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WorksheetsScience 3rd Quarter CSA review
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 4hrs 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
According to the picture, which of these is an inference rather than an observation?
a)
This animal has hair
b)
This animal has a tail.
c)
This animal is arching its back.
d)
This animal is frightened.
2.
Which of these will most likely happen to the balloon as the chemicals react?
a)
It will float.
b)
It will break.
c)
It will inflate.
d)
It will change color.
3.
On a graph, students recorded how quickly bacteria reproduced over two hours. If the rate of reproduction stayed the same, how many bacteria would be present after hours?
a)
8
b)
16
c)
32
d)
64
4.
A student wants to compare the masses and volumes of three marbles. Which two instruments should be used?
a)
Balance and graduated cylinder
b)
Centimeter ruler and thermometer
c)
Graduated cylinder and centimeter ruler
d)
Thermometer and balance
5.
Which is the best tool for measuring the temperature of lake water?
a)
Meter stick
b)
Balance
c)
Graduated cylinder
d)
Thermometer
6.
Students filled a graduated cylinder with the amount of water shown. How much more water needs to be added to the cylinder to measure 25 mL?
a)
2 mL
b)
4 mL
c)
6 mL
d)
9 mL
7.
Which tools are best used to determine the speed of a turtle as it walks along a path?
a)
Meter stick and graduated cylinder
b)
Stopwatch and meter stick
c)
Balance and metric ruler
d)
Balance and stopwatch
8.
The map shows how gypsy moths have spread across Virginia over the years. Based on the map, gypsy moths —
a)
live in every state in the United States
b)
will be in all of Virginia by 2010
c)
first came to Virginia in 1960
d)
stopped spreading in 1996
9.
a)
Unable to be determined
b)
remaining the same
c)
decreasing
d)
increasing
10.
Speed is a measure of --
a)
motion
b)
force
c)
science
d)
solid
11.
A ball is thrown up and pauses briefly in midair. What force causes it to fall?
a)
Gravity
b)
Magnets
c)
Electricity
d)
Friction
12.
Motion is described by an object's--
a)
force and mass
b)
direction and speed
c)
speed and force
d)
direction and mass
13.
a)
unable to determined
b)
remaining the same
c)
decreasing
d)
increasing
14.
a)
mass and volume
b)
speed and color
c)
direction and speed
d)
volume and direction
15.
What is a push or pull exerted by one object on another?
a)
Friction
b)
Shape
c)
Motion
d)
Force
16.
What causes a change in motion?
a)
Position
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Force
d)
Potential energy
17.
What is a force that opposes motion?
a)
Kinetic energy
b)
Potential energy
c)
Friction
d)
Direction
18.
What happened when a girl used the brakes on her bikes to slow down?
a)
Kinetic energy causes the bike to travel more slowly
b)
Friction caused the bike to travel more slowly
c)
Force caused the bike to travel more slowly.
d)
Potential energy cause the bike to travel more slowly
19.
On which surface would a car be able to stop the fastest?
a)
An icy road
b)
A paved road
c)
A gravel road
d)
A wet street
20.
All moving objects have--
a)
Potential energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Frictional force
d)
Electrical Force
21.
A moving roller coaster is an example of--
a)
Kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
friction
d)
fusion
22.
Energy that may happen is--
a)
friction
b)
moving
c)
potential energy
d)
kinetic energy
23.
What kind of energy does an apple hanging on a tree limb have?
a)
Potential energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
friction
d)
motion
24.
Which of these correctly shows what happens when two magnets are placed side by side?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
25.
ALL magnets have a (n) ____________________________
a)
North pole
b)
South pole
c)
East and west pole
d)
North and south pole
26.
Insulator or Conductor?
STEEL
STEEL
a)
Insulator
b)
Conductor
27.
_____________ turns a circuit on or off.
a)
A load
b)
A switch
c)
A power source
d)
A wire
28.
Opposite charges:
a)
attract
b)
repel
c)
create an electrical current
d)
create a magnetic field
29.
Like charges:
a)
attract
b)
repel
c)
create an electrical current
d)
create a magnetic field
30.
______________ electricity is a build up of electrons.
a)
Static electricity because this type of electricity is not moving electricity.
b)
Current electricity because this type of electricity is moving electricity.
c)
Current electricity because the charges are unbalanced.
d)
Static electricity because the electrons are moving through a conductor.
31.
______________ Circuits are used to wire houses and have more than one path for electrons to flow.
a)
Parallel circuits because it is best that all loads on a home be turned on at the same time to avoid damaging the circuit breakers.
b)
Series circuits because these circuits generally have more than two paths for the electrons to flow, allowing different loads to be turned on and off at the same time.
c)
Series circuits because these circuits are stronger and circuit breakers do not trip as easily.
d)
Parallel circuits because these circuits generally have more than two paths for the electrons to flow, allowing different loads to be turned on and off at the same time.
32.
___________________ is the energy source for a circuit.
a)
A load
b)
A switch
c)
A power source
d)
A wire
33.
