does not replace current Florida Department of Education guidance, official assessment materials, accommodations, or testing policies.

Review the Florida State Assessments hub, the Florida State Test Practice page, or the official Florida assessment information for current program details.

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Florida Statewide Science Assessment Practice Questions

A 10-question Florida Statewide Science Assessment practice set on physical science and energy, with answers and explanations.

Read each science situation, model, or data description carefully, choose the best answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

A student pushes an empty cart and then pushes the same cart after books are added. The student must push harder to make the loaded cart move at the same speed. Which idea best explains the observation?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The loaded cart has greater mass and requires more force to change its motion..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Adding books increases mass, so a greater force is needed for the same change in motion.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Adding books increases mass, so a greater force is needed for the same change in motion.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which change is a chemical change?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Iron forms rust after reacting with oxygen and water..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Rust forms a new substance, so it is a chemical change.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Rust forms a new substance, so it is a chemical change.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

A metal spoon and a wooden spoon are left in the same room. The metal spoon feels colder to the touch. What is the best explanation?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Metal transfers thermal energy away from the hand faster than wood..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Metal is a better conductor, so it transfers heat from the hand more quickly.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Metal is a better conductor, so it transfers heat from the hand more quickly.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A circuit contains a battery, wires, and a bulb. The bulb does not light because one wire is disconnected. What is needed to make the bulb light?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is A complete path for electric current.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: The disconnected wire creates an open circuit, so current cannot travel through the bulb.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

The disconnected wire creates an open circuit, so current cannot travel through the bulb.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

A ball rolls down a ramp. At the bottom, it has its greatest speed. What happens to its gravitational potential energy as it moves down the ramp?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is It decreases as gravitational potential energy changes into kinetic energy..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: The ball loses height, so gravitational potential energy decreases while kinetic energy increases.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

The ball loses height, so gravitational potential energy decreases while kinetic energy increases.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A wave has a wavelength of 2 meters and travels 6 meters in 3 seconds. What is its speed?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 2 meters per second.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Speed equals distance divided by time: 6 divided by 3 equals 2 meters per second.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Speed equals distance divided by time: 6 divided by 3 equals 2 meters per second.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

A student mixes equal amounts of water at 20 degrees Celsius and 60 degrees Celsius in an insulated container. What temperature should the mixture approach?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is About 40 degrees Celsius.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: With equal amounts and no heat loss, the final temperature approaches the average of 20 and 60.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

With equal amounts and no heat loss, the final temperature approaches the average of 20 and 60.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which observation provides evidence that a new substance formed during a reaction?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Bubbles form and a solid precipitate appears when two clear liquids are mixed..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Gas bubbles and a precipitate are signs that new substances may have formed.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Gas bubbles and a precipitate are signs that new substances may have formed.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

A student places a magnet near a paper clip and the paper clip moves toward the magnet without touching it. Which force is acting?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Magnetic force.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: A magnet can exert an attractive force on certain materials without direct contact.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

A magnet can exert an attractive force on certain materials without direct contact.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A ramp is made longer while its height remains the same. How does the longer ramp generally change the force needed to move a box to the top?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is It reduces the force needed, although the box travels a greater distance..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: A longer inclined plane provides mechanical advantage by spreading the work over a greater distance.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

A longer inclined plane provides mechanical advantage by spreading the work over a greater distance.

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Frequently asked questions about Florida Science Practice

Which grades are covered?

This page provides supplemental practice for the Florida Statewide Science Assessment in Grade 5 and Grade 8. The sets include a mixture of foundational and middle school science reasoning.

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 Florida science questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the latest Florida Department of Education assessment information for current science assessment details, materials, accommodations, and policies.