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Total questions: 76

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1.

A feature on the surface of Earth such as a mountain, hill, dune, ocean, or river. Una característica en la superficie de la Tierra, como una montaña, colina, duna, océano o río.

a)

weathering / degradacion

b)

deposition / sedimentacion

c)

erosion / erosion

d)

landform / accidents geograficos

2.

The breakdown of rocks into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice. Una roca rompiendose en partículas más pequeñas por el viento, el agua y el hielo.

a)

weathering / degradacion

b)

deposition / sedimentacion

c)

erosion / erosion

d)

landform / accidente geografico

3.

Which force of nature formed the landform in the picture?

¿Qué fuerza de la naturaleza formó el accidente geográfico en la imagen?

a)

wind / viento

b)

ice / hielo

c)

water / agua

d)

none / ninguna

4.

A deep gorge in the surface of Earth formed by the erosion of moving water and sand.

a)

delta

b)

valley

c)

cliff

d)

canyon

5.

Which force of nature created the landform in the picture?

¿Qué fuerza de la naturaleza formó el accidente geográfico en la imagen?

a)

wind / viento

b)

ice / hielo

c)

water / agua

d)

ninguna / none

6.

The build-up of land by the settlement of sediment and soil in a new location.

La acumulación de tierra por el deposito de sedimento y tierra en un lugar nuevo.

a)

weathering / degradacion

b)

deposition / sedimentacion

c)

erosion / erosion

d)

landform / accidente geografico

7.

A triangular landform where a river empties into another body of water.

Un accidente geográfico triangular donde un río desemboca en otro cuerpo de agua.

a)

valley / valle

b)

glacier / glaciar

c)

delta / delta

d)

canyon / cañón

8.

The carrying of sediments by wind, water, or ice.

El movimiento de sedimentos por el viento, agua, o hielo.

a)

Weathering / degradacion

b)

Deposition / sedimentacion

c)

Erosion / erosion

d)

compactation / compactacion

9.

Which force created the landform in the picture?

¿Qué fuerza de la naturaleza formó el accidente geográfico en la imagen?

a)

wind / viento

b)

ice / hielo

c)

water / agua

d)

landforms / accidentes geograficos

10.

What processes led to the formation of the landform in the picture?

¿Qué procesos llevaron a la formación del accidente geográfico en la imagen?

a)

weathering and deposition / degradación y sedimentación

b)

weathering and erosion / degradación y erosion

c)

weathering and compaction / degradación y compactación

d)

weathering and cementation / weathering y cementación

11.
Why do we use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources? 
a)
Less Expensive 
b)
More Energy
c)
All of the above
12.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
13.
Corn, wheat, and soybeans can be made into a substance called ethanol. In some places, ethanol is part of a mixture used to power cars and trucks. What type of alternative energy resource is ethanol?
a)
Hydroelectric
b)
Geothermal
c)
Biofuels
d)
Solar
14.
Which of the following is not a type of fossil fuel? 
a)
Coal
b)
Light
c)
Petroleum
d)
Natural Gas
15.
What are fossil fuels?
a)
Dinosaur bones
b)
Resources made from once living organisms 
c)
Combination of different rocks
d)
Gas Stations
16.
Why do we depend on fossil fuels? 
a)
Electricity, transportation, and heating
b)
Food
c)
Sunlight
d)
Growing, building muscle, calcium
17.
Where did the energy for fossil fuels come from?
a)
Animals
b)
Plants
c)
Sun
d)
Chemosynthesis
18.
The most plentiful fossil fuel in the United States is
a)
natural gas.
b)
coal.
c)
oil
d)
wood.
19.
A liquid fossil fuel formed from the remains of animals, algae, and other organisms is
a)
petroleum.
b)
coal.
c)
natural gas.
d)
hydrocarbon.
20.

Which of these is not a fossil fuel?

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Electricity

d)

Natural Gas

21.
Energy sources that cannot be replaced once they are used up
a)
Renewable Energy Sources
b)
Non Renewable Energy Sources
22.

