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WorksheetsEnd of the Year Science
Total questions: 92
Worksheet time: 3hrs 41mins
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Class
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1.
During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape. This change in appearance is due to the Moon...
a)
physically changing size and shape.
b)
moving closer and then farther away from Earth.
c)
reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.
d)
having craters on its surface.
2.
What part of the moon do we see from Earth?
a)
all of it
b)
the same side
c)
none of it
d)
only one quarter
3.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
4.
Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?
a)
Waning crescent
b)
Full moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
New moon
5.
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
6.
Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waning crescent
d)
waxing crescent
7.
Name the phase of the moon that comes AFTER this moon phase.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
full moon
c)
1st quarter
d)
3rd quarter/last quarter
8.
Name the phase of the moon that comes AFTER this moon phase.
a)
full moon
b)
new moon
c)
1st quarter
d)
3rd/last quarter
9.
Name this phase of the moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
10.
Name this moon phase.
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waning crescent
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
waning gibbous
11.
____ comes before Winter in the Southern hemisphere.
a)
summer
b)
spring
c)
fall
12.
24 hours
a)
day
b)
night
c)
orbit
d)
tilt
13.
Object spinning on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
14.
Object orbiting another object.
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
15.
Longest day of the year
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
16.
Imaginary line that runes through Earth.
a)
orbit
b)
day
c)
tilt
d)
axis
17.
One year is...
a)
355 days
b)
355 1/4 days
c)
365 days
d)
365 1/4 days
18.
What season is letter A?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
19.
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
20.
If you were born on Leap Day, 1980, how many birthdays would you have celebrated by 2010 (assuming you only celebrated your birthday on Leap Day)?
a)
30
b)
15
c)
6
d)
7
21.
How do the traditional Chinese and Hebrew calendars differ from the Gregorian calendar?
a)
Their months are based on the cycles of the moon
b)
Their years are usually longer than Gregorian calendar years
c)
They have a leap year every two years instead of every four years
d)
Their years are all exactly 365 days long
22.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
23.
What do we call the bottom of a transverse wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
24.
What do we call the top of the wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
frequency
25.
Waves that require a medium are called
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
26.
What kind of wave moves at right angles to the direction of the wave?
a)
compressional waves
b)
mechanical waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
ultraviolet rays
27.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
28.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
29.
Waves are a transfer of what?
a)
Heat
b)
Light
c)
Energy
d)
Food
30.
What is a wave
a)
a disturbance in a medium
b)
a small disturbance
c)
a medium disturbance
d)
a large disturbace
31.
This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
32.
Which of these waves can travel in a vacuum (empty space)/
a)
sound wave
b)
radio wave
c)
compressional wave
d)
water wave
33.
Which letter represents amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
34.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
35.
What is another name for wave height?
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Origin
36.
Waves can travel through empty space or they can travel through a medium. Which statement best describes a medium?
a)
The solid matter that waves travel through
b)
The gas matter that waves travel through
c)
The liquid matter that waves travel through
d)
The solid, liquid, or gas matter that waves travel through
37.
electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths are
a)
gamma rays
b)
x-rays
c)
infrared waves
d)
radio waves
38.
which of the following does NOT belong in the electromagnetic spectrum:
a)
X-ray
b)
sound wave
c)
ultra violet rays
d)
microwaves
39.
Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.
a)
Penicillin
b)
Radio
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
40.
________________ are waves used by cops to test the speed of your car with RADAR.
a)
Ultraviolet
b)
Infrared
c)
Radio
d)
Microwaves
41.
_____________________light is the only type of EM wave detected by the human eye.
a)
Red
b)
Gamma
c)
Microwave
d)
Visible
42.
How old is our universe?
a)
13.8 thousand years
b)
13.8 million years
c)
13.8 billion years
d)
13.8 trillion years
43.
The event that marks the beginning of our known universe
a)
Theory of Evolution
b)
Big Bang Theory
c)
Cell Theory
d)
Blackhole theory
44.
What was the universe like after the Big Bang?
a)
Cool and Thin
b)
Only two dimentional
c)
Flat and Freezing
d)
Hot and Dense
45.
What does the Big Bang theory suggest?
a)
The universe was just there
b)
The Milky Way is the only solar system
c)
The universe is continually expanding
d)
The universe started as a point and is moving towards each other
46.
Galaxies that are moving away from us are _ shifting.
a)
red
b)
blue
c)
yellow
d)
green
47.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
48.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Sprial
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
49.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
50.
what is a nebula
a)
a large cloud of dust and gas
b)
a giant explosion
c)
when a star is born
d)
when the universe will end
51.
What star category has the largest stars?
a)
Super giants
b)
White Dwarfs
c)
Giants
d)
Main Sequence
52.
