Grade 8 practice
Each cluster is a passage with its questions, as printed on the exam. Pick one to practice.
Spring 2026 Grade 8 Science Test
- Cowbirds 5 questions
Topics: Interactions in Ecosystems · Matter and Energy in Ecosystems · Resource Availability and Populations
- Acoustic Levitation 4 questions
Topics: Wave Behavior · Wave Properties · Density
- The Changing Landscape of Niagara Falls 5 questions
Topics: The Water Cycle · The Rock Cycle · Earth's Dynamic Surface · Effects of Population Increase
- Forces and Fields 5 questions
Topics: Fields and Forces · Potential Energy · Newton's First and Second Laws · Electric and Magnetic Forces
- Quaking Aspen 5 questions
Topics: Factors Affecting Growth · Adaptations for Reproduction · Reproduction · Photosynthesis · Evaluating Design Solutions
- Ammonia and the Nitrogen Cycle 4 questions
Topics: Molecular Structures · Conservation of Matter · Interactions in Ecosystems · Ecosystem Impacts on Population
- Plate Tectonics 5 questions
Topics: Plate Tectonics · The Rock Cycle
- Hard-Boiled Eggs 5 questions
Topics: Thermal Energy and Particle Motion · Chemical Reactions · Temperature and Energy Change · Conservation of Matter
- Giraffe Adaptations and Population Changes 5 questions
Topics: Genetic Variation and Survival · Comparative Anatomy and Evolution · Ecosystem Impacts on Population · Protecting Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- Scale Properties in Our Solar System 4 questions
Topics: Gravity and Orbits · Gravity · Scale of the Solar System
Spring 2025 Grade 8 Science Test
- Maple Syrup Production 5 questions
Topics: Thermal Energy and Particle Motion · Density · Synthetic Materials and Natural Resources · Chemical Reactions
- Mount Lyell and the Lyell Glacier 4 questions
Topics: The Water Cycle · Global Warming · Global Circulation and Climate · Natural Hazards
- The Lake Erie Ecosystem 4 questions
Topics: Interactions in Ecosystems · Ecosystem Impacts on Population · Natural Hazards · Effects of Population Increase
- Observing Jupiter 5 questions
Topics: Scale of the Solar System · Gravity · Gravity and Orbits · Defining Design Problems
- Organ Systems and Responses 5 questions
Topics: Body Systems and Homeostasis · Sensory Receptors and Stimuli · Cell Structure and Function · Cellular Respiration
- Rust 4 questions
Topics: Chemical Reactions · Conservation of Matter · Evaluating Design Solutions
- Earth's Tectonic Plates 4 questions
Topics: Plate Tectonics · Geologic Timescale
- Sickle Cell Anemia 5 questions
Topics: Genetic Mutations · Reproduction · Human Influence on Inheritance
- Practical Applications of Magnetism 5 questions
Topics: Electric and Magnetic Forces · Fields and Forces · Newton's First and Second Laws · Work and Energy Transfer
- Behavior and Evolution of Guppies 5 questions
Topics: Reproduction · Comparative Anatomy and Evolution · Modeling Natural Selection · Ecosystem Impacts on Population · Protecting Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- Energies of Dropped Marbles 5 questions
Topics: Kinetic Energy · Work and Energy Transfer · Potential Energy
Spring 2024 Grade 8 Science Test
- Energy Transfer by Waves 5 questions
Topics: Wave Properties · Wave Behavior
- Variation and Corn 6 questions
Topics: Human Influence on Inheritance · Reproduction · Genetic Mutations · Evaluating Design Solutions
- Energy of Skateboarders 5 questions
Topics: Kinetic Energy · Potential Energy
- Reservoirs and Town Water Districts 6 questions
Topics: Human Impact · Distribution of Earth's Resources · Effects of Population Increase · Natural Hazards
- Evolutionary Relationships 5 questions
Topics: Embryology and Evolution · Comparative Anatomy and Evolution · Adaptations for Reproduction · Fossil Record and Evolution
- Gravitational Forces 5 questions
Topics: Gravity · Fields and Forces · Newton's First and Second Laws · Gravity and Orbits
- Death Valley 6 questions
Topics: The Rock Cycle · Plate Tectonics · The Water Cycle · Natural Hazards
- Respiration 5 questions
Topics: Cellular Respiration · Body Systems and Homeostasis · Cell Structure and Function · Ecosystem Impacts on Population · Genetic Variation and Survival
- Ecosystem of the Eastern Bluebird 5 questions
Topics: Interactions in Ecosystems · Ecosystem Impacts on Population · Human Impact
- The Chemistry of Propane 5 questions
Topics: Molecular Structures · Chemical Reactions · Conservation of Matter · Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
Grade 8 Science Test (sample clusters)
- Fossil Parks in New York State 5 questions
Topics: Geologic Timescale · Plate Tectonics · Earth's Dynamic Surface
- Investigating Chemical Reactions 5 questions
Topics: Chemical Reactions · Molecular Structures · Conservation of Matter · Thermal Energy Transfer