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Science Chapter 5

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much of the earth's surface is covered with water?

a)

1/2

b)

1/4

c)

3/4

d)

5/8

2.

What are clouds made of?

a)

water and air

b)

gas and water

c)

air and gas

d)

cotton balls

3.

Which cloud is large and puffy?

a)

cumulus

b)

cirrus

c)

stratus

d)

fog

4.

Which kind of cloud is light and feathery?

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

stratus

d)

fog

5.

Which kind of cloud looks like a blanket?

a)

stratus

b)

cirrus

c)

cumulus

d)

fog

6.

What percentage of your body is water?

a)

70%

b)

65%

c)

50%

d)

45%

7.

How much water does your body need to take in each day?

a)

1 gallon

b)

1 quart

c)

3 quarts

d)

2 1/2 quarts

8.

Anything that takes up space and has weight is ?

a)

molecule

b)

steam

c)

matter

d)

vibrate

9.

The smallest piece of a substance that still has all the qualities of that substance is ?

a)

matter

b)

object

c)

atoms

d)

molecule

10.

What are the particles that make up a molecule called?

a)

atoms

b)

matter

c)

hydrogen

d)

solids

11.

the TWO atoms which make up water are oxygen and?

a)

hydrogen

b)

nitrogen

12.

In what THREE states does matter exist?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

partial

d)

solid

13.

To move rapidly back and forth

a)

vibrate

b)

rotate

c)

motion

d)

working

14.

hot water vapor

a)

steam

b)

gas

c)

fog

d)

dew

15.

has no shape of its own but fills up a certain amount space

a)

solid

b)

gas

c)

liquid

16.

has a definite shape and fills up a certain amount of space

a)

solid

b)

gas

c)

liquid

17.

has no shape and does not fill up a fixed amount of space

a)

solid

b)

gas

c)

liquid

18.

molecules are closest together in this matter

a)

solid

b)

gas

c)

liquid

19.

molecules move the fastest in this matter

a)

solid

b)

gas

c)

liquid

20.

What is water's melting point?

a)

32'F

b)

30'F

c)

24'F

d)

42'F

21.

What is water's boiling point?

a)

168'F

b)

150'F

c)

212'F

d)

220'F

22.

to become smaller

a)

contract

b)

expand

c)

force

d)

potential

23.

a push or a pull on an object

a)

force

b)

energy

c)

expand

d)

work

24.

the ability to do work

a)

energy

b)

potential

c)

moving

d)

contract

25.

energy that is stored

a)

moving

b)

work

c)

force

d)

potential

26.

the force which draws things toward the center of the earth

a)

energy

b)

gravity

c)

force

d)

expand

27.

When molecules are heated they ?

a)

speed up

b)

slow down

c)

stay the same

d)

stop

28.

water does this right before it freezes ?

a)

expands

b)

contracts

c)

freezes

d)

heats up

29.

When an object is moved it is called ?

a)

work

b)

moving

c)

force

d)

energy

30.

clear; allowing light to pass through

a)

solid

b)

transparent

c)

atmosphere

d)

gravity

31.

the gas that plants take from the air in order to make food

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

gas

32.

the layer of air surrounding the earth

a)

gas

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

gravity

d)

atmosphere

33.

keeps the blanket of air around the earth

a)

gravity

b)

atmosphere

c)

gas

34.

the gas that makes up most of the air

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

gas

d)

nitrogen

35.

the state of matter air exists in naturally

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

36.

the gas that people need to breathe and create energy

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

37.

water vapor in the air is

a)

fog

b)

frost

c)

humidity

d)

evaporation

38.

The process by which liquid becomes water vapor

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

dew point

d)

precipitation

39.

Any form of water that falls from the clouds

a)

precipitation

b)

dew point

c)

fog

d)

humidity

40.

The process of water vapor turning back into water

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

water cycle

d)

dew point

41.

When water changes from a liquid to a solid or gas over and over

a)

water cycle

b)

humidity

c)

condensation

d)

fog

42.

Particles of ice which fall from the sky during some thunderstorms

a)

Sleet

b)

Snow

c)

Rain

d)

Hail

43.

Tiny crystals of ice formed by frozen water vapor

a)

Fog

b)

Sleet

c)

Frost

d)

Snow

44.

Which is NOT a form of precipitation?

a)

Rain

b)

Dew

c)

Snow

d)

Hail

45.

Rain that freezes while passing through a layer of very cold air.

a)

Hail

b)

Cold rain

c)

Sleet

d)

Snow

46.

Warm air is able to hold more water vapor than cold air.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

47.
a)

lark bunting

b)

starling

c)

wren

d)

chickadee

48.

a)

pigeon

b)

meadowlark

c)

nuthatch

d)

California gull

49.

The tight fitting together of water molecules near the water's surface. This allows objects to float on it!

a)

Boiling point

b)

Surface tension

c)

freezing point

50.

How far does the atmosphere extend?

a)

1,000 miles

b)

10 miles

c)

100 miles

d)

10,000 miles

51.

What does the weight of the atmosphere create?

a)

temperature

b)

wind

c)

gravity

d)

air pressure

52.
a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

stratus

d)

sunny with no clouds

53.

a)

stratus

b)

cirrus

c)

cumulus

d)

sunny with no clouds

54.

a)

stratus

b)

cirrus

c)

cumulus

d)

sunny with no clouds

55.

a dark rain or storm cloud

a)

nimbus

b)

fog

c)

alto

d)

forecast

56.

the amount of water vapor in the air

a)

humidity

b)

fog

c)

dew point

d)

evaporation

57.

frozen water vapor formed in clouds

a)

snow

b)

hail

c)

rain

d)

sleet

58.

the temperature at which water vapor condenses

a)

212'

b)

32'

c)

dew point

d)

humidity

59.

a large body of air that has the same temperature and humidity

a)

air mass

b)

forecast

c)

dew point

d)

alto

60.

a cloud close to the ground

a)

fog

b)

dew

c)

forecast

d)

snow

61.
a)

common loon

b)

flicker

c)

goldfinch

d)

starling

62.

Every place on the earth receives the same amount of heat.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

63.

The top of a mountain and the sea level have different levels of air pressure.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE