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Physical Science Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The speed and direction of a moving object.
a)
acceleration
b)
net force
c)
velocity
d)
maximum speed
2.
Process in which one or more substances are changed into a new substance.
a)
physical reaction
b)
chemical reaction
c)
combustion reaction
d)
change reaction
3.
Substances with atoms that are all alike.
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
isotope
d)
ion
4.
A small body of ice, rock and cosmic dust that follows an elliptical obit around the sun and forms a tail.
a)
moon
b)
planet
c)
black hole
d)
comet
5.
Any living factor in an organism"s environment.
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
c)
cellular substance
d)
nature
6.
A substance in which the atoms of two or more elements are combined in a fixed proportion.
a)
element
b)
isotope
c)
compound
d)
ion
7.
Rate of change of velocity. It can be calculated by  dividing the change in velocity by the time it takes the change to occur
a)
velocity
b)
acceleration
c)
speed
d)
centripetal force
8.
Any nonliving factor in an organism's environment. 
a)
cellular substance
b)
abiotic
c)
biotic
d)
photosynthesis
9.
Fireworks is an example of __________
a)
Mallebility
b)
Chemical reaction
c)
Physical reaction
d)
Color change
10.
Soil, light and water temperature are examples of _______________
a)
Environmental development
b)
biotic factors
c)
abiotic factors
d)
global warming
11.
Turning right at 10 mph is an example of _________
a)
rate of change
b)
acceleration
c)
centripetal force
d)
velocity
12.
Carbon dioxide is a(n)
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
isotope
d)
noble gas
13.
Plants, birds and algae are example of _________
a)
biotic factor
b)
abiotic factor
c)
natural factor
d)
life cycle factor
14.
It is found in the nucleus of the cell and stores information used to make proteins for cell growth, function and reproduction.
 
a)
ANA
b)
RNA
c)
DPA
d)
DNA
15.
Push or pull exerted on an object.
a)
acceleration
b)
net gravity
c)
force
d)
inertia
16.
Possible explanation for a problem using what is known and what is observe.
a)
theory
b)
idea
c)
observation 
d)
hypothesis
17.
Tendency of an object to resist any change in motion.
a)
accleration
b)
velocity
c)
inerita
d)
net force
18.
Sum of all the forces that are acting on an object.
a)
inertia
b)
centripetal force
c)
balanced forces
d)
net forces
19.
States that the mass of all substances present before a chemical change equals the mass of all the substances remaining after the change
a)
Law of conservation of momentum
b)
Law of conservation of mass
c)
Law of conservation of changes
d)
Law of Conservation of motion
20.
A specific trait that appears in the F1 generation and is displayed.
a)
dominant trait
b)
recessive trait
c)
genetic trait
d)
popular trait