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Georgia Milestones Science Practice Test

Build Georgia Milestones Science readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets for ecosystems, matter, energy, Earth and space science, data, and scientific investigation.

Georgia Milestones Science practice sets

This Georgia Milestones Science Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets cover life science, ecosystems, physical science, matter, energy, Earth and space science, weather, data analysis, models, and investigation design.

Science skills covered

  • Explaining producers, consumers, decomposers, adaptations, populations, food webs, and energy flow
  • Analyzing physical and chemical changes, forces, circuits, conductors, thermal energy, and sound
  • Reviewing weather, climate, erosion, the water cycle, rocks, seasons, Moon phases, and renewable resources
  • Identifying variables, controls, hypotheses, models, repeated trials, reliable evidence, and fair tests
  • Interpreting tables, graphs, systems, observations, inferences, claims, and evidence-based conclusions

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Use the evidence in each scenario, model, or data description before choosing an answer. Review the explanation after every response and explain the relationship in your own words.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice for Georgia Milestones Science preparation. It does not replace current Georgia Department of Education guidance, official assessment materials, accommodations, or testing procedures.

Review the Georgia State Test Practice hub, the Georgia State Assessments category, and the official Georgia Milestones Assessment System for current program information.

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Georgia Milestones Science Practice Questions

A 10-question Georgia Milestones Science practice set on life science and ecosystems, with answers and explanations.

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

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which organism is a producer in a food web?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Grass.

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: Grass makes its own food through photosynthesis, so it is a producer.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

Grass makes its own food through photosynthesis, so it is a producer.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which trait is most likely inherited rather than learned?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The shape of a bird beak.

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: Beak shape is a biological trait passed through genetic information.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

Beak shape is a biological trait passed through genetic information.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

If the frog population in a pond decreases greatly, what may happen first to the insect population?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is It may increase because fewer frogs eat insects..

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: Fewer insect-eating frogs can allow the insect population to increase.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

Fewer insect-eating frogs can allow the insect population to increase.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

How can webbed feet help a duck survive?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is They help the duck hear underwater..

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: Webbed feet provide more surface area for pushing water during swimming.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

Webbed feet provide more surface area for pushing water during swimming.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What does a green plant need in order to carry out photosynthesis?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Light energy.

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: Plants use light energy to make food during photosynthesis.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

Plants use light energy to make food during photosynthesis.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is They break down dead matter and return materials to the environment..

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: Decomposers break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

Decomposers break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

A group of moths has dark and light individuals. On dark tree bark, which moths are more likely to survive and reproduce?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Dark moths that blend into the bark.

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: Camouflage can reduce detection by predators and increase survival.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

Camouflage can reduce detection by predators and increase survival.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which example describes a population?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is All the gray wolves living in one national park.

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: A population is a group of the same species living in an area.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

A population is a group of the same species living in an area.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

How can wind help a plant reproduce?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is It can carry pollen or seeds to another location..

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: Wind can move pollen between plants or disperse seeds.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

Wind can move pollen between plants or disperse seeds.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sequence shows energy moving through a simple food chain?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Sun → grass → rabbit → hawk.

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: Energy from the Sun supports grass, which can be eaten by a rabbit and then a hawk.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

Energy from the Sun supports grass, which can be eaten by a rabbit and then a hawk.

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Frequently asked questions about Georgia Milestones Science Practice

Which grades are covered?

This page is designed for supplemental Georgia Milestones Science practice for the Grade 5 and Grade 8 assessment pathways. High school science is assessed through designated Georgia Milestones End-of-Course courses and can be developed as a separate page.

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 Georgia Milestones questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions and do not reproduce secure assessment content. Check the Georgia Department of Education for current blueprints, assessment guides, accommodations, and testing procedures.