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Science Composite Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Objects that blow into a swimming pool or that are dropped into the pool by swimmers need to be removed. The objects include foam cups, keys, and coins. Which of the following explains a useful method for removing some of the objects?

a)

The keys and coins are less dense than water, so they can easily picked off the bottom of the pool by divers.

b)

The foam cups have the same density as water, so they can be crumbled up for removal by the pool filter

c)

The foam cups are less dense than water, so they can be removed from the surface with a pool cleaning net.

d)

The keys and coins have the same density as water, so they can be washed away when the pool is drained.

2.

Two wires carrying electricity can create a spark if they come too close together. This spark can start a fire. Wires carrying electricity are usually covered with plastic to keep them from starting a fire. Why does the plastic keep the electricity from starting the fire?

a)

Plastic is a good insulator

b)

Plastic can melt when heated

c)

Plastic is softer that wire

d)

Plastic conducts electricity

3.

Which of these is NOT soluble in water?

a)

oil

b)

salt

c)

honey

d)

sugar

4.

A teacher dropped a bolt into a container of maple syrup and asked the students to remove it without touching the maple syrup. At first they used a strong magnet but the bolt would not move. They finally poured the maple syrup into another container to get the bolt out. Which of these best describes some of the bolt's properties?

a)

The bolt is magnetic and has the same density as the syrup

b)

The bolt is nonmagnetic and more dense than the maple syrup

c)

The bolt is nonmagnetic and less dense than the syrup

d)

The bolt is magnetic and less dense than the maple syrup

5.
A fruit salad is a 
a)
solution
b)
mixture
c)
physical property
d)
density
6.
Which one of the following would you use to separate sand from iron filings?
a)
a bar magnet
b)
filter paper
c)
density
d)
physical state
7.
A mixture of aluminum and steel can best be separated by ________________.
a)
adding water
b)
using a sieve
c)
density
d)
a magnet
8.
Which of the following mixtures can be separated by density?
a)
sand and salt
b)
oil and water
c)
syrup and water
d)
iron filings and water
9.
Which of the following mixtures can be separated by physical state?
a)
water and ice
b)
buttons and marbles
c)
oil and water
d)
syrup and water
10.

If you spilled nails in a sandbox, what separation tool/method could you use to clean out the sandbox so it would be safe for children to play in?

a)

Filter

b)

Screen

c)

Magnet

d)

Evaporation

11.

The mixture shown here -

a)

Maintains its physical properties when combined

b)

Dissolves after being stirred together

c)

Will evaporate after a certain period of time

d)

Cannot be separated into ingredients

12.

The best way to separate trail mix would be:

a)

filter

b)

by hand

c)

sieve

d)

evaporation

13.
More dense than the corn oil, but less dense than the water...
a)
glycerin
b)
wood
c)
plastic
d)
copper wire
14.
Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?
a)
4, 3, 2, 1
b)
1, 2, 3, 4
c)
3, 4, 2, 1, 
d)
4, 3, 1, 2
15.

Which object is NOT magnetic?

a)

Aluminum Can

b)

Iron Nail

c)

Steel Bolt

d)

Nickel coin

16.

The diagram above shows one container with oil and water and another with oil and a cork. Which diagram below shows what most likely would happen if oil, water, and the cork were all put in the same container?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.
Electrical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Mechanical
b)
Solar
c)
Electrical
d)
Thermal
18.
Electrical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Thermal
b)
Solar
c)
Electrical
d)
None
19.

What energy form is being used?

a)

Sound

b)

Thermal

c)

Light

d)

Mechanical

20.

What energy form is being used for the boy to eat?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Thermal

c)

Light

d)

Sound

21.

What form of energy is being used when a person pushes heavy boxes across the floor?

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Mechanical energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Sound energy

22.

A girl turned the light off and went to bed. She remembered she had accidentally left her glass of ice water on the counter. When she got up the next morning, the ice had melted. What form of energy caused the ice to melt?

a)

Sound energy

b)

Light energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Mechanical energy

23.

Which form of energy is produced when a guitar string vibrates?

a)

Sound energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Light energy

24.

A tv uses electrical energy to produce

a)

sound and light

b)

mechanical and electrical

c)

electrical and thermal

25.

This polar bear is happy because someone gave him a pumpkin to play with. But, this polar bear is sad because it looks like his head is no longer attached to his body. :( What property of light creates this optical illusion?

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Transparency

d)

Opaqueness

26.

This material allows almost SOME of the light to pass through it. This material is:

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

d)

Transaction

27.

These toys are blocking all of the light, creating black shadows on the wall. These toys block all of the light, because they are made of materials that are:

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

d)

Transaction

28.

A straw sitting in a glass of water looks broken because light travels more slowly through the water than air. This is an example of ____________.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorbing

d)

Transmitting

29.
Ella is drinking a glass of water through a straw. She notices that her straw appears to be broken, even though it still works perfectly. Ella drew a picture of the ¨broken¨ straw.
Ella figure out the light traveling between air and water is-
a)
refracted
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
d)
reflected
30.
Light bouncing off a mirror is an example of...
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
31.
The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-
a)
absorbed
b)
reflected
c)
refracted
d)
stopped
32.

