WorksheetsB. Turner's Qtr 2 Science Review
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A student's science fair project tested which brand of microwave popcorn had the fewest unpopped kernels. Which is the independent variable?
a)
The cooking time of the popcorn
b)
The microwave that was used
c)
The brand of popcorn
d)
The size of the bag of popcorn
2.
Students want to learn which of two soils holds more water. They put clay in one bottle and sand in the other. Then they put equal amounts of water in the bottles. Some of the water drained into beakers. Which of these is the manipulated, independent variable?
a)
Amount of water
b)
Type of soil
c)
Type of beaker
d)
Number of bottles
3.
A boy did an experiment to see how to get his dog to come to him in the happiest way. He called him, clapped his hands, snapped his fingers, and offered treats. He compared how the dog reacted in each situation. What was the dependent variable?
a)
Dog's reaction
b)
Times the dog was called
c)
Number of treats
d)
Ways to call the dog
4.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what are the controlled variables?
a)
Type of plant, amount of music, and sunlight
b)
Water, apple juice, milk
c)
Plant growth
5.
What makes sound happen?
a)
Waves
b)
Vibrations
c)
Frequency
d)
Amplitude
6.
What is the highness and lowness of sound?
a)
Vibration
b)
Pitch
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
7.
What travels faster, light or sound?
a)
Light
b)
Sound
8.
Would a low guitar sound have the string vibrating fast or slow?
a)
Vibrating fast
b)
Vibrating slow
9.
What can sound NOT travel through?
a)
Solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
Vacuum (empty space)
10.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...
a)
The type of plant
b)
The amount of sunlight
c)
The type of music
d)
The type of liquid
11.
Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
lithosphere
12.
What is the top layer of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Mantle
b)
Innercore
c)
Outercore
d)
Crust
13.
What does it mean if an object is transparent?
a)
Light cannot pass through the object.
b)
Light is refracted by the object.
c)
Light passes through the object.
d)
Light is absorbed by the object.
14.
The picture shows light being ________________.
a)
Refracted
b)
Absorbed
c)
Split
d)
Reflected
15.
Explain what is happening in the picture.
a)
Light is reflected.
b)
Light is absorbed.
c)
Light is diffused.
d)
Light is refracted.
16.
Alice was going to summer camp. She packed a black shirt. The black shirt will keep Alice ____________ because light is ________________.
a)
cooler; reflected
b)
cooler; absorbed
c)
warmer; reflected
d)
warmer; absorbed
17.
_________________ is the change in direction of light waves as the waves pass from the air into water. The light appears to bend.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Defraction
d)
Mirror Image
18.
Shadows are formed when light is _____________ by an object that is ____________.
a)
blocked; transparent
b)
blocked; opaque
c)
refracted; transparent
d)
blocked; opaque
19.
Use the picture. What term would you use to describe the image?
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Absorptive
d)
Opaque
20.
Select the term that best describes the picture
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Opaque
d)
Prism
21.
Select the term that best identifies the picture.
a)
Translucent
b)
Transparent
c)
Opaque
d)
Prism
22.
Sound travels slower than light.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Light can travel through outer space, but sound can't.
a)
False
b)
True
24.
Which answer choice has the planets placed IN ORDER?
a)
Mars, Venus, Mercury, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus Neptune
b)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus Neptune
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus Neptune
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
25.
the inner planets in order
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
b)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars
c)
Mars,Venus, Earth, Mercury
d)
Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars
26.
the outer planets in order
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
b)
Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
c)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
d)
Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars
27.
Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
outer core
d)
mantle
28.
Earth is composed of four layers. Many scientists believe that as Earth cooled, the denser materials sank to the center and the less dense materials rose to the top. The least dense layer is the —
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
crust
d)
mantle
29.
What layer of Earth is located just below the crust?
a)
inner core
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
crust
30.
Which of these best describes the relationship between Earth’s layers?
a)
The more liquid layers are closest to the crust.
b)
The lightest layers are closest to the core
c)
The more metallic layers are closest to the crust.
d)
The hottest layers are closest to the core.
31.
What is most likely to happen to light that hits an opaque object?
a)
All of the light passes through the object.
b)
None of the light passes through the object.
c)
Most of the light disappears.
d)
Some of the light passes through the object.
32.
If you wanted a gift to be a surprise, what kind of container would you put it in?
a)
transparent
b)
thick
c)
opaque
d)
translucent
33.
What does it mean to refract?
a)
bounce off
b)
to bend
c)
curve outward
d)
reflect
34.
