WorksheetsBenchmark 3-6th
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertalizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the water?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
2.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
3.
Mr. S set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?
a)
Distance traveled by the ball
b)
Height of the ramp
c)
Mass of the ball
4.
The "red planet" is
a)
Venus
b)
Uranus
c)
Mars
d)
Saturn
5.
True about Venus:
1. Much larger than Earth
2. Very thick atmosphere
3. 2 moons
4. Atmosphere made of carbon dioxide
1. Much larger than Earth
2. Very thick atmosphere
3. 2 moons
4. Atmosphere made of carbon dioxide
a)
1 & 2
b)
2 & 4
c)
2 & 3
d)
3 & 4
6.
The trapping of heat by the atmosphere is called the
a)
Hothouse effect
b)
Carbon emissions
c)
Greenhouse effect
d)
Atmospheric warming
7.
What is the correct order of the planets from the sun?
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
b)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune.
d)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
8.
A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
9.
Which two planets have no moons?
a)
Saturn and Jupiter
b)
Mars and Venus
c)
Venus and Mercury
d)
Mars and Mercury
10.
What season is letter A?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
11.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
12.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
13.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
14.
What does Na mean?
a)
Negative
b)
Unknown
c)
Sodium
d)
Some Gas you don't know about
15.
How many electrons would an atom of Krypton have?
a)
83.80
b)
36
c)
12
d)
none
16.
All matter is made of what
a)
energy
b)
atoms
c)
electrons
d)
compounds
17.
The positive particles of an atom are
a)
electrons
b)
positrons
c)
neutrons
d)
protons
18.
Which particle is negatively charged?
a)
proton
b)
atom
c)
neutron
d)
electron
19.
What does letter "D" represent?
a)
Atomic mass
b)
Chemical symbol
c)
Chemical name
d)
Atomic number
20.
The number of protons tells you the
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
density
d)
neutrons
21.
What is a compound?
a)
the simplest form of a substance
b)
a combination only of 3 elements
c)
a combination of 2 or more elements
d)
a place where people are held
22.
What is a mixture?
a)
a combination of elements to make a new substance
b)
a chemically combined substance
c)
a combination of substances where new substances are formed through a reaction
d)
a combination of substances in which the atoms of the substance do not chemically combine
23.
In the following solution which is the solvent: ice tea mix, water.
a)
ice tea mix
b)
ice tea
c)
water
24.
What is a substance that is dissolved in another substance?
a)
solution
b)
solute
c)
solvent
d)
compound
25.
Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
new
d)
eclipse
26.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
27.
Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waning crescent
d)
waxing crescent
28.
Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waning crescent
29.
Name this phase of the moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
30.
__________ energy is possessed by an object due to its motion or due to its position.
a)
chemical
b)
radiant
c)
mechanical
d)
heat
31.
A student connected some wire to a battery and a small bulb to make a simple circuit. Energy from the battery is changed into electricity. What type of energy is stored in the battery?
a)
chemical
b)
nuclear
c)
heat
d)
light
32.
What is the energy that travels through space as light called?
a)
Electrical
b)
Electromagnetic
c)
Elastic Potential
d)
Thermal
33.
What is the energy stored in atomic nuclei called?
a)
Elastic Potential
b)
Electromagnetic
c)
Nuclear
d)
Thermal
34.
What is the energy associated with electric charges called?
a)
Mechanical
b)
Electrical
c)
Elastic Potential
d)
Thermal
35.
What are the 3 ways heat energy is transferred?
a)
conduction, radiation, thermal
b)
conduction, radiation, convection
c)
conduction, convection, nuclear
36.
Which one is the process of moving energy from one object to another when they are physically touching?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
37.
Which one is the type of energy that travels as electromagnetic waves and releases heat to their surroundings?
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
38.
Is hot air LESS dense or MORE dense than cold air?
a)
LESS dense
b)
MORE dense
c)
EQUAL density
39.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Sea Breeze
b)
Land Breeze
c)
Air Breeze
40.
What are two types of ocean currents?
a)
local and global
b)
sea and land
c)
surface and deep
d)
warm and cold
41.
Which metric unit would you use to measure the weight of an elephant?
a)
pounds
b)
kilograms
c)
tons
d)
grams
42.
Which metric unit would be used to measure the amount of liquid in a baby bottle?
a)
fl. oz
b)
cups
c)
mL
d)
L
43.
The width of a kernel of corn would be about...
a)
4 cm
b)
4 mm
c)
4 m
44.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
45.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
soil conservation
d)
decomposition
46.
The diagrams shows a natural process that weathers rock.
Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?
Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?
a)
frozen water acts as a solute
b)
water expands when it freezes
c)
the mass of water increases when it freezes
d)
frozen water dissolves most types of rock
47.
A marble statue is left exposed to the weather. Within a few years, the details on the statue have begun to weather away. This weathering probably is caused by...
a)
oxygen in the air
b)
carbonic acid in rainwater
c)
lichens
d)
abrasion
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