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Pre assessment iPrimary Science

Total questions: 113

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A form of energy that travels in straight lines

a)

sound

b)

light

c)

kinetic

d)

atoms

2.

When light bounces off an object

a)

absorbs

b)

refracts

c)

reflects

3.

when light bends as it travels from one medium to another

a)

Absorbs

b)

Echos

c)

Reflects

d)

Refracts

4.

When light does not reflect or refracts it is taken in by an object

a)

Absorbs

b)

Reflect

c)

Refract

d)

opinion

5.

a form of matter that may or may not allow light to pass through it

a)

small

b)

medium

c)

soild

d)

gas

6.

a medium that allows ALL light to pass through

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

liquid

7.

a medium that allows SOME light to pass through

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

gas

8.

a medium that allows NO light to pass through

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

solid

9.

Refraction occurs best with

a)

lenses and water

b)

lenses

c)

water

d)

lenses and gas

10.

Reflection occurs best on:

a)

rough, bumpy surfaces

b)

flat, smooth surfaces

c)

opaque mediums

d)

wooden objects

11.

Absorption of light occurs best with:

a)

mirrors

b)

light surfaces

c)

medium surfaces

d)

dark surfaces

12.

What is NOT one of the 3 main types of mediums?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

plastic

d)

Gas

13.

To which food group does sugar belong?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Fats

c)

Protein

d)

Vitamins

14.

Which nutrient is made from amino acids?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Fats

c)

Protein

d)

Vitamins

15.

Protein is use to

a)

Strong bones and teeth

b)

Building tissues and organs

c)

Helps food pass along the intestines

d)

Quickly released energy store

16.

To which food group does calcium belong?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Minerals

c)

Fiber

d)

Protein

17.

They are belong to minerals, except

a)

Zinc

b)

Starch

c)

Calcium

d)

Iron

18.

Nina eats vegetables, cereals, meat, and eggs but decides to replace meat and egg with pulses in her diet. What nutrient does her diet now lack?

a)

Fats

b)

Protein

c)

Fiber

d)

Minerals

19.

Nina eats vegetables, cereals, meat, and eggs but decides to replace meat and eggs with pulses in her diet. What must she add to her new diet to make sure she is getting all the nutrients her body need?

a)

Fish

b)

Beans

c)

Milk

d)

Salad

20.
What is E?
a)
pancreas
b)
gall bladder
c)
liver
d)
large intestine
21.

The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of your digestive system into your blood.

a)

absorption

b)

digestion

c)

peristalsis

d)

villi

22.

waves of muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract.

a)

digestion

b)

absorption

c)

peristalsis

d)

villi

23.

 The digested food is absorbed by the blood in the

a)

Stomach

b)

Food pipe

c)

Liver

d)

Small Intestine

24.

They give us energy to do work.

a)

Proteins

b)

Minerals

c)

Vitamins

d)

Carbohydrates

25.

Food is made up of useful substances called

a)

Saliva

b)

Nutrients

c)

Roughage

d)

Digestive juices

26.

Vitamin A keeps the ___________healthy

a)

Teeth and bones

b)

Eyes and skin

c)

Muscles and Nerves

d)

Heals the wounds

27.

They help to build body and repairs worn out tissues

a)

Fats

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

d)

Roughage

28.

Vegetables like spinach contains ________ which help the blood to carry oxygen.

a)

Iron

b)

Water

c)

Sugar

d)

Calcium

29.

We need to drink _____________ glasses of water everyday.

a)

1-2

b)

25-30

c)

8-10

d)

18-20

30.

To stay healthy and grow well we need to have _________________

a)

Water

b)

Balanced diet

c)

carbohydrates

d)

Fats

31.

A hollow strong muscular bag in our body is

a)

Stomach

b)

Liver

c)

Oesophagus

d)

Gall bladder

32.

______________secretes bile juice which helps to digest the fats

a)

Stomach

b)

Pancreas

c)

Liver

d)

Small Intestine

33.

___________________ helps to prevent food from getting spoilt.

a)

Cooking

b)

Over cooking

c)

Food preservation

d)

Washing

34.

Which of the following in NOT an example of an insoluble mixture?

a)

rice and water

b)

salt and water

c)

sand and water

d)

iron and sand

35.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a soluble mixture

a)

salt and water

b)

sugar and water

c)

sand and water

d)

milo and milk

36.

If something is insoluble, it...

a)

is poorly dissolvable

b)

does dissolve

c)

can freeze time

d)

is mean

37.

What separation technique allows small particles to get through but traps larger particles

a)

sieving

b)

magnetic separation

c)

diffusion

d)

decantation

38.

What separation technique is best for removing magnetically susceptible material from a mixture?

a)

Recycling

b)

Filtration

c)

Magic separation

d)

Magnetic separation

39.

What is the process of separation of liquid from solid and other immiscible (non-mixing) liquids, by removing the liquid layer at the top from the layer of solid or liquid below.

a)

gentle pour

b)

Decantation

c)

Sinkable separation

d)

Flowpour separation

40.

