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First Nine Weeks Benchmark Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Science Begins with a(n) __________.

a)

Controlled Experiment

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Observation

d)

I don't Know

2.

What is it called when you try to guess what will happen? Only Select One

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Guess

c)

Option

d)

Prediction

e)

I give up

3.
A summary that explains whether or not the data supports the hypothesis or not. 
a)
Conclusion
b)
Law
c)
Question
d)
Varaiable
4.
What is the best example of a hypothesis?
a)
Do hamsters live longer than rats?
b)
I think dogs make the best pets. 
c)
Cars and trucks use the same gas usually.
d)
Brand B lightbulb will burn longer in a lamp than Brand A. 
5.

The part of the experiment that is affected by the Independent Variable and is the outcome of the experiment is called the _____________.

a)

Prediction

b)

Information

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Dependent Variable

6.

You have completed an experiment on dissolving candy using these items: one kind of candy, water, milk, and vinegar. What variable did you test?

a)

Kind of candy

b)

How much candy

c)

Kind of liquid

d)

Taste

7.

What is energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

The ability to do work.

8.

What is potential energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

non renewable energy

9.

Which of these things is an example of potential energy?

a)

a car motor

b)

firewood

c)

battery

d)

a fan

10.

What is given off from energy?

a)

water

b)

heat

c)

smoke

d)

ash

11.
GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY DEPENDS ON
a)
MASS AND VELOCITY
b)
MASS AND WEIGHT
c)
WEIGHT AND HEIGHT
d)
HEIGHT AND DISTANCE
12.
YOUR BODY OBTAINS ENERGY FROM THE FOOD YOU EAT. WHAT IS THE FORM OF ENERGY IN FOOD?
a)
KINETIC
b)
ELASTIC
c)
GRAVITATIONAL
d)
CHEMICAL
13.
WHEN AN ARCHER BENDS A BOW, WHAT TYPE OF ENERGY INCREASES IN THE BOW?
a)
GRAVITATIONAL
b)
ELASTIC
c)
KINETIC
d)
THERMAL
14.
WHICH ENERGY TRANSFORMATION OCCURS WHEN A TELEVISION SPEAKER PRODUCES MUSIC?
a)
ELECTRICAL TO SOUND
b)
ELASTIC TO SOUND
c)
THERMAL TO SOUND
d)
SOUND TO ELECTRICAL
15.
WHICH OF THESE DESCRIBES THE LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY?
a)
NO MACHINE IS 100% EFFICIENT
b)
ENERGY IS NEITHER CREATED OR DESTROYED
c)
THE ENERGY RESOURCES OF EARTH ARE LIMITED
d)
THE ENERGY OF A SYSTEM IS ALWAYS DECREASING
16.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN ENERGY CONVERSION FROM LIGHT ENERGY TO CHEMICAL ENERGY?
a)
TURNING ON A STOVE TO HEAT DINNER
b)
TURNING ON A LAMP
c)
GROWING AN APPLE TREE
d)
MAKING TOAST IN A TOASTER
17.
A small group of people start sharing ideas. Some ideas may seem silly, but all suggestions are written down for further consideration. This activity is part of which step of the Design Process
a)
Ask
b)
Imagine
c)
Plan
d)
Create
18.
During which step of the Design Process do you experiment with the prototype under controlled conditions and collect /record data
a)
Test and Evaluate
b)
Imagine
c)
Improve
d)
Share Results
19.
The engineering process begins
a)
when you brainstorm new ideas 
b)
creating an advertisment
c)
identifying the need or solution to a problem
20.
Which word best describes a constraint?
a)
option
b)
opportunity
c)
restriction
21.
Julie presented an idea for recycling empty milk cartons to her principal. If she followed the engineering design process, what was the first step in developing her idea?
a)
communicating the results of her research
b)
creating a prototype
c)
identifying the specific problem
22.

Which form of energy would most likely be affected by change in weather

a)

geothermal

b)

natural gas

c)

wind

d)

nuclear

23.
___________ energy can move through empty space.  
a)
Sound 
b)
Nuclear 
c)
Electromagnetic 
d)
Chemical 
24.
This is the energy of moving electrons. 
a)
nuclear 
b)
electricity 
c)
potential 
d)
sound 
25.
This is the energy that can be released by breaking the bonds between compounds. 
a)
electromagnetic
b)
nuclear 
c)
kinetic 
d)
chemical 
26.
The energy from the random movement of particles is _______ energy.
a)
chemical 
b)
potential 
c)
thermal 
d)
interesting 
27.
The is the energy due to the splitting of atoms. 
a)
nuclear 
b)
chemical 
c)
mechanical 
d)
sound