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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 physical science, matter, and energy, 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 example is a physical change?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Ice melting into liquid water.

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: Melting changes the state of water without creating a new substance.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

Melting changes the state of water without creating a new substance.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which property can be used to compare how much matter is packed into equal volumes?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Density.

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: Density compares mass with volume and describes how closely matter is packed.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

Density compares mass with volume and describes how closely matter is packed.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

A battery powers a flashlight. Which energy transformation occurs?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Chemical energy changes to electrical energy and then light energy..

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: The battery stores chemical energy that becomes electrical and light energy.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

The battery stores chemical energy that becomes electrical and light energy.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which force pulls objects toward Earth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Gravity.

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: Gravity attracts objects toward Earth.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

Gravity attracts objects toward Earth.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What is required for an electric circuit to allow current to flow?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A complete conducting path.

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: Current can flow when the circuit forms a complete conducting path.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

Current can flow when the circuit forms a complete conducting path.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which material is usually a good conductor of electrical energy?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Copper.

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: Copper allows electrical charge to move easily and is used in many wires.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

Copper allows electrical charge to move easily and is used in many wires.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

A book rests on a table without moving. What best explains this situation?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The upward support force and downward gravity are balanced..

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: Balanced forces can keep an object at rest.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

Balanced forces can keep an object at rest.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which observation is evidence that a chemical change may have occurred?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is A gas forms when two substances are mixed..

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: Gas formation during mixing can be evidence of a new substance.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

Gas formation during mixing can be evidence of a new substance.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

A metal spoon is placed in hot soup and becomes warm. In which direction does thermal energy move?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is From the warmer soup to the cooler spoon.

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: Thermal energy moves from a warmer object to a cooler object.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

Thermal energy moves from a warmer object to a cooler object.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

What produces sound from a guitar string?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Vibrations of the string.

  1. Identify the science idea: Determine the system, process, pattern, or evidence the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Use the evidence: A vibrating string transfers energy to the surrounding air and produces sound.
  3. Check the explanation: Confirm that the selected answer matches the model, observation, data, or scientific relationship in the question.

A vibrating string transfers energy to the surrounding air and produces sound.

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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.