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6th Benchmark 3 Review Game

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A plane flying overhead, do you HEAR it or SEE it first if it is going very fast.

a)

Hear it

b)

See it

2.

if you were in space, where there is no air, and a plane could fly by, would you hear it or see it.

a)

Hear it

b)

See it

3.

Sound waves from a plane would ____________ off a smooth surface.

a)

pass through and reflect

b)

only reflect

c)

only go through

d)

refract

4.

Light waves from a plane would ____________ off a smooth surface.

a)

pass through and reflect

b)

only reflect

c)

only go through

d)

refract

5.
When light bounces back it is _____
a)
Reflected
b)
Refracted
c)
Absorbed
d)
Optical Density
6.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
7.
What is reflection?
a)
Reflection is the bouncing  of light off the surface that it strikes on.
b)
Reflection is the absorbing of light off the surface that it strikes on.
c)
Reflection is the bending of light off the surface that it strikes on.
d)
Reflection is the scattering of light off the surface that it strikes on.
8.
Which term describes when light bounces off of a smooth surface?  
a)
Refraction
b)
Transmission
c)
Absorption
d)
Reflection
9.

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

a)

light is reflected

b)

light is absorbed

c)

light is turned

d)

light is refracted

10.

What do we call a material that light can travel through?

a)

air

b)

water

c)

medium

d)

pathway

11.
When light bends it is ______
a)
Reflection
b)
Absorption
c)
refraction 
d)
optical density
12.
When light bounces back it is _____
a)
Reflected
b)
Refracted
c)
Absorbed
d)
Optical Density
13.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
14.

How is white light able to separate through a prism?

a)

the light is being absorbed

b)

the light is being refracted

c)

the light is being reflected

15.

Which TWO of the following statements about sound are NOT true?

a)

Sound is produced through vibrations.

b)

Sound travels in waves.

c)

Sound can travel through outer space

d)

Sound waves can bounce off of objects to create an echo.

e)

Sound waves can only travel through the air.

16.

Sound waves can travel through all three states of matter. Which of the following best explains why sound travels most quickly through a solid?

a)

Solids always produce an echo, which makes the sound seem louder to the human ear.

b)

Only solids allow the vibrations to travel from one atom (particle) to another.

c)

In solids, the atoms (particles) are closest together, which allows the vibrations to travel rapidly from one to another through the object.

d)

Sound does not travel quickly through a solid. It travels most rapidly through a gas.

17.

Why can't sound travel through outer space?

a)

There is almost no matter in outer space, so the vibrations have no way to travel through the atmosphere. There is nothing to carry the sound waves through space.

b)

Sound actually travels very quickly through outer space because there is no matter to slow down the sound waves.

c)

There are too many planets and stars in outer space that absorb all of the sound waves, so they cannot travel to the human ear.

d)

Because outer space is a "vacuum," the vibrations are irregular and travel in too many directions for us to detect the sound.

18.

Which of these waves would produce a high pitch sound?

a)

Low frequency wave

b)

High frequency wave

19.

The speed of a sound wave

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Volume

d)

Frequency

20.

What determines the pitch of a sound?

a)

The amount of energy used to create the vibration

b)

The wavelength of the sound wave.

c)

The volume of the sound.

d)

The frequency of the vibrations.

21.

If you pull a guitar string tighter, what will happen to the sound it creates?

a)

The pitch will become higher because the string will vibrate more quickly.

b)

The pitch will become lower because the string will vibrate more slowly.

c)

The sound will get louder because more energy will be in the string.

d)

The sound will get quieter because less energy will be in the string.

22.

  1. When light enters glass at an angle, what will happen?

a)

The light will not be affected at all.

b)

The light will speed up and be reflected.

c)

The light will slow down and continue to travel in a straight line.

d)

The light will bend because it slows down upon entering the new medium

23.

Which of the following best describes the frequency of a wave?

a)

The amount of energy the wave carries

b)

The distance between the highest and lowest point

c)

The number of waves that pass by a point each second

d)

The length between two crests of the wave

24.

Which wave would carry the most energy?

a)

The fastest moving wave

b)

The slowest moving wave

c)

A wave with the greatest amplitude

d)

A wave with the highest frequency

25.

A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

a)

high, low

b)

high, high

c)

low, high

d)

low, low

26.

If short wavelength has more ENERGY than long wavelength, which color Lightsaber is the most dangerous, or powerful?

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Blue

d)

Green

27.
The distance from one point to the next corresponding point on a wave is called the ________________.
a)
waveform
b)
peak
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
28.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.
a)
varying
b)
high
c)
the same
d)
low
29.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
30.
Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?
a)
The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
b)
The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
c)
The norther hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sun
d)
Why are you talking about the northern hemisphere when you asked about the southern hemisphere?
31.
What does the earth's tilt cause?
a)
The seasons
b)
Day and Night
c)
Tsunamis
d)
Earthquakes
32.
One rotation of Earth is equal to
a)
a day.
b)
a year.
33.
What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?
a)
Seasons would be the same.
b)
Seasons would be more extreme.
c)
There would be no seasons.
34.

What does the rotation of the earth cause us to experience?

a)

Seasons

b)

Day and night

c)

Year

d)

Summer

35.

