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Science Revision Quiz - Term 1

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A scientist who studies fish would fall under which branch of science?
a)
Life Science 
b)
Earth and Space
c)
Physical Science 
d)
fish science 
2.

The exploration and investigation of the natural world.

a)

Science

b)

Technology

c)

Observe

d)

Infer

3.
Which statement is a prediction?
a)
The sky is blue.  
b)
The boy is jumping into the pool 
c)
There will be a big splash. 
d)
I see a diving board. 
4.

A ______________ is any factor that can have more than one value

a)

Constants

b)

variable

5.

The __________________ is the factor that you want to test.

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

variable

d)

Constants

6.

The ____________________ is the factor you observe or measure during an experiment.

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

variable

d)

Constants

7.
Examples of requirements for a design include?
a)
specifications by the customer
b)
constraints like money or time
c)
extra people who have specialized skills
d)
all are examples that might require a trade-off
8.
Which profession uses the informed design process?
a)
engineers
b)
architects
c)
craftspeople (artists)
d)
all of the above
9.
The first step of the design process is...
a)
the designer describes the problem
b)
artists describe the problem
c)
engineer describes the problem
d)
All of the above may use the design process so they will all describe the problem with the design process
10.

_______________ is the application of scientific knowledge to benefit people.

a)

History

b)

design

c)

Technology

d)

science

11.

A_____________ is a source of supply or support

a)

knowledge

b)

science

c)

resource

d)

Technology

12.

Mass is the measure of how much ___________________ is in an object.

a)

Density

b)

Matter

c)

Gravity

d)

Force

13.

The plant is 3 meter tall. What does the underlined measurement indicate about the plant?

a)

Height of the plant

b)

Volume of the plant

c)

Weight of the plant

d)

Force of the plant

14.

When a balloon is blown it increases in size. Which type of change does this show?

a)

Chemical Change

b)

Change in air

c)

Physical change

d)

none of the above

15.

A __________ is an ability you develop when you combine knowledge and practice in order to perform an activity well

a)

knowledge

b)

skill

16.

A __________ is a device that increases the ability to do work.

a)

tool

b)

skill

17.

A ______________ is a device that makes doing work easier

a)

book

b)

labour

c)

skill

d)

machine

18.

____________ is money, credit, property, or accumulated wealth

a)

Income

b)

Capital

c)

Profit

d)

Share

19.

__________ is the ability to cause change

a)

.Motion

b)

Money

c)

Force

d)

Energy

20.

What are characteristics that determine how a material reacts to forces?

a)

chemical properties

b)

Mechanical properties

c)

Pysical properties

21.

A ______________ is the ability or inability of a substance to combine with or change into one or more new substances

a)

Electrical property

b)

Mechanical property

c)

chemical property

d)

Physical property

22.

_______________are natural or manufactured materials composed of long chains of small, repeating molecules called monomers.

a)

Polymers

b)

Plastics

c)

Wood

d)

Composites

23.

A _______________- material is a mixture of two or more materials one layered in the other.

a)

wood

b)

polymer

c)

plastic

d)

composite

24.

An ________ is a mixture of two or more metals

a)

ceramics

b)

element

c)

alloy

d)

Plastic

25.

A ______________________ is a characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the material.

a)

Chemical property

b)

physical property

c)

Magnetic property

d)

Electric Property

26.

A __________________ is the ability or inability of a substance to combine with or change into one or more new substances.

a)

Chemical property

b)

physical property

c)

Magnetic property

d)

Electric Property

27.

What are the characteristics that determine how a material reacts to forces?

a)

Chemical property

b)

physical property

c)

Magnetic property

d)

Electric Property

28.

_________is a material’s ability to stretch out of shape and return to its original shape.

a)

Strength

b)

Elasticity

c)

Hardness

d)

Flexibility

29.

The ________________of a material is determined by a material’s ability to withstand scratches, dents, and cuts.

a)

Strength

b)

Flexibility

c)

Elasticity

d)

hardness

30.

_____________is anything that has mass and takes up space.

a)

atom

b)

molecule

c)

matter

d)

compound

31.

A(n) ___________is a small particle that is the building block of matter.

a)

molecule

b)

compound

c)

atom

d)

substance

32.

Matter is made up of _________

a)

atoms

b)

protons

c)

solutions

d)

mixtures

33.

