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Q1 Science review VLD assignment

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the correct order scientist should follow in an experiment?

a)

observation. communicate, hypothesis, experiment, claim

b)

hypothesis, observation, experiment, claim, communicate

c)

observation. experiment, hypothesis, claim, communicate

d)

observation, hypothesis, experiment, claim, communicate

2.

Which is an observation about a fish?

a)

the fish's mass is 410 grams

b)

the fish swims in circles around the pond

c)

the fish will freeze in winter

d)

fish like worms so that is good bait

3.

How do scientists communicate their results?

a)

give talks and publish articles for others to read

b)

evidence

c)

confirming their hypothesis

d)

analyzing data in bar graphs

4.

What is another name for hypothesis, or a guess about what will happen when you perform the experiment?

a)

Analyze

b)

Conclusion

c)

Prediction

d)

List

5.

What scientific tool would help you measure the height of a plant?

a)

Graduated Cylinder

b)

Thermometer

c)

Hand Lens

d)

Ruler

6.
Which is an example of an observation ?
a)
He has brown hair
b)
He doesn't like me
c)
He is smart (like Salk)
d)
He looks handsome (like Salk)
7.
There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions that cannot be counted or measured?
a)
qualitative
b)
quantitative
8.
Measuring the number of times a person breathes after exercise involves ____ data. 
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
9.
Which vocabulary word means:

The information you collect from an experiment.
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Question
c)
Data
10.
Which vocabulary word means:

A statement that tells the results of an experiment
a)
Question
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Conclusion
11.
Which of the following is an observation of the picture?
a)
The person is wearing a T-shirt
b)
It is a sunny day
c)
The person is going to a birthday party
d)
The gift is a DVD player
12.
What is an observation for this picture?
a)
The man is scared
b)
The man is going to get eaten
c)
There is a man in a kayak
d)
The man is paddling fast
13.
Which of the following statements is an inference of the picture?
a)
A student is roasting a marshmallow
b)
Two students are listening through cups
c)
The teacher is not in the classroom
d)
A student is setting off a rocket
14.
There must be a lot of birthday parties in June
a)
observation
b)
inference
15.
The least amount of students like red juice
a)
observation
b)
inference
16.

What is the force that slows down or eventually stops an objects motion?

a)

Gravity

b)

Push

c)

Motion

d)

Friction

17.

A student uses a spring scale to pull a 50-gram block horizontally across a wood desk. Then the student pulls the block the same distance across surfaces of carpet, sandpaper, and glass. Which question is this investigation most likely designed to answer? (5.6D)

a)

How do block of different sizes react to force?

b)

How do different surfaces affect the amount of force needed to move a block?

c)

How do blocks affect spring scales?

d)

How does the mass of a block change when it is pulled across a desk?

18.

A student observes that the craters on the moon are different sizes. The student designs an experiment to study the formation of craters. The materials for the experiment are marbles and a pan of flour. The student makes a hypothesis that the size of the craters made on the surface of the flour will depend on the height from which the marble is dropped. Some of the steps in the student's experiment are described in the picture. Which of these is most likely Step 3 in the student's experiment? (5.6D)

a)

Drop the same marble from different heights into the pan of flour

b)

Drop marbles of different masses from the same height into the pan of flour

c)

Drop marbles of different sizes from different heights into the pan of flour

d)

Drop a single marble one time into the pan of flour

19.
Which word describes a push or pull on an object?
a)
Position
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Mass
d)
Force
20.
A polar bear slides down an ice covered hill. As he slides, he slows down. Eventually he comes to a stop. What force  acts on an object to slow or stop its motion?
a)
Speed
b)
Friction
c)
Gravity
d)
Direction
21.
A student drops a ball from shoulder height. The ball bounces 5 times before coming to a stop. What force causes the ball to fall to the ground?
a)
Friction
b)
Magnetism
c)
Position
d)
Gravity
22.
Looking at the picture, what two tools would be needed to measure the effect of friction on the ball?
a)
Hand lens and balance
b)
Balance and spring scale
c)
Measuring tape and stop watch
d)
Spring scale and hand lens
23.

The line or path in which an object is moving is its _________________.

a)

movement

b)

position

c)

direction

d)

force

24.
In an activity investigating forms of energy, a student is playing with a motor with a fan on it.  As the fan is moved, the gears in the motor also move.  Which of the following is a correct conclusion about the type of energy being used to move the motor and fan?
a)
When the motor moves mechanical energy is used.
b)
The light energy from the room causes the motor to move.
c)
Heat energy transferred from the gears causes the motor to move.
d)
The movement of the motor is caused by sound energy because the motor makes noise.
25.
Which item below is the best example of heat energy?
a)
Turning on a light switch
b)
Using a ceiling fan
c)
Using an oven to cook pizza
d)
Riding a bicycle
26.

What kind of energy gets STORED inside a parked car on a hot, sunny day?

a)

Mechanical energy

b)

Light energy

c)

Sound energy

d)

Thermal energy

27.

What is the main type of energy that an oven's LIGHT produces?

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Light energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Sound energy

28.
A rocket is sent into space.  When the power dies out, the rocket will just keep floating and moving in space forever (unless an unbalanced force, such as a meteor, runs into it).
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
29.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
30.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
31.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
same
32.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
33.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
34.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
35.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
36.
Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.
a)
destroyed
b)
transferred
c)
created
d)
ignored
37.
The things that are kept the same to ensure the results are due to the experiment is called..
a)
Control
b)
Constant
c)
Independent Variable
d)
Dependent Variable
38.
The variable the is changed on purpose is..
a)
Constant
b)
Control
c)
Independent Variable
d)
Dependent Variable
39.
The variable that is being tested, counted, or measured and is responding to the independent variable is known as 
a)
Control
b)
Constant
c)
Independent Variable
d)
Dependent Variable
40.
Its one of the independent variables that is use for comparison, does not get any change, original or plain variable.
a)
Constant
b)
Control
c)
Independent Variable
d)
Dependent Variable