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Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Carnivores
a)
an inherited characteristic that provides a specific advantage to individuals that have it and becomes more common or pronounced in a population because of the advantage that it provides
b)
an animal that gets energy by eating only other animals
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating another organism
d)
an organism that consumes dead or nonliving biomass without need for internal digestion
2.
Consumer
a)
an inherited characteristic that provides a specific advantage to individuals that have it and becomes more common or pronounced in a population because of the advantage that it provides
b)
an animal that gets energy by eating only other animals
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating another organism
d)
an organism that consumes dead or nonliving biomass without need for internal digestion
3.
De composer
a)
an inherited characteristic that provides a specific advantage to individuals that have it and becomes more common or pronounced in a population because of the advantage that it provides
b)
an animal that gets energy by eating only other animals
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating another organism
d)
an organism that consumes dead or nonliving biomass without need for internal digestion
4.
Ecosystem
a)
all of the living and non-living things and all of their interactions in an area
b)
an animal that gets energy by eating only other animals
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating another organism
d)
an organism that consumes dead or nonliving biomass without need for internal digestion
5.
Herbivore
a)
all of the living and non-living things and all of their interactions in an area
b)
an animal that gets it energy only by eating plants
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating another organism
d)
an organism that consumes dead or nonliving biomass without need for internal digestion
6.
Omnivore
a)
all of the living and non-living things and all of their interactions in an area
b)
an animal that gets it energy only by eating plants
c)
characterized by having a metabolism and the ability to maintain life processes
d)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
7.
Producer
a)
an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy
b)
an animal that gets it energy only by eating plants
c)
characterized by having a metabolism and the ability to maintain life processes
d)
a single, self-contained living thing
8.
Drought
a)
an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy
b)
a long-term relationship between two different kinds of organisms where one or both receive benefit
c)
too little water in an area
d)
a single, self-contained living thing
9.
Eco-System
a)
an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy
b)
a long-term relationship between two different kinds of organisms where one or both receive benefit
c)
all of the living and nonliving things in an area and all of the interactions among them
d)
a single, self-contained living thing
10.
Food Chain
a)
to die / death
b)
all of the interacting members of a species in a single area
c)
grow well or strong
d)
a path of energy transfer from one organism to another
11.
Food Web
a)
an interconnected set of food chains
b)
all of the interacting members of a species in a single area
c)
grow well or strong
d)
a path of energy transfer from one organism to another
12.
Predator
a)
an interconnected set of food chains
b)
an organism that hunts and feeds on another animal
c)
grow well or strong
d)
a path of energy transfer from one organism to another
13.
Camouflage
a)
the process where plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce sugar and release oxygen
b)
characteristics that help something to blend with the surrounding environment, making it harder to detect
c)
a gas produced by cells during respiration; used in photosynthesis to produce sugars
d)
a waste product produced by plants during photosynthesis that animals use for respiration
14.
Prey
a)
an interconnected set of food chains
b)
an animal that is hunted as food
c)
grow well or strong
d)
a path of energy transfer from one organism to another
15.
Habitat
a)
the process where plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce sugar and release oxygen
b)
characteristics that help something to blend with the surrounding environment, making it harder to detect
c)
a place where an animal or plant lives
d)
a waste product produced by plants during photosynthesis that animals use for respiration
16.
Hibernation
a)
the process where plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce sugar and release oxygen
b)
characteristics that help something to blend with the surrounding environment, making it harder to detect
c)
a place where an animal or plant lives
d)
a process by which an organism slows its life functions for an extended period of time to preserve energy or resist harsh conditions
17.
Species
a)
a group of organisms that are similar to one another and can combine to produce offspring
b)
characteristics that help something to blend with the surrounding environment, making it harder to detect
c)
a place where an animal or plant lives
d)
the seasonal movement of animals from one place to another
18.
Complete Metamorphosis
a)
a fully grown organism
b)
type of development consisting of four distinct stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult
c)
animal behavior that develops from observation or instruction
d)
a physical characteristic that an organism is born with that is passed to the organism from its parents
19.
Niche
a)
the role an organism plays in its ecosystem
b)
stage of complete metamorphosis during which the organism seems to be at rest and new body parts are forming (the changing stage)
c)
increase in size or number
d)
a physical characteristic that an organism is born with that is passed to the organism from its parents
20.
Why is it important to know the different types of clouds?
a)
clouds can indicate the time of day that it is
b)
clouds can indicate the type of weather that will occur
c)
clouds can indicate the temperature of different layers of the atomspehere
d)
clouds are not important to weather
21.
What form of precipitation, in which ice crystals freeze over and over, frequently occurs during thunderstorms?
a)
hail
b)
snow
c)
sleet
d)
rain
22.
Why do air temperatures vary over bodies of water and land masses?
a)
because water can hold more heat than land
b)
because water receives more sunlight than land
c)
because winds move faster over land than over water
d)
because water temperatures are colder than land temperatures
23.
What is a natural object that revolves around a planet?
a)
Moon
b)
Asteroids
c)
Comets
d)
Meteors
24.
What is the frozen mass of different types of ice and dust orbiting the sun?
a)
Asteroids
b)
Comet
c)
Earth
d)
Meteorites
25.
What is a rocky mass up to several kilometers wide that revolves around the sun?
a)
Planet
b)
Asteroids
c)
Moon
d)
Sun
26.
What type of Moon?
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
Cresent
d)
Quarter
27.
What type of Moon?
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
Cresent
d)
Quarter
28.
What type of Moon?
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
Crescent
d)
Quarter
29.
What type of Moon?
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
Crescent
d)
Quarter
30.
What type of Moon?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
New Moon
d)
Waning Gibbous
31.