___________ is a matter with a composition that is always the same.

a)

element

b)

mixture

c)

atom

d)

substance

34.

A ____________ is substance made of only one kind of atom.

a)

mixture

b)

matter

c)

element

d)

atom

35.

A ______________ is two or more atoms that are held together by chemical bonds and act as a unit.

a)

element

b)

molecule

c)

atom

d)

mixture

36.

A _______________ is a substance made of two or more elements that are chemically joined in a specific combination.

a)

atom

b)

molecule

c)

compound

d)

element

37.

A ________________ is matter that can vary in composition.

a)

element

b)

atom

c)

molecule

d)

mixture

38.

A _______________________ is a mixture in which the substances are not evenly mixed.

a)

heterogeneous mixture

b)

homogeneous mixture

39.

______________ are made up of substances (elements and compounds) evenly mixed together; the composition can vary in a given mixture.

a)

compounds

b)

solutions

40.

The region at the center of an atom that contains most of the mass of the atom called?

a)

nucleus

b)

electron cloud

c)

orbit

d)

electrons

41.

What are the two kinds of particles that make up the nucleus?

a)

neutron and electron

b)

electron and proton

c)

neutron and proton

d)

only neutron

42.

What is the positively charged particles inside of an atom?

a)

neutrons

b)

electrons

c)

nucleus

d)

protons

43.

A _______________ is the uncharged particle in the nucleus of an atom.

a)

proton

b)

electron

c)

neutron

d)

electron cloud

44.

An _______________ is a negatively charged particle that occupies the space in an atom outside the nucleus.

a)

electron

b)

proton

c)

neutron

d)

nucleus

45.

The region surrounding an atom’s nucleus where one or more electrons are most likely to be found is called?

a)

lattice

b)

surface area

c)

centre of an atom

d)

electron cloud

46.

What is called the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of an element?

a)

nucleus

b)

electron cloud

c)

atomic number

d)

mass number

47.

A(n) ______________ is one of two or more atoms of an element having the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons.

a)

element

b)

atomic number

c)

ion

d)

isotope

48.

An atom that has a charge because it has gained or lost electrons called?

a)

ion

b)

isotope

c)

element

d)

molecule

49.

Which of the following is located outside the nucleus of an atom?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

ion

50.

_____________ is the amount of space a sample of matter occupies.

a)

Volume

b)

density

c)

weight

d)

mass

51.

A state of matter with a definite shape and volume is?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

water

52.

A ________ is a state of matter with a definite volume but not a definite shape.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

water

53.

A state of matter without a definite shape or a definite volume is?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

water

54.

What is the mass per unit volume of a substance called?

a)

solubility

b)

melting point

c)

weight

d)

density

55.

What is solubility?

a)

Solubility is the ability of one material to dissolve in another.

b)

Solubility is the ability of one material to burn.

c)

Solubility is the ability of one material to change state.

d)

Solubility is the ability of one material to conduct electricity.

56.

Calculate the density of a substance of mass 6.50g and volume 1.25 cm3?

a)

0.19 g/cm3

b)

5.2 g/cm3

c)

7.75 g/cm3

d)

8.12 g/cm3

57.

The 3 State of Matter are?

a)

water, juice and cola

b)

steel, copper and gold

c)

oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen

d)

solid, liquid, and gas

58.

Which of the following is NOT an example of matter?

a)

light

b)

gold

c)

air

d)

sun

59.

A change in the size, shape, form, or state of matter that does not change the matter’s identity is a ___________________

a)

physical change.

b)

chemical change

60.

A ___________________is a change in matter in which the substances that make up the matter change into other substances with different chemical and physical properties.

a)

physical change.

b)

chemical change

61.

Light and heat during a forest fire are signs that a _______________is occurring.

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

62.

The law of conservation of _____________states that the total mass before a chemical reaction is the same as the total mass after the chemical reaction.

a)

volume

b)

weight

c)

density

d)

mass

63.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical change?

a)

melting

b)

boiling

c)

dissolving

d)

burning

64.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a chemical change?

a)

rusting

b)

spoiling food

c)

changing shape

d)

digesting food

65.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a chemical change?

a)

Substance is the same before and after the change.

b)

Substance is different after the change

c)

Only physical properties change

d)

The identity of the substance do not change.

66.

_________________ is needed for the chemical reactions that take place when baking pretzels.

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Light energy

c)

Sound energy

d)

Wind energy

67.

