Worksheets4th six weeks Vocab
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
smallest particle of an element; contains protons, neutrons, and electrons
a)
Cell
b)
Atom
c)
Neutron
d)
Tinizium
2.
elements located between metals and nonmetals on the periodic table (along bold stair-step line); have characteristics of both metals and nonmetals
a)
Metaloids
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metals
d)
Briganceium
3.
Energy of Motion
a)
Potential
b)
Work
c)
Force
d)
Kinetic
4.
simple machine that uses grooved wheels and a rope to raise, lower or move a load. When a rope passes over a wheel, it changes the direction of effort needed to move the load.
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Screw
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
5.
speed of an object and its direction of motion; changes when speed, direction or both changes
a)
Acceleration
b)
Speed
c)
Light Speed
d)
Velocity
6.
small object made of ice with some gas, dust, and rock; a "tail" can appear as the comet revolves around the sun and is heated
a)
Comet
b)
Meteor
c)
Nebula
d)
Galaxy
7.
made of crust and upper part of mantle; broken into tectonic plates
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Inner Core
8.
occurs when rocks are broken apart by physical processes; overall chemical makeup of the rock stays the same; ex. water freezing and thawing in cracks of rocks breaking them apart
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Igneous Rocks
9.
Alfred Wegener believed landmasses of Earth once fit together to form single landmass called "Pangaea"; landmasses "drifted" to where they are today; theory disregarded due to lack of evidence
a)
Continental Drift Theory
b)
Sea Floor Spreading Theory
c)
Plate Tectonic Theory
d)
Flat Earth Theory
10.
intense low pressure areas that form over warm ocean waters in the summer and early fall; a powerful, spiraling storm.
a)
Tsunami
b)
Wild Fire
c)
Hurricane
d)
Warm Front
11.
the living organisms in an ecosystem
a)
Abiotic
b)
Symbiotic
c)
Tertiary
d)
Biotic
12.
the rebuilding of populations in a community or ecosystem that has been changed due to events in the environment
a)
Evolution
b)
Succession
c)
Biome
d)
Biodiversity
13.
succession following a disturbance that destroys a community without destroying the soil
a)
Primary Succession
b)
Secondary Succession
c)
Primary Biome
d)
Secondary Biome
14.
Water that flows across the land and enters rivers and streams. It eventually flows into lakes and the ocean
a)
Runoff
b)
Overflow
c)
Spill Way
d)
Lots o' Water
15.
single-cell that does not have a nucleus
a)
Zykaryote
b)
Ookaryote
c)
eukaryote
d)
prokaryote
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