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Pre-Thanksgiving Review - Science

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
________________ is a federal holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.
a)
Halloween
b)
Thanksgiving
c)
Christmas
d)
Easter
2.

Who turned wild american plants and animals into domestic foods?

a)

Geneticists

b)

European Pilgrims

c)

Native Americans

d)

DNA Scientists

3.

Where are turkeys originally from?

a)

Turkey

b)

North America

c)

India

d)

Peru

4.

How did archaeologists know ancient americans bred turkeys?

a)

They studied fossil dung.

b)

They found paintings.

c)

They asked Indiana Jones.

d)

They found old cages.

5.

What's the relationship between squashes and pumpkins?

a)

One is the origin of the other.

b)

They are grown together.

c)

They are cooked together.

d)

A squash is a young pumpkin.

6.

About how many turkeys are cooked for Thanksgiving each year?

a)

18 million

b)

46 million

c)

74 million

d)

106 million

7.

Which is one way sound waves are different from light waves?

a)

Sound waves travel through space but light waves cannot.

b)

Sound waves travel at a slower speed than light waves.

c)

Sound waves have shorter wavelengths than light waves.

d)

Sound waves are a source of energy but light waves are not.

8.

In what way are atoms of oxygen most different from atoms of nitrogen?

a)

They have different temperatures.

b)

They have different states of matter.

c)

They have different atomic masses.

d)

They have different colors.

9.

If you placed a hot stone in a beaker of cold water, what would happen to stone and water after 10 minutes of time elapsed?

a)

The stone would get warmer and the water would get cooler.

b)

The stone will get as cold as the water had been.

c)

The water would get as hot as the stone had been.

d)

The stone would get cooler and the water would get warmer.

10.

Why is Earth better able to support life than either Venus or Mars?

a)

because of Earth's axis

b)

because Earth has liquid water

c)

because Earth has soil

d)

because only Earth has seasons

11.

The table below shows the range of particle sizes (in micrometers) that are found in four types of particles which soil is made from.

A scientist studied the soil at a certain location. She determined that most of the soil was made up of particles between 10 micrometers and 18 micrometers. What type or types of particles make up the soil at this location?

a)

Fine sand only

b)

Fine sand and silt

c)

Coarse sand only

d)

Coarse sand and clay only

12.

What is the purpose of photosynthesis occurring in green plants?

a)

it provides protection

b)

it provides food and energy

c)

it provides water for the cells

d)

it provides carbon dioxide and water

13.

Which of these best illustrates the correct order of flow of energy through a food chain?

a)

rabbit -->mouse--> grain --> sun

b)

rabbit --> grain --> mouse--> sun

c)

sun--> grain --> mouse --> rabbit

d)

sun--> mouse--> grain--> rabbit

14.
Iron is a good conductor, malleable and magnetic. What type of element is Iron? 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Pretty
15.
Silicon is a semiconductor and has properties of both metals and nonmetals. What type of element is Silicon? 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Pretty
16.
Which elements are found on the left to middle of The Periodic Table? 
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Candles
17.
Which element is a metalloid?
a)
Titanium
b)
Selenium
c)
Potassium
d)
Polonium
18.
Which element is least likely to conduct heat and electricity? 
a)
O
b)
Si
c)
Po
d)
Ca
19.
How is Selenium classified?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Sedimentary
20.
Which of the following is not a compound?
a)
HCl
b)
Cl
c)
NaCl
d)
CO2
21.
Which of the following represents an element?
a)
H2O
b)
H2
c)
NaCl
d)
CaCO3
22.
What cannot be broken down into other substances?
a)
Compound
b)
Mixture
c)
Solids
d)
Element
23.
What is made up two or more elements that are chemically combined?
a)
Element
b)
Mixture
c)
Compound
d)
Solids
24.

A compound is a substance with 2 or more type of elements. How many elements are represented in the compound Na2CO3 ?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

25.

A granular substance is added to a liquid. Which of the following would provide evidence to suggest a chemical change has taken place?

a)

The liquid gives off heat.

b)

The granules dissolve completely.

c)

The volume of the liquid increases.

d)

The granules seem to get smaller.

26.

All of the following are evidence of a chemical change EXCEPT -

a)

change in state of matter.

b)

formation of a gas.

c)

color change.

d)

precipitate forms.

27.

