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Semester 1 review

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which form of matter has a definite shape like this picture?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
d)
clay
2.
Which form of matter take the shape of a container like this juice?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
glass
d)
gas
3.
Which form of matter fills the space like it has in the balloon?
a)
liquid
b)
string
c)
solid
d)
gas
4.
When the temperature of matter increases the particles...
a)
speed up and move closer
b)
speed up and move farther apart
c)
slow down and move closer together
d)
slow down and move farther apart
5.
When the temperature of matter decreases the particles ...
a)
speed up and move farther apart
b)
speed up and move closer together
c)
slow down and move farther apart
d)
slow down and move closer together
6.
Which of the following statements is NOT true of all different types of matter?
a)
They are made of atoms and molecules
b)
The particles are always in motion
c)
The particles always move at the same speed
d)
They are made of particles that are too small to see
7.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
8.
Water can be a solid, liquid, and a gas.
a)
True
b)
False
liquid
9.
What does this picture represent? 
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
10.
What does this picture represent? 
a)
solid
b)
liquid 
c)
gas
d)
plasma
11.
Molecules move quickest in which state of matter
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid, liquid and gas
12.
How many total people took the survey?
a)
50
b)
150
c)
100
d)
200
13.
What was the total amount of candy sold during the school year shown in the graph?
a)
43
b)
35.5
c)
23
d)
27.5
14.
In which year did exactly 60 students have scholarships?
a)
2010
b)
2011
c)
2012
d)
2013
15.
In August, how many metric tons did Clark's Paper Mill and Tyler Paper Mill produce all together?
a)
10
b)
70
c)
80
d)
90
16.
What is the volume of the liquid in this graduated cylinder?
a)
19 mL 
b)
35 mL 
c)
24 mL 
d)
1.9 mL
17.
What is the volume of the liquid in this graduated cylinder?
a)
8.5 mL 
b)
7.5 mL 
c)
8 mL 
d)
.1 mL
18.
What is the volume of the liquid in this graduated cylinder?
a)
8.6 mL 
b)
86 mL 
c)
8.06 mL 
d)
.86 mL
19.
What is the mass on the triple beam balance? 
a)
232.5
b)
237.0
c)
750.
20.
What is the mass on the triple beam balance? 
a)
206.0
b)
260.0
c)
200.6
21.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
22.
What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convectio
d)
I don't know!!!!!!!!!!!
23.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
24.
Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.
a)
more
b)
less
25.
A toaster toasting bread is an example of 
a)
condensation
b)
conductio
c)
convection
d)
radiation
26.
The man goes to take the hot pot off the stove with his bare hands.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
27.
What happens when ice cubes melt in a glass?
a)
Heat travels from the ice to the warmer water.
b)
No energy is transferred.
c)
Heat is transferred from the warmer water to the ice cubes.
d)
The water warms up due to the humidity
28.
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
b)
a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
29.
Transfer of thermal energy through "space"
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
30.
The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
insulation
d)
conduction
31.
Conduction occurs in...
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
32.
Heat would best be transferred by conduction between
a)
a candle and the air.
b)
an oven and a glass dish.
c)
a stove and a copper pot.
d)
water and a wooden spoon
33.
Carole owns a two story house with a heating and cooling unit on each floor. In the winter she mostly uses the downstairs unit because the volume of warm air __________ and __________ warming the whole house through __________.
a)
expands, rises, convection
b)
expands, sinks, conduction
c)
contracts, rises, conversion
d)
contracts, sinks, contraption
34.
Is iron a conductor or insulator?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
35.
Is wood a conductor or insulator?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
36.
A great conductor of energy is:
a)
wood
b)
plastic
c)
metal
d)
cloth
37.
Conductors are materials that...
a)
Allow heat to pass through
b)
Stop heat from passing through
c)
Allow cold to pass through
d)
Stop cold from passing through
38.
All of the following are conductors except _______.
a)
metal spoon
b)
wire
c)
iron nail
d)
plastic spoon
39.
Gloves help keep your hands warm in winter because:
a)
They are conductors of heat.
b)
They are fuzzy.
c)
They are conductors of electrical energy.
d)
They are insulators.
40.
An object that doesn't conduct heat well is known as:
a)
a conductor
b)
an insulator
41.
Thermal energy travels...
a)
Hot to cold
b)
Cold to hot
c)
Inside to outside
d)
Outside to inside
42.
Which of the following is NOT an insulator?
a)
Wool
b)
Plastic
c)
Copper
d)
Styrofoam
43.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
44.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
45.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
46.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
47.
Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
48.
Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
49.
what does the #4 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
50.