The picture shows a child standing in a swimming pool. Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part? (5.6C)

a)

The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.

b)

The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.

c)

The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reflected.

d)

The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reduced.

33.

Light travels in straight lines until reflected by another object. Which illustration best shows the light being reflected?

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

Erosion

a)

the movement of weathered material by wind, water, or ice (e.g. glaciers)

b)

process by which weathered and eroded material is deposited by wind, water, and ice

c)

process by which exposed rock is broken down by rain, frost, wind, or other elements of weather

d)

a physical structure on Earth that occurs naturally

35.

Deposition

a)

the movement of weathered material by wind, water, or ice (e.g. glaciers)

b)

process by which weathered and eroded material is deposited by wind, water, and ice

c)

process by which exposed rock is broken down by rain, frost, wind, or other elements of weather

d)

a physical structure on Earth that occurs naturally

36.

Landform

a)

process by which exposed rock is broken down by rain, frost, wind, or other elements of weather

b)

process by which weathered and eroded material is deposited by wind, water, and ice

c)

the movement of weathered material by wind, water, or ice (e.g. glaciers)

d)

a physical structure on Earth that occurs naturally

37.

The photograph shows a canyon in northern Arizona. Which of these best describes how this canyon was most likely formed?

a)

Floods eroded the sandstone away from the canyon walls

b)

Glaciers eroded the canyon rock as they melted and moved.

c)

Ice wedged into cracks in the rock and weathered the canyon walls

d)

Wind blew large rocks that smashed against the canyon walls.

38.

A wide U-shaped valley is shown in photograph. This valley is most likely formed by -

a)

Flash flooding

b)

a glacier

c)

a hurricane

d)

melting snow

39.

What is this landform?

a)

delta

b)

canyon

c)

valley

d)

sand dune

40.

What is this landform?

a)

valley

b)

delta

c)

canyon

d)

sand dune

41.

This landform is formed by

a)

water erosion

b)

weathering

c)

deposition of sediments

d)

glaciers

42.

This landform is formed by

a)

water erosion

b)

wind erosion and deposition

c)

glaciers

d)

weathering

43.

Several landforms are listed in the table below. The right hand side is blank. When completed, it will list major processes that create each landform. To which landform or landforms should the process deposition belong to?

a)

Canyon only

b)

Delta

c)

Canyon and Sand dune only

d)

Delta and sand dune only

44.

Which statement best describes the processes of weathering and erosion?

a)

Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for the breakdown of any type of rock into smaller particles and the carrying away of the loose sediments.

b)

Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for depositing loose sediments on the bottom of the ocean, forming layers of sediment.

c)

Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for the amount of water in a river that transports sediments to the sea.

d)

Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for the transportation, deposition and compaction of loose sediments on the seafloor.

45.

Erosion is one of the processes involved in the formation of Sedimentary Rock. Which of these best describes the process of erosion?

a)

Rocks are broken into smaller pieces that remain in the same location.

b)

Pressure compacts layers of sediment and turns them into rock.

c)

Pieces of rock or soil are carried from one place to another.

d)

Sediment grains fall to the bottom of a lake to form Sedimentary Rock.

46.

Some students make a model to show one of the first steps in the formation of sedimentary rock. The students pour 2 centimeters of light-colored sand into a clear plastic box. Then they add 1 centimeter of gravel. Finally they pour 2 centimeters of dark-colored sand on top of the gravel. Which characteristic of sedimentary rock does this model best show?

a)

Sedimentary rock is made of layers.

b)

Sedimentary rock is cemented bits of rock.

c)

Sedimentary rock is often limestone.

d)

Sedimentary rock is common in Texas.

47.

The model below shows layers of sediment on the floor of an ocean. Which of the following best explains how these layers can become rock over many years?

a)

Sand in the sediment melts and turns into rock.

b)

The weight of the water compacts the sediment into rock.

c)

Changing water temperatures turn sand in the sediment into rock.

d)

Pollution caused by humans turns the sediment into rock.

48.

Sedimentary rocks form when broken bits of other rock are deposited and then –

a)

buried and squeezed and cemented together.

b)

melted by the heat of the Earth’s core.

c)

completely dissolved in salt water in the ocean.

d)

used by humans as a natural resource.

49.

Several layers of sedimentary rock are illustrated. They are in the same order as when they first formed. Which layer formed first?

a)

Rock Layer W

b)

Rock Layer X

c)

Rock Layer Y

d)

Rock Layer Z

50.

Which of the following is a process that creates the sediments that form sedimentary rock?

a)

Wind, water, and ice breaking rock into smaller pieces

b)

Heat from the earth melting rock below the surface

c)

Volcanoes putting out lava that cools to form new rock

d)

Continents pushing together to fold layers of rock