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WorksheetsNSCAS Science Week 1 & 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which tool uses a combination of lenses to produce a greatly magnified image of an object too small to see with the naked eye?
hand lens
microscope
telescope
thermometer
Which term describes light bending or bouncing back from an object?
reflection
refraction
translucent
transparent
What term describes average temperature and rainfall in an area over many years?
temperature
weather
percipitation
climate
Which term describes the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion?
friction
gravity
inertia
speed
What is formed when air over the land cools faster than air over water?
sea breeze
land breeze
valley breeze
mountain breeze
Suppose you try to stack two circular magnets together but they push away from each other. Why might this happen?
The north pole of one magnet is facing the north pole of the other magnet.
The north pole of one magnet is facing the south pole of the other magnet.
One magnet has two north poles and the other has two south poles.
Neither magnet has poles.
If a flashlight is pointed straight at a flat mirror on the wall, which of the following statements describes what will happen when the flashlight is turned on?
All the light from the flashlight will be absorbed by the mirror.
Most of the light will be absorbed by the mirror and the remaining light will be absorbed by the wall.
The light will be reflected by the mirror and the reflected light will travel far to the right of the flashlight.
The light will be reflected by the mirror and the reflected light will travel directly back to the flashlight.
What is motion?
a push or pull
a change in an object's position
a force drawing objects together and resisting separation
a force pushing objects apart and resisting attraction
Which term describes the nonliving factors in an ecosystem?
abiotic
biotic
community
population
Which term describes clouds that form in blanket-like layers?
cirrus
cumulus
fog
stratus
Which term describes an inherited, automatic behavior that is not learned?
adaptation
inherited characteristic
instict
life cycle
What tool is used to measure the mass of an object?
force
graduated cylinder
balance scale
ruler
Which term describes a group of organisms that live together and share resources?
community
consumer
food chain
producer
Above a continent, a warm air mass slowly passes over a cold air mass. As the warm air begins to cool, clouds form. What will most likely happen next?
Hail will form
Rain will fall
Lightning will strike
Hurricanes will form
Which term describes fluffy clouds that rise upward from a flat bottom?
cirrus
cumulus
fog
stratus
When setting up an experiment to compare living and nonliving things, what steps would you take?
Pick a problem then set up your experiment
Decide how you would set up you experiment then figure out what you solution or outcome would be
Pick a problem. Decide how you would set up your experiment then figure out what your solution or outcome would be.
Pick a problem then decide how you would set up your experiment
What month has the lowest average precipitation?
February
June
March
November
Which term describes glass?
opaque
reflective
transluscent
transparent
Which term correctly completes the food chain? Sun - Producer - ______________
community
population
consumer
water
Which term describes characteristics passed from parent to offspring?
adaptation
inherited characteristics
instinct
life cycle
