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CBA review

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Light travels
a)
around corners
b)
in a straight line
2.
Light bounces when it is 
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
c)
refracted
3.
Light bends when it is 
a)
refracted
b)
reflected
c)
absorbed
4.

A straw sitting in a glass of water looks broken because light travels more slowly through the water than air. This is an example of ____________.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorbing

d)

Transmitting

5.

This is an example of?

a)

fog

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

translucent

6.

Cardboard, wood, and books are some examples of ________ objects.

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

d)

reflection

7.

Sunglasses, notebook paper, and lampshades are examples of __________ objects.

a)

translucent

b)

transparent

c)

opaque

d)

wood

8.

When light can easily pass through an object, we say that that object is ___ .

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

transported

9.
A microscope makes objects under it appear bigger because the lens...
a)
bends the light passing through it.
b)
increases the strength of the light.
c)
decreases the light passing through it.
d)
changes the color of the light passing through it.
10.

8. Which statement best explains why you can see yourself when you look at a mirror?

a)

Light is refracted as it passes through the mirror.

b)

Light is refracted, bouncing off the mirror.

c)

Light is reflected, bouncing off the mirror.

d)

Light is reflected as it passes through the mirror.

11.
A push, pull, friction or gravity are all examples of..
a)
velocity
b)
Newton's First Law of Motion
c)
momentum
d)
force
12.
A force that acts on an object to slow or stop its motion
a)
speed
b)
friction
c)
gravity
d)
unbalanced forces
13.
the amount of matter an object has is its
a)
velocity
b)
mass
c)
inertia
d)
momentum
14.
Equal forces acting in opposition to each other where no movement is created is a
a)
balanced force
b)
unbalanced force
c)
position time graph
d)
direction
15.
The force that pulls objects to earth or toward each other
a)
force
b)
gravity
c)
friction
d)
work
16.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
17.
A _____________________ must be exerted on an object at rest to cause it to move.
a)
weight
b)
inertia
c)
force
d)
gravity
18.
Philip is playing tug of war with Nancy. They both understand that to win the game of tug of war, one player must pull the flag over their opponent's line, but during this particular game, the flag tied to the center of the rope is not moving.What is happening to the rope in this example?
a)
Philip is applying more force in one direction. 
b)
Nancy is applying more force in one direction. 
c)
Philip and Nancy are applying equal forces in the same direction. 
d)
Philip and Nancy are applying equal forces in opposite directions. 
19.

2. By changing the surface over which the car rolls from sandpaper to wax paper, you might be able to test the effect of what force?

a)

A. Magnetism

b)

B. Wind

c)

C. Wind

d)

D. Friction

20.

6. Some students were investigating if the height that a ball was dropped would affect its bounce. The ball was dropped at 60 cm and at 80 cm. What statement is true of the results for each of the heights that the balls were dropped?

a)

F. There was no difference in the results.

b)

G. The ball dropped from 60 cm bounced 20 cm higher than

the ball dropped from 80 cm.

c)

H. The ball dropped from 80 cm bounced higher than the ball dropped from 60 cm.

d)

J. The ball dropped from 60 cm bounced higher than the ball dropped from 80 cm.

21.

9. Some students were testing the effects of force on the motion of a water bottle. They set up the experiment picture above and rolled the full water bottle down both ramps. What question were the students most likely trying to answer?

a)

A. How does mass affect the distance a full water bottle will roll?

b)

B. How does friction affect the distance a full water bottle will roll?

c)

C. How does the size of the water bottle affect the distance it rolls?

d)

D. How does ramp height affect the distance a full water bottle will roll?

22.

(2) Mrs. Giet’s class is playing tug of war at recess. They decide to play boys against girls. There are 11 girls and 6 boys. As soon as the game began, the girls were able to move the rope to their side. Why?

a)

There was an equal amount of force pulling on each side making it unbalanced.

b)

There was an equal amount of force pushing on each side making it unbalanced.

c)

There was more force on the girls side making it unbalanced.

d)

There was less force on the girls side making it unbalanced.

23.

(4) John was blowing a feather across the dinner table. When he was blowing with all the breathe he had in him the feather went across the entire table, but when he just blew a little it only went to the edge of his plate. What statement best describes why the feather went across the table?

a)

John used a strong blowing force causing the feather to travel a greater distance.

b)

John used a weak blowing force causing the feather to travel a greater distance.

c)

John used a pulling force to cause the feather to travel a greater distance.

d)

John is a fire breathing dragon.

24.

(7) Which scenario is showing gravity as the main force moving an object?

a)

My pencil fell to the ground when I dropped it.

b)

A plane taking off.

c)

A feather floating in the wind.

d)

A boy threw a ball up in the air.

25.

