Science Safety Quiz

A student finishes an experiment and has leftover chemicals. How should the student get rid of the leftover materials?

• Pour the leftover material down the drain

• Dispose of the leftover material in the trash can

• Wait for teacher directions

• Put the materials back in the original container

Sierra needs a glass beaker to measure liquids. She notices that her beaker has a small chip. Which of the following should Sierra do with the beaker?

• Use the beaker to measure and then throw it away.

• Avoid the chipped area when using the beaker.

• Throw the beaker in the trash can.

• Tell the teacher about the broken beaker.

A student is conducting an experiment about weathering and erosion on a stream table as shown in the image. Which of the following pieces of safety equipment would be the most vital to conduct this test?

• Protective Eye Goggles

• Rubber Gloves

• Protective Apron

• Heat Resistant Gloves

David placed a toy car on a flat plastic track. He pushed the car and measured the distance the car rolled. He followed the same procedure three times. His results are recorded in the data table. What is the most likely result of trial 4?

• It will roll approximately 13 cm.

• It will roll approximately 17 cm.

• It will roll approximately 10 cm.

• It will roll approximately 29 cm.

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Which of the following observations can be made from the experiment above?

• The rock is heaviest.

• The nail is magnetic.

• The quarter is hardest.

• The ball is able to float.

Mrs. Tucker threaded a string through a straw, blew up a balloon, and taped the balloon to the straw as shown in the diagram above. What will happen when Mrs. Tucker releases air from the neck of the balloon? Select TWO correct answers.

• The balloon and straw will move toward point 1.

• The force of the straw will move the balloon across the string.

• The balloon and straw will move toward point 2.

• The balloon and straw will not move.

• The force of the air leaving the balloon will move it across the string.

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Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, but it can be transferred from one type of energy into another. When a flashlight is turned on, what type of energy transfer is occurring?

• Heat → Chemical → Light

• Chemical → Electrical → Light

• Light → Chemical → Electrical

• Electrical → Heat → Light

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Which of the following occurs during an energy transformation?

• energy disappears

• new energy appears

• energy changes form

• matter is created from energy

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The production of useful energy from non-useful energy is an important part of all human societies. Which of these types of transformation of energy was used first by humans?

• atomic energy to heat energy

• chemical energy to light energy

• energy in rivers to mechanical energy

• energy from the Sun to electrical energy

Energy transformation occurs when a fan is moved by air and you can light a lightbulb in your house. What type of energy transformations have taken place?

• A chemical energy to heat energy

• B electrical energy to heat energy

• C heat energy to nuclear energy

• D kinetic energy to electrical energy

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