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science vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what does Collision mean?

a)

an instance of one moving object or person striking violently against another.

b)

an instance when baking soda and vinegar mix.

c)

an instance when 2 planets rotate around each other.

d)

when earth rotates around the sun.

2.

what does conduction mean?

a)

when you can see the sun at night time

b)

the process where you add chemicals into a bucket

c)

when heat or electricity is transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material.

d)

when you guess what will happen in a scientific experiment and your opinion changes over time.

3.

what does convection mean?

a)

when a scientific experiment goes wrong and 1 or more predictions is wrong

b)

movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.

c)

when a scientific discovery has been discovered

d)

when you find a dinosaur fossil thats bigger than 5 feet

4.

what are convection currents?

a)

a current in a fluid that results from convection.

b)

a change of color in a liquid

c)

a scientific term for when ocean waves go fast

d)

when you measure chemicals for an experiment.

5.

what is energy?

a)

a term that measures how fast water moves

b)

a type of cloud

c)

a nba team

d)

the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.

6.

what is energy transformation?

a)

the process in which energy transforms into water

b)

the process of changing one form of energy into another, such as nuclear energy into heat or solar energy into electrical energy.

7.

what is gas?

a)

a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume (unlike a liquid).

b)

a food that tastes really good

8.

what does heat transfer mean

a)

when a player on the Miami heat switches teams

b)

movement of heat from one substance or material to another

9.

what is investigation?

a)

the action of investigating something or someone; formal or systematic examination or research.

b)

when a spy finds information to help find clues

10.

what does the law of conservation of energy mean?

a)

the principle that in a system that does not undergo any force from outside the system, the amount of energy is constant, irrespective of its changes in form.

b)

when something is found that was lost

11.

what is liquid?

a)

a substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water or oil.

b)

something you eat

12.

what is matter?

a)

gas

b)

a physical substance

13.

what is a model?

a)

a replica or copy of something

b)

a tv show that took place in the 1990's

14.

what is molecular motion?

a)

when someone gets a mole removed

b)

movement of molecules in a certain direction

15.

what are particles?

a)

a seasoning you put on food

b)

a minute portion of matter

16.

what is plasma?

a)

a type of lava

b)

an ionized gas consisting of positive ions and free electrons in proportions resulting in more or less no overall electric charge

17.

what are properties?

a)

a thing or things belonging to someone

b)

a disease

18.

what is radiation?

a)

the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles

b)

medicine

19.

what is a solid?

a)

a car brand

b)

a firm and stable shape

20.

what is thermal energy?

a)

energy contained within a system that is responsible for its temperature.

b)

energy that is in space