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WorksheetsNSCAS - Parts I - VII Science Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
A science student was analyzing the properties of a unknown type of matter. The matter was a solid, it is shiny, it is a good conductor of heat and electricity, and it is malleable. What type of matter is this?
a non-metal
a metal
water
a gas
In the element sodium chloride, sodium donates an electron to chlorine. Which type of bond is this?
an ionic bond
a covalent bond
a metallic bond
a hydrogen bond
In glucose, the carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen share electrons. What kind of bond is this?
an ionic bond
a covalent bond
a metallic bond
a hydrogen bond
Structures that are no longer necessary but may have been important at one point in time and provide evidence for evolution - like a pelvis in a snake - are known as ______.
analogous structures
homologous structures
vestigial structures
none of the options listed
Mass and weight are the same things.
True
False
Which states of matter is described here - they have a high amount of kinetic energy, they have an indefinite shape and volume, and they will fill the volume of the container in which they are kept?
solid
liquid
gas
plasma
Which state of matter is described here - this state of matter has a definite shape, a definite volume, and the least amount of kinetic energy?
solid
liquid
gas
plasma
Which state of matter is described here - it has an indefinite shape, will take the shape of its container, but it has a definite volume.
solid
liquid
gas
plasma
Which state of matter has the greatest amount of kinetic energy - so much in fact that electrons are not attached to the nucleus?
solid
liquid
gas
plasma
Earth rotates on its _________.
equator
prime meridian
axis
all of the options listed
The ___________ is a imaginary line that separates Earth into its northern and southern hemispheres.
equator
prime meridian
axis
all of the options listed
In a __________ moon, more of the moon an be illuminated each night.
waxing
waning
full moon
half moon
In a __________ moon, less of the moon is illuminated each night.
waxing
waning
full moon
half moon
One complete ____________ of Earth takes 365 and 1/4 days to complete.
rotation
revolution
One complete _____________ takes Earth about 24 hours to complete.
rotation
revolution
Which of the following explains the cause of tides?
The sun's gravitational pull on Earth
The moon's gravitational pull on Earth
The ocean's waves
None of the options listed
Which position shows the high tide?
C
A
B
D
Which show the position of a low tide?
B & D
A
C
none of the options listed
Which layer of Earth does weather occur?
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere is the most hot?
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere is farthest from Earth?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exopshere
Which part of the magnet has the strongest magnetic pull?
the middle of the magnet
the poles of the magnet
all parts of the magnet are equal
Tectonic plates that move together are called __________.
convergent
divergent
transform
Tectonic plates that move apart are called ___________ plates.
convergent
divergent
transform
Earthquakes are most likely to occur at _______ boundaries.
convergent
divergent
transform
____________ rocks are made from cooling lava and magma.
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
__________ rocks are made from smaller pieces of rock that that weathered and eroded and were compressed and cemented together.
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
__________ rocks are rocks formed by heat and pressure.
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
_________ rocks are most likely to contain fossils.
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
all types of
Coal, oil, and petroleum are all forms of __________ resources.
natural renewable
natural non-renewable
man-made renewable
man-made non-renewable
Hydroelectricity, biomass, solar, and wind are all examples of ________ resources.
natural renewable
natural non-renewable
man-made renewable
man-made non-renewable
The air mass that originated about the white arrow is most likely a _____________ air mass.
dry and cold
warm and moist
warm and dry
dry and moist
The air mass above the blue arrow is most likely _______.
cold and dry
cold and moist
warm and dry
warm and moist
The air mass above the pink arrows are ______.
cold and dry
cold and moist
warm and dry
warm and moist
The air mass above the red/orange is most likely _______.
cold and dry
cold and moist
warm and dry
warm and moist
The ______________ is a perpendicular force that acts perpendicular to Earth’s rotation deflecting moving objects to the right on the northern hemisphere and to the left on the southern hemisphere.
butterfly effect
Coriolis effect
accordion effect
Auger effect
How does air move?
from high pressure to low pressure
from low pressure to high pressure
from cold to hot
none of the options listed
A bike rider rode his bike from point A to B to C. What is the total distance the bike rider traveled?
5 m
7 m
12 m
0 m
A bike rider rode from point A to B and B to C. What is the total displacement?
4 m
3 m
5 m
12 m
A ____________ is a large ball of ice and rock with a tail because as it approaches and get close to the sun it starts spewing dust and gas
meteor
comet
asteroid
meteorite
_______________ are space rocks that rotate the Sun.
meteors
meteorites
comets
asteroids
Space rocks that smash into each other and break apart are known as __________.
comets
meteors
asteroids
meteorites
Space rocks that enter into Earth's atmosphere are known as _______.
comets
asteroids
meteors
meteorites
What two factors determine work?
force and pressure
distance and pressure
force and distance
wavelength and force
Which type of heat transfer occurs in waves and does not require a medium to travel through?
conduction
convection
radiation
Which type of heat transfer occurs when two objects are touching?
conduction
convection
radiation
What type of heat transfer occurs because the hot particles become less dense and rise and the cool particles are more dense and sink?
conduction
convection
radiation
