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DPM March 2023

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the simple machine used in the picture.
a)
Inclined plane
b)
Pulley
c)
Barrel
d)
Ramp
2.
This graph shows the speed is...
a)
Stationary
b)
Increasing at a constant speed
c)
Increasing gradually 
d)
Decreasing gradually
3.
If a person walks 40 meters in 10 seconds how fast are they walking?
a)
400 m/s
b)
4 mph
c)
4 m/s
d)
50 m/s
4.
A car travels 50 miles in 2 hours. At what speed was the car traveling?
a)
25 mph
b)
100 mph
c)
52 mph
d)
48 mph
5.
Which of the following lines shows the fastest speed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
Which line shows an object that was moving, then stopped, then started moving again?
a)
X
b)
Y
c)
Z
d)
PDQ
7.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
8.
When you use an incline plane to raise an object, the ______ the distance you move it the less force you use. 
a)
shorter
b)
longer
c)
distance does not matter
9.
How long was the runner stopped?
a)
for 1 second
b)
for 2 seconds
c)
for 4 seconds
d)
for 6 seconds
10.
Which graph is showing acceleration (getting faster)
a)
D
b)
E
c)
both D and E
d)
neither D or E
11.

What is happening at E?

a)

Stationary

b)

Accelerating

c)

Constant speed; moving away from the starting position

d)

Constant speed; returning to start position

12.

What is the force of attraction that pulls all objects to Earth’s center?

a)

inertia

b)

asteroid

c)

gravity

d)

meteorite

13.

Where is the asteroid belt located?

a)

between Mars and Jupiter

b)

between the Sun and Mars

c)

between Jupiter and Saturn

d)

past Pluto

14.

Planets, moons, comets, meteoroids, and asteroids. What type of force/or field will keep them in orbit by the sun?

a)

They are held in orbit by the Sun's

gravitational field.

b)

They stay in motion always moving towards the sun.

c)

They are held by a square field.

d)

They are held by space's oval field.

15.

Which characteristics best describe the terrestrial or inner planets?

a)

close to the sun with planetary rings

b)

small with rocky surfaces

c)

farthest from the sun and very dense

d)

large and gaseous with many moons

16.

What does the string represent in this model

a)

a star

b)

gravity

c)

inertia

d)

a planet

17.

As mass of an object increases, the gravitational force

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

Becomes zero

18.

As distance between objects increases, the gravitational force

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

stays the same

d)

becomes zero

19.

What two factors affect the gravitational force of an object?

a)

gravity and inertia

b)

inertia and distance

c)

gravity and mass

d)

mass and distance

20.

What are considered the Gas Giants?

a)

terrestrial planets

b)

inner planets

c)

outer planets

d)

Asteroid belt

21.

The Mars Rover is a crewed mission

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Over the next 10 years, the United States will most likely explore Space -

a)

in a spacecraft carrying people to different solar systems

b)

in a spacecraft carrying people to different galaxies

c)

by sending uncrewed missions to explore objects in our solar system.

d)

no space exploration is planned over the next 10 years.

23.

Which Space object has cleared the neighborhood?

a)

Asteroid

b)

Dwarf Planet

c)

Planet

24.

Which object (s) do not orbit the sun?

a)

Planets and Asteroids

b)

Meteors and Asteroids

c)

Meteoroids and Meteorites

d)

Meteors and Meteorites

25.

Where is the location of a meteorite?

a)

Space

b)

Earth's surface

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Asteroid belt

26.

What is made up of dust, gas and ice?

a)

Asteroid

b)

Meteoroid

c)

Comet

d)

meteor

27.

A reliable way to test and identify a mineral is to look at its ___________.

a)

Streak

b)

Size

c)

color

d)

luster

28.

Wind and water ____________ sediment on land and on the bottoms of rivers, lakes, and oceans.

a)

Deposit

b)

Particles

c)

Surface

29.

__________ are pieces of bones and shells that can be found in sedimentary rock.

a)

Fossils

b)

Chalk

c)

Cement

30.

Plants and animals that were buried by volcanic ash, sand, or sediment on the bottoms of oceans, lakes, and rivers became __________________.

a)

Trilobites

b)

Fossils

c)

Rocks

31.

A mineral's hardness is its ability to resist being ____________.

a)

Scratched

b)

Broken

c)

Wet

32.

Rocks that form when magma _________ and hardens are called igneous rocks.

a)

Heats

b)

Cools

c)

Stays the same temperature

33.

A new island is mainly made of which type of rock?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

None of the Above

34.

Which mineral sample has a hardness less than 2.5?

a)

Sample 1

b)

Sample 2

c)

Sample 3

d)

Sample 4

35.

