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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Removing heat from matter causes the atoms to...
a)
move faster
b)
move slower
c)
stop completely
d)
stay at the same speed
2.
The process when plants convert light energy into chemical energy is...
a)
insulation
b)
convection
c)
photosynthesis
d)
respiration
3.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
4.
Freezing
a)
Solid to gas
b)
Liquid to solid
c)
Gas to solid
d)
Liquid to gas
5.
Which state of matter has tightly packed molecules?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
6.
What term describes a solid changing to a gas? Hint: We learned about this with dry ice and gatorade.
a)
Deposition
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Freezing
7.
What is condensation? (Pssst: It's how clouds are formed!)
a)
gas to solid
b)
gas to liquid
c)
liquid to solid
d)
solid to liquid
8.
The speed of the molecules determines the _____.
a)
volume
b)
density
c)
pressure
d)
temperature
9.
How do you know matter has changed?
a)
The matter stays the same.
b)
New material is formed.
c)
The matter gets more massive.
d)
The matter gets less massive.
10.
Alex baked a batch of cookies. When the cookies came out of the oven, Alex noticed that color of the cookies had changed. They smelled different than the raw cookie dough. The raw cookie dough was sticky and soft and the baked cookies are dry and firm. What kind of change has taken place in the cookies?
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
11.
This is the symbol for a...
a)
Cold Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded Front
12.
This is the symbol for a...
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Stationary Front
c)
Warm Front
d)
Cold Front
13.
This is the symbol for a...
a)
Stationary Front
b)
Occluded Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front
14.
A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming over land is a...
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
d)
blizzard
15.
A severe storm that involves winds over 119mph and forms over water is a...
a)
tornado
b)
thunderstorm
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
16.
The boundary between two air masses is known as a...
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
17.
Why do hurricanes inflict more damage than tornadoes?
a)
they are larger
b)
longer duration
c)
also associated with flooding and strong rains
d)
all of these
18.
Cold air traveling south from Canada is what type of air mass?
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
19.
Warm air moving upwards from the Gulf of Mexico is what type of air mass?
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
20.
This weather tool measures wind speed and direction
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
21.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
22.
What are the two most common gasses in the air?
a)
Hydrogen and oxygen
b)
Argon and carbon dioxide
c)
Oxygen and nitrogen
d)
Oxygen and water vapor
23.
Water changes forms as it moves through Earth's...
a)
Carbon cycle
b)
Nitrogen cycle
c)
Water cycle
d)
Life cycle
24.
Where we live & weather happens is the...
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
25.
In what layer of earth's atmosphere do meteoroids burn up?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Tropsphere
d)
Stratosphere
26.
What happens to the air pressure the higher up in space you go?
a)
the air pressure increases
b)
the air pressure decreases
c)
the air pressure stays the same
d)
there is no air pressure
27.
It takes one year or one trip around the sun to complete this.
a)
Gravity
b)
Rotation
c)
Revolution
d)
Axis
28.
What causes the tides?
a)
Sun's gravitational pull
b)
Earth's gravitational pull
c)
Moon's gravitational pull
d)
Oceans gravitational pull
29.
The spinning of Earth on its axis is called...
(To spin 360 degrees in 24 hours)
(To spin 360 degrees in 24 hours)
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
axis
30.
In science, there are biotic and abiotic factors. Examples of abiotic factors are...
a)
water, land, air, sunlight
b)
plants, animals, fungi
31.
Competition within a pack of wolves may increase if there is an increase in the...
a)
amount of food available
b)
amount of oxygen available
c)
size of their population
d)
living space
32.
What part of the cells is labeled A?
a)
cell wall
b)
chromosome
c)
cytoplasm
d)
nucleus
33.
Which fertilization and development method is most typical of humans before birth occurs?
a)
external fertilization & external development
b)
internal fertilization & internal development
c)
internal fertilization & external development
d)
external fertilization & internal development
34.
Infants will often smile when they hear a parent's voice. In this situation, the parent's voice is considered the...
a)
stimulus
b)
response
c)
an adaptation
d)
a resource
35.
These changes can best be described as...
a)
metamorphosis
b)
evolution
c)
competition
d)
dynamic equilibrium
36.
What physical property of the rock is being measured using the graduated cylinders?
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
hardness
d)
solubility
37.
a)
0 N
b)
378 N
c)
756 N
d)
1512 N
38.
What does this model represent?
a)
a mixture
b)
a single element
c)
a compound
d)
a cell
39.
How many of the organisms in the image are multicellular?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
40.
Which term describes the sequence of who eats whom in a biological community?
a)
consumer
b)
decomposer
c)
ecosystem
d)
food chain
41.
What tool do meteorologists use to measure how warm or cool the
air temperature is?
air temperature is?
a)
barometer
b)
map
c)
scale
d)
thermometer
42.
What is an ecosystem?
a)
the ability of an organism to stay alive
b)
a group of organisms that live together
c)
a community of organisms and its environment
d)
stages that an organism goes through as it grows and matures
43.
For safety reasons, electricians use wire covered in plastic. Why does a person not get shocked when they touch a wire coated in plastic?
a)
The electricity is not turned on.
b)
The wire must not be connected to anything else.
c)
The plastic acts as an insulator and does not allow energy to flow through it.
d)
The plastic acts as a conductor and does not allow energy to flow through it.
44.
What is the role of the producer in a food chain?
a)
breakdown decaying matter in an ecosystem
b)
collect materials and elements from the environment to be shared with consumers
c)
obtain light energy from the sun, making it usable to other organisms in the food chain
d)
producers do not have a role within the food chain, a food chain can function without them
45.
Which term describes animals that eat other animals but not plants?
a)
carnivores
b)
omnivores
c)
decomposers
d)
producers
46.
What is another word for the changes in appearance of the moon?
a)
orbit
b)
rotations
c)
phases
d)
star
47.
Why does the sun appear to rise and set each day?
a)
The Sun rotates
b)
The Earth rotates
c)
Earth revolves around the Sun
d)
The Sun revolves around Earth
48.
What covers most of Earth?
a)
minerals
b)
rocks
c)
soil
d)
water
49.
What is the most abundant element in the atmosphere?
a)
carbon
b)
hydrogen
c)
nitrogen
d)
oxygen
50.
Which process breaks down rocks on the Earth's surface?
a)
condensation
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
d)
weathering
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