Which is a physical change?

a)

burning wood

b)

melting ice

c)

rusting iron

d)

spoiling food

68.

Which is a chemical change?

a)

boiling water

b)

copper turning green in air

c)

freezing fruit juice

d)

slicing a potato

69.

Solution that contains the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved.

a)

unsaturated solution

b)

supersaturated solution

c)

saturated solution

70.
When a certain amount of solvent cannot hold any more solute it is called a ________ solution.
a)
Diluted
b)
Saturated
71.

Solubility refers to the ____ of solute that can dissolve in a certain volume or mass of solvent, at a certain temperature.

a)

Mean

b)

Range

c)

Amount

d)

Mode

72.

A small amount of NaCl is dissolved in water to make a solution. In this solution

a)

water is the precipitate

b)

water is the solute

c)

NaCl is the solvent

d)

NaCl is the solute

73.
Solution where more solute can still be dissolved at the given temperature. 
a)
Saturated
b)
Unsaturated
c)
Supersaturated
d)
Homogeneous solution
74.

Which one is dilute?

a)

10 g of sugar dissolved in 100 ml of water

b)

10 g of sugar dissolved in 50 ml of water

c)

20 g of sugar dissolved in 100 ml of water

d)

20 g of sugar dissolved in 50 ml of water

75.

A measure of how much a given substance is mixed with another substance.

a)

dissolve

b)

homogeneous mixture

c)

solubility

d)

concentration

76.

A combination of two or more substances that is exactly the same throughout

a)

homogeneous mixture

b)

solubility

c)

concentration

d)

dissolve

77.

The maximum concentration of solute that can be dissolved in a solvent.

a)

dissolve

b)

concentration

c)

homogeneous mixture

d)

solubility

78.

A substance that is dissolved in another substance to form a solution.

a)

solute

b)

solution

c)

solvent

d)

solubility

79.

A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances.

a)

solute

b)

solution

c)

solubility

d)

solvent

80.
Any characteristic of a material that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of material. 
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
c)
Physical property
d)
Chemical property
81.
An example of chemical change.
a)
A piece of glass breaking
b)
Water freezing into ice
c)
Grass being cut by a mower
d)
A wood log burning
82.
The four states of matter: Solid, liquid, _______, plasma
a)
Air
b)
Gas
c)
Vapor
d)
Electricity
83.
Rust on an iron (metal) gate.
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
84.
A cake baking.
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
85.
The amount of matter in an object (commonly known as how much something weighs). 
a)
Volume
b)
Matter
c)
Chemical property
d)
Mass
86.
Any characteristic that gives a substance the ability to undergo a change that results in a new substance. 
a)
Chemical property
b)
Physical property
c)
Law of conservation of mass
d)
State of matter
87.

The fundamental building block of matter is the

a)

atom

b)

molecule

c)

cell

d)

proton

88.

Which of the following is an intensive property of matter?

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

energy content

d)

density

89.

In every chemical change, two or more reactants form at least one

a)

product

b)

gas

c)

precipitate

d)

reaction

90.
What is a mixture?
a)
pennies
b)
2 or more different things combined
c)
different size rocks
d)
marbles
91.
Which tool would be used to measure the mass of an object?
a)
balance
b)
graduated cylinder
c)
meter stick
d)
magnet
92.
When paper is folded to make an origami bookmark, what physical property of the paper changes?
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
shape
d)
smell
93.
Which is a Chemical property?
a)
Thermal Conductivity 
b)
Density
c)
Malleability 
d)
Flammability 
94.
Ability to rust is this type of property:
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property
95.

the change of a liquid to a solid

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

melting

d)

freezing

96.
Which state of matter has the most tightly packed molecules?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
97.
What branch of engineering involves the design of electric circuits?
a)
Bioengineering
b)
Aerospace Engineering
c)
Civil Engineering
d)
Electrical Engineering
98.
Someone who uses both science and technology to solve problems is known as a(n)________________________.
a)
Scientist
b)
Engineer
c)
Model
d)
Researcher
99.
What is the first step in the technology design process?
a)
Research the problem
b)
Troubleshoot and redesign
c)
Build a prototype
d)
Identify a need
100.
What is it called when a group of people throw out their ideas of way to solve a problem?
a)
Collaboration
b)
Idea web
c)
Brainstorming
d)
Think tank