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Week 3.2

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A student draws diagrams of her house and the location of the sun in the sky. Which diagram below does NOT correctly represent the location of the sun at the time indicated?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

The Sun is one of the biggest stars in the Universe.

a)

True

b)

False

3.
A class prepared some electrical circuits using battery, connecting wires, and three light bulbs.  Which of these circuits can make the three bulbs light?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
series
b)
parallel
5.
Matter that has its own shape and takes up space.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
6.

A student designs an experiment to test the effect of the width of a piece of elastic's ability to stretch. The student selects four pieces of elastic with different widths but the same length. The student then attaches blocks with different masses to the pieces of elastic. The results of the student's experiment are shown above. What should the student do to improve this experiment?

a)

Use blocks of equal mass on the four pieces of elastic

b)

Use blocks with enough mass to cause the four pieces of elastic to break

c)

Use more than four pieces of elastic and four blocks

d)

Use four pieces of elastic with different lengths but the same width

7.

Fossil fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud. What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine ground in order for fossil fuels to form?

a)

Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood

b)

mostly decaying organisms

c)

mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks

d)

mostly metal minerals

8.

What types of energy does the toy oven use to bake the cakes?

a)

Light and sound

b)

Electrical and thermal

c)

Thermal and mechanical

d)

Mechanical and electrical

9.

What kinds of energy are needed in this investigation to change the state of matter of the candle?

a)

Thermal and mechanical

b)

Mechanical, light, and electrical

c)

Electrical and thermal

d)

Light, mechanical, and thermal

10.

What is an adaptation?

a)

A feature that helps only a plant grow.

b)

A feature that helps a living thing survive.

c)

A feature that helps a living thing walk.

d)

A feature that that helps only animals survive.

11.
Why might some plants have thorns?
a)
to stay safe from animals that want to eat the plant
b)
to attract insects that spread pollen to other plants
c)
to take in nutrients from the air
d)
to provide shade for the plant
12.

Which property of water is responsible for the type of weathering known as ice wedging?

a)

As water freezes, it becomes smaller.

b)

As water freezes, it expands.

c)

As water freezes, it becomes extremely heavy.

d)

As water freezes, it becomes acidic.

13.

The cycle of freezing and thawing cause weathering and erosion?

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Glaciers are masses of ice that move slowly on land. Which of these features was most likely formed by a glacier?

a)

A wide valley

b)

A deep ocean

c)

A lava flow

d)

A mountain range

15.

If Carol poured 500 mL of water into the soil and 400 mL can now be found in the jar, then the other 100 mL must have been-

a)

retained

b)

drained

c)

lost in space

d)

in the bathroom sink

16.

Sound waves cannot travel through ...................

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

space

17.

All sounds are made by ............. objects.

a)

warm

b)

cold

c)

vibrating

18.

What physical property tests an objects ability to float or sink?

a)

Conductivity

b)

States of Matter

c)

Solubility

d)

Relative Density

19.
The amount of time it takes Earth to revolve around the sun is a 
a)
day
b)
24 hrs
c)
month
d)
year
20.
How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?
a)
one day
b)
one week
c)
one month
d)
one year
21.
The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____
a)
the 12 months
b)
the years
c)
the seasons
d)
day and night
22.
As the Earth travels around the Sun, it creates a pattern that makes _____
a)
the months
b)
the years
c)
the seasons
d)
day and night
23.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & rovolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
24.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
25.

The sun APPEARS to move across the sky, during the day. Which of the following causes shadows to change length throughout the day?

a)

earth's rotation

b)

earth's revolution

c)

sun's revolution

d)

earth's orbit

26.
The Sun is at the center of our solar system.  All the planets in the solar system orbit around the Sun. Which of the following planets has the longest orbit? 
a)
Mercury
b)
Earth
c)
Saturn
d)
Neptune