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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 earth, space, and environmental science, 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

What causes day and night on Earth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Earth rotates on its axis..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: As Earth rotates, different parts face toward or away from the Sun.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

As Earth rotates, different parts face toward or away from the Sun.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which process changes liquid water into water vapor?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Evaporation.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Evaporation occurs when liquid water gains energy and becomes water vapor.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Evaporation occurs when liquid water gains energy and becomes water vapor.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

A warm, moist air mass rises over a mountain and cools. What is most likely to happen next?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Water vapor may condense and form clouds on the mountain side..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Rising air cools, allowing water vapor to condense into clouds and possibly precipitation.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Rising air cools, allowing water vapor to condense into clouds and possibly precipitation.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which evidence best supports the idea that Earths surface is changing over time?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Fossils of ocean organisms are found in rock layers far above the current sea level..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Marine fossils at high elevations provide evidence that land and environments have changed over geologic time.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Marine fossils at high elevations provide evidence that land and environments have changed over geologic time.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

The Moon appears to have different shapes during a month because

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is different portions of its sunlit half are visible from Earth..

  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 phases result from viewing different portions of the Moons illuminated half as it orbits Earth.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

The phases result from viewing different portions of the Moons illuminated half as it orbits Earth.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which resource is renewable on a human time scale?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Sunlight.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Sunlight is continually supplied by the Sun, while the other resources form over very long periods.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Sunlight is continually supplied by the Sun, while the other resources form over very long periods.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

A coastal town replaces a forested wetland with pavement. Which effect is most likely during a heavy storm?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is More runoff and flooding because less water can soak into the ground..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Pavement reduces infiltration, so more water flows over the surface and can increase flooding.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Pavement reduces infiltration, so more water flows over the surface and can increase flooding.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A weather map shows closely spaced pressure lines around a storm system. What does the spacing generally indicate?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is A large pressure gradient and stronger winds are likely..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Close pressure lines indicate a stronger change in pressure over distance, which can produce stronger winds.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Close pressure lines indicate a stronger change in pressure over distance, which can produce stronger winds.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which statement best describes the relationship between the Sun and Earth in the seasons?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Earths tilted axis and revolution around the Sun change the angle and duration of sunlight..

  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 tilt and revolution change how directly and how long sunlight reaches each hemisphere.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

The tilt and revolution change how directly and how long sunlight reaches each hemisphere.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A community reduces fertilizer use near a lake. Which change would best show that the action helped the lake ecosystem?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Algal growth decreases and dissolved oxygen levels improve..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Reducing nutrient runoff can limit algal blooms and help maintain oxygen for aquatic life.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Reducing nutrient runoff can limit algal blooms and help maintain oxygen for aquatic life.

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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.