What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?
a)
Codensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
51.
The first step in the water cycle 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation 
c)
precipitation
d)
there is no first step 
52.
The ________ is the driving force of the earth's surface.
a)
sun
b)
moon 
c)
stars
53.
The water cycle has no start or end
a)
true
b)
false
54.
The water cycle is also known as ..........
a)
Hypertonic Solution
b)
Hydrological Cycle
c)
Hyperlogical Cycle
d)
None of these
55.
______occurs when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid droplets.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
56.
When plants lose water into the atmosphere as a gas, this is called. . .
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
57.
A __________ is the lines between air masses.
a)
low pressure system
b)
high pressure system
c)
front
58.
____________ air sinks/falls because it is ____________dense.
a)
Cold, More
b)
Warm, Less
c)
Cold, Less
d)
Warm, More
59.
___________________ currents happen because hot materials rise, cool off, then fall, replacing the risen air.
a)
Wind
b)
Sun
c)
Convection
d)
Earth
60.
This Symbol is associated with a _____________________Front.
a)
Warm
b)
Occluded
c)
Cold
d)
Stationary
61.
This picture represents the symbol for a __________________________Front.
a)
Warm
b)
Occluded
c)
Cold
d)
Stationary
62.
The picture represents the symbol for a _______________________Front.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Occluded
d)
Stationary
63.
What type of front does this symbol represent?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
64.
What front is moving through the NW part of the US?
a)
Stationary
b)
Warm
c)
Occluded
d)
Cold
65.
What front is moving through
Alabama and Georgia? 
a)
Warm
b)
Occluded
c)
Stationary
d)
Cold
66.
What direction is the cold front moving?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Northeast
d)
Southwest
67.
What direction is the cold front moving?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Northeast
d)
Southwest
68.
Which city can expect to see an increase in temperatures over the next 24 hours?
a)
Billings, Montana
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
d)
Miami, Florida
69.
Which weather front are severe storms most likely to develop?
a)
warm front
b)
stationary front
c)
cold front
d)
occluded front
70.
The symbol for a low pressure system is?
a)
H
b)
L
c)
S
d)
W
71.
The symbol for a high pressure system is?
a)
L
b)
S
c)
W
d)
H
72.
What does this image show? 
a)
Hotness
b)
High altitude
c)
High pressure
d)
Hi five bro!
73.
What is the temperature at this weather station?
a)
75 degrees
b)
1,000 degrees
c)
2 degrees
d)
90 degrees
74.
Storms generally move in what direction? 
a)
from east to west
b)
from north to south
c)
from south to north
d)
from west to east
75.
a)
Low Clouds
b)
Low Temperatures
c)
Light Wind
d)
Low Air Pressure
76.
At which weather station is the temperature the highest?
a)
Washington
b)
Decorah
c)
Keokuk
d)
They all have the same wind speed
77.
How do we name air masses?
a)
Water and temperature
b)
Air pressure
c)
Humidity and temperature
d)
Cold and warm
78.
How do we characterize an air mass that forms over the ocean?
a)
Dry
b)
Wet
c)
Cold
d)
Warm
79.
How do we characterize an air mass that forms over land?
a)
Dry
b)
Wet
c)
Cold
d)
Warm
80.
How do we characterize an air mass that forms over near the equator?
a)
Dry
b)
Wet
c)
Cold
d)
Warm
81.
How do we characterize an air mass that forms near the poles?
a)
Dry
b)
Wet
c)
Warm
d)
Cold
82.
What types of air masses form over oceans?
a)
Maritime
b)
Continental
c)
Polar
d)
Tropical
83.
What's the humidity and temperature of a continental tropical air mass?
a)
Wet and cold
b)
Dry and warm
c)
Wet and warm
d)
Dry and cold
84.
What's the humidity and temperature of a maritime tropical air mass?
a)
Wet and cold
b)
Dry and warm
c)
Wet and warm
d)
Dry and cold
85.
A wet and cold air mass would be a...
a)
Maritime polar
b)
Continental polar
c)
Maritime tropical
d)
Continental tropical
86.
A dry and hot air mass would be...
a)
Maritime arctic
b)
Maritime tropical
c)
Continental tropical
d)
Continental polar
87.
Which type of air would you find at air mass A?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
88.
Which type of air would you find at air mass B?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
89.
Which type of air would you find at air mass C?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
90.
Which type of air would you find at air mass D?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
91.
Which abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as dry and hot?
a)
cP
b)
mP
c)
cT
d)
mT
92.
Which abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as cold and moist?
a)
cP
b)
mP
c)
cT
d)
mT