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MidPoint Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Something that takes up space and has mass.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
density
2.
The amount of space something takes up
a)
density
b)
volume
c)
mass
d)
matter
3.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, volume, mass
b)
density, volume, mass
c)
solid, liquid, gas
d)
density, gas, volume
4.
Gasoline is a ________________.
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
5.
Sand is a ___________________.
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
6.
How can you describe this picture?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
7.
a type of matter that can be found on earth as a solid, liquid, and gas
a)
gold
b)
water
c)
oxygen
d)
rock
8.

Christina wants to measure the mass of a rock. What should she use?

a)

a ruler

b)

a pan balance

c)

a thermometer

d)

a graduated cylinder

9.

Water can change state. What happens to water during condensation?

a)

It changes from liquid to a gas.

b)

It changes from a gas to a liquid.

c)

It changes from a liquid to a solid.

d)

It changes from a solid to a liquid.

10.
A physical property can be observed with your
a)
Eyes
b)
Ears
c)
Tastes
d)
All of the above
11.
Which change can occur when  you add heat energy to water?
a)
The water can change from a liquid to a solid
b)
The water can change from a gas to a liquid
c)
The water can change from a liquid to a gas
d)
The water can change from a solid to a liquid
12.
Adding HEAT to matter causes its particles to:
a)
move faster and farther apart
b)
Move slower and farther apart
c)
Move faster and closer together
d)
Move slower and closer together
13.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
14.
Which of the following statements describes a solid?
a)
It has a fixed shape
b)
It takes the shape of it's container
15.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
16.

What is a solvent?

a)

The material being dissolved.

b)

The liquid used to dissolve.

17.

Is this a mixture or a solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

18.

Is this a mixture or a solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

19.

What is a mixture?

a)

The combination of two or more substances.

b)

The combination of three or more substances.

c)

A liquid.

d)

A gas.

20.

What is a solute?

a)

The liquid used to dissolve.

b)

The material being dissolved.

21.

Is this a mixture or a solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

22.

What is a solution?

a)

The mixture of a solvent and a solute.

b)

The mixture of two solids.

23.

Is this a mixture or a solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

24.

Are solutions mixtures?

a)

Yes

b)

No

25.

Are all mixtures solutions?

a)

Yes

b)

No

26.

Solubility is the ability of a material to.....

a)

conduct heat.

b)

float.

c)

dissolve in a liquid.

d)

attract or repel metals.

27.

Is this soluble?

a)

Yes

b)

No

28.

Is this soluble?

a)

Yes

b)

No

29.

Is this a mixture or a solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

30.

How can we remove sugar from a sugar water solution?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Evaporating

d)

Sublimating

31.

How can we remove sand from a sand and water mixture?

a)

Tweezers

b)

Filter

c)

Magnet

32.

Solutions are a special kind of mixture in which __________.

a)

Each object stays the same in the mixture

b)

substances are dissolved together

33.
Substance dissolved in a solution
a)
concentration
b)
solute
c)
solvent
d)
solution
34.

In sweet tea the solvent would be

a)

water

b)

tea

c)

sugar

d)

lemon

35.

What is the net force?

a)

3 N

b)

3 N, right

c)

17 N, right

d)

3 N, left

36.
Who wins the tug of war with what net force?
a)
The person on the left with 20 N
b)
The person on the left with 80 N
c)
The people on the right with 20 N
d)
The people on the right with 100 N
37.

What is the unit to MEASURE force?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Meter

c)

Pounds

d)

Newton

38.

A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

magnet

d)

gravity

39.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
40.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
41.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
42.
What is a Force?
a)
The distance
b)
Mass
c)
A push or pull
d)
Give me a  failing grade 
43.
What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Electrical
c)
Gravitational
d)
Air Resistance
44.
What does the strength of gravity between two objects depend upon?
a)
Mass & distance
b)
Mass & weight
c)
Gravity & inertia
d)
Inertia & mass
45.
Jupiter has about 317 times more mass than Earth. What can you infer from this fact? 
a)
That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much weaker than on Earth’s gravitational force.
b)
That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much stronger than Earth’s gravitational force.
c)
That Jupiter’s and Earth’s gravitational forces are equal.
d)
Mass has no effect on the gravitational force between two objects
46.
This type of force resist motion between two surfaces that are pressed together
a)
contact
b)
gravity
c)
friction
47.

If both forces are going in the same direction you should______ those forces

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Divide

d)

Multiply

48.

When forces are going in the opposite direction of each other you should do what do find the net force

a)

Subtract

b)

Add

c)

Divide

d)

Multiply

49.

