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WUA #138: Review From the Year

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Anything that has mass and takes up space is (p112-113)
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
physical property
d)
mass
2.
Which physical property is the amount of space something takes up and can be measured with a graduated cylinder? (page 116-117)
a)
mass
b)
graduated cylinder
c)
milliliters
d)
volume
3.
The volume of water in a graduated cylinder is 50 ml.  You drop a tennis ball in the cylinder.  The volume rises to 88 ml.  What is the volume of the tennis ball? (page 116-117)
a)
50 mL
b)
88 mL
c)
38 mL
d)
138 mL
4.
What is mass? (page 112-113)
a)
The amount of mass in a given space.
b)
The amount of matter in an object.
c)
How much space an object takes up.
d)
The tendency of all objects to resist any change in motion.
5.
Which tool would be used to measure the mass of an object? (page 112-113)
a)
 balance
b)
graduated cylinder
c)
your senses
d)
spring scale
6.
What is a tool you could use to measure size?
a)
balance
b)
thermometer
c)
ruler
d)
water
7.
Which word is used to describe what something feels like? (p. 114-115)
a)
hardness
b)
texture
c)
shape
d)
size
8.
The amount of matter present in a certain volume of a substance is    (p 118-119)
a)
float
b)
sink
c)
mass
d)
density
9.
The stored energy in batteries is an example of what type of energy?
a)
mechanical
b)
light
c)
solar
d)
chemical
10.
Which type of energy from movement?
a)
mechanical 
b)
chemical
c)
electrical
d)
heat
11.
Wood burning in a fireplace produces which kind of energy as the end result?
a)
solar
b)
mechanical 
c)
heat
d)
chemical 
12.
Holding a marble at the top of a ramp
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
13.
A slinky moving down a set of stairs
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
14.
What is Energy?
a)
the ability to cause change
b)
things that supply heat
c)
objects
d)
stored movement
15.
A combination of 2 or more substances that cannot be easily separated is called- 
a)
a mixture
b)
a solution 
c)
a solute 
d)
a solvent 
16.
If I added 27 grams of salt to water and separated the solution with a hot plate, what amount of salt would be left behind?
a)
20 grams
b)
0 grams
c)
27 grams
d)
10 grams
17.
Which of the following is a method of separating solutions?
a)
hand seperation
b)
filtering
c)
screening
d)
evaporation 
18.
To separate a mixture of salt and water what separation tool/method is used?
a)
Filter
b)
Screen
c)
Magnet
d)
Evaporation
19.
If you spilled nails in a sandbox, what separation tool/method could you use to clean out the sandbox so it would be safe for children to play in?
a)
Filter
b)
Screen
c)
Magnet
d)
Evaporation
20.
A combination of rocks and water is an example of
a)
A mixture
b)
A solution 
c)
Dissovling
21.
Which of the following is NOT a mixture?
a)
sand, salt, and rocks in a bucket
b)
trail mix made with dried fruit,
nuts, chocolate drops, and
pretzels
c)
water in a glass
d)
rocks and sand in the ocean
22.
Proper safety when conducting
an investigation should always
be a priority. All of the following
are good safety practices
EXCEPT —
a)
wear protective equipment,
such as safety goggles
b)
review all safety rules before
starting the investigation
c)
if a chemical spill occurs, clean
it up first, and then report it
to your teacher
d)
make sure your equipment
and lab area are clean before
beginning the investigation
23.
The most important rule of any lab investigation is-
a)
Follow teacher directions
b)
Wear safety goggles
c)
Wear an apron 
d)
Eat the materials
24.
A music amplifier amplifies (increases) the music it plays. 
This appliance is intended to convert....
a)
Electrical energy into sound energy
b)
Sound energy into electrical energy 
c)
Electrical energy into light energy
d)
Mechanical energy into thermal energy
25.
In a closed circuit, what is the purpose of the battery?
a)
To use the electric current
b)
To connect all of the pieces of the circuit 
c)
To provide, or give, energy 
d)
To slow down the energy
26.
Is this an insulator or conductor? 
glass bead
a)
Insulator
b)
Conductor
27.
Is this an insulator or conductor? 
aluminum foil 
a)
Insulator
b)
Conductor
28.
Some spoons are made out of materials that are conductors, and get hot. 
Other spoons are made out of materials that are insulators and will not get hot. 
Which spoon should I use to stir boiling water on the stove? 
a)
Aluminum 
b)
Copper
c)
Steel
d)
Wood
29.
You must turn the handle of a gumball machine in order to dispense the gumball. What form of energy do you use to dispense the gumball? 
a)
Light energy
b)
Mechanical energy
c)
Sound energy 
d)
Electrical energy
30.
Wires are sometimes coated with plastic for safety reasons. Why do we need to remove the plastic before we use the copper wire in an electric circuit? 
a)
So I can bend the wire into the circuit. 
b)
So the electric current can pass through the copper wire
c)
So as to prevent the wire from being overloaded
d)
The plastic is too thick to use in a circuit. 
