WorksheetsO. Henry STAAR Practice HW
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these would be a unit of velocity?
a)
m/s
b)
m/s²
c)
m/s west
d)
meters west
2.
An object in motion stays in motion; an object at rest stays at rest. This is also known as...
a)
acceleration
b)
inertia
c)
unbalanced forces
d)
velocity
3.
Unbalanced forces cause an object to...
a)
stay still
b)
move at a constant speed
c)
accelerate
4.
Are the forces balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
5.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N
b)
0 N
c)
40 N
d)
400 N
6.
What is the net force?
a)
80 N
b)
40 N West
c)
40 N East
d)
0 N
7.
This picture is an example of:
a)
Newton's first law
b)
Newton's second law
c)
Newton's third law
8.
This distance-time graph shows...
a)
increasing speed
b)
decreasing speed
c)
constant speed
d)
no motion
9.
What happened between points B and C?
a)
car slowed down
b)
car was at rest
c)
car moved at a constant speed
d)
car flew through the air
10.
Calculate the speed (s=d/t)
a)
80 m/s
b)
10 m/s
c)
1 m/s
d)
8 seconds
11.
Which speed-time graph shows a constant speed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
none
12.
What is the speed (velocity) at 2 seconds?
a)
20 m/s
b)
10 m/s
c)
2 seconds
d)
50 m/s
13.
A change in speed or direction is called
a)
velocity
b)
balanced forces
c)
inertia
d)
acceleration
14.
Sally has a car that accelerates at 5 m/s². If the car has a mass of 1000 kg, how much force does the car produce? (F=ma)
a)
5000 N
b)
200 N
c)
1005 N
d)
500 N
15.
Which is NOT a type of plate boundary?
a)
transform
b)
divergent
c)
convergent
d)
allegiant
16.
The mid-ocean ridge in the Atlantic Ocean was formed by what type of boundary?
a)
transform
b)
divergent
c)
convergent
d)
subduction
17.
What is it called when one plate moves under another plate?
a)
convection
b)
subduction
c)
subvergent
d)
transform
18.
What causes the plates to move?
a)
magic
b)
sea floor spreading
c)
convection in the mantle
d)
plate tectonics
19.
Which is NOT a piece of evidence that Alfred Wegener used to support his Theory of Continental Drift?
a)
continents shaped like puzzle pieces
b)
fossil evidence
c)
glacier evidence in Africa
d)
sea floor spreading
20.
On a topographic map, contour lines connect...
a)
points of equal elevation
b)
cities
c)
tops of mountains
d)
points with similar ecology
21.
Which side of the mountain is most steep?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
22.
Which could be the height of the mountain?
a)
1600 m
b)
1650 m
c)
1700 m
d)
1750 m
23.
What is the contour interval?
a)
100 m
b)
500 m
c)
1500 m
d)
1000 m
24.
This is a satellite image of a...
a)
tree
b)
delta
c)
mountain
d)
plateau
25.
What causes seasons?
a)
tilt of the earth
b)
revolution of the earth
c)
rotation of the earth
d)
tilt AND revolution
26.
In which picture is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing summer?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
27.
In which picture is the SOUTHERN Hemisphere experiencing summer?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
28.
When it is spring in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
29.
How long does it take the earth to move from position B to position D?
a)
two weeks
b)
three months
c)
six months
d)
one year
30.
What causes day and night?
a)
rotation of the earth
b)
revolution of the earth
c)
tilt of the earth
d)
the moon
31.
How long is one revolution of the earth around the sun?
a)
one day
b)
one week
c)
one month
d)
one year
32.
How long does it take for the moon to revolve around earth
a)
about one day
b)
about one week
c)
about one month
d)
about one year
33.
What moon phase is pictured?
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
full moon
d)
waxing crescent
34.
What will be the NEXT lunar phase?
a)
first quarter
b)
third quarter
c)
full moon
d)
new moon
35.
How long after a new moon would we see a full moon?
a)
one week
b)
two weeks
c)
three weeks
d)
four weeks
36.
What portion of the moon is illuminated during a full moon? (this might be a trick question!)
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
37.
What causes tides?
a)
gravity of the moon
b)
gravity of the sun
c)
gravity of the moon AND sun
d)
convection
38.
High tide = 20 m
Low tide = 2 m
What is the tidal range?
Low tide = 2 m
What is the tidal range?
a)
20 m
b)
2 m
c)
10 m
d)
18 m
39.
During which type of tide will you find the largest tidal range?
a)
high tide
b)
low tide
c)
spring tide
d)
neap tide
40.
This image is showing...
a)
a neap tide
b)
a spring tide
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