The natural force of attraction exerted by a satellite
a)
axix
b)
orbit
c)
gravity
d)
Tide
32.
The force of friction is caused by:
a)
surfaces rubbing against one another
b)
objects heating or cooling
c)
rough surfaces
d)
smooth surfaces
33.
What would take the most force?
a)
Rolling a rock down a hill
b)
Pushing a rock on ice
c)
Pushing a rock on a gravel road
d)
Pulling a rock on wheels
34.
If two teams have a tug-of-war and it ends in a tie, what forces are involved?
a)
Balanced forces
b)
Unbalanced forces
c)
Weight and gravity
d)
Friction and gravity
35.
Things in motion want to keep moving, things not moving want to stay at rest.This is the definition of:
a)
Inertia
b)
Mass
c)
Gravity
d)
Simple machine
36.
How many times should you perform a test in an investigation or experiment to obtain data?
a)
only one time
b)
two times
c)
at least three times
d)
at least ten times
37.
What are examples of Simple Machines?
a)
car, bike, robot
b)
wheel, sewing machine, hammer
c)
wedge, bike, drill
d)
screw, lever, inclined plane
38.
How does a simple machine make a job easier?
a)
by changing the amount of force needed
b)
by changing the direction of a force
c)
by changing the distance through which a force moves
d)
all of the above
39.
When you turn on a radio, what type of energy transformation takes place?
a)
sound to chemical
b)
chemical to sound
c)
electrical to sound
d)
sound to electrical
40.
When a firecracker explodes, stored chemical energy turns into light & sound energy. What else?
a)
thermal
b)
nuclear
41.
At which point will the roller coaster have the greatest amount of potential energy?
a)
at the top of the roller coaster
b)
at the bottom of the roller coaster
42.
A lawnmower runs on gasoline. What type of energy transformation takes place in its engine?
a)
chemical energy to kinetic energy
b)
electrical energy to chemical energy
43.
Light always travels in straight lines.
a)
true
b)
false
44.
Light can be bent or refracted when it hits a new material at an angle.
a)
true
b)
false
45.
The back and forth motion of an object is a _______
a)
pitch
b)
vibration
46.
What is the boiling point of water in Celcius?
a)
32F
b)
100C
c)
32C
d)
212F
47.
What is matter?
a)
How much something weighs
b)
How something floats
c)
Anything that takes up space
d)
Water
48.
Which tool can be used to compare the mass of a large rock to the mass of two wooden blocks?
a)
Graduate cylinder
b)
Thermometer
c)
Spring scale
d)
Balance scale
49.
Each school year for 30 years, the amount of rain that fell at a school was measured and recorded. Tracking rainfall over a long period provides the most information about which characteristic of an area?
a)
Climate
b)
Temperature of one day
c)
Weather
d)
Type of Soil
50.
Animals and plants use substances that cycle through the environment. Which substance is needed by plants to survive and is released into the environment by animals?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Sugar
c)
Salt
d)
Carbon Dioxide
51.
What is the term for water changing from a liquid to a solid?
a)
cooling
b)
Freezing
c)
Liquifiying
d)
melting
52.
What is the process by which a gas changes into a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
melting
53.
True or False: Climate is weather over 30 years time.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
What is the term for water that falls from clouds to Earth's surface?
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
Weathering
d)
Recessive
55.
Light is absorbed by light or dark colors?
a)
Light
b)
Dark
56.
What is the term for the process of something that disappears when mixed with liquid?
a)
Mixture
b)
Sticky
c)
Dissolve
d)
Magic
57.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
58.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
59.
What is the unit of power?
a)
Amps
b)
Watts
c)
Volts
d)
Joules
60.
wood is a _____?
a)
conductor
b)
insulator
61.
brass is a _____?
a)
insulator
b)
conductor
62.
A material in which electrons are able to move easily
a)
Circuit
b)
Insulator
c)
Resistance
d)
Conductor
63.
A material in which electrons are not able to move easily
a)
Circuit
b)
Insulator
c)
Resistance
d)
Conductor
64.
this is the symbol for a _____?
a)
switch
b)
light
c)
battery
d)
wires
65.
How does a driver use a steering wheel as a simply machine?
a)
The driver is using a wheel and axle to reduce the amount of force.
b)
The driver is using a lever to steer the vehicle
c)
The driver is using a pulley and lever to steer the vehicle
d)
The driver is using a wheel and axle to reduce the amount of work needed to steer the vehicle
66.
Where should the fulcrum be placed in order for the student to use the least amount of effort possible?
a)
point A
b)
point B
c)
point C
d)
point D
67.
This occurs when materials rub or touch to slow an object down.
a)
Work
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
None of the above
68.
If you use a crowbar to get the lid off of a bucket, what simple machine are you using?
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Pulley
c)
Wheel and Axle
d)
Lever
69.
What is it called when you use what you know and the data you have collected to draw a conclusion?
a)
inference
b)
report
c)
investigation
d)
observation
70.
What tool would you use to measure Ms. Jones' foot?
a)
a ruler
b)
a meter stick
c)
a graduated cylinder
d)
a stopwatch
71.
What would you mainly use a hand lens and microscope for?
a)
to make predictions
b)
to analyze results
c)
to measure distance and sizes
d)
to make observations
72.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
73.
The factor in an experiment that will be changed.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
controlled variable
d)
not this one.
74.
The factor that will happen because of the change.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
controlled variabe
d)
not this one.
75.
What format do you use to write a hypothesis
a)
if, then
b)
if
c)
then
d)
question form
76.
Many tools measure liquid. What would be the most accurate to measure the volume of a sea shell?
a)
Beaker
b)
Test tube
c)
Measuring cup
d)
Graduated cylinder
77.
What is this scientific tool?
a)
beaker
b)
tube
c)
graduated cylinder
d)
balance
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