_____________________ serves as the conductor for the circuit.
a)
A load
b)
A switch
c)
A power source
d)
A wire
34.
_________________ are objects that stop electrons from flowing freely through them.
a)
Insulators
b)
Conductors
35.
Insulator or Conductor?
GOLD
GOLD
a)
Insulator
b)
Conductor
36.
Insulator or Conductor?
RUBBER
RUBBER
a)
Insulator
b)
Conductor
37.
Which Planet comes after Earth in the solar system?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Eros
38.
Besides planets, what might you see in our solar system?
a)
a milky way candy bar
b)
an astroid belt
c)
an airplane
d)
an impirial walker
39.
The "red planet" is
a)
Venus
b)
Uranus
c)
Mars
d)
Saturn
40.
Which planet is the smallest terrestrial planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
41.
The planet with the most spectacular rings of any planet is
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
42.
The four terrestrial planets all have
a)
Hot temperatures
b)
Rocky surfaces
c)
Deep atmospheres
d)
Large size
43.
A thin disk of small particles of ice and rock around a planet is a
a)
belt
b)
ring
c)
satellite
d)
moon
44.
What is the correct order of the planets from the sun?
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
b)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune.
d)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
45.
Which is the correct order of the planets from smallest to largest?
a)
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter.
b)
Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
c)
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter.
d)
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
46.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
47.
Which planet is third from the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Pluto
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
48.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
49.
One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.
a)
The inner planets all have water
b)
the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets
c)
the outer planets are gas planets
d)
the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't
50.
how many planets are in our solar system?
a)
6
b)
5
c)
9
d)
8
51.
Why was Pluto removed from the list of planets in 2006?
a)
It broke one of the laws and had to be punished
b)
It was voted out by the other planets
c)
It's small size and irregular orbit
d)
People didn't like its color
52.
What season is the Northern Hemisphere in at position 4?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
53.
What is the difference between revolution and rotation of the earth and the moon?
a)
The earth revolves about its axis and the moon rotates around the earth
b)
The earth rotates about its axis and the moon revolves around the earth
c)
The earth rotates about the sun and the moon revolves around the earth.
d)
The earth revolves around the moon and the moon rotates around the sun.
54.
As the Earth travels around the sun, this tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the ________.
a)
months
b)
day and night
c)
seasons
d)
years
55.
The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.
a)
revolutions
b)
phases
c)
rotations
d)
eclipses
56.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
57.
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
58.
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
59.
Name this moon phase. (NO MOON SEEN)
a)
New moon
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning crescent
d)
full moon
60.
Name this phase of the moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
61.
Name this moon phase.
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter moon
c)
last quarter moon
d)
waning gibbous
62.
What is this moon phase?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
63.
What is this moon phase?
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
3rd quarter
64.
Name this moon phase.
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waning crescent
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
waning gibbous
65.
Name this moon phase.
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
66.
Earth moves in 2 ways.
a)
True
b)
False
67.
Spinning of Earth on its axis.
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
68.
Movement of Earth around the sun.
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
69.
What did Aristotle teach about the solar system
a)
the sun was the center
b)
the moon was the center
c)
the earth was the center
d)
mars was the center
70.
Why was Galileo able to know more about the universe than Ptolemy?
a)
telescope
b)
spectrum
c)
force
d)
gravity
71.
What is Copernicus theory?
a)
gravity
b)
telescope
c)
electromagnetic
d)
the sun is at the center of the universe, and all planets orbit the sun
72.
The ________ model, theorized by Ptolemy, describes a Universe with Earth in the center.
a)
Nebula
b)
Heliocentric
c)
Galaxy Model
d)
Geocentric
73.
The current model, or Heliocentric model, was developed by _____. However, ________ helped prove the theory.
a)
Newton & Hubble
b)
Ptolemy & Copernicus
c)
Hubble & Copernicus
d)
Copernicus & Galileo
74.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
d)
tilt
75.
Virginina has many different water resources. Which of the following have fresh water?
a)
Chesapeake Bay
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Lakes & Rivers
d)
Lake Superior
76.
Which watershed is the Potomac River a part of?
a)
North Carolina Sound
b)
Cheasapeake Bay
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Bay of Pigs
77.
What is a river?
a)
A large body of freshwater
b)
A saltwater inlet of the ocean
c)
A natural large stream of flowing freshwater
d)
An underground waterway
78.
A renewable resource is one that...
a)
Can be naturally replaced
b)
Cannot be naturally replaced
c)
Can be checked out from a library
d)
Comes from a factory
79.
Which of the following would NOT be found in Virginia?
a)
Dogwood tree
b)
Cedar Tree
c)
Ivy
d)
Cactus
80.
All of the following are minerals EXCEPT:
a)
Limestone
b)
Sand
c)
Apples
d)
Gravel
81.
This product is grown in Virginia:
a)
True
b)
False
82.
Describe the majority of land in Virginia
a)
Desert
b)
Swamp
c)
Forest
d)
Parking lot
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