31.
Some lunchboxes are made of metal and some are made of foam. We want lunchboxes to insulate and keep our food warm or cold. What can we conclude about the insulating ability of lunchboxes? 
a)
Metal is better than foam at insulating for food. 
b)
Foam and metal are both equal at insulating for food. 
c)
Foam is better at insulating for food than metal. 
d)
Neither material keeps it cold. 
32.
What would happen if we removed a light bulb from a series circuit? 
a)
All the bulbs would go out
b)
The remaining light bulbs would stay lit 
c)
One bulb will stay lit
d)
The battery would stop working 
33.
Which form of energy will change water from a liquid to a gas as it boils on the stove? 
a)
Sound Energy
b)
Mechanical Energy 
c)
Light Energy
d)
Thermal Energy (Heat) 
34.
Energy from the sun.
a)
wind
b)
hydroelectric
c)
solar
d)
biofuel
35.
Takes millions of years to form.
a)
hydroelectric
b)
renewable
c)
solar
d)
fossil fuels
36.
The wearing or breaking down of rock.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
minerals
d)
compaction
37.
Solid fossil fuel formed from ancient plants.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
petroleum
d)
natural gas
38.
A resource that can be easily replaced.
a)
renewable
b)
alternative
c)
nonrenewable
39.
Plastic water bottles.
a)
nonrenewable
b)
alternative
c)
renewable
40.
Timber, pork and corn.
a)
nonrenewable
b)
alternative
c)
renewable
41.
Any useful material found in nature.
a)
natural
b)
alternative
c)
renewable
d)
nonrenewable
42.
Oil, cotton, and beef are all natural resources.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Cotton dresses and pants.
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
c)
alternative
44.
Most plastic is made from oil.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
When sediment is pressed or squeezed together.
a)
cementation
b)
compost
c)
celebration
d)
compaction
46.
Type of rock formed by compaction and cementation.
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
natural gas
47.
Type of rock formed by volcanic eruptions
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
48.
A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming over land is:
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
d)
blizzard
49.
A severe storm that involves winds over 119mph and forms over water is:
a)
tornado
b)
thunderstorm
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
50.
This severe weather involves low temperatures and snow either falling or drifting
a)
hurricane
b)
thunderstorm
c)
tornado
d)
blizzard
51.
The boundary  between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
52.
This severe weather involves lightning, rain, and possibly hail
a)
thunderstorm
b)
tornado
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
53.
When severe weather conditions are present, a _______ is issued
a)
watch
b)
warning
54.
Which type of pressure system is pictured?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
55.
What type of weather would you expect with the pressure system pictured?
a)
clear
b)
cloudy
c)
severe storms
d)
hot
56.
Which type of pressure system is pictured?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
57.
What type of weather would you expect from the pressure system pictured?
a)
clear
b)
cloudy
c)
hot
d)
stormy
58.
This type of front can bring strong storms
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
59.
Which option pictured describes how rain is formed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
60.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
61.
This picture shows what stage of a butterfly?
a)
larve
b)
pupa
c)
adult
d)
egg
62.
Which stage does this picture show?
a)
pupa
b)
nymph
c)
larva
d)
egg
63.
Animals and people release __________.
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
64.
Plants release __________ as a waste product.
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
water
c)
oxygen
65.
Plants need ____________ to survive.
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
66.
The type of development consisting of three stages: egg, nymph, and adult is called ____________.
a)
life cycle
b)
complete metamorphosis
c)
incomplete metamorphosis
d)
stages
67.
The stages of an organism's life from birth to death is called the _____________.
a)
complete metamorphosis
b)
incomplete metamorphosis
c)
life cycle
d)
stages
68.
A characteristic that has been passed from parents to offspring is called a
a)
learned behavior 
b)
inherited trait 
c)
adaptation
69.
Any characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive 
a)
learned behavior 
b)
inherited trait 
c)
adaptation 
70.
A behavior that is developed by observing others or by being taught 
a)
learned behavior 
b)
inherited trait 
c)
adaptation 
71.
Which of the following is a characteristic inherited from parents rather than learned? 
a)
playing the guitar 
b)
having blue eyes 
c)
speaking french 
d)
using a pencil to write 
72.
Bill created a list of traits and behaviors below. 
playing an instrument 
jumping rope 
throwing a baseball 
All of these behaviors could be defined as ___
a)
inherited traits 
b)
learned behaviors
c)
adaptations
d)
basic needs of living organisms
73.
Which of the following beaks would best allow the bird to dig in shallow ground for worms?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
74.
This pelican most likely gets it food by 
a)
scoops up small fish to eat 
b)
gathers nectar from flowers
c)
eats mice in a forest habitat 
d)
cracks open seeds for food
75.
Cactus plants have pointed thorns to 
a)
protect and keep predators away
b)
capture sunlight 
c)
allow excess water to drip off plant 
d)
keep plant from freezing