Why are fossils fuels so widely used?

a)

They are renewable so they won't run out.

b)

They pollution they produce is less compared to renewable energy sources.

c)

They are easy to obtain and process.

d)

They don't disrupt the environment when mined from the earth.

23.
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.
a)
cementation
b)
deposition
c)
organic rock
24.
Sedimentary rocks are formed by
a)
Cooling of lava or magma
b)
Heat and pressure
c)
Compacting and cementing
25.
How is sediment formed?
a)
Weathering and Erosion
b)
Melting
c)
Pressure
26.
What is deposition?
a)
Pieces of sediment come to rest on a surface
b)
Movement of sediment
c)
Breaking down of sediment 
27.

What is the definition of matter?

a)

anything with weight

b)

liquids

c)

anything that has mass and takes up space

28.

what is mass?

a)

a triple beam balance

b)

the amount of matter in something and is measured in grams

c)

a tool for measuring length

29.

what are physical properties?

a)

measurable characteristics that describe the physical state of something

b)

inferences-educated guess

c)

observations of matter

30.

what is magnetism?

a)

property of attraction to a plastic.

b)

property of attraction to a magnet.

c)

property of attraction to a matter.

d)

property of attraction to a metal.

31.

what are the physical states?

a)

condensation, evaporation, boiling, freezing of water

b)

the three states of water

c)

the classification of matter as a solid, liquid, or gas.

d)

classifying the 3 states of mass

32.

what is relative density?

a)

mass of something

b)

how dense something is compared with a reference material. more dense than water will sink, less dense than water will float.

c)

more dense will float, less dense will sink

d)

amount of matter in something

33.

what is solubility?

a)

ability of a solid to dissolve in a liquid.

b)

liquids dissolving in a solid.

c)

ability of a liquid to dissolve in a solid

34.

what is properties?

a)

materials that allow electricity to flow through

b)

qualities/characteristics that distinguish one sample of mater from another

c)

three states of matter

35.

what is thermal energy?

a)

cold weather

b)

energy that can be measured by a thermometer.

c)

hot weather

36.

what is a conductor?

a)

material that allows electric current or thermal (heat) energy to pass through easily.

b)

material that allows light energy to pass through easily.

c)

material that allows mechanical energy to pass through easily.

37.

what is an insulator?

a)

material that slows down or stops light energy

b)

material that allows current or thermal (heat) energy to pass through

c)

material that slows down or stops electric current or thermal (heat) energy from passing through

38.

what is volume?

a)

milk, water, soda, etc

b)

amount of space something takes up, measured in ml.

c)

liquids

39.

Density is...

a)

an object weight or mass

b)

matter of a substance

c)

whether an object sinks or floats

d)

measurement of mass

40.

thermal is another word for....

a)

heat

b)

moving

c)

electricity

41.

A temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees

a)

boiling point

b)

farenheit

c)

celsius

d)

temperature

42.

As a whole, this bowl of chicken noodle soup would generally be considered a

a)

mixture

b)

solution

43.
A cup of coffee would be considered a 
a)
mixture
b)
solution
44.

Which of the following is NOT a mixture?

a)

oxygen

b)

coins in a piggy bank

c)

bird seed

d)

Chex mix

45.

Salt can be separated from water by using

a)

tweezers

b)

sieve

c)

magnet

d)

evaporation

46.
Salt and pepper would be an example of a
a)
mixture
b)
solution
47.

All of the buttons in this pile

a)

make the pile a mixture.

b)

can be separated with a magnet.

c)

have all the same properties.

d)

are likely to dissolve in water.

48.

This is a type of mixture where one substance dissolves into another

a)

Solution

b)

Miscibility

c)

Compound

d)

Solubility

49.

Sugar dissolved in water is an example of a

a)

Solution

b)

Mixture

50.

What kind of energy is also known as working energy?

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Sound energy

d)

Mechanical energy

51.

Daniel has chores to do around the house. In what chore does he use thermal energy?

a)

oil a squeaky door hinge

b)

sweep the back porch

c)

cook eggs for breakfast

d)

dig weeds in the garden

52.