(8) A car was traveling on a dirt road and on a concrete road. The car was able to travel on the concrete road without using as much force. Which description explains this scientific fact?

a)

The dirt road has more friction because the surface is not smooth.

b)

The concrete road has more friction because the surface is smoother.

c)

The concrete road has more gravity because the surface is not smooth.

d)

The concrete road has less gravity because the surface is not smooth.

26.

(16) A ball has two forces acting on it. One force is pushing it to the left, and a larger force is pushing it to the right. In which direction will the ball move?

a)

Right

b)

Left

c)

Up

d)

Down

27.
Choose the BEST answer that describes how the mass of an object affects its motion.
a)
The greater the mass of an object, the slower the motion of the object.
b)
The greater the mass of an object, the faster the motion of the object.
c)
The greater the mass of an object, the greater the force to move the object.
d)
The greater the mass of an object, the greater the distance the object will travel.
28.
Rock made of layers of compressed sediments
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
school house rock
29.
The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water and ice
a)
erosion
b)
cementation 
c)
pressure
d)
weathering
30.
Wind, water, ice and gravity carry sediments away
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
d)
cementation
31.
Sediment that is left behind in rivers lakes and oceans
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
cementation
d)
deposition
32.
When the weight of new  sediment layers is deposited on top of older layers
a)
erosion
b)
compaction
c)
pressure
d)
weathering
33.
The process of layers become stuck together forming sedimentary rocks
a)
sticking
b)
pressuring
c)
cementation
d)
deposition
34.
What causes rocks to break down?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Cementation
35.
The sediment has been dropped off in a pile. What process happened last?
a)
weathering
b)
compaction
c)
cementation
d)
deposition
36.
Putting pressure on sediments underground is called . . . 
a)
cementation
b)
compaction
c)
weathering
d)
erosion
37.
What are the three fossil fuels that form in sedimentary rock?
a)
solar, oil
b)
coal and oil
c)
coal, oil, natural gas
38.
How long does it take a complete sedimentary rock to form?
a)
millions of years
b)
thousands of years
39.
Sedimentary rocks may contain fossils.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
What is the correct order of making and dropping off of sediments?
a)
weathering, erosion, deposition 
b)
erosion, weathering, deposition
c)
weathering, deposition , erosion
41.
Which layer of sedimentary rock is the oldest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
F
42.

The diagram below shows the sequence of the processes that turn solid rock into sandstone. Which two processes best complete this diagram?

a)

Melting and cooling

b)

Erosion and compaction

c)

Compaction and cementation

d)

Evaporation and dissolving

43.

Which diagram models the process of compaction leading to the formation of sedimentary rock? (5.7A)

a)
b)
c)
d)
44.

Which of the following is the correct order of sedimentary rock formation?

a)

weathering, deposition, compaction, erosion, cementation

b)

weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation

c)

weathering, erosion, deposition, cementation, compaction

d)

deposition, compaction, cementation, weathering, erosion

45.
When sediments stick together its called . . . 
a)
cementation
b)
compaction
c)
deposition
d)
erosion
46.
What three things are needed to form fossil fuels?
a)
heat, time, pressure
b)
heat, sun, ice
c)
time, sun, ice
d)
heat, sun, water
47.
Sedimentary rocks are formed by
a)
Cooling of lava or magma
b)
Heat and pressure
c)
Compacting and cementing
48.
Weathering is the process of....
a)
Breaking down rock into smaller and smaller pieces of sediment.
b)
The movement of sediment
c)
Placing sediment into a new location.
d)
None of the above
49.
How are fossil fuels formed?
a)
Dead organisms fall to the bottom of the floor and are covered in sediment. Heat and pressure turn it into fossil fuels.
b)
Dead organisms are buried.
c)
Fossil fuels are renewable so they are man made
d)
Dead organisms fall to the botton of the floor and pressure and cementation change it into fossil fuels
50.
True or false: Fossil Fuels are renewable?
a)
True
b)
False
51.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
52.
What is the movement of soil from one place to another?
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
discharge
d)
erosion
53.
the dropping of sediments in layers. 
a)
Compaction
b)
Deposition
c)
Erosion
d)
Weathering
54.
How long does the weathering process take?
a)
exactly one year
b)
a few days
c)
years and years
55.

Coal is formed from

a)

rocks

b)

a factory

c)

remains of small organisms that lived many millions of years ago in our oceans

d)

plant remains along with heat and pressure

56.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
57.
What must be present for Fossil Fuels to form?
a)
Bones and Sediment
b)
Dead Organisms and Layers of Sediment
c)
Dead Organisms, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time
d)
Bones, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time
58.

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

a)

light is reflected

b)

light is absorbed

c)

light is turned

d)

light is refracted

59.
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
60.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
61.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
62.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
63.
We see shadows because light travels in a __________________ line.
a)
curved
b)
straight
c)
rainbow