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NST revision quiz

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of energy is changing this solid to a liquid?

a)

Light energy

b)

Sound energy

c)

Heat energy

d)

Melting energy

e)

Evaporation energy

2.

This water is changing from a liquid to a ________ through the process of _____________.

a)

solid, evaporation

b)

liquid, evaporation

c)

gas, evaporation

d)

gas, condensation

e)

evaporation, gas

3.
A solid can change its shape easily. 
a)
True
b)
False
4.

Which of the following terms identifies the change from a liquid to gas?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Deposition

d)

Freezing

e)

Melting

5.

The following substances have no fixed shape:

a)

liquids and gases

b)

liquids and solids

c)

gases and solids

d)

solids, liquids and gases

6.

Oxygen can be trapped and contained inside a closed glass container.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What is the process involved when this happens to your car windows?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

melting

d)

freezing

e)

solidifying

8.

Ice _______ when it _________ heat and forms ___________.

a)

melts, gains, water

b)

freezes, solidifies, water vapour

c)

melts, evaporates, solid

d)

melts, loses, snow

e)

freezes, loses, water

9.

Water _________ when it ___________ heat and forms _________.

a)

evaporates, gains, vapour

b)

condenses, gains, vapour

c)

evaporates, solidifies, ice

d)

evaporates, loses, vapour

e)

solidifies, gains, ice

10.

Precipitation is part of the water cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

During the water cycle, water rises into the atmosphere as (a)   .

12.

Clouds in the sky are a result of ________________.

a)

condensation

b)

rain

c)

stormy weather

d)

evaporation

e)

precipitation

13.

The most common forms of precipitation are:

rain, hail and (a)   .

14.

When water freezes in clouds, it results in ___________ and ________.

a)

hail, snow

b)

rain, hail

c)

rain, snow

15.

(a)   are substances which take the shape of the container they are in.

16.

When liquids cool, they ____________ .

a)

solidify

b)

evaporate

c)

condensate

d)

melt

e)

flow

17.

A block of butter placed in the sun is a good example of which change of state?

a)

solid to liquid

b)

liquid to solid

c)

melting

d)

solidifying

e)

evaporation

18.

What change of state is involved in the making of this dessert?

a)

liquid to solid

b)

solid to liquid

c)

melting

d)

freezing

e)

solidifying

19.

What natural raw material is used to make ceramic products like plates and coffee mugs?

(a)  

20.

Coal is a raw material that comes from ________________. It was formed from __________ and ___________ which grew millions of years ago.

a)

underground, trees, plants

b)

South Africa, animals, plants

c)

underground, animals, plants

d)

South Africa, rocks, sand

e)

underground, rocks, sand

21.

Ceramics and glass are said to be 'brittle.' This means...

a)

they break easily

b)

they bend easily

c)

they can be recycled

d)

they can be shaped and moulded easily

22.

Manufactured materials are useful things made by _________, using _______________.

a)

people, raw materials

b)

people, plastic

c)

people, recycled products

d)

machines, glass

23.

The following items are not raw materials:

a)

clay, sand, oil

b)

clay, coal, wood

c)

leather, plastic, glass

d)

wool, cotton, oil

24.

Which raw material is heated until it melts to form glass?

(a)  

25.

Sand is formed over millions of years when rocks break down into tiny pieces.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Clay is 'malleable.' This means:

a)

it can be shaped easily

b)

it can break easily

c)

it can be heated easily

d)

it can be melted easily

27.

Plastic is a manufactured material which is made using the following raw materials:

a)

oil and coal

b)

coal and wood

c)

glass and oil

d)

nylon and coal

28.

The biggest problem with plastic products is...

a)

they pollute our planet

b)

they break easily

c)

they don't last forever

d)

they melt if heated so can't be used for cooking

29.

_________ oil is a raw material which is pumped to refineries where it is processed.

a)

Crude

b)

Black

c)

Raw

d)

Rig

e)

Coal

30.

All of these fibres are NOT manufactured fibres:

a)

cotton, wool, silk

b)

nylon, silk, polyester

c)

cotton, wool, nylon

d)

lycra, cotton, polyester

31.

Paint is a manufactured product which is made from ________ and ________.

a)

oil, coal

b)

coal, plastic

c)

oil, sand

d)

polyester, coal

32.

