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WorksheetsSemester One Review
Total questions: 151
Worksheet time: 2hrs 26mins
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Class
Date
1.
When you walk in the room and see science equipment at your seat. Which of the following is okay to do before your teacher starts the class or gives instructions.
a)
Don’t touch anything until your teacher tells you to.
b)
Move the science equipment out of your way so that you can set your stuff down
c)
Pick up the science equipment and see what it is for.
d)
If they are goggles pick them up and try them on to see if they fit.
2.
Which of the following should you do during a lab?
a)
Leave the lab a mess so the janitor has something to do.
b)
Pick up hot beakers with your bare hands
c)
Never eat or taste anything from an experiment.
d)
Wear goggles if you feel like it.
3.
If you accidentally break or spill something what is the first thing you should do?
a)
Pick it up and clean up after yourself.
b)
Shove it under the desk or in a cupboard to hide it so you don’t get in trouble.
c)
Tell your teacher and then ask how to clean it up
d)
Leave it where it is so that your teacher can clean it up after class.
4.
When should you take off your goggles?
a)
When they become uncomfortable it’s okay to take them off for a second
b)
As soon as the experiment is completed and you aren’t the one cleaning up.
c)
After everyone is done cleaning up and your teacher says “Goggles off”
d)
Goggles can be taken off any time. They are optional.
5.
If you want to smell something in a lab what should you do?
a)
Put your nose next to the source and sniff
b)
Tasting it will make it easier to smell, so do both
c)
Hold the substance away from you and waft the smell towards you with your hand
d)
Ask your lab partner to put there nose in it first to see if it is safe.
6.
During an investigation, a student drops a glass beaker of water. What should the student do first?
a)
Have his partner sweep up the glass.
b)
Pick up the glass with a paper towel.
c)
Tell the teacher about the accident.
d)
Ignore the mess and continue with the experiment.
7.
What tools are needed to test which type of toy car can roll 5 meters the fastest?
a)
a meter stick and a hot plate
b)
goggles and a ruler
c)
a meter stick and a stopwatch
d)
a stopwatch and goggles
8.
The tentative answer to a scientific problem.
a)
Inference
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Observation
d)
Prediction
9.
A claim is ______________________________.
a)
a kind of shellfish often used in chowder.
b)
a fact.
c)
a statement or conclusion that answers the original question or problem
d)
a bad thing to make about something.
10.
Evidence is ___________________
a)
A statement or conclusion that answers a question
b)
Scientific data that supports the claim
c)
A justification that connects the claim to the evidence
d)
Not vital when using an argument
11.
Reasoning is __________________.
a)
A statement of conclusion that answers the original question/problem
b)
Scientific data that supports the claim
c)
A justification that connects the evidence to the claim
d)
Empirical Evidence
12.
Which of the following is NOT a claim?
a)
California is the best state in the USA.
b)
Twinkies taste better than other snack cakes because of their texture, their creamy filling, and their golden appearance.
c)
The school year began on August 18 and will end on June 4
d)
Christmas is the best holiday of the year.
13.
Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:
High school students should be required to wear uniforms.
High school students should be required to wear uniforms.
a)
When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.
b)
A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."
c)
At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.
d)
School uniforms can be ordered online .
14.
The Warriors are the best NBA team.
a)
Claim statement
b)
Reasoning statement
c)
Evidence statement
15.
The Warriors won the NBA championship in 2017.
a)
Claim statement
b)
Reasoning statement
c)
Evidence statement
16.
The Warriors won the NBA championship this year which makes them the best team in the National Basketball Association.
a)
Claim statement
b)
Reasoning statement
c)
Evidence statement
17.
When you are using your 5 senses to gather facts and information, you are...
a)
Making observations
b)
Making evidence
c)
Making science
18.
Using useful observations as evidence to understand the world around us is...
a)
Language Arts
b)
History
c)
Math
d)
Science
19.
Light travels
a)
around corners
b)
in a straight line
20.
Light bounces when it is
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
c)
refracted
21.
Light bends when it is
a)
refracted
b)
reflected
c)
absorbed
22.
soak up
a)
absorb
b)
reflect
c)
refract
23.
slowed down
a)
reflected
b)
refracted
c)
absorbed
24.
prism
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
absorption
25.
mirror
a)
absorbs
b)
reflects
c)
refracts
26.
lenses
a)
reflect
b)
refract
c)
absorb
27.
smooth, shiny surfaces
a)
reflect
b)
refract
c)
absorb
28.
sunglasses and tinted windows
a)
refraction
b)
absorption
c)
reflection
29.
air into water
a)
reflecting
b)
refracting
c)
absorbing
30.
rainbow
a)
light is reflected
b)
light is refracted
c)
light is absorbed
31.