How does light travel?
a)
in a wavy path
b)
in a straight path
c)
in a zig zag path
35.
An independent variable is something that-
a)
Changes in the experiment not on its own
b)
You change on purpose in the experiment
c)
doesn't change
d)
doesn't exist
36.
Sound waves are ______ waves
a)
Compression
b)
Beach
c)
Light
d)
Energy
37.
What is the labled part of the longitudinal wave?
a)
Compressions
b)
Rarefactions
c)
Refractions
d)
Springs
38.
Where does sound travel best?
a)
In Air
b)
In Water
c)
In the Ground
d)
In Space
39.
True or False: Can sound travel through a vacuum (space).
a)
True
b)
False
40.
True or False: Sound travels better through solids than through liquids
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Which of the following does sound depend on?
a)
type of medium
b)
distance to the medium
c)
height of the medium
d)
vibration of the medium
42.
What is a pitch?
a)
highness or lowness of a sound
b)
the intensity of a vibration
c)
the amplitude of the sound wave
d)
volume of sound
43.
A model of a plate boundary is shown. What most likely happens as the plates slide past each other?
a)
A mountain forms.
b)
An earthquake occurs.
c)
The ocean floor widens.
d)
Magma comes to the surface.
44.
One way in which light waves are different from sound waves is that light waves ______.
a)
can move through empty space.
b)
are caused by rapid vibrations.
c)
travel more slowly.
d)
can be reflected.
45.
The amplitude determines the _____________ of a sound wave.
a)
Length
b)
Volume
c)
Pitch
d)
Direction
46.
Determine the pitch.
a)
Loud
b)
High
c)
Soft
d)
Low
47.
What does the highness or lowness of a sound represent?
a)
Volume
b)
Pitch
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
48.
Sound travels Fastest through which of these materials?
a)
Metal
b)
Empty Space
c)
Air
d)
Water
49.
Sound travels Fastest through which of these materials?
a)
Metal
b)
Empty Space
c)
Air
d)
Water
50.
Sounds cause the _______ to vibrate and send a message to the brain.
a)
Vocal Chords
b)
Eardrums
c)
Sound
d)
Volume
51.
Look at the wave and determine the volume.
a)
Loud
b)
Soft
c)
Strong
d)
Long
52.
An experiment was conducted by Mrs. Carter's fifth grade students to see if scores on the weekly spelling test were affected by the number of minutes students studied each day.
What is the independent variable?
What is the independent variable?
a)
Number of minutes studies
b)
Spelling Scores
c)
Word Study Lists
d)
Mrs. Carter's 5th grade class
53.
An experiment was conducted by Mrs. Carter's fifth grade students to see if scores on the weekly spelling test were affected by the number of minutes students studied each day.
What is the dependent variable
What is the dependent variable
a)
Number of minutes studied
b)
Spelling test scores
c)
Mrs. Carter's class
d)
Word study lists
54.
What is the relationship between frequency and pitch?
a)
The higher the frequency, the lower the pitch
b)
The higher the frequency the higher the pitch
c)
The lower the frequency, the higher the pitch
d)
The lower the frequency, the louder the pitch
55.
Objects have different pitches and frequencies. What makes certain objects have a higher pitch than other objects?
a)
Large objects have a higher pitch because they vibrate more quickly
b)
Smaller objects have a higher pitch because they vibrate more quickly
c)
Large objects have a higher pitch because they vibrate slowly
d)
Small objects have a higher pitch because they vibrate slowly
56.
Why does sound need a medium to travel through?
a)
The molecules must stay still. The matter keeps the sound waves compacted better.
b)
The molecules must vibrate back and forth. If there is no matter, there is nothing to make the sound.
c)
The medium makes sound travel in a straight path
d)
The medium provides sound with a place to make waves.
57.
Which numbered part of the instrument would have the highest pitch?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
58.
Which letter represents wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
59.
We remember the order of the colors from longest to shortest wavelength by saying ________.
a)
ROYGBIV
b)
BIVGROY
c)
REDORANGEYELLOWDUDE
d)
INDIGOBLUEVIOLETGUY
60.
A submarine uses ____________ to measure the depth of the ocean floor.
a)
echo location
b)
sonar
c)
amplitude
d)
pitch
61.
Animals, like bats and dolphins, use this by bouncing sound off of objects to determine distance. This helps them find food.
a)
pitch
b)
sonar
c)
wavelength
d)
echo location
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