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Science Semester Exam (mod)

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is used to help us understand things that are too big or small to observe?

a)

variables

b)

models

c)

statements

2.

What is a planned way that a scientist can find answers to science questions?

a)

investigation

b)

modeling

c)

prediction

3.

What do you call the description of how an object looks?

a)

Observation

b)

Experiment

c)

Physical Properties

4.

What do you call information that is gathered by a person who is doing an experiment?

a)

Data

b)

Experiment

c)

Conclusion

5.

The ___________________ is the internationally accepted system for measurement.

a)

International System of Units

b)

metric system

c)

customary units of measurement

6.

A triple-beam balance is used to measure the ____________ of an object.

a)

length

b)

mass

c)

distance

7.

Which of these is a measure of mass?

a)

a liter

b)

a meter

c)

a kilogram

8.

Iron + oxygen = rust is an example of a ___________.

a)

physical property/change

b)

chemical property/change

c)

volume

9.

The ability of a metal to allow heat or electricity to pass through it.

a)

conductivity

b)

insulator

c)

mass

10.

I am 2 or more elements chemically bonded.

a)

atom

b)

molecule

c)

compound

11.
Which particle is equal to the Atomic Number
a)
# of electrons
b)
# of neutrons
c)
# of protons
12.

__________ are the building blocks of life.

a)

solids

b)

gases

c)

atoms

13.

Volume is ______________.

a)

length X width

b)

height X length

c)

length X width X height

14.
A _____ is a pull or a push.
a)
force
b)
friction
c)
gravity
d)
speed
15.

_____ is the force that slows and stops motion between touching objects.

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Push

16.

How does friction help us move from place to place?

a)

Friction does not help us.

b)

Friction keeps us from slipping and sliding.

c)

Friction only helps cats.

17.

What is the unit to MEASURE force?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Meter

c)

Newton

18.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
19.

When forces are ___________ the object will move.

a)

unbalanced

b)

balanced

c)

light

20.
When an object has potential energy, it is not moving.
a)
true
b)
false
21.

Speed can be found my calculating...

a)

acceleration/velocity

b)

friction/gravity

c)

distance/time

22.
How is gravity affected by mass?
a)
the larger the mass of the object, the greater the gravity
b)
small objects have no gravity
c)
gravity is not affected by mass of objects, whether large or small
23.
Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
24.

What form of alternative energy uses the heat from the earth?

a)

solar power

b)

geothermal power

c)

wind power

25.

fuel made from plant or animal waste (organic matter)

a)

hydropower energy

b)

solar energy

c)

biomass energy

26.

the wise use and protection of natural resources

a)

natural resources

b)

green

c)

conservation

27.

Energy made from moving water

a)

hydropower energy

b)

wind energy

c)

alternative energy

28.

What kind of energy?

a)

Thermal (kinetic) energy

b)

Chemical (kinetic) energy

c)

Chemical (potential) energy

29.

What characteristic do all renewable resources share?

a)

Produced by waste products

b)

Form underground from dead organisms.

c)

Replaced in a short period of time

30.

Which of the following shows an energy transformation from chemical energy to electrical to light energy?

a)

A bolt of lightning lights the night sky.

b)

A candle glows brightly in the dark.

c)

A battery causes a flashlight to shine.

31.

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

Insolation

32.

The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.

a)

convection

b)

insulation

c)

conduction

33.

When the 2nd story of a house is warmer than the 1st floor of a house is heat transfer through

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

thermal equilibrium

34.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

a)

Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed

b)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed

35.

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.

a)

Potential

b)

Energy

c)

Kinetic

36.

Gasoline that powers a car is an example of...

a)

Nuclear energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Sound energy

37.

Heat energy transfer is:

a)

the transfer of heat from warmer to colder objects

b)

the radiation of heat from an object.

c)

a loss of heat energy.

38.

What is the formula for density?

a)

density = mass x volume

b)

density = mass / volume

c)

density = mass - volume

39.

Why do some substances float on water?

a)

they are warmer than water

b)

they are cooler than water

c)

they are less dense than water

40.

What is the Law of Conservation of mass?

a)

Mass is created in a chemical reaction

b)

Mass is created in a physical change

c)

Mass is never created or destroyed