All of the following are sources of light except...
a)
the sun
b)
a light bulb
c)
fire
d)
the moon
32.
When light is reflected it...
a)
slows down.
b)
bounces back.
c)
bends in many directions.
d)
stops.
33.
Light is a form of
a)
Matter
b)
Reflection
c)
Energy
d)
Force
34.
What object can change electrical energy into light energy?
a)
A candle
b)
A fire
c)
A lamp
d)
A radio
35.
A student place a ruler into a glass of water and observes that the ruler looks broken. What is occuring?
a)
The force of the water has broken the ruler.
b)
The ruler is broken before it is put in the water.
c)
Water in the cup reflects light around the ruler in a different direction than the air.
d)
Light is refracted as it enter the water, making the ruler look broken.
36.
A light bulb is a source of _______.
a)
light but not energy
b)
sunlight
c)
no energy at all
d)
light energy
37.
A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
38.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
39.
The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).
a)
observations
conclusion
conclusion
b)
data
c)
variables
d)
hypothesis
40.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...
a)
The type of plant
b)
The amount of sunlight
c)
The type of music
d)
The type of liquid
41.
Before beginning an experiment you must first make a ____.
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Conclusion
c)
Plan
d)
Experiment
42.
A set of step-by-step instructions is called a ______________________.
a)
procedure
b)
data
c)
inquiry
d)
hypothesis
43.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
44.
What is gravity?
a)
A force
b)
Energy
c)
A push
d)
All of them
45.
Without gravity we would________.
a)
Float away
b)
Stay in the ground
c)
Nothing would happen.
d)
I don't know
46.
Which object has more mass?
a)
Ball
b)
Earth
47.
Which object has a GREATER force of gravity?
a)
Ball
b)
Earth
48.
Which has more mass, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
The same
49.
Which has a STRONGER force of gravity, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
50.
What is mass?
a)
How much MATTER makes up an object.
b)
How much GRAVITY is pulling an object.
51.
What is weight?
a)
The measure of how HEAVY something is.
b)
The measure of how much GRAVITY is pulling on an object.
c)
BOTH answers are correct.
d)
None of them.
52.
Is weight AFFECTED by gravity?
a)
YES, depending on the force of gravity is how much you weight.
b)
NO, it is not related.
53.
What subject is attracted to a magnet?
a)
Silver
b)
Water
c)
Metal
d)
Iron
54.
What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?
a)
they repel
b)
they attract
c)
they cancel each other out
d)
the strength of the magnet is doubled
55.
A north pole and a south pole will attract.
a)
True
b)
False
56.
What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?
a)
They will attract each other.
b)
They will repel each other.
c)
Both magnets will turn to the left
d)
Both magnets will turn to the right
57.
True or False: All metals stick to magnets.
a)
True
b)
False
58.
Where is the force of attraction the strongest on a magnet?
a)
at the poles
b)
in the middle
c)
above the magnet
d)
below the magnet
59.
True or False:
A magnet wrapped in cloth will attract paper clips.
A magnet wrapped in cloth will attract paper clips.
a)
True
b)
False
60.
Magnetism is a type of ____________
a)
force
b)
book
c)
plant
d)
animal
61.
When two magnets attract, they ______________
a)
push apart
b)
change color
c)
get colder
d)
pull together
62.
When two magnets repel, they ________________
a)
change color
b)
pull together
c)
push apart
d)
get colder
63.
The force of magnetism can go through many materials.
a)
True
b)
False
64.
Magnets have a north and a south ___________
a)
shape
b)
color
c)
pole
d)
region
65.
What would we call a nail that can pick up a paperclip because it is touching a magnet?
a)
temporary magnet
b)
poles
c)
force
d)
detector
66.
Iron filings and a compass are examples of ________________
a)
poles
b)
detectors
c)
temporary magnets
d)
force
67.
The force of magnetism is stronger when magnets are ________________
a)
cold
b)
round
c)
closer together
d)
farther apart
68.
How does friction affect speed?
a)
more friction decreases speed
b)
more friction increases speed
c)
less friction decreases speed
d)
less friction doesn't affect speed
69.
The rougher the surface, the faster an object will travel over the surface.
a)
True
b)
False
70.
What is force?
a)
A push exerted on an object
b)
A push or pull exerted on an object
c)
A pull exerted on an object
d)
Nothing
71.
The force that acts in the opposite direction of motion when two surfaces come in contact.
a)
Force
b)
Friction
c)
Static
d)
Kinetic
72.
Why does a rolling ball stop?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Waterfalls
d)
Sand
73.
Rougher surfaces have ...
a)
greater friction
b)
less friction
c)
the same level of friction
74.
Which type of friction occurs when an object rolls over or rotates on a surface?
a)
sliding
b)
static
c)
fluid
d)
rolling
75.