Suppose an Astronaut floating in space throws a rock. What will happen to the rock?

a)

It will continue to move in the same direction, getting faster and faster as it moves.

b)

It will continue to move at the same speed and in the same direction until it is acted upon by another force.

50.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
51.
The amount of friction depends on the weight of the objects pressing together.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
What type of friction is not moving?
a)
static
b)
sliding
c)
fluid
d)
rolling
53.
How can friction be reduced?
a)
reduce the force acting between the 2 surfaces
b)
reduce the roughness of the 2 surfaces coming in contact
c)
use wax, grease or oil
d)
all of the above are ways of reducing friction
54.
A type of friction that occurs when air pushes against a moving object causing it to decelerate.
a)
surface area
b)
air resistance
c)
velocity
d)
gravity 
55.
Which of the following is an example of friction that is helpful?
a)
Brakes used on a bike
b)
Tires from a car on the road
c)
Tread on the bottom of your shoes
d)
All are examples that are helpful
56.
Rougher surfaces have ...
a)
greater friction
b)
less friction
c)
the same level of friction
57.
How does friction affect speed?
a)
more friction decreases speed
b)
more friction increases speed
c)
less friction decreases speed
d)
less friction doesn't affect speed
58.

What is fluid friction?

a)

friction is friction between two surfaces that aren't moving relatively to each other

b)

friction between a rolling object and the surface that it is rolling on

c)

friction where an object slides rubs against another surface

d)

friction of something going through any type of liquid or air

59.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
60.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Uranus
b)
Mercury
c)
Neptune
d)
Earth
61.
Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?
a)
Sun and moon orbit Earth
b)
Earth and moon orbit Sun
c)
Earth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits Earth
d)
Earth and sun orbit moon
62.
One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.
a)
The inner planets all have water
b)
the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets
c)
the outer planets are gas planets
d)
the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't
63.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
64.
Which planet is the largest?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
65.
What is a common characteristic of the inner planets?
a)
Large
b)
Gaseous
c)
Rings
d)
Rocky Surface
66.
True or False
The planets are all equally distanced from each other.
a)
True
b)
False
67.
What is in between the inner planets and the outer planets?
a)
Asteroid belt
b)
Kuiper belt
c)
Sun
d)
Moon
68.
Made of ice, dust and gas
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
69.
Appears as a streak in the sky.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
70.
Often called shooting stars.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
71.
Piece of rock that burns up as it passes through the earth's atmosphere.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
metoer
72.
Piece of a meteoroid that strikes the earth's surface
a)
comet
b)
asteroid
c)
meteor
d)
meteorite
73.
Piece of a meteoroid that strikes the earth's surface
a)
comet
b)
asteroid
c)
meteor
d)
meteorite
74.

One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:

a)

are made of rock

b)

come from the Asteroid Belt

c)

come from the Oort Cloud

d)

orbit the sun

75.

Asteroids are found in a region called the

a)

Kuiper Belt

b)

Asteroid Belt

c)

Oort Cloud

d)

Earth's surface

76.

A comet forms a tail when

a)

It is deep in outer space and begins to melt

b)

It gets close to the sun and begins to melt

77.
When the earth spins on its axis.
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Axis
78.
The constant movement of the Earth around the sun.
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Axis
79.
How long does it take for the earth to spin around once?
a)
1 Day
b)
1 Year
c)
1 Hour
80.
Object orbiting another object. 
a)
revolution 
b)
rotation
81.
Object spinning on its axis. 
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
82.
Longest day of the year
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice 
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
83.
Shortest day of the year
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice 
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
84.
One year is...
a)
355 days
b)
355 1/4 days
c)
365 days
d)
365 1/4 days
85.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
86.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
87.
The hemisphere where you live
a)
northern
b)
southern
88.
How many phases does the moon go through?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
10
d)
16
89.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
90.
Define Waxing
a)
Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing
b)
Completely illuminated
c)
dark side is facing earth
d)
Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking
91.

It takes about _____ for the earth to complete one rotation.

a)

28 days

b)

24 hours

c)

365 hours

d)

365 days

92.
Name this moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
93.
Name this moon phase
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous
94.
Define New Moon
a)
None of moon is visible from Earth
b)
All of moon visible from Earth
c)
Moon is 1/2 visible from Earth
d)
Moon is more than Half Visible from Earth
95.
The 1st Quarter moon is lit on the:
a)
Left Side
b)
Right Side
96.
What is the correct order of the moon phases?
a)
new, full, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter
b)
new moon, 1st quarter, full moon, 3rd quarter
c)
1st quarter, 3rd quarter, new moon, full moon
d)
new, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, full
97.
Name this moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
98.
Name this moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
99.
Name this moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
100.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & revolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution