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Q3 Review Science & SS Content Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of energy is used to cook food in an oven?

a)

thermal

b)

solar

c)

nuclear

d)

mechanical

2.

Which is an example of a quantitative observation?

a)

the ant is 3 centimeters long

b)

the clouds are big and white

c)

the classroom feels cold

3.

When you group together like things you are _______________.

a)

Classifying

b)

Evaluating

c)

Inferring

d)

Guessing

4.

Which question can be answered by an experiment?

a)

What color is the turtle?

b)

Do turtles like to eat plants or meat?

c)

What type of animal is a turtle?

d)

How many legs does a turtle have?

5.

Which method of heat transfer occurs when the solar energy reaches the earth?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

6.

In the Engineering Process, or when conducting an experiment, what is the last step?

a)

testing

b)

designing

c)

hypothesis/inquiry

d)

modifying

7.

A soccer player kicks the ball during a game. Why does the ball have kinetic energy?

a)

the ball is at rest

b)

the ball is in motion

c)

the ball is elevated

d)

the ball stopped

8.

Joe uses a compound pulley to lift a heavy box to the second level of a building. What is the purpose of using a simple machine in this scenario?

a)

to reduce the amount of friction

b)

to reduce the distance the box has to travel

c)

to reduce the amount of work needed to lift the box

d)

to reduce the amount of force needed to lift the box

9.

What empire did Christians use to spread their beliefs?

a)

Mongols

b)

Rome

c)

Byzantines

10.

Which was NOT a cause of the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

Political Instability

b)

The empire became too small

c)

Economic problems

d)

It became too large to manage effectively.

11.
Name the civilization: 
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
12.
Where did the first civilizations occur?
a)
river valleys
b)
deserts
c)
coastlines
d)
chokepoints
13.
Who could be a citizen of an ancient Greek city-state?
a)
free, native-born, land-owning men
b)
native-born men and women
c)
land-owning men
d)
foreign-born men
14.

What form of democracy is used in the United States?

a)

Direct

b)

Representative

c)

Authoritarian

15.
What achievement built in Egypt served as a burial tomb for the pharaohs?
a)
Pyramids
b)
Ziggurats
c)
Pit houses
d)
Mahabharatta
16.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi 
d)
Sumer
17.

Who was assassinated by a group of senators on March 14, 44 BC?

a)

Augustus Caesar

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Alexander the Great

18.
Hunter –gatherers were nomadic.  What does this mean? (EK1)
a)
To create written language
b)
To move from place to place and not settle in one place
c)
To worship many gods
d)
They raised animals for human use
19.

Plants that do NOT have true roots, stems and leaves and get their water through osmosis are called __________. Which option completes the sentence?

a)

vascular plants

b)

nonvascular plants

20.

What substance is transported through the XYLEM?

a)

food

b)

water

c)

butter

d)

doughnuts