Sliding Friction is Friction that acts on objects when they are _______ over a surface.
a)
Flying
b)
Pooping
c)
Running
d)
Sliding
76.
Fluid Friction is Friction that acts on objects moving through a ______
a)
Solid
b)
Vegetable
c)
Not liquid
d)
liquid
77.
What is Gravity?
a)
The force that pulls you down on earth
b)
A grave answer
c)
Something you eat
d)
How much mass you have
78.
What is force?
a)
the only item in an experiment that can change.
b)
A push or pull that changes an objects motion.
c)
Something that acts between two touching objects that slows their motion.
d)
Something the Dark Side used against Luke Skywalker
79.
What land form is this?
a)
plain
b)
valley
c)
mountain
d)
canyon
80.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
plain
c)
volcano
d)
canyon
81.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
canyon
c)
mountain
d)
plain
82.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
canyon
c)
plain
d)
mountain
83.
What land form is this?
a)
island
b)
valley
c)
plain
d)
mountain
84.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
plain
c)
volcano
d)
mountain
85.
What land form is an opening in the earth's surface from which lava flows?
a)
mountain
b)
volcano
c)
canyon
d)
island
86.
What is a lowland area between higher lands such as mountains.
a)
mountain
b)
valley
c)
island
d)
canyon
87.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of what?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Compaction
88.
Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers are examples of what?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Compaction
89.
A pond filling up with sediment and becoming a marsh is an example of what?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Cementation
90.
A satellite image of an area in Florida shows a river with slight bends along its length. A second satellite image taken of the same area 10 years later shows the same river with a different course. What is the best explanation for the difference in the shape of the river's course between the two satellite images?
a)
Wind blew waves across the water surface, eroding away the bank on one side of the river until the river's course changed its shape
b)
Regular freezing and thawing of the river split the soil along the river banks, changing the shape of the river
c)
Water eroded the banks of the river and deposited the eroded soil on opposite banks, causing the river to form tighter bends
d)
Acid rain chemically weathered the banks along the river, forcing the river to wind back and forth
91.
What is the major cause of weathering and erosion?
a)
wind
b)
ice
c)
glaciers
d)
moving water
92.
The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is known as what?
a)
sediment
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
93.
What causes glaciers to move?
a)
Gravity
b)
Tornadoes
c)
The rivers underneath
d)
They don't move
94.
The biggest threat to glacier health is
a)
earthquakes
b)
avalanches
c)
arctic animals
d)
global warming
95.
Which continent has ZERO glaciers?
a)
South America
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Every continent has glaciers!
96.
What happens when layers of snow keep piling up?
a)
The bottom layers are compressed into ice
b)
The top layers melt into water
c)
The top layers are compressed into ice
d)
The bottom layers melt into water
97.
How do glaciers erode land?
a)
By picking up soil and rocks and depositing them in new location
b)
By picking up water from lakes and streams and carrying it to the ocean
c)
By causing rain and snow in an area
d)
By lowering the atmospheric pressure, causing intense windstorms
98.
Which of the following terms describes how glaciers move?
a)
Quickly
b)
Gradually
c)
Aggressively
d)
Rapidly
99.
What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?
a)
glacier
b)
iceberg
c)
ice wedging
d)
dune
100.
Features on the surface of the Earth such as mountains, hills, dunes, oceans, and rivers:
a)
delta
b)
erosion
c)
landform
101.
The movement of weathered material on the Earth's surface by wind, water, and ice:
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
landslides
102.
A sudden release of energy under the Earth's surface that makes the ground shake or crack:
a)
weathering
b)
earthquake
c)
landform
103.
A triangle-shaped (deposit) landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into a body of water:
a)
weather
b)
delta
c)
landform
104.
When a river flows over the Earth and carves out a hole in the surface it makes a:
a)
hill
b)
mountain
c)
canyon
105.
What natural force formed the Grand Canyon millions of years ago?
a)
a landslide
b)
an earthquake
c)
a river
106.
A delta forms when the river meets the ocean because:
a)
the river is colder than the ocean.
b)
the river slows down and drops sediments.
c)
the Earth builds up pressure in the river.
107.
What is necessary for sand dunes to form?
a)
a loose sand and strong wind
b)
pressure in the Earth
c)
ice glaciers
108.
Canyons are formed when water deposits sediments at the mouth of a river.
a)
True
b)
False
109.
How long does the weathering process take?
a)
exactly one year
b)
a few days
c)
years and years
110.
Wind and loose sand help form:
a)
deltas
b)
canyons
c)
sand dunes
111.
A fast change process that changes the Earth is:
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
landslides
112.
What would be expected to remove the most sand from a barrier island during a storm?
a)
waves depositing debris on a island
b)
large waves crashing across the island
c)
currents moving sand along the island
d)
strong winds blowing across the island
113.
