WorksheetsUnit 1 Week 4 Vocabulary
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
Read the dictionary entry below.
NOUN: the attraction due to gravitation that Earth exerts on an object on or near its surface.
Which of the following words is defined above?
NOUN: the attraction due to gravitation that Earth exerts on an object on or near its surface.
Which of the following words is defined above?
a)
capabilities
b)
friction
c)
gravity
d)
inquiry
2.
What word means almost the SAME as thrilling?
a)
amusing
b)
charming
c)
encouraging
d)
exciting
3.
Which word BEST completes this sentence?
Oil in a car engine reduces _____________.
Oil in a car engine reduces _____________.
a)
advantage
b)
friction
c)
gravity
d)
identity
4.
What does the word identity mean?
a)
a person's individuality
b)
a copy of something
c)
a perfect example
d)
an opinion
5.
Read the dictionary entry below.
*NOUN: a favorable position in relation to somebody or something
*NOUN: a benefit or gain
Which of the following words is defined above?
*NOUN: a favorable position in relation to somebody or something
*NOUN: a benefit or gain
Which of the following words is defined above?
a)
advantage
b)
capabilities
c)
gravity
d)
identity
6.
Which word BEST completes this sentence?
There is some doubt about the program's technological _________________.
There is some doubt about the program's technological _________________.
a)
capabilities
b)
friction
c)
gravity
d)
inquiry
7.
What does the word inquiry mean?
a)
an act that hurts
b)
a request for help
c)
a test of knowledge
d)
a search for information
8.
Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word accelerate?
a)
move behind
b)
slow down
c)
jump over
d)
keep up
9.
What gave Max newfound energy and the desire to learn as much about science as possible?
a)
He learned to juggle bowling balls.
b)
He rode a roller coaster for the first time.
c)
He learned about the mysteries of the sea from his mother.
d)
He was struck by a megacharged lightning bolt while on a wilderness hike.
10.
How does the setting in the story change?
a)
In the beginning Max is at an amusement park, and at the end he is at the skate park.
b)
In the beginning Max is at an amusement park, and at the end he is in space.
c)
In the beginning Max is at school, and at the end he is at a skate park.
d)
In the beginnign Max is in space, and at the end he is at a skate park.
11.
What causes an object to move?
a)
force
b)
gravity
c)
inertia
d)
mass
12.
What is true about mass and weight?
a)
They are the same thing.
b)
Neither can be measured in space.
c)
Mass is the amount of matter in an object, and weight is determined by gravity's pull on an object.
d)
Weight is the amount of matter in an object, and mass is determined by gravity's pull on an object.
13.
All of the following are scientific concepts Max talks about at the amusement park EXCEPT
a)
force
b)
gravity
c)
inertia
d)
mass
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