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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 43mins

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Class
Date
1.

If something is less dense than water, what will it do?

a)

sink

b)

float

c)

dissolve

2.

If a cup of water is left sitting out , the water eventually seems to disappear. What is happening?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

freezing

d)

melting

3.

A small beaker of water boils at 100° C. At what temperature will a large pot of water boil?

a)

0° C

b)

32° C

c)

100° C

d)

212° C

4.

What type of materials make the worst insulators?

a)

wood

b)

plastic

c)

cork

d)

metals

5.

What do you have to do to turn liquid wax back into solid wax?

a)

heat it up

b)

cool it down

6.

What two types of energy come out of a bulb?

a)

light and sound

b)

light and heat

c)

heat and mechanical

d)

heat and sound

7.

What do we call it when light bends?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

8.

Which property of light makes it possible to produce shadows?

a)

Light can be separated into different colors.

b)

Light travels in straight lines.

c)

Light is a form of energy.

d)

Light can be refracted.

9.

How can you tell work is being done on an object?

a)

A lot of force is used.

b)

The object is moving.

c)

The object is heavy.

10.

What type of energy is associated with heat?

a)

thermal

b)

light

c)

electrical

d)

mechanical

11.

What provides evidence that the Earth is rotating?

a)

seasons

b)

moon phases

c)

changing shadows and apparent movement of the Sun

d)

water cycle

12.

What causes sediments to turn into sedimentary rocks?

a)

The weight of other layers compacts the sediments into rocks.

b)

Lava cools and hardens.

c)

Organisms decay.

13.

What energy source keeps the water cycle going?

a)

electricity

b)

clouds

c)

Sun

d)

moon

14.

What is the correct order of the planets starting with the Sun?

a)

Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

b)

Mercury, Mars, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

15.

What causes deltas to form?

a)

Deposition of sediments by rivers and streams

b)

Deposition of sediments by glaciers

c)

Erosion by wind

16.

What is the primary role of plants in most food webs?

a)

Plants are decomposers.

b)

Plants are consumers.

c)

Plants provide energy to consumers.

17.

What would happen to the animals in an area if all of the producers were destroyed?

a)

Nothing would happen.

b)

They would all die or leave to find food elsewhere.

18.

Why is competition for food harmful to an animal species?

a)

It is not harmful.

b)

There is less food to go around, so it can be harder to survive.

19.

At what stage do plants produce seeds?

a)

seedling

b)

young plant

c)

mature plant

20.

What is an inherited trait?

a)

a behavior that cannot be done until an organism is taught to do them

b)

a trait caused by some action during an organism's life

c)

a trait passed down from parents to offspring