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Science Benchmark #3- 031218

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the best definition of light?
 
a)
The Sun
b)
A form of energy that is made of many colors
c)
a prism or glass that makes the colors of a rainbow
d)
anything you see what your eyes
2.
A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-
a)
always travels in a straight line
b)
bends when it passes through water
c)
makes the water in the glass evaporate
d)
reflects the pencil on the water's surface
3.
The bouncing off of light rays from the surface of an object such as a mirror or other shiny surface is called:
a)
mirror
b)
laser
c)
reflection
d)
refraction
4.
_____?______ materials do not allow light waves to pass through.
a)
Opaque
b)
Transparent
c)
Translucent
5.
_____?_____ materials allow some light to partially pass through, but not in a straight path.
a)
Opaque
b)
Transparent
c)
Translucent
6.
_____?_____ materials allow light waves to pass through easily.
a)
Opaque
b)
Transparent
c)
Translucent
7.

We investigated light using a _______. It is an object that separates white light into colors.

a)

microscope

b)

prism

c)

shadow

d)

telescope

8.
Which images are opaque?
a)
A & C
b)
A,C,E, & F
c)
D, E, & F
d)
A & E
9.
Band of color in a rainbow, or from a light passing through a prism.
a)
Spectrum
b)
Space
c)
Prism
d)
Refraction
10.
White light is made up of _________________ colors.
a)
10
b)
3
c)
7
d)
70
11.
Which color absorbs all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange
d)
Green
12.
Which color reflects all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange 
d)
Green
13.
Visible light is ...
a)
Light bulb
b)
sun
c)
light that we can see with our natural eye
d)
fire
14.
Light travels in a straight line
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Which objects on the table are "Transparent"?
a)
Rock; Pencil
b)
Cup; Goggles
c)
Supply Box; Fish Bowl
16.

This is an example of?

a)

Absorbtion

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Transmission

17.

The number of waves that passes through a point in one second is called ________.

a)

speed

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

18.
_____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Wavelength
c)
Frequency
d)
Crest
19.
The lowest part of the wave is?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
rarefaction
d)
wavelength
20.
What is the part of your eye that helps you focus?
a)
iris
b)
optic nerve
c)
brain
d)
lens
21.
What are the colors of the rainbow?
a)
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
b)
Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red
22.

What is faster than light?

a)

A Ferrari

b)

Usain Bolt

c)

A microwave

d)

nothing

23.
Which travels faster, light or sound?
a)
Light
b)
Sound
24.
_____________________________ is an area of particles that moves outward in all directions from a vibrating object.
a)
frequency
b)
sound wave
c)
pitch
d)
intensity
25.

How high or low a sound is called

a)

pitch

b)

patch

c)

pihment

d)

scream

26.
What is vibration?
a)
how loud a sound is
b)
the back and forth movement of matter
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the loudness or softness of a sound
27.
Sound travels through solids.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
What causes an echo?
a)
sound waves bouncing off large, hard surfaces
b)
sound waves bouncing off carpet
c)
sound waves bouncing off tables and chairs
d)
you repeating yourself
29.

The higher the_______ , the higher the ________ .

a)

frequency, pitch

b)

frequency, volume

c)

sound, pitch

d)

wavelength, decibels

30.
Measure of the amount of sound energy reaching your ears.
a)
Loudness
b)
Speed of Sound
c)
Amplitude
d)
Compression
31.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
32.
What causes the moon's phases
a)
Where you are standing on Earth
b)
the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
c)
The tilt of Earth
d)
how fast the moon is moving
33.
How long does it take the moon to complete an orbit around Earth?
a)
23 days
b)
29 days (1 month)
c)
2 weeks (half a month)
d)
365 days (a year)
34.
Mrs. Smith says "the moon looks larger than the stars!" What explains this?
a)
The moons soaks up the star's light
b)
The moon is larger than Earth
c)
The moon is larger than stars
d)
the moon is closer to Earth than stars
35.
Define Waning
a)
Moon appears to be gradually increasing in size
b)
Moon is completely illuminated
c)
Moon appears to be gradually decreasing in size
d)
More than half illuminated
36.
The phase of the moon that occurs between the sun and Earth
a)
Full moon
b)
Waxing crescent
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
New Moon
37.
Name the moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
38.
Name the moon phase
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous
39.

Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?

a)

none, quarter, half, three quarters, full

b)

new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full

c)

dark, light, half, quarter, blue

d)

first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter

40.

Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

a)

waxing

b)

waning

c)

new

d)

eclipse

41.
A person who studies weather and weather patterns is a(n)
a)
Botanist
b)
Astronomer
c)
Geologist
d)
Meteorologist
42.
Climate is
a)
the further you get from the equator
b)
the higher you go, the colder it gets
c)
the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.
d)
the average weather conditions of an area over a long period of time.
43.

Changes in temperature from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, DAY to DAY

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

44.

What is climate?

a)

What's going on with the atmosphere at any particular time

b)

The type of weather that occurs during a particular season

c)

An area's pattern of weather over a LONG period of time

d)

How much sunshine an area gets

45.
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
climate
46.
name this front
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
47.
name this front
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
48.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
49.
A low pressure system is located over Georgia. What type of weather will they have?
a)
clear, sunny skies
b)
cloudy and rainy
50.

The picture represents the symbol for a _______________________Front.

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Occluded

d)

Stationary

51.
What front is moving through the NW part of the US?
a)
Stationary
b)
Warm
c)
Occluded
d)
Cold
52.

What direction is the cold front moving?

a)

Northwest

b)

Southeast

c)

Northeast

d)

Southwest

53.

A star is

a)

Celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star

b)

Huge ball of super heated gas

c)

The physical universe beyond Earth's atmosphere

d)

A planet

54.
Which of the following stars is the hottest?
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Purple
d)
Green
55.
Which is larger: stars or planets?
a)
Stars
b)
Planets
c)
Same size
56.

How are stars and planets similar?

a)

They are both made of gas and dust.

b)

They rotate the same way.

c)

They both move around the sun.

d)

They make their own light.

57.

How are stars and planets different?

a)

Planets move around the sun, while stars do not revolve.

b)

Stars are made of gas and dust, while planets are not.

c)

Planets have hot cores, while stars have cool cores.

d)

Planets are all the same size, while stars vary in size.

58.

Why do stars look tiny in the night sky?

a)

Stars are tiny because there are so many of them.

b)

Stars are tiny because they come in many different sizes.

c)

Stars are tiny because they move across the sky.

d)

Stars look tiny because they are so far away.

59.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
60.

An instrument that collects electromagnetic radiation from the sky and concentrates it for better observation:

a)

telescope.

b)

optical.

c)

illusion.

d)

reflection.

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