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8th - B3 Part 2

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All waves have...

a)

Wavelength, frequency, rest point & speed

b)

Wavelength, frequency, rest point, & amplitude

c)

Wavelength, frequency, amplitude & speed

d)

Wavelength, amplitude, rest point & speed

2.

Waves can only be transverse or longitudinal.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Does yarn conduct electricity?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Sometimes

4.

Electricity happens when:

a)

Protons bump into each other

b)

Electrons move from one place to another

c)

Potential energy is stored

d)

A car strikes a power line

5.

The magnetic field and electric field are parallel to each other

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What does a magnet stick to?

a)

Tree

b)

Plastic straw

c)

Iron

d)

Aluminum

7.

Every magnet has:

a)

A south pole

b)

A north pole

c)

A magnetic field

d)

All of the above

8.

How many poles does a magnet have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

An open circuit:

a)

Will not allow electricity to flow

b)

Will gain electrons from friction

c)

Will conduct heat

d)

Will repel magnets

10.

A closed circuit is:

a)

A magnetic field of electromagnet

b)

Circuit in which current is able to flow and light up a bulb

c)

A battery connected to only wires

d)

Unlike charges attracting each other

11.

Which is the best written response for this question: Explain and give two examples for potential energy.

a)

Potential energy is a rock at the top of a hill and a roller coaster at the top.

b)

potential energy is stored energy.

c)

Potential energy is stored energy for example a rock at the top of a hill and a roller coaster at the top.

d)

Potential energy is going up for example a rock at the top of a hill and a roller coaster at the top.

12.

What is an example of the third law of motion?

a)

Pulling a tablecloth from under a dish

b)

Pushing a shopping cart vs pushing a car

c)

A rocket blasting off

13.

At which location does the ball have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

What does kinetic energy do?

a)

It is due to the motion

b)

It starts and stops the motion

c)

Gotta go fast

d)

An object that moves faster

15.

What is potential energy?

a)

It will go in the future

b)

Stopping an object

c)

It goes faster

d)

It moves upward

16.

Which is an example of kinetic energy.

a)

A rock falling off a cliff

b)

A trophy on the top shelf

c)

At the top of a roller coaster

d)

An apple about to fall off a desk

17.

How does gravity affect kinetic energy?

a)

It decreases

b)

It increases

c)

Stays the same

d)

All of the above

18.

The mass and the ______ of an object affect the amount of energy it possesses.

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Speed

19.

According to natural selection, light colored tree trunks would favor

a)

light colored moths

b)

dark colored moths

c)

red colored moths

d)

red and light colored moths

20.

A physical trait favored by an environmental change can be called an

a)

adaptation

b)

extinction

c)

possibility

d)

mutation

21.
Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Steven Hawking
d)
Isaac Newton
22.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
23.

The "gatekeeper" that controls what enters and enters and exits the cell would be shown by what letter on the diagram above?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.

The "Control Center" of the cell that makes energy for the cell would be shown by which label on the diagram above?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

The "Powerhouse of the cell" would be shown by which label on the diagram above?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.
Which is a characteristic of bacteria?
a)
large in size
b)
found only in one particular environment
c)
made up of many different cells working together
d)
able to survive as a single cell
27.
What does the digestive system do
a)
breaks down and handles food
b)
pumps blood throughout the body
c)
helps you breathe
d)
helps your arms and legs move
28.
What is responsible for delivering oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from the body?
a)
cell nucleus
b)
excretory system
c)
nervous tissue
d)
respiratory system
29.
Which system works with the skeletal system to make your body move?
a)
muscular
b)
digestive
c)
nervous
d)
circulatory
30.
What is the main organ in the circulatory system?
a)
lungs
b)
brain
c)
veins
d)
heart
31.
The __________ system directs the body to inner and outer changes.
a)
digestive
b)
circulatory
c)
nervous
d)
skeletal
32.
Purple (P) is dominant to the white (p).
According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability of an offspring being purple?
a)
25%
b)
0%
c)
100%
d)
50%
33.
What is the yellow seed genotype?
a)
aa
b)
Aa
c)
AA
d)
AA or Aa
34.

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

a)

cell membrane

b)

vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

35.
What is the yellow seed genotype?
a)
aa
b)
Aa
c)
AA
d)
AA or Aa
36.
What is an inherited trait?
a)
a trait that you recieve from your parent
b)
Ice Cream Cone
c)
Gatorade
d)
the change of an animal
37.
Which is an example of an inherited trait?
a)
pierced ears
b)
dyed hair
c)
green eyes
d)
broken arm
38.
Which option most closely relates to how CRISPR works?
a)
"shake and bake"
b)
"cut and paste"
c)
"hide and seek"
d)
"live and love"
39.

A stretch of DNA with instructions for one trait.

a)

Chromosome

b)

Gene

c)

Nucleus

d)

DNA

40.

Half of these come from one parent, the other half come from the other parent.

a)

Chromosomes

b)

Genes

c)

DNA

d)

Nuclei

41.

These contain specific instructions that make each living creature unique.

a)

DNA

b)

Genes

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Nucleus

42.

change in a DNA sequence that affects genetic information

a)

mutation

b)

fitness

c)

transformation

43.

the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations

a)

fitness

b)

natural selection

c)

evolution

44.

the gradual change in a species over time

a)

natural selection

b)

evolution

c)

adaptation

45.
Who created the theory of evolution?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Charles Derwin
c)
Charlie Darwin
d)
Chris Darwin
46.
What animals did Charles Darwin study when at the Galapagos Islands?
a)
Giraffes
b)
Seagulls
c)
Seals
d)
Finches
47.
what gave Charles Darwin the idea of evolution?
a)
google
b)
wikipedia
c)
mans attempt to destroy mankind
d)
finches in the Galapagos island
48.

What unique animals did Darwin find on the islands? (choose all that apply)

a)

Tortoises

b)

Iguanas

c)

Finches

d)

Frogs

49.

What is a claim?

a)

Answers a question or problem

b)

long and detailed paragraph

c)

Explains why something happened

50.

What is evidence ?

a)

Answers a question

b)

Anything you see, hear or read or experience that causes you to believe something is true.

c)

Long and detailed paragraph

51.

What is reasoning?

a)

Answers a question

b)

Explaining how evidence supports a claim

c)

Used to prove something true or false