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Midterm Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ROCK THAT HAS A BLACK STREAK & IS BLACK IN COLOR WOULD BE (a)  

2.

A rock that has a black streak and black in color would be (a)   .

3.

A rock containing mostly pyrite would have what characteristics?


SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

a)

yellow color

b)

black streak

c)

metallic

d)

non-metallic

e)

6-6.5 hardness

4.

Which definition best matches COLOR?

a)

rubbing a mineral against porcelain and seeing the color of the powder left behind.

b)

the minerals resistance to being scratched.

c)

how well a mineral reflects light (metallic/non metallic)

d)

the color of a mineral (due to the amount of light that is absorbed)

5.

Which definition best matches HARDNESS?

a)

rubbing a mineral against porcelain and seeing the color of the powder left behind.

b)

the minerals resistance to being scratched.

c)

how well a mineral reflects light (metallic/non metallic)

d)

the color of a mineral (due to the amount of light that is absorbed)

6.

Which definition best matches LUSTER?

a)

rubbing a mineral against porcelain and seeing the color of the powder left behind.

b)

the minerals resistance to being scratched.

c)

how well a mineral reflects light (metallic/non metallic)

d)

the color of a mineral (due to the amount of light that is absorbed)

7.

Which definition best matches STREAK?

a)

rubbing a mineral against porcelain and seeing the color of the powder left behind.

b)

the minerals resistance to being scratched.

c)

how well a mineral reflects light (metallic/non metallic)

d)

the color of a mineral (due to the amount of light that is absorbed)

8.

Mohs hardness scale is used to describe the relative hardness of minerals. A diagram is provided...


Based on the information, a rock containing which of the following minerals will be the softest?

(a)  

9.

Select the OUTER PLANETS only.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

e)

Neptune

10.

IF you were to build a scale model of our solar system, which would be the most difficult characteristic to build?

a)

Size

b)

Color

c)

Distance

d)

Composition

11.

What part does the sun play in the orbital motions of the solar system?

a)

Its brightness

b)

its gravitational pull

c)

its location

12.

What type of shape do the planets in the solar system orbit?

a)

elliptical

b)

perfectly circle

c)

unpredictable

13.

The planets have more or less the same ...

a)

Gravitational pull

b)

Shape

c)

Composition

14.

The table provides information on various objects in our solar system.


Based on the information on the table, which object is an inner planet?

(a)  

15.

The table provides information on various objects in our solar system.


Based on the information on the table, which object is an outer planet?

(a)  

16.

The table provides information on various objects in our solar system.


Based on the information on the table, which object is a comet?

(a)  

17.

Why do planets orbit the Sun?

a)

it is the celestial body with the greatest mass

b)

it is the celestial body with the most heat

c)

it is the celestial body that is the brightest

18.

The path that planets take is a result of what two things?


SELECT 2:

a)

forward motion of the planets

b)

the shape of the planets

c)

The gravitational pull of the Sun

d)

the composition of the planets

19.

What is a balanced force?

a)

When two forces acting on an object are equal in force but act in opposite directions (not moving)

b)

An unopposed force that causes a change in motion (moving)

20.

Select ALL of the examples of a balanced force:

a)

A book sitting on a table

b)

A dog running

c)

A stretched rubber band (before it is released)

d)

You walking to class.

21.

What is an unbalanced force?

a)

When two forces acting on an object are equal in force but act in opposite directions (not moving)

b)

An unopposed force that causes a change in motion (moving)

22.

Select ALL of the examples of an ubalanced force:

a)

A book falling off of a table

b)

A dog running

c)

A rubber band flying through the air

d)

You sitting in class

23.

What is the difference between potential & kinetic energy?


SELECT ALL THAT ARE CORRECT.

a)

Potential energy is stored up energy

b)

Potential energy is energy of motion

c)

Kinetic energy is energy of motion

d)

Kinetic energy is stored up energy

24.

How are potential & kinetic energy similar?


SELECT ALL THAT ARE CORRECT.

a)

they can change (transform) back and forth from one type to another

b)

they are exactly the same

c)

they are measured in Joules

d)

both are a type of energy

25.

As potential energy is increases, what happens to the kinetic energy of an object?


(Imagine a roller coaster reaching the top of the highest hill *the very top* before it goes down)

a)

As potential energy increases, its kinetic energy decreases

b)

As potential energy increases, its kinetic energy also increases

c)

nothing happens to its kinetic energy

26.

As kinetic energy increases, what happens to the potential energy of an object?


(Imagine a roller coaster speeding down the biggest hill *the fastest point* )

a)

nothing happens to its potential energy

b)

As kinetic energy increases, its potential energy also increases

c)

As kinetic energy increases, its potential energy decreases

27.

What is the amount of kinetic energy the pendulum had at Position 2?


*you will need to subtract total energy - potential energy

(a)  

28.

How could you increase the potential energy of the marble in the picture?

a)

by adding more books (to increase the height)

b)

by making the ruler longer

c)

you can't.

29.

what is the formula to calculate speed?

a)

speed = distance ÷ time

b)

speed = time ÷ distance

c)

speed = distance + time

30.

Determine the speed of th the four objects on the graph. Round to the nearest hundredths


The speed of object A is:

(a)  

31.

Determine the speed of th the four objects on the graph. Round to the nearest hundredths


The speed of object B is:

(a)  

32.

Determine the speed of th the four objects on the graph. Round to the nearest hundredths


The speed of object C is:

(a)  

33.

Determine the speed of th the four objects on the graph. Round to the nearest hundredths


The speed of object D is:

(a)  

34.

What is the average speed of the object in the graph above?

(a)  

35.

What is the average speed of a runner who ran 10 Km in 56 minutes?


*Round to the nearest hundredths*

(a)  

36.

what is the average speed of an object that went 320 cm in one minute? Change your answer to seconds.


*round to the nearest hundredths.

(a)  

37.

Net force is the sum of all the forces acting on an object.


What would be the net force of the example pictured? Include direction.

a)

5 N

b)

0 N

c)

Left

d)

Right

38.

Net force is the sum of all the forces acting on an object.


What would be the net force of the example pictured? Include direction.

a)

2N

b)

6 N

c)

no direction

d)

Left

e)

Right

39.

Using Mohs Hardness Scale, determine which minerals can scratch Quartz.


Select ALL that apply.

a)

Topaz

b)

Talc

c)

Corundum

d)

Diamond

e)

Fluorite

40.

How are rocks classified?

a)

by their shape

b)

by their color

c)

by the way they are formed

d)

randomly

41.

The three types of rocks are:

Sedimentary, Metamorphic and (a)  

42.

Sedimentary rocks are made when pieces of rock are:


(Select ALL that apply)

a)

weathered

b)

eroded

c)

deposited

d)

compacted

e)

cemented

43.

Sedimentary rocks can have the following characteristics:


(Select ALL that apply)

a)

layers

b)

crystals

c)

fossils

d)

wavy lines

44.

Igneous rocks are formed by:


(Select ALL that apply)

a)

cooling of magma/lava

b)

crystallizing (hardening) of magma/lava

c)

weathering

d)

layers

45.

Metamorphic rocks are formed by:


(Select ALL that apply)

a)

heat

b)

weathering

c)

pressure

d)

erosion