What is the term used to describe the motion of the Earth around the Sun?

a)

Resolution

b)

Rotation

c)

Revolution

d)

Round

36.

Which season would the Northern hemisphere be experiencing tilted away from the sun?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

37.

Which season would the Northern hemisphere be experiencing after winter?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

38.

Which season would the Northern hemisphere be experiencing tilted towards the Sun?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

39.

Which season would the Northern hemisphere be experiencing after Summer?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

40.
What type of eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sun's light and cast a shadow on earth?
a)
solar
b)
lunar
41.
What type of eclipse occurs when the earth's shadow is cast on a full moon?
a)
solar
b)
lunar
42.
What moon phase occurs during a solar eclipse?
a)
Full moon
b)
new moon
c)
1st quarter
d)
waxing gibbous
43.
What moon phase occurs during a lunar eclipse?
a)
full moon
b)
new moon
c)
3rd quarter
d)
waxing crescent
44.
What type of eclipse is this?
a)
Solar eclipse
b)
Lunar eclipse
45.
What type of eclipse is this?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
46.

This image is showing us a.....

a)

solar eclipse

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

phases of the moon

d)

earth eclipse

47.

When the moon passes between the earth and the sun, this results in a.....

a)

Waxing moon

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

solar eclipse

d)

sun rise

48.

Which planet is the solar system's largest?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

49.

Which planet is the hottest?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

50.

The majority of asteroids are found in a belt located between which two planets?

a)

Earth and Mars

b)

Mars and Venus

c)

Mars and Jupiter

d)

Jupiter and Saturn

51.

The force of gravitational attraction between the Sun and Venus could be increased by reducing which of the following?

a)

The distance between the Sun and Venus

b)

the period of rotation of the Sun

c)

The mass of the Sun and Venus

d)

The speed of the orbit of Venus

52.

As the mass of objects increases, gravity

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

53.

As the distance between objects decreases, gravity

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

54.
What planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Sun
55.
Which planet is considered Earth's twin?
a)
Venus
b)
Sun
c)
Moon
d)
Mars
56.

Mercury is closest to the Sun. Like the inside lane of a race track, Mercury's orbit is the fastest and Neptune, being the farthest away on the outermost side of a race track. Neptune would be the slowest orbit.

a)

True

b)

False

57.
A nebula is:
a)
A cloud of ice
b)
A cloud of dust and gas
c)
A cloud of just gas
d)
A cloud of just dust
58.

Where is the sun located in the Milky Way galaxy?

a)

near the center of the galaxy

b)

about 2/3s towards the edge

c)

in the halo of the galaxy

d)

in the nuclear bulge of the galaxy

59.

Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

a)

They are really close.

b)

They are so far away.

c)

They are tiny stars.

60.

What is the name of the largest stars?

a)

Very Huge Star

b)

Red Giants

c)

Super Giants

d)

Dwarf stars

61.

Constellations are stars that appear to be in a pattern.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

What kind of galaxy is this?

a)

Ring

b)

Spiral

c)

Irregular

63.

What type of galaxy do we live in?

a)

Milky Way

b)

Red Giant

c)

Pluto

d)

Kit Kat

64.

When Earth spins, it turns around an imaginary line called a(n)

a)

rotation

b)

axis

c)

orbit

d)

ellipse

65.

A ____ is a huge system of gas, dust, stars, and objects orbiting stars that is held together by the force of gravity.

a)

galaxy

b)

comet

c)

meteor

d)

gas giant

66.

Which list shows in correct order the fewest stars to the greatest number of stars?

a)

Our solar system, the universe, the Milky Way Galaxy

b)

The universe, the Milky Way Galaxy, our solar system

c)

Our solar system, the Milky Way Galaxy, the universe

d)

The Milky Way Galaxy, our solar system, the universe

67.

Anthony claims that the patterns of stars in the sky only appear to move, but the patterns do not change. Which piece(s) of evidence would best support this claim?

a)

observations that some stars can be seen in every season

b)

Observations that the pattern of stars in the sky stay the same although they appear to shift across the sky nightly.

c)

Observations that different stars appear in different seasons, but the patterns of the stars remain the same.

68.

Why do we add an extra day to our calendar in February once every 4 years during what is called a "Leap Year"?

a)

So we have longer to live

b)

Because 1 revolution of Earth around the Sun takes 365 & 1/4 days, not just 365 days

c)

Because of the Earths tilt

d)

Because of the Earth's rotation

69.

What do protons, electrons and neutrons make?

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

atom

70.

What is the smallest piece of matter that still has properties of that matter?

a)

element

b)

atom

c)

proton

71.

This picture represents which of the following?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Molecule

72.

This picture represents which of the following?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Molecule

73.

This picture represents which of the following?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Molecule

74.

This picture represents which of the following?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Molecule

75.

When two or more elements are combined. They can be the same elements combined or different elements combined.

a)

Atoms

b)

Elements

c)

Molecules

d)

Compounds

76.

When two or more different elements combine.

a)

Atoms

b)

Elements

c)

Molecules

d)

Compounds

77.

Oxygen would be considered which of the following?

a)

Element

b)

Molecule

c)

Compound

78.

Salt (NaCl) would be considered which of the following?

a)

Element

b)

Molecule

c)

Compound