Which of the following would indicate the formation of a new substance?

a)

A liquid turns to a solid

b)

A sample of metal melts

c)

Bubbles and fizzing occur

d)

A solid dissolves in a liquid

28.
Water freezing into ice is an example of a...
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
29.
A solid substance that forms when 2 liquid solutions are combined?
a)
Sublimation
b)
Precipitate
c)
Condensation
d)
Freezing
30.
Which of the following indicates a PHYSICAL change?
a)
Change in temperature
b)
Change in shape
c)
Formation of a precipitate
d)
Change in color
31.
Physical or Chemical Change?  Baking a cake.
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
32.
Physical or Chemical Change?  Making a paper airplane.
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
33.
How will this object move? 
a)
It won't move. 
b)
It will move to the right. 
c)
It will move to the left. 
d)
It will move up. 
34.
What is the net force?
a)
30 N left
b)
25 N right
c)
5 N left
d)
55 N right
35.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
36.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
37.

You have just turned on a fan.

What type of input energy there is ?

a)

Electric

b)

Radiant

c)

Nuclear

d)

Thermal

38.

Which of the following transforms energy from uranium atoms into electrical energy?

a)

magnetic fields

b)

solar panels

c)

nuclear fission

d)

satellite dish

39.
Energy from deep within the Earth is called  ____ energy.
a)
solar
b)
wind
c)
biomass
d)
geothermal
40.
How does solar energy impact the environment?
a)
none
b)
loss of habitat
c)
air pollution
d)
changing water levels
41.
Which energy source does NOT use turbines?
a)
wind
b)
hydropower
c)
solar
d)
nuclear
42.
Which is NOT an advantage of geothermal power?
a)
renewable
b)
no pollution
c)
you don't have to transport it
d)
geysers and volcanoes are everywhere
43.

What is it called when you generate electricity with a dam and running water?

a)

Geothermal Energy

b)

Hydroelectric energy

c)

Radiation energy

44.

Which of the following is one of the disadvantages of geothermal energy?

a)

Geothermal energy only works on windy days.

b)

Geothermal energy doesn't work everywhere since you need a volcano or hot spring (such as a geyser) nearby.

c)

Geothermal does not work if there are no rivers or moving water nearby.

45.

What is one disadvantage of hydroelectric energy?

a)

It does not work if you don't have volcanoes nearby.

b)

It doesn't work if the it is not windy.

c)

It doesn't work if you don't have dams, rivers or moving water nearby.

46.

Fossil fuels such as coal or oil are considered....

a)

Non-renewable

b)

Renewable

47.
Which property of matter is determined by dividing its mass by its volume?
a)
elasticity
b)
buoyancy
c)
density
d)
viscosity
48.
The following liquids are poured together in a beaker: alcohol (density=0.79), corn syrup (density=1.38), water (density=1.0), and cooking oil (density=0.93).  Which of these liquids will sink to the bottom of the beaker?
a)
alcohol
b)
corn syrup
c)
water
d)
cooking oil
49.
What is the density of water?
a)
0 g/ml
b)
1 g/ml
c)
10 g/ml
d)
100 g/ml
50.
Why do some substances float on water?
a)
they are warmer than water
b)
they are cooler than water
c)
they are more dense than water
d)
they are less dense than water
51.
What units are used to measure Density?
a)
cm3/g
b)
g
c)
g/cm3
d)
cm3
52.
Volume is ...
a)
Mass/Volume
b)
The amount of matter in an object.
c)
The amount of space an object occupies.
d)
Anything that has mass and occupies space.
53.

An irregularly shaped piece of gold was lowered into a graduated cylinder holding a volume of water equal to 17 ml. The height of the water rose to 20 ml. If the mass of the gold was 27 g, what was its density? ( remember d= m/V )

a)

9 g/mL

b)

10.5 g/mL

c)

6.5 g/mL

d)

8 g/mL

54.
How much water has been displaced in the image shown?
a)
40 mL
b)
65 mL
c)
20 mL
d)
25 mL
55.
What is the volume of Spongebob Squarepants based on the displacement of the water in the graduated cylinder. 
a)
50mL
b)
52mL
c)
102mL
d)
2mL
56.
What is the volume of the yellow object based on the displacement of the water in the graduated cylinder.
a)
10mL
b)
50mL
c)
60mL
d)
110mL