The weaker the wind, the larger the particles that it can pick up.
a)
True
b)
False
114.
Plant roots do help to anchor sand dunes in one place.
a)
True
b)
False
115.
When wind blows over the land, it picks up the smallest particles of sediment.
a)
True
b)
False
116.
How do roots stop erosion?
a)
They block the wind from the soil.
b)
They loosen soil.
c)
They lift up sediment.
d)
They hold sediment into place.
117.
a state of matter that has a definite shape & tightly packed particles.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
118.
Anything and everything that has mass and volume.
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
relative density
d)
volume
119.
A state of matter with very loosely packed molecules that move around very quickly.
a)
Gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
mass
120.
The ability to sink or float.
a)
volume
b)
mass
c)
solution
d)
relative density
121.
The amount of matter in a substance.
a)
volume
b)
solution
c)
mass
d)
relative density
122.
A substance that allows electrical and/or heat energy to pass through.
a)
insulator
b)
mixture
c)
solution
d)
conductor
123.
A state of matter with a definite volume and loosely-packed molecules.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
mass
124.
The amount of space something takes up.
a)
matter
b)
mass
c)
volume
d)
liquid
125.
A substance that does not allow electrical and/or heat energy to pass through.
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
c)
liquid
d)
gas
126.
The water is ______ dense than the boat
a)
more
b)
less
127.
The blue ball has ________ mass than the red one.
a)
less
b)
more
128.
Which property is this testing?
a)
relative density
b)
solubility
c)
mass
d)
conductivity
129.
Molecules spread out and move FAST!
a)
solid
b)
gas
c)
liquid
130.
Molecules are tightly packed together
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
131.
If you poured 3 liquids that do not mix how could you tell which one is the most dense?
a)
The liquid on top
b)
The liquid in the middle
c)
The liquid at the bottom
132.
Which tool helps us to measure mass?
a)
scale
b)
triple beam
c)
ruler
d)
magnifying glass
133.
The 3 State of Matter are?
a)
Idaho, Texas, and Florida
b)
Matter, Mass, and Weight
c)
Solids, Liquids, and Gas
d)
Steel, Copper, and Brass
134.
If an ice cube is left out in room it will change from one state of matter to another. Which is the correct order of State of Matter that the ice cube will go through?
a)
Gas, Solid, Liquid
b)
Liquid, Solid, Gas
c)
Liquid, Gas, Solid
d)
Solid, Liquid, Gas
135.
Group together based on similar traits:
a)
Classify
b)
Matter
c)
Float
d)
Physical Properties
136.
Choose the item that is less dense than water (floats).
a)
Beach Ball
b)
Brick
c)
Magnet
d)
Metal Key
137.
What is weight?
a)
the amount of matter in an object
b)
the distance between one point to another
c)
how fast something travels
d)
the amount of gravity pulling on the mass of an object
138.
Electricity is the flow of _________.
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
139.
Which of these objects is an insulator?
a)
Copper Wire
b)
Paper Clip
c)
Steel Pole
d)
Rubber Gloves
140.
An object through which electrons can easily flow is called a(n) ___________.
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
141.
Which statement is true?
a)
The light bulb will light up because the circuit is complete.
b)
The light bulb will light up because the circuit is broken.
c)
The light bulb will not light up because the circuit is complete.
d)
The light bulb will not light up because the circuit is broken.
142.
A open circuit allows charges to flow.
a)
True
b)
False
143.
Which one is a conductor?
a)
wood
b)
iron
c)
plastic spoon
d)
paper
144.
What is Electricity
a)
Something that lets energy easily pass through
b)
a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles
145.
Main energy PRODUCED?
a)
Mechanical
b)
Electrical
c)
Sound
d)
Light
146.
A circuit in which energy can freely flow.
a)
Closed Circuit
b)
Free Circuit
c)
Open Circuit
d)
Energy Circuit
147.
Choose the corrrect sentence.
a)
This circuit will work because it is an open circuit
b)
This circuit will work because it is a closed circuit.
c)
This circuit will NOT work because it is an open circuit.
d)
This circuit will NOT work because it is a closed circuit.
148.
Choose the correct sentence.
a)
This circuit will work because it is an open circuit.
b)
This circuit will work because it is a closed circuit.
c)
This circuit will NOT work because it is an open circuit.
d)
This circuit will NOT work because it is a closed circuit.
149.
Would would best complete this circuit?
a)
A wire
b)
A switch
c)
A battery
d)
A light bulb
150.
If a material does not allow charges to move through it easily, what is it called?
a)
electrical insulator
b)
electrical conductor
c)
reistor
d)
capacitor
151.
A conductor allows energy to easily pass by.
a)
True
b)
False
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