Quiz about Vocabulary

Question 1

Electrical energy is a form of energy resulting from the flow of what?

Accepted Answer

Electric charge

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Water

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Air

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Heat

Question 2

A conductor is:

Accepted Answer

a material that allows the flow of electric charge

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a device that stores electrical energy

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a material that resists the flow of electric charge

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a device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy

Question 3

An insulator is:

Accepted Answer

a material that resists the flow of electric current

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a material that allows the flow of electric current

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a device that generates electricity

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a conductor of heat

Question 4

What is volume?

Accepted Answer

A measure of the amount of space an object occupies

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A measure of the weight of an object

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A measure of the height of an object

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A measure of the temperature of an object

Question 5

What is a mixture?

Accepted Answer

A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined.

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A single substance with a fixed composition.

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A substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances.

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A chemical reaction between two elements.

Question 6

What is a physical property?

Accepted Answer

A characteristic of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing its identity

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A change that alters the chemical composition of a substance

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A process that involves the rearrangement of the molecular structure of a substance

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A property that is only observable during a chemical reaction

Question 7

A solution is:

Accepted Answer

a type of mixture where a solute is dissolved in a solvent

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a mathematical problem

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a type of solid

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a type of gas

Question 8

The conservation of matter states that:

Accepted Answer

Matter can change forms but cannot be created or destroyed.

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Matter can be created or destroyed.

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Matter is always conserved in open systems.

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Matter is not conserved in chemical reactions.

Question 9

What is force?

Accepted Answer

A push or pull on an object

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A type of energy

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A measure of mass

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A unit of distance

Question 10

What is motion?

Accepted Answer

A change in position of an object over time

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A type of energy

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A form of matter

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A state of rest

Question 11

Balanced forces are forces that:

Accepted Answer

do not change the motion of an object

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cause an object to move

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change the shape of an object

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increase the speed of an object

Question 12

Unbalanced forces are:

Accepted Answer

forces that cause a change in the motion of an object

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forces that are equal in size and opposite in direction

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forces that do not cause any change in the motion of an object

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forces that are always acting in pairs

Question 13

Fill in the blank: The movement of energy from place to place or from one object to another is called ________.

Accepted Answer

energy transfer

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energy transformation

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energy conservation

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energy dissipation

Question 14

A change in energy from one form to another is called ________.

Accepted Answer

energy transformation

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energy conservation

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energy distribution

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energy generation

Question 15

Fill in the blank: Energy caused by the movement of electric charges is called ________.

Accepted Answer

electrical energy

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mechanical energy

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thermal energy

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nuclear energy

Question 16

Fill in the blank: Energy that is stored in matter and that can be released by a chemical reaction is called ________.

Accepted Answer

chemical energy

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kinetic energy

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thermal energy

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nuclear energy

Question 17

Fill in the blank: Energy that comes from electric currents is called ________.

Accepted Answer

electrical energy

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mechanical energy

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thermal energy

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nuclear energy

Question 18

Fill in the blank: The flow of electrically charged particles is called ________.

Accepted Answer

electric current

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magnetic field

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gravitational force

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nuclear reaction

Question 19

Fill in the blank: The path an electric current follows is called ________.

Accepted Answer

electrical circuit

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electrical wire

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electrical outlet

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electrical device

Question 20

Energy that lets you see is called ________.

Accepted Answer

light

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sound

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heat

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electricity

Question 21

Fill in the blank: To be taken in by an object is to ________.

Accepted Answer

absorb

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ignore

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reject

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dismiss

Question 22

Fill in the blank: To bounce off an object is to ________.

Accepted Answer

reflect

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absorb

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transmit

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refract

Question 23

Fill in the blank: To bend light as it moves from one material to another is to ________.

Accepted Answer

refract

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reflect

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absorb

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transmit

Question 24

A dark place made when an object blocks light is called a ________.

Accepted Answer

shadow

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reflection

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glow

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spark

Question 25

Fill in the blank: The imaginary line around which Earth rotates, running from the North Pole to the South Pole, is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

axis

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equator

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meridian

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latitude

Question 26

Fill in the blank: The mixture of gases that surround a planet is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

atmosphere

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lithosphere

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hydrosphere

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biosphere

Question 27

Fill in the blank: The process by which a liquid changes into a gas is called ________.

Accepted Answer

evaporation

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condensation

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sublimation

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freezing

Question 28

Fill in the blank: The process by which a gas changes into a liquid is called ________.

Accepted Answer

condensation

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evaporation

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sublimation

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deposition

Question 29

What is happening in the atmosphere at a certain place and time is called ________.

Accepted Answer

weather

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climate

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temperature

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humidity

Question 30

Fill in the blank: Very small pieces of rock, sand, and silt carried by water are called _______.

Accepted Answer

sediment

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pebbles

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boulders

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gravel

Question 31

Fill in the blank: A type of rock that forms when layers of sediment are pressed together is called _______.

Accepted Answer

sedimentary rock

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igneous rock

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metamorphic rock

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volcanic rock

Question 32

Fill in the blank: An energy-rich resource formed from the buried remains of once-living organisms is called _______.

Accepted Answer

fossil fuel

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solar energy

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wind power

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nuclear energy

Question 33

Fill in the blank: A fan-shaped mass of material deposited at the mouth of a stream is called a _______.

Accepted Answer

delta

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alluvial fan

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levee

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sandbar

Question 34

Fill in the blank: A deep valley with very steep sides is called a _______.

Accepted Answer

canyon

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plateau

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hill

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plain

Question 35

Fill in the blank: A mound of sand formed by the wind is called a _______.

Accepted Answer

sand dune

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sand hill

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sand pile

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sand mountain

Question 36

Fill in the blank: To use the materials in old things to make new things is to _______.

Accepted Answer

recycle

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reuse

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reduce

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repurpose

Question 37

Fill in the blank: To preserve and protect an ecosystem or a resource is to _______.

Accepted Answer

conserve

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destroy

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neglect

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exploit

Question 38

Fill in the blank: A living thing, such as a plant, an animal, a fungus, or a bacterium, is called _______.

Accepted Answer

biotic

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abiotic

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mineral

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synthetic

Question 39

Describes the nonliving part of the environment, including water, rocks, light, and temperature, is called _______.

Accepted Answer

abiotic

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biotic

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organic

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living

Question 40

Fill in the blank: A place where an organism lives and can find everything it needs to survive is called a _______.

Accepted Answer

habitat

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ecosystem

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niche

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community

Question 41

Fill in the blank: A living thing that gets energy by breaking down dead organisms and animal wastes into simpler substances is called a _______.

Accepted Answer

decomposer

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producer

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consumer

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herbivore

Question 42

Fill in the blank: A living thing, such as a plant, that can make its own food is called a _______.

Accepted Answer

producer

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consumer

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decomposer

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scavenger

Question 43

Fill in the blank: A group of food chains that overlap is called a _______.

Accepted Answer

food web

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ecosystem

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biome

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habitat

Question 44

Fill in the blank: A community of organisms and the environment in which they live is called an _______.

Accepted Answer

ecosystem

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biosphere

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habitat

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population

Question 45

Fill in the blank: A living thing that cannot make its own food and must eat other living things is called a _______.

Accepted Answer

consumer

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producer

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decomposer

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autotroph

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