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8 CMAS FireUP Trivia Challenge

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are genes?

a)

Genes are found in the nucleus of a cell and carry chromosomes.

b)

Genes are segments of DNA on a chromosome and are responsible for inherited traits.

c)

Genes are the genetic makeup of an organism.

d)

Genes are the appearance of an organism based on its genotype, plus environmental factors.

2.

Which image is a plant cell?

a)
b)
c)
3.

Which image is a animal cell?

a)
b)
c)
4.

What type of plate boundary is this?

a)

Divergent boundary.

b)

Convergent boundary.

c)

Transform boundary.

5.

What type of Plate boundary is this?

a)

Divergent boundary.

b)

Convergent boundary.

c)

Transform boundary.

6.

What is a chemical change?

a)

a usually reversible change in the physical properties of a substance, as size or shape

b)

when a substance combines with another to form a new substance

7.

What is a physical change?

a)

a usually reversible change in the physical properties of a substance, as size or shape

b)

when a substance combines with another to form a new substance

8.

Is the image a Physical or Chemical change?

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

9.

What is the formula/equation for speed?

a)

Distance=speed x time

b)

Time=distance/speed

c)

Speed=distance/time

d)

Speed=distance x time

10.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

when an object or person is doing a form of movement

b)

when an object or person is not doing a form of movement

11.

What is Potential energy?

a)

when an object or person is doing a form of movement

b)

when an object or person is not doing a form of movement

12.

The conditions in a place at a particular time; short-term

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

latitude

d)

elevation

13.

the amount of water vapor in the air

a)

evaporation

b)

humidity

c)

air pressure

d)

wind speed

14.
Is wood burning a physical or chemical change?
a)
Physical 
b)
Chemical
15.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
16.
If these boys 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.
17.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
18.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
19.
What is the transformation shown in the picture?
a)
chemical to electrical to light
b)
electrical to chemical to light
c)
light to chemical to electrical
d)
chemical to light to electrical
20.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At 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
21.
What causes winds to form on Earth?
a)
solar energy
b)
ocean currents
c)
elevation differences
d)
uneven heating of the Earth by the sun
22.
Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?
a)
LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature
b)
HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature
c)
HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures
23.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
24.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
25.
The boundary  between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
26.
A _____ is a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.
a)
blizzard
b)
cold front
c)
tornado 
d)
hurricane
27.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.
a)
varying
b)
high
c)
the same
d)
low
28.
When a light ray travels from air to water it is bent.  This process is called ____.
a)
reflection.
b)
refraction.
c)
diffraction
d)
infraction
29.
—As a firetruck passes, the pitch of the siren changes. This is an example of what process?
a)
Refraction
b)
Diffraction
c)
Doppler Effect
d)
Reflection
30.
—The material that a wave travels through is called the ______.
a)
reflection
b)
diffraction
c)
medium
d)
wave energy
31.
Which wave feature is NOT labeled in this wave diagram?
a)
wavelength
b)
frequency
c)
crest
d)
trough
32.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
33.
Tides are caused by
a)
strong winds that blow over ocean waters.
b)
the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.
c)
the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.
d)
variations in the salinity of ocean water
34.
Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
last quarter/3rd quarter
35.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & rovolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
36.
Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?
a)
0 %
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
37.
Two heterozygous (Tt) tall pea plants are crossed. Which describes their offspring?
a)
50% tall and 50% short
b)
75%tall and 25% short
c)
100%short
38.

What is thesis?

a)

A claim the author gives

b)

The way the author says something

c)

To persuade, entertain, and inform

d)

A main point

39.

What is author's purpose?

a)

To show the main claim

b)

To persuade, entertain, and inform

c)

Bridge, hook, and thesis

d)

How the story is said

40.

Which option best represents a multiple-choice item?

a)

Multiple-choice items are represented by a circle

b)

Multiple choice items allow just one response

c)

Multiple-choice answers can be chosen by selecting the option text or circle to the left

d)

all of the above

41.

In a multiple select question

a)

multiple-select items are represented by a square

b)

multiple-select items are represented by a circle

c)

to deselect an answer choice, click again on the selected answer

d)

Multiple-select and multiple choice items types will never by the same item.

e)

multiple-select and multiple choice item types may be in the same item.

42.

What does it mean to provide an "objective summary"

a)

A summary that sticks to the facts and doesn't have your opinion

b)

A short summary that gives the main points or ideas of something

c)

A short statement

d)

Providing supporting evidence

43.

What does it mean to analyze?

a)

Give a summary

b)

Prove or give reasons for decisions or conclusions

c)

Look for qualities or characteristics that resemble each other

d)

Discover or reveal something by comparing two or more things.

44.

What is a good testing strategy when reading a long passage or text?

a)

Read through the text then answer all the questions

b)

Skim the text for the answers

c)

Read through the questions and then read the text

d)

Guess on all the answers

45.

What is the "tone" of the text?

a)

The sound of the story

b)

The setting of the story

c)

The climax of the story

d)

The general character or attitude of a piece of writing

46.

What is the theme of a story?

a)

The central idea

b)

The author's message

c)

The story's setting

d)

Both blue and green are correct

47.

When you are reading a text, and you come across a word you don't know what should you do?

a)

Skip

b)

Use your context clues

c)

Guess

d)

Look it up in the dictionary

48.

You are asked to "use evidence from the text" what do you do?

a)

Give examples from the text

b)

Provide quotes

c)

Summarize

d)

Use tone

49.

Consider the points shown in each relationship. Which statement is TRUE?

a)

A is not a function because a point has an x and y coordinate with the same value.

b)

B is not a function because an input value has more than one output value.

c)

Both are functions because the y-values are different in each relationship.

d)

Neither is a function because neither relationship makes a straight line.

50.

To get in shape, Shaun went for a 30 minute run. For the first 20 minutes, he ran at a constant speed of 9 miles per hour. For the last 10 minutes, he ran at a constant speed of 5 miles per hour. Which graph best represents his journey?

a)
b)
c)
51.

Which statement describes this system of equations?

a)

The system has infinite solutions because it represents the same line.

b)

The system has infinite solutions because the lines are parallel

c)

The system has no solution because it represents the same line.

d)

The system has no soltion because the lines are parallel.

52.

Which table of values represents a NON-LINEAR relationship?

a)
b)
c)
53.

Triangle ABC and triangle PQR are shown. Which sequence of transformations could be used to map triangle ABC to triangle PQR?

a)

A translation to the right then a 180 degree rotation.

b)

A reflection over the x-axis and then a reflection over the y-axis

c)

A translation to the right and then a translation down.

d)

A reflection over the y-axis, a translation down, and then a translation to the left.

54.

Find the value of n.

a)

n=8

b)

n=6

c)

n=2

d)

n=10

55.

The school nurse measured each student's height and weight. The results are shown on the scatterplot below. Which best describes the association between the height and weight of each student.

a)

Positive, linear

b)

Positive, non-linear

c)

Negative, linear

d)

Negative, non-linear

56.

The table to the right shows some values of Function M. Function N has the SAME SLOPE and passes through the point (0,1). Which graph represents Function N.

a)
b)
c)
d)
57.

What does the term "3.6y" represent in this system?

a)

The total number of dollars you paid for cereal

b)

The total number of dollars you paid for chocolate chips

c)

The total number of dollars you paid for one pound of cereal

d)

The total number of dollars you paid for one pound of chocolate chips

58.
According to exponent rules, when we multiply the same base we _______ the exponents.
a)
Multiply
b)
Add
c)
Divide
d)
Subtract
59.
130
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
60.
(x-3)2
a)
x6
b)
1/x5
c)
1/x6
d)
x5
61.
Simplify:   x⋅ x5
a)
x ⋅ x ⋅ x ⋅ x ⋅ x ⋅ x ⋅ x 
b)
x7
c)
x10
d)
x ⋅ x
62.

Describe the transformation in the iamge

a)

Translation

b)

Reflection

c)

Rotation

63.
A dilation can produce a smaller figure or a(n)______
a)
reduction
b)
enlargement
c)
scale factor
d)
center of dilation
64.
The pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 
a)
obtuse
b)
scalene
c)
isosceles
d)
right
65.
If your scale factor is less than 1, your new shape will be ______.
a)
Bigger
b)
Smaller
c)
The same size
d)
Rotated
66.

Jacob wanted to see if temperature affected the rate of a chemical reaction. He mixed 1 tablet of alka seltzer with each temperature of water: hot, warm and cold. What should his conclusion be?

a)

Temperature does not affect the rate of reaction.

b)

Cold water causes the molecules to move slower and produces a better chemical reaction.

c)

The hot water increases the kinetic energy of the molecules therefor increasing the rate of the reaction.

d)

There is not enough information to answer this question.

67.

Which state of matter has a definite volume and shape and the particles vibrate next to each other?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Evaporation

68.

John had a small log that had a mass of 350 g. After burning the log he records the mass of the ashes left behind. The mass of ashes is 340 g. Which statement best explains the change in mass.

a)

Some mass is destroyed during a chemical reaction.

b)

Some ash and gases escaped into the air, but no mass was destroyed.

c)

The ashes are a new substance and is lighter that the original log.

d)

The ash is made of new atoms that were created during the chemical change.

69.
What error did the student make when plotting the point (3, 4) according to the picture?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
a)
The student moved left along the x-axis when he should have moved right
b)
The student plotted the y-coordinate in place of the x-coordinate
c)
The student didn't make a mistake
d)
Both Options 1 and 2
70.
Which letter matches the coordinate (4, -6)?
a)
G
b)
Z
c)
K
d)
None of the above