This separation technique results in the formation of pure solid particles of a substance from a solution containing the dissolved substance

a)

Crystalization

b)

Decantation

c)

Filtration

d)

Separation

41.

the process where a mixture is separated through spinning.

a)

Centriquision

b)

Centrigoosing

c)

Centrimusing

d)

Centrifuging

42.

What is a process that separates the various parts of the mixture that travel at different speeds, causing them to separate.

a)

Rainbow separation

b)

Chromatography

c)

Filtration

d)

Crystallization

43.

What is the process in which heat causes a liquid to change to a gas, leaving behind a solute

a)

filtration

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation

44.

the process of separating the substances from a liquid mixture by using selective boiling and condensation

a)

Decomposition

b)

Decantation

c)

Distillation

d)

Demonization

45.

You have a mixture of salt, sand and water. What process would you use, in order, to separate each and be left with salt and sand

a)

sieving then filtration

b)

crystallization then filtration

c)

filtration then evaporation

d)

decantation then crystallization

46.

What separation technique is used for separating blood into its 4 components?

a)

Evaporation

b)

decantation

c)

filtration

d)

centrifuging

47.

You accidently mix your chocolate chips in with your flour during cooking. What separation technique is best to separate them again?

a)

Filtration

b)

Sieving

c)

Gravity separation

d)

Decantation

48.

You pour oil into your water bottle instead of cordial. Luckily, water is more dense than oil so the oil floats on top. How can you remove the oil from your water?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Filtration

c)

Decantation

d)

Gravity separation

49.

You have a green texta and cant remember what two colours make up the colour green. What separation technique can you use to find out what colours were used to make the colour

a)

Centrifuging

b)

Chromatography

c)

Distillation

d)

Google

50.

You're on a science boat in the middle of the ocean and have ran out of drinking water. You can't drink the salt water, because that will dehydrate you. What separation technique can you use to make the water drinkable?

a)

Distillation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Centrifuging

d)

Gravity separation

51.

Which tools are best for separating a mixtures of sand, iron filings, and water?

a)

Hot plate and filter

b)

Tweezers and filter

c)

Filter and magnet

d)

Magnet and hot plate

52.

Which mixture can be separated using a filter?

a)

sand and iron filings

b)

saltwater

c)

sand and water

d)

none of the above

53.

All of these can be separated easily EXCEPT -

a)

nuts, bolts, and screws

b)

powdered drink mix, sugar and water

c)

sand and water

d)

iron filings and sand

54.

True or False: A mixture must have at least two different materials.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

What are the name and the type of mixture that creates the salt and the water creates?

a)

Solution and homogeneous

b)

Homogeneous and heterogeneous

c)

Solution and heterogeneous

d)

Solution and pond

56.

A homogeneous mixture is in which ...

a)

We can see the different components

b)

We can't see the different components

c)

We can see all the components

57.

How much do you think you know about pure substances, mixtures, and types of mixtures?

a)

Not to much

b)

A little bit

c)

A lot

d)

I'm an expert

58.

What is a habitat?

a)

a place where birds can fly

b)

the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives.

c)

the place where a plant or animal normally lives.

d)

The backyard of a house

59.

the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant live is called..........

a)

environment

b)

habitat

c)

natural changes

d)

forest

60.

Which one of these is not a basic needs of living thing?

a)

food

b)

shelter

c)

air

d)

car

61.

Choose the basic needs of your family?

a)

food, car, shelter, air

b)

food, air, shelter, and water

c)

business, babies, school, and food

d)

fridge, Tv , car and water

62.

An example of small habitat is........................

a)

ocean

b)

desert

c)

jungle

d)

pond

63.

Identify one animal that can live in this place.

a)

chicken

b)

rat

c)

frogs

d)

zebra

64.

Many snakes live in .................. habitats.

a)

very hot

b)

iced land

c)

cold

d)

warm

65.

Fruit and vegetables.............................

a)

comes from plant and animal

b)

comes from plants

c)

comes from shop

d)

comes from market

66.

How do we call the meat from this animal?

a)

cow

b)

BBQ

c)

steak

d)

beef

67.

What caused these kinds of changes to the environment?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

natural changes

c)

rainfall

d)

human

68.

How do you think this change affected elephants nearby?

a)

The animals needed less water.

b)

the elephants moved to another river.

c)

The river plants thrived.

d)

The fish population increased.

69.

Environments do not always stay the same forever.

a)

agree

b)

disagree

c)

not sure

70.

the turning of the Earth on its

axis

a)

Rotate

b)

Revolve

c)

Orbit

d)

Star

71.

The path one body takes in space as it revolves around another body.

a)

Planet

b)

Solar System

c)

Revolve

d)

Orbit

72.

A hugh ball of very hot gases

a)

Planet

b)

Solar System

c)

Star

d)

Galaxy

73.

An imaginary line around Earth, equally distant from the North and South Pole

a)

Axis

b)

Orbit

c)

Equator

d)

Revolve

74.

A star and all the planets and other objects that revolve around it.

a)

Sun

b)

Planet

c)

Constellation

d)

Solar System

75.

A body