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Q1 Benchmark Science

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first step of the scientific method?

a)

Analyze Results

b)

Make observations

c)

Research

d)

Do the Experiment

2.

What is another name for hypothesis, or a guess about what will happen when you perform the experiment?

a)

Analyze

b)

Conclusion

c)

Prediction

d)

List

3.

What is the scientific method?

a)

A systematic procedure for how to conduct a scientific experiment

b)

The process of solving a problem

c)

A way of making non-scientific observations

d)

A way to summarize findings from multiple investigations

4.

Which of the following is NOT a testable question?

a)

How do rockets work?

b)

Does fertilizer help plants grow bigger?

c)

Does heart rate increase with exercise?

d)

Does the freezing point of water change at different elevations?

5.

After the data is analyzed the hypothesis is stated as correct or incorrect in the __________

a)

conclusion

b)

experiment

c)

hypothesis

d)

table of contents

6.

What activities are NOT allowed on school computers?

a)

Research for a school project

b)

Creating art using a computer

c)

Anything that is not related to classwork

d)

Checking grades or emailing a teacher about classwork

7.

If I am off-task on a computer or cellphone

a)

I might lose my technology privileges

b)

I might get a referral

c)

I might have to do a different lesson while my classmates use technology

d)

All the above

8.

What is digital citizenship?

a)

It is when you buy an account to play online games.

b)

It is your online persona

c)

It is the rules that keep us safe, happy, and healthy when using technology.

9.
I'm online and I met someone my age in a chat room. Is it ok to give to him or her my address or phone number?
a)
Yes
b)
No
10.
I'm in the middle of a chat session and someone says something really mean to me. Should I?
a)
Not respond and tell an adult
b)
say something mean back
c)
Ask them to say sorry
11.
My best friend asked me if she could have my password to my email. Should I:
a)
Give it to her
b)
Say no
12.
ALL information on the internet is true information. 
a)
True
b)
False
13.

Testable or Not Testable: Will larger or smaller seeds germinate faster?

a)

Testable

b)

Not Testable

14.

Testable or Not Testable: How does the width of a helicopter blade affect the speed?

a)

Testable

b)

Not Testable

15.

Testable or Not Testable: How do trees grow?

a)

Testable

b)

Not Testable

16.

A testable question is:

a)

One that will require many hours of studying.

b)

One that must be answered the same day.

c)

One that can be answered by designing and conducting an experiment.

d)

One that requires extensive expertise to answer.

17.

Testable or Not Testable: What type of strawberries grow in Apex?

a)

Testable

b)

Not Testable

18.
Which is the more accurate piece of glassware for determining the volume of a liquid?
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
beaker
19.

What is this?

a)

Triple Beam Balance

b)

Graduated Cylinder

c)

Overflow Can

d)

Massometer

20.

What is this?

a)

metric ruler

b)

Celsius thermometer

c)

graduated cylinders

d)

pan balances

21.
We use this tool to measure the mass of an object. 
a)
triple beam balance
b)
graduated cylinder
c)
ruler
22.
We use this tool to measure the volume of a liquid.
a)
triple beam balance
b)
graduated cylinder
c)
pipette
23.

What is this?

a)

graduated cylinder

b)

flask

c)

test tube

d)

beaker

24.

bending of light that happens when light travels through different mediums (substances)

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffusion

25.

When light bounces off an object- If the surface is smooth and shiny, like glass, water or polished metal, the light will reflect at the same angle as it hit the surface.

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffusion

26.

The wave of energy we can see is ___________

a)

visible light

b)

radio waves

c)

microwaves

d)

x-rays

27.

What is it called when light waves enter a substance?

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

energy

d)

absorption

28.

The definition of the word refract is __________

a)

to make warm

b)

to go through

c)

to bend

d)

to create energy

29.

What color of the rainbow has the longest wavelength?

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

violet

30.

The highest point of a wave is known as the ___________

a)

wavelength

b)

trough

c)

amplitude

d)

crest

31.
Light is a form of 
a)
energy
b)
radiation
c)
reflection
32.
What property of light makes this pencil appear to be bent or broken?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Absorption
33.
If you see an object as orange,
a)
it is absorbing orange light and reflecting all other colors. 
b)
it is reflecting all colors. 
c)
it is absorbing all colors. 
d)
it is reflecting orange light and absorbing all other colors. 
34.
A sound wave requires a medium, or material to travel through.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
The term for how high or low a sound is:
a)
pitch
b)
volume
c)
sound
d)
medium
36.
Highest point of a wave
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
37.
What is something natural that Sound cannot travel through?
a)
Water
b)
Air
c)
Liquids
d)
outer Space
38.

In which of these types of media will sound travel fastest?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

39.

All of the pictures are examples of what type of energy?

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

elastic potential energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

kinetic potential energy

40.

Gravitational potential energy depends on which two factors?

a)

mass and height above the ground

b)

distance and speed

c)

speed and height above the ground

d)

mass and speed

41.

You throw a ball into the air as shown in the diagram. At what point does the ball have the most potential energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

42.

A stretched rubber band represents what type of potential energy?

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

elastic potential energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

kinetic potential energy

43.

At which position does the child on the swing have the most gravitational potential energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

44.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
45.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
46.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
47.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
48.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
49.
Can energy be destroyed?
a)
no
b)
yes
50.
Can energy be changed?
a)
yes
b)
no
51.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
52.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
53.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
Near the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
54.
When the car moves AWAY from you, its horn seems...
a)
Low pitched
b)
High pitched
c)
Normal
55.
When an ambulance move TOWARD you it sounds ________ pitched. 
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
56.
What can you tell about this object's motion?
a)
Moving to the North (up).
b)
Moving to the South (down). 
c)
Moving to the West (left). 
d)
Moving to the East (right). 
57.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Line Graph
b)
Pictograph
c)
Bar Graph
d)
Histogram
58.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Line Graph
b)
Pictograph
c)
Bar Graph
d)
Histogram
59.
What is the title of this graph?
a)
Sports
b)
Our Favorite Sports
c)
Bar Graph
d)
Number of Students
60.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Bar graph
b)
Histogram
c)
Pie Chart
d)
Stem Chart
61.
A pie chart allows you to easily see
a)
information about the proportion of parts relative to the whole.
b)
the total number of each category.
c)
how much data occurs within a range of numbers.
d)
the spread of the data.
62.
 What graph is used to see the percentage in the groups? (aka the percentage of the whole)
a)
Line Chart
b)
Bar Graph
c)
Pie Chart 
d)
Column Chart
63.
What is this graph missing?
a)
Axes
b)
Title
c)
Categories
d)
None of these

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