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science review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
the amount of space that a substance or object occupies,
a)
volume 
b)
space 
c)
matter
2.
A chemical ________ or_______ is a species of atoms having the same number of protons in their atomic nuclei
a)
element 
b)
atom
c)
liquid
d)
amplitude
3.
which of the following is  a property of matter
a)
must have 2 sides
b)
object that takes up space
c)
doesn't have mass
4.
an atom is a _________________
a)
solar radiation
b)
 small amount of a thing or quality
c)
the basic unit of a chemical 
5.
______________________________ is radiant energy emitted by the sun, particularly electromagnetic energy. About half of theradiation is in the visible short-wave part of the electromagnetic spectrum
a)
solar radiation
b)
equinox
c)
composition
d)
seismic waves
6.
what is a mantle 
a)
a mantle is a thicker layer on top of the earth 
b)
a layer between the crust and the outer core.
c)
layer between inner core & outer core
7.
The diagram below shows the composition of the surface of Earth.  Which best summarizes the composition of the surface of Earth?
a)
Three-fourths of Earth’s surface is land.
b)
One-fourth of Earth’s surface is water
c)
Earth’s surface contains more land than water
d)
Earth’s surface contains more water than land
8.
Which is the basic composition of Earth’s core?
a)
The solid inner core is surrounded by a liquid outer core
b)
The liquid inner core is surrounded by a solid outer core
c)
Both the inner core and the outer core are solid.
d)
Both the inner core and the outer core are liquid
9.
Which best describes Earth’s crust?
a)
It is stationary and unable to move
b)
It is thicker than the mantle and the core
c)
It is located between the outer and the inner core
d)
It is composed of continental and oceanic plates
10.
What type of energy transformations occur when plugging a TV into the wall?
a)
Electric energy to solar energy.
b)
Electrical energy to light energy.
c)
Mechanical energy to potential energy.
d)
Electrical energy to sound energy.
11.
What is this scientific instrument of measuring called?
a)
Triple Beam Balance
b)
Scale
c)
Thermometer
d)
Wheel and Axle
12.
The dependent variable is the one that ______.
a)
is manipulated.
b)
is constant.
c)
is responding.
d)
is in the sky.
13.
What is this picture of?
a)
Thunderstorm
b)
Tornado
c)
Hurricane
d)
Volcano
14.
Is this a monocot or dicot flower?
a)
Monocot
b)
Dicot
15.
What are the male reproductive parts of this flower?
a)
Pollen
b)
Anther
c)
Filament
d)
All the above
16.
What type of leaves would you expect this flower to have?
a)
Parallel veins
b)
Branching veins
c)
Neither 
d)
Both
17.
Which group does this belong to?
a)
Reptiles
b)
Amphibians
c)
Mollusk
d)
Echinoderm
18.
The animals of this group breath by using what?
a)
Lungs
b)
Gills
c)
Breathing tubes
d)
Both Orange and Blue
19.
Heat flow is a transfer of
a)
energy
b)
mass
c)
atoms
d)
waves
20.
The most important source of energy that heats the surface of the Earth comes from
a)
volcanic eruptions
b)
geysers
c)
the Sun
d)
the core
21.
Heat will transfer from
a)
an ice pack to a hot pizza
b)
a cold pool to a warm person sitting in it
c)
a warm cookie to the ice cream on top of it
d)
a cold window to a hand leaning on it
22.
Why would a person be cooler on a hot sunny day wearing a light colored t-shirt and shorts than in a dark colored t-shirt and shorts made of the same material?
a)
dark colors are hotter
b)
dark colors absorb more radiation from the Sun
c)
dark colors reflect more radiation from the Sun
d)
solar radiation avoids light colored objects
23.
Where does the energy to move earth's plates come from?
a)
radiation from the Sun
b)
heat generated in Earth's core
c)
wave energy in the oceans
d)
heat energy from chemical reactions in the crust
24.
Where is the ovary of a flower located?
a)
in a flower petal
b)
in the stamen
c)
in the stem
d)
in the pistil
25.
What is responsible for day and night on Earth?
a)
Earth's eliptical path
b)
Earth's rotation
c)
Earth's revolution
d)
Earth's moon
26.
What causes a solar eclipse?
a)
The Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth
b)
The Earth passes between the Moon and the Sun
c)
The Sun passes between the Moon and the Earth
d)
Another planet passes between the Sun and the Earth
27.
Which of the following correctly lists the "gas giants" in order from smallest to largest?
a)
Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus
b)
Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn
c)
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
d)
Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune
28.
What is the only type of rock that is NOT produced either by heating or cooling?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
magma
29.
About how many days after the spring equinox will the fall equinox occur?
a)
90 days
b)
180 days
c)
270 days
d)
360 days
30.
During the first day of which season does North Carolina experience its shortest day?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
31.
What is the only type of rock that is NOT produced either by heating or cooling?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
magma
32.
How do radio waves compare to visible light?
a)
radio waves have longer wavelengths than visible light
b)
radio waves have shorter wavelengths than visible lights
c)
radio waves travel faster than visible light
d)
radio waves travel slower than visible light
33.
Which animal listed below would complete the following food chain:  grass...
grasshopper...
_________
a)
fly
b)
lizard
c)
butterfly
d)
hummingbird
34.
Earthquakes are more damaging to structures closest to the
a)
seismic edge
b)
most porous rock
c)
epicenter
d)
longitudinal wave
35.
What plant part is shown here?
a)
roots
b)
flower
c)
stem
d)
leaf
36.
Seeds with one cotyledon
a)
monocots
b)
dicots
37.
what part of the plant takes in water
a)
roots
b)
stem 
c)
leaves
38.
What type of energy is used to cook food in an oven?
a)
heat
b)
solar
c)
nuclear
d)
mechanical
39.
Which type of energy is being produced?
a)
light
b)
nuclear
c)
chemical
d)
mechanical
40.
What tool would you use to measure Ms. Jones' foot?
a)
a ruler
b)
a meter stick
c)
a graduated cylinder
d)
a stopwatch
41.
What is volume in terms of measurement?
a)
The amount of space an object takes up
b)
the noise level in my headphones 
c)
the amount of mass something has 
d)
the amount of time 
42.
What would a reptile do in order to warm itself up?
a)
bask or lay out in the sun
b)
eat some food
c)
shiver
d)
run around
43.
Which type of energy is being produced?
a)
light
b)
nuclear
c)
chemical
d)
mechanical
44.
What is B representing in the water cycle?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Runoff
d)
Precipitation
45.
Which layer is the outermost layer?
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
46.
Narrow leaves with parallel veins
a)
monocots
b)
dicots
47.
A _______ plant has tubes to carry food, water, and minerals through a plant.
a)
angiosperm
b)
gymnosperm
c)
vascular
d)
nonvascular
48.
What is soil made out of?
a)
Dirt
b)
Weathered Rock
c)
Organic Material
d)
Weathered Rock and Organic Material
49.
What type of plate boundary forms a mid ocean ridge?
a)
Transform (slides past each other)
b)
Convergent (comes together)
c)
Divergent (moves away from each other)
d)
Primary (moves first)
50.
What evidence do we have that the Mesozoic era ended with a mass extinction of the dinosaurs? 
a)
Fossil record
b)
Cave paintings
c)
Number of eras
d)
Rivers