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General Science Pretest

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
To make things move, you need a −
a)
force.
b)
strong magnet.
c)
metal object.
d)
helper.
2.
A force is a −
a)
push.
b)
pull.
c)
magnet.
d)
push or pull.
3.
This girl has jumped up in the air. What force will cause her to come back to the ground?
a)
Gravity
b)
Magnetism
c)
Electricity
d)
Sound
4.

Materials that allow energy to flow through them are called

a)

Insulators

b)

Semiconductors

c)

Conductors

d)

None of the above

5.

the energy an object has due to its motion

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

6.
Why do we see objects as white?
a)
They absorb all light
b)
They reflect all light
c)
They absorb some light and reflect some light
7.
Heat transfer always goes from-
a)
Cold to Hot
b)
Hot to Cold
c)
Heat doesn't transfer
d)
Freezing to Cold
8.
Radiation is heat transfer by-
a)
Touch
b)
Circles
c)
Waves
9.
As you touch a hot stove the heat transfers -
a)
from your hand to the stove
b)
from the stove to your hand
c)
It doesn't transfer
10.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
11.
What is the correct SI unit for mass?
a)
Kilograms
b)
newtons
c)
pounds
d)
grams
12.

What SI unit is used to measure length?

a)

meters

b)

liters

c)

centimeters

d)

kilograms

13.

The y-axis in a graph is the

a)

dependent variable.

b)

independent variable.

c)

vertical axis.

d)

horizontal axis.

14.

What is weight?

a)

The magnetic force acting on the body

b)

The electric force acting on the body

c)

The gravity acting on the body

d)

The gravitational force acting on the body

15.

An electron is

a)

positively charged

b)

neutral

c)

negatively charged

16.

atomic number is

a)

the number of protons

b)

the number of electrons

c)

the number of neutrons

d)

the location of an atom on the periodic table

17.

An elements is

a)

a substance that cannot be split into simpler substances

b)

a substance that can be split into simpler substances

18.

A molecule is

a)

a singular particle of a particular element

b)

another name for an element

c)

2 or more atoms that are combined

19.

The type of reaction that releases energy as heat is called

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

c)

respiration

d)

photosynthesis

20.

The 'conservation of mass' theory tells us when a chemical reaction occurs in a closed system

a)

there will be no change in mass

b)

there will be a change in mass as it cannot be directly weighed and may dissipate