Which measurement allows scientist to compare the brightness of stars?
a)
parallax
b)
absolute magnitude
c)
red shift
d)
corona
53.
All stars begin as a __________?
a)
giant
b)
black hole
c)
white dwarf
d)
nebula
54.
Very hot stars are what color?
a)
Blue
b)
Yellow
c)
Red
d)
Orange
55.
What is the color of the coolest stars?
a)
blue
b)
Yellow
c)
Red
d)
Orange
56.
How does a black hole form?
a)
A star collapses on itself
b)
There is no explanation
c)
A planet's core expands until it becomes black
d)
I don't know
57.
What is this
a)
Prominice
b)
sun spot
c)
core
d)
Earth
58.
What layer are you looking at when you take a picture of the sun?
a)
Core
b)
Photosphere
c)
Solar Wind
d)
Corona
59.
Why are sunspots darker than the surrounding areas?
a)
Hotter gas has a darker color
b)
Cooler gas has a darker color
c)
They have more energy
d)
They have less energy
60.
Can only be seen during a solar eclipse; outer layer; looks like a white halo
a)
corona
b)
photosphere
c)
core
d)
fusion
61.
What is solar wind made of?
a)
Sunspots
b)
Electrically charged particles
c)
gas
d)
Solar flares
62.
A __________ is a chunk of ice & dust that has a bright head & a long narrow tail.
a)
asteroid
b)
planet
c)
meteoroid
d)
comet
63.
A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.
a)
static electricity
b)
rotation
c)
gravity
d)
orbit
64.
Which planet is between Venus and Mars?
a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Mercury
d)
Jupiter
65.
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
a)
elliptical
b)
spiral galaxy
c)
irregular
66.
A push or pull on an object.
a)
gravity
b)
motion
c)
force
d)
speed
67.
Describes the speed and direction of an object's motion.
a)
velocity
b)
average speed
c)
acceleration
d)
force
68.
A combination of all forces acting on an object at the same time is a
a)
net force
b)
balacned force
c)
equilibrium
d)
inertia
69.
The tendency of an object to resist any change in motion is known as
a)
inertia
b)
speed
c)
newton
d)
joule
70.
The rate at which the velocity of an object changes over time is its
a)
mass
b)
force
c)
acceleration
d)
inertia
71.
Which of Newton's laws is illustrated when a magician pulls a tablecloth out from under the dishes without disturbing them?
a)
first
b)
second
c)
third
d)
fourth
72.
Our balloon rocket experiment launched the balloon on the straw with air blowing out of the balloon and the balloon traveling in the opposite direction. Which of Newton's laws is this?
a)
first
b)
second
c)
third
d)
fourth
73.
Which type of friction occurs when an object rolls over a surface?
a)
sliding
b)
static
c)
fluid
d)
rolling
74.
Which type of friction occurs when solid surfaces slide over each other?
a)
rolling
b)
static
c)
sliding
d)
fluid
75.
Which type of friction occurs when an object moves through a liquid or gas?
a)
sliding
b)
fluid
c)
static
d)
rolling
76.
Which type of friction occurs when objects are not moving?
a)
static
b)
sliding
c)
fluid
d)
rolling
77.
Magnetism is a type of ____________
a)
force
b)
book
c)
plant
d)
animal
78.
What do magnets stick to?
a)
copper
b)
wood
c)
iron
d)
plastic
79.
When two magnets repel, they ________________
a)
change color
b)
pull together
c)
push apart
d)
get colder
80.
The force of magnetism can go through many materials.
a)
True
b)
False
81.
Magnets have a north and a south ___________
a)
shape
b)
color
c)
pole
d)
region
82.
Which components do you need to build an electromagnet?
a)
a wire, a conductor, a battery and some paper clips.
b)
a wire, a compass, a battery and some paper clips.
c)
wool, a conductor, a battery and some paper clips.
83.
Wrapping a wire in a coil creates
a)
a strong magnetic field
b)
solar energy
c)
solenoid
d)
both a & c are true
84.
An electrical current produces a(n):
a)
magnetic field
b)
magnetic domains
c)
electrical resistance
d)
both b& c are correct
85.
Electric energy is produced by the movement of ___________.
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
nucleus
d)
electrons
86.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
87.
A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
88.
The factors in an experiment that can be changed.
a)
variables
b)
quantitative data
c)
hypothesis
d)
steps
89.
In a controlled experiment, how many variables can be worked with at a time?
a)
one
b)
none
c)
two or more
d)
how ever many makes sense.
90.
Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?
a)
yes
b)
no
91.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
92.
The factor in an experiment that will be changed.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
controlled variable
d)
not this one.
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