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Science Topics 1-4

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To have an effect on.

a)

diverse

b)

influence

c)

reproduces

d)

inherit

2.

A feature of an organism.

a)

trait

b)

variation

c)

inherit

d)

diverse

3.

A parent that makes more organisms of the same kind.

a)

reproduces

b)

variation

c)

influence

d)

inherit

4.

To get something from your parents or ancestors.

a)

variation

b)

influence

c)

diverse

d)

inherit

5.

The product of reproduction, a new organism produced by one or more parents.

a)

variation

b)

inherit

c)

influence

d)

offspring

6.

Many different kinds.

a)

influence

b)

variation

c)

inherit

d)

diverse

7.

A scientist who studies how living things interact with each other and the environment.

a)

reproduces

b)

ecologist

c)

offspring

d)

life cycle

8.

A living thing, such as a plant or an animal.

a)

variation

b)

inherit

c)

reproduces

d)

organism

9.

The pattern of birth, growth, reproduction, and death in a species.

a)

reproduces

b)

ecologist

c)

offspring

d)

life cycle

10.

Differences in organisms from the same parent.

a)

reproduces

b)

inherit

c)

influence

d)

variation

11.

The pattern of weather conditions that occur in a certain area over a long period of time.

a)

desert

b)

temperate

c)

climate

d)

polar

12.

A very cold and dry climate.

a)

polar

b)

climate

c)

temperate

d)

tropical

13.

A mild climate with big differences between seasonal weather patterns.

a)

polar

b)

climate

c)

tropical

d)

temperate

14.

A climate that is warm throughout the year

a)

desert

b)

polar

c)

temperate

d)

tropical

15.

An imaginary line around the middle of the planet.

a)

latitude

b)

equator

c)

elevation

d)

polar

16.

A measure of how far north or south of the equator a place is.

a)

equator

b)

latitude

c)

polar

d)

tropical

17.

The measure of how high above ground something is.

a)

latitude

b)

climate change

c)

elevation

d)

equator

18.

Describes how the atmosphere traps energy from sunlight and keeps Earth warm.

a)

green house gasses

b)

green house effect

c)

climate change

d)

elevation

19.

A change in temperature, precipitation, or other weather patterns over a long time.

a)

green house effect

b)

green house gasses

c)

temperate

d)

climate change

20.

Gasses in the atmosphere that trap energy.

a)

green house gasses

b)

green house effect

c)

climate change

d)

latitude

21.

The location of an object is its_____________.

a)

position

b)

direction

c)

relative

d)

motion

22.

The way an object is facing is its______________.

a)

position

b)

direction

c)

relative

d)

motion

23.

_____________ means "compared to"

a)

postion

b)

direction

c)

relative

d)

motion

24.

An object's change in position is called _______________.

a)

position

b)

direction

c)

relative

d)

motion

25.

How far an object moves is called ______________.

a)

distance

b)

speed

c)

predict

d)

force

26.

How fast an object is moving is its _____________.

a)

distance

b)

speed

c)

predict

d)

force

27.

To say what will happen before it occurs is to ____________.

a)

speed

b)

distance

c)

predict

d)

contact force

28.

A push or a pull is a ______________.

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

direction

d)

distance

29.

A push or pull on one object by another that is touching it.

a)

force

b)

contact force

c)

tension force

d)

spring force

30.

A pulling force that stretches something.

a)

force

b)

contact force

c)

tension force

d)

spring force

31.

The force exerted by an object that has been stretched or squeezed.

a)

force

b)

contact force

c)

tension force

d)

spring force

32.

A force that goes against the motion of an object.

a)

force

b)

contact force

c)

tension force

d)

friction

33.

The blanket of air that wraps around the planet.

a)

atmosphere

b)

weather

c)

humidity

d)

evaporate

34.

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.

a)

atmosphere

b)

weather

c)

humidity

d)

evaporate

35.

How much water vapor is in the atmosphere.

a)

atmosphere

b)

weather

c)

humidity

d)

evaporate

36.

The change from a liquid to a gas.

a)

evaporate

b)

condense

c)

precipitation

d)

humidity

37.

The change from a gas to a liquid.

a)

evaporate

b)

condense

c)

precipitation

d)

rain, snow, hail

38.

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface.

a)

humidity

b)

weather

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

39.

A measure of how hot or cold something is.

a)

temperature

b)

barometric pressure

c)

weather

d)

precipitation

40.

The weight of the air pushing down on anything beneath it.

a)

temperature

b)

barometric pressure

c)

storm

d)

hurricane

41.

A disturbance in the atmosphere

a)

storm

b)

flood

c)

hurricane

d)

tornado

42.

When water in certain places is higher than normal.

a)

storm

b)

flood

c)

rain

d)

hurricane

43.

A storm that forms over warm ocean water and has very strong winds.

a)

storm

b)

flood

c)

hurricane

d)

tornado

44.

A large mass of swirling wind.

a)

tornado

b)

storm

c)

drought

d)

flood

45.

A long period with little to no precipitation.

a)

flood

b)

hurricane

c)

drought

d)

storm