Which type of rock will have a process of heat and pressure?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedmentary

d)

Magma

36.
Which processes must occur in order for an igneous rock to change into a metamorphic rock?
a)
heating and pressure
b)
compaction and cementation
c)
melting and cooling
d)
uplift and erosion
37.
Which process forms both metamorphic and sedimentary rock?
a)
recrystallization
b)
heating
c)
weathering
d)
compacting
38.
Gneiss is a rock because it
a)
is hard and round.
b)
has crystals.
c)
is made of minerals.
d)
has mass.
39.
Which type of rock is formed when particles are compacted and cemented together?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
metallic
40.
Which of the following is a physical property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
reactivity
c)
oxidation
d)
flammability
41.
If I want to use the least amount of force neccessary, I would need a 
a)
long, steep ramp
b)
short, gentle ramp
c)
long, gentle ramp
d)
short, steep ramp
42.

What does revolution cause?

a)

year

b)

seasons

c)

gravity and inertia

d)

day and night

43.

What two factors affect the gravitational force of an object?

a)

gravity and inertia

b)

inertia and distance

c)

gravity and mass

d)

mass and distance

44.

Which instrument would best help you see visible stars from your backyard the?

a)

microscope

b)

thermometer

c)

binoculars

d)

telescope

45.

What is made up of dust, gas and ice?

a)

Asteroid

b)

Meteoroid

c)

Comet

d)

meteor

46.

The diagram represents our solar system. The long elliptical orbit shows the path of an object made of dust and ice that forms a glowing tail as it approaches the Sun.

Which term best describes this object?

a)

Asteroid

b)

Satellite

c)

Comet

d)

Planet

47.

The International Space Station is carried into space by the Space Shuttle allowing astronauts to spend extended time in space in what year?

a)

1981

b)

1998

c)

1926

d)

1969

48.

Apollo 11 spacecraft lands on the moon and Neil Armstrong becomes the 1st man to walk on the moon in what year?

a)

1981

b)

1998

c)

1926

d)

1969

49.

Minerals can have a metallic or nonmetallic _____________.

a)

Color

b)

Density

c)

Luster

50.

The compacting and cementing of the sediment form _______________ of rock.

a)

Deposits

b)

Surfaces

c)

Layers

51.

A mineral's hardness is its ability to resist being ____________.

a)

Scratched

b)

Broken

c)

Wet

52.

Rocks that form when magma _________ and hardens are called igneous rocks.

a)

Heats

b)

Cools

c)

Stays the same temperature

53.
How are sedimentary rocks, such as shale and sandstone, formed?
a)
Particles are changed into liquids.
b)
Particles are compressed into layers.
c)
Particles are melted together by magma.
d)
Particles are heated by the Sun.
54.
Which processes must occur in order for an igneous rock to change into a metamorphic rock?
a)
heating and pressure
b)
compaction and cementation
c)
melting and cooling
d)
uplift and erosion
55.
Which process forms both metamorphic and sedimentary rock?
a)
recrystallization
b)
heating
c)
weathering
d)
compacting
56.

What is luster?

a)

The color of a mineral when it is ground into a powder.

b)

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

c)

The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.

57.

What is a mineral?

a)

A nonliving, solid material that has a definite chemical make up and is found in Earth's crust.

b)

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

c)

The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.

58.

When determining the color of a minerals powder, what tool would you need?

a)

streak plate

b)

hand lens

c)

microscope

d)

triple-beam balance

59.

Which mineral would scratch calcite but not scratch apatite?

a)

fluorite

b)

gypsum

c)

talc

d)

topaz

60.

Which minerals would all scratch apatite?

a)

diamond, topaz, quartz

b)

quartz, calcite, gypsum

c)

fluorite, talc, calcite

d)

diamond, fluorite, corundum

61.

What is the speed this motion?

a)

constant speed

b)

not moving

c)

speed increasing

d)

speed increasing at a constant rate

62.

What happened during C to D point?

a)

not moving

b)

speeding up

c)

moving at a constant speed

d)

slowing down

63.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
64.

Which graph represents an object that is decreasing in speed?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

65.

Which runner started out the fastest?

a)

Albert

b)

Bob

c)

Charlie

66.

What is the total distance covered by 2 pm?

a)

40 miles

b)

30 miles

c)

60 miles

d)

10 miles

67.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
68.
When an object is moved up a ramp, you need _________ effort than if it is just picked straight up. 
a)
More
b)
Less
c)
same
69.
If I want to use the least amount of force neccessary, I would need a 
a)
long, steep ramp
b)
short, gentle ramp
c)
long, gentle ramp
d)
short, steep ramp
70.
Which graph is showing acceleration (getting faster)
a)
D
b)
E
c)
both D and E
d)
neither D or E

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