Which type of energy can travel without matter?

a)

sound

b)

light

c)

thermal

d)

mechanical

53.

The picture shows a spring toy. If you push down the toy and then release it, the toy will pop up into the air. Which types of energy does the spring toy have as it flies through the air?

a)

electrical and thermal

b)

kinetic and potential

c)

potential and electrical

d)

thermal and kinetic

54.

Objects can lose energy. Which answer describes an example of the energy of a material decreasing?

a)

eggs cooking in a pan

b)

water freezing into ice

c)

snow melting in the spring

d)

a ball bouncing on the floor

55.

What energies are needed for this fan to work ?

a)

electrical and thermal

b)

electrical and mechanical

c)

mechanical and sound

d)

mechanical and thermal

56.

Why do socks sometimes stick together in a dryer?

a)

Both socks have a positive charge

b)

both socks have a negative charge

c)

protons move from one sock to another

d)

electrons move from one sock to another

57.

A student builds a circuit made up of a battery, two light bulbs, and a switch. What will the student most likely observe in this circuit?

a)

Light bulb 1 and light bulb 2 will both be on

b)

Light bulb 1 will be off, but light bulb 2 will be on

c)

Light bulb 1 and light bulb 2 will both be off

d)

Light bulb 1 will be on, but light bulb 2 will be off

58.

The diagram shows a series circuit with three lit bulbs. How many of the bulbs will remain lit if the wire is cut a the point shown by the arrow?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

59.

Which of these changes to the electric circuit shown above will cause the lightbulb to light up.

a)

Straightening the wire so that the current can flow more easily

b)

Adding a switch and more wire so that the current can flow more easily

c)

Turning one battery so that its positive end connects to the other battery's negative end

d)

Making the length of wire the same on both sides of the lightbulb

60.

A string of lights with small bulbs is shown below. The bulbs are connected by wire that is covered in an insulator. When the lights are on, electricity travels in....

a)

a complete circuit

b)

a sound wave

c)

a light ray

d)

an incomplete path

61.

The diagram shows the metal posts that are usually found on a battery. The battery can be connected to a bell and a switch to produce sound. Which statement best explains why there are two metal posts on the battery?

a)

The battery needs only one metal post to connect to the bell, but the other post is present in case the first post fails to post.

b)

The battery needs to form a complete circuit that starts with one metal post and ends with the other metal post.

c)

One metal post makes a complete circuit with the switch, and the other metal post makes a complete circuit with the bell.

d)

One metal post makes the bell start to ring, and the other metal post makes the bell ring louder

62.

Reflection is when light...

a)

Bends

b)

Bounces

c)

Absorbs

d)

transmits

63.

Refraction is when light...

a)

Bounces

b)

Transmits

c)

Bends

d)

Absorbs

64.

___________ travels in a straight line until something changes its path

a)

Medium

b)

Refract

c)

Reflect

d)

Light

65.

What is happening in this picture?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

66.

What is happening in this picture?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

67.

An object that absorbs light is called a

a)

Refractor

b)

Reflector

c)

Transmitter

d)

Medium

68.

Which of the following best models how light is reflected?

a)

An arrow hitting a target

b)

A ball bouncing off a wall

c)

An apple falling from a tree

d)

A marble rolling down a ramp

69.

A push or a pull

a)

magnetism

b)

speed

c)

force

d)

friction

70.

A force of attraction to objects with steel or iron

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

magnetism

d)

gravity

71.

Force that pulls things toward the Earth

a)

gravity

b)

force

c)

friction

d)

magnetism

72.

A force that happens when rubbing objects together

a)

magnetism

b)

force

c)

gravity

d)

friction

73.

pushing a chair across the carpet involves

a)

friction

b)

magnetism

c)

gravity

74.

electricity flows in a ______________ circuit

a)

closed

b)

open

c)

smooth

d)

loud

75.

Light travels in a ___________ line

a)

reflected

b)

retracted

c)

straight

d)

zig zag

76.

When salt dissolves in water it is called

a)

salty

b)

soluble

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation