Leap Science Review

What is the ability to do work or cause change known as?

• force

• power

• momentum

• energy

Which form of energy is associated with motion?

• Potential energy

• Chemical energy

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

What type of energy is produced by the sun and is essential for life on Earth?

• Stellar energy

• Lunar energy

• Solar energy

• Galactic energy

What is the transfer of thermal energy through direct contact of particles called?

• Radiation

• Evaporation

• Conduction

• Insulation

Which term refers to a community of living organisms interacting with each other and their environment?

• Physics

• Biology

• Ecology

• Chemistry

What are the smallest units of matter that make up everything in the universe?

• Atoms

• Quarks

• Particles

• Molecules

What is the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics?

• Genetics

• Physics

• Biology

• Chemistry

How does light travel - as waves or particles?

• waves

• particles

• dots

• strings

What is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll?

• Photoshopping

• Photobombing

• Photocopying

• Photosynthesis

What is the term for the passing of traits from parents to offspring?

• genetics

• heredity

• inheritance

• transference