Worksheets2nd Semester Exam Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a force that opposes motion between two surfaces?
a)
friction
b)
acceleration
c)
velocity
d)
motion
2.
What are two examples of forces?
a)
Art and Music
b)
A push or pull
c)
A stand or ground
d)
The dark side and the light side
3.
What is motion?
a)
It's like the ocean
b)
Any change in an animal or person's position.
c)
Motion is like acting
d)
Any change in an object or person's position.
4.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
5.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force. What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
6.
The measure of the force of gravity on your body is your _________________
a)
height
b)
length
c)
weight
d)
age
7.
The tendency of an object at rest to stay at rest unless it is acted upon by a force is ___________________
a)
inertia
b)
motion
c)
gravity
d)
lubricant
8.
What is the Average Speed?
Distance: 10m
Time: 5s
Distance: 10m
Time: 5s
a)
2
b)
1/2
c)
50
d)
100
9.
A _____________________ must be exerted on an object at rest to cause it to move.
a)
weight
b)
inertia
c)
force
d)
gravity
10.
What 2 things do you need to calculate speed?
a)
distance and friction
b)
direction and time
c)
direction and friction
d)
distance and time
11.
A train that travels 100 kilometers in 4 hours is traveling at what average speed? Remember: Speed= distance/time
a)
50 km/h
b)
100 km/h
c)
400 km/h
d)
25 km/h
12.
a measurement of how fast an object is moving
a)
force
b)
speed
c)
weight
d)
velocity
13.
The 5th graders were playing a game of tug-of-war. The class was divided equally with half the class on one side of the rope and the other half on the opposite side. For 5 minutes the students pulled and pulled but neither side could pull the flag to one side or the other. Choose the description of the forces during the 5th grade tug-of-war.
a)
The forces were unbalanced in the game.
b)
The forces were friction, gravity, and chemical energy.
c)
The students all had the same amount of strength.
d)
The forces were balanced in the game.
14.
What happens when 2 equal forces act on an on an object in the same direction.
a)
no movement; won't move
b)
object will move in the direction of the force
c)
Object will move in the opposite direction of the force
d)
Object flies
15.
What is one way to reduce friction?
a)
Put sandpaper between the surfaces that touch.
b)
Push the surfaces closer together.
c)
Shine a light on the surfaces.
d)
Put a slippery substance between the surfaces.
16.
Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
orbit
d)
double axis
17.
The EARTH REVOLVES around the:
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
The Earth doesn't revolve
d)
The sun rotates
18.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
d)
space
19.
What motion of the Earth takes 365 days?
a)
Rotation
b)
Tilting
c)
Revolution
d)
Spinning
20.
Rotation of the earth takes
a)
One day
b)
One year
c)
One summer
d)
One winter
21.
The Earth spins on a tilted angle called a (an)
a)
Axis
b)
Invert
c)
Revolution
d)
Bounce
22.
Earth's rotation on its axis is what causes ______________________________.
a)
seasons
b)
moon phases
c)
day and night
d)
weather
23.
The MOON REVOLVES around the:
a)
Sun
b)
Earth
c)
The Moon doesn't revolve
d)
The Earth and Sun
24.
What does ROTATION mean?
a)
To SPIN
b)
To ORBIT or GO AROUND
25.
The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a)
vernal equinox
b)
axis
c)
solar eclipse
d)
solar flare
26.
What causes the sun to look like it is rising in the east and setting in the west?
a)
moon's orbit
b)
sun's rotation
c)
Earth's revolution
d)
Earth's rotation
27.
When the Earth spins on its axis this causes ___________________
a)
all four seasons to happen.
b)
day and night to happen.
c)
the moon to go through phases.
d)
high tides and low tides.
28.
Why do globes lean sideways?
a)
To allow them to spin easier.
b)
To demonstrate the tilt of Earth's axis.
c)
To demonstrate the effects of gravity.
d)
To demonstrate day and night.
29.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
30.
Why is it warmer in the summer?
a)
Closer to the sun
b)
More direct light from Earth's tilt
c)
Stronger light from the sun
d)
Earth spins slower
31.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
32.
What causes more heat, indirect sunlight or direct sunlight?
a)
indirect
b)
direct
33.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
34.
Which of the following statements is most accurate about the Movement of Earth and the Sun?
a)
The Sun revolves around the Earth
b)
The Earth rotates around the Sun
c)
The Earth revolves around the Sun
d)
The Earth rotates and revolves around the Sun
35.
Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?
a)
They are much smaller
b)
They are so far away
c)
They are not as bright
d)
They are dwarf stars
36.
Why does the sun look small in the sky to us?
a)
It is 93,000,000 miles away
b)
It is smaller than Earth
c)
It is not very bright
d)
It travels around Earth
37.
True or False
Stars are really close together in outer space.
Stars are really close together in outer space.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
39.
Which planet is the largest?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
40.
What is a common characteristic of the inner planets?
a)
Large
b)
Gaseous
c)
Rings
d)
Rocky Surface
41.
Which planet is the smallest?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
42.
What is in between the inner planets and the outer planets?
a)
Asteroid belt
b)
Kuiper belt
c)
Sun
d)
Moon
43.
All the inner planets are
a)
Jovian planets because they are made up of gases.
b)
Terrestrial planets because they are rocky.
44.
What are the Inner Planets?
a)
Mercury, Mars, Earth, and Venus
b)
Earth, the Moon, Mars
c)
Neptune, Pluto, Earth
d)
:)
45.
Gas giants
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Venus
46.
How many outer planets are in our solar system?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
9
d)
20
47.
What an asteroid is made of?
a)
Icy Shell, Dust, Rock, Metal, and Liquid
b)
Dust, Rock, Metal, and Liquid
c)
Icy Shell, Dust, Rock, Metal
d)
Dust, Rock, Metal
48.
Which dwarf planet was discovered first and used to be considered the ninth planet of our solar system?
a)
Makemake
b)
Pluto
c)
Haumea
d)
Ceres
49.
Which of the following orbits the sun?
a)
asteroids
b)
comets
c)
planets
d)
all of the above
50.
Makemake, Eris, and Pluto are examples of __________.
a)
Dwarf planets.
b)
Gas planets.
c)
Terrestrial planets.
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