When we cut off a sheep's wool, we say that we (a)   the wool off.

33.

Where do we get the raw material to make paper?

(a)  

34.

The process involved in the making of leather from animal hides is called __________.

a)

tanning

b)

taming

c)

taning

d)

treating

e)

tapping

35.

The runny, gooey mixture made in the process of making paper is called ____________.

a)

pulp

b)

palp

c)

polp

d)

pelp

e)

pap

36.

Cotton comes from a (a)   .

37.

At paper factories (mills), wood is chopped into tiny pieces called (a)   .

38.

There are not enough forestry trees in South Africa. Therefore, _____________ paper is also used in the making of new paper.

a)

recycled

b)

rolled

c)

newspaper

d)

pulp

e)

cardboard

39.

Why must we recycle plastic and paper? (select as many answers as you wish)

a)

So that it can be used to make new plastic and paper products.

b)

So that we reduce pollution.

c)

So that we can increase pollution.

d)

So that we can dispose of it in our rivers and oceans.

40.

What is the most important property of the material of this raincoat. It is (a)   .

41.

A material which bends easily is a ___________ material.

a)

flexible

b)

stiff

c)

plastic

d)

malleable

42.

The most important property of this wire is that it is _______.

a)

flexible

b)

malleable

c)

yellow

d)

waterproof

e)

stiff

43.

The main difference between a rock and a piece of clay is that the rock is __________ and the clay is ___________.

a)

hard, malleable

b)

stiff, flexible

c)

waterproof, absorbent

d)

hard, stiff

44.

One of the best properties of plastic is that it is light and _______.

a)

strong

b)

weak

c)

absorbent

d)

malleable

e)

brittle

45.

The most important property of a towel is that it is _________.

a)

absorbent

b)

light

c)

flexible

d)

soft

e)

reusable

46.

Ways in which to strengthen a single piece of paper are to roll it or (a)   it.

47.

What do we call lengths of strong material that are joined together to make a strong framework?

a)

struts

b)

strats

c)

slats

d)

poles

e)

pillars

48.

Examples in the human body of struts are:

a)

arms, legs

b)

arms, head

c)

back, nose

d)

lungs, heart

e)

head, feet

49.

When struts are joined into triangle shapes, we call this...

a)

triangulation

b)

bridges

c)

strengthening

d)

frame structures

50.

'Indigenous' houses are ___________ houses.

a)

traditional

b)

African

c)

natural

d)

old

e)

different

51.

The name of a native American Indian's house is a teepee or...

(a)  

52.

What is the name of this traditional Inuit house? It is a/an...

(a)  

53.

Which people in South Africa build traditional houses like this?

a)

Xhosa

b)

Zulu

c)

Swazi

d)

Nama

e)

Sotho

54.

This is a traditional Zulu (a)   hut.

55.

Wattle and _________ is a technique used to build the walls of traditional houses.

a)

daub

b)

duab

c)

dawb

d)

baud

56.

This is the traditional house of the _________ people from Namibia.

a)

Nama

b)

Namib

c)

Nimba

d)

Namba

57.

"Daub" is a mixture of the following:

a)

wet sand, dry sand, dung, clay, straw

b)

wet sand, dung, bark, leaves, clay

c)

dry sand, clay, dung, wattle, seeds

d)

dry sand, cement, clay, dung, straw

58.

This is a traditional ______________.

a)

matjieshuis

b)

beehive hut

c)

rondavel

d)

maatjiehuis

e)

bee hut

59.

The branches used to build a 'matjieshuis' come from the local ___________ trees.

a)

tamarisk

b)

baobab

c)

marula

d)

reeds

e)

acacia

60.

Why do native Inuit people build their igloos out of blocks of ice and compressed snow?

a)

There is so much of this material around them.

b)

They prefer to be cold.

c)

They don't know about bricks and cement.

d)

They only have the tools for ice and snow.

61.

The Bedouin people of the Sahara desert use the hair from goats and (a)   to make their tents.

62.

What do the Zulu people attach to the framework of their beehive huts to finish them off?

a)

grass mats

b)

wattle

c)

wattle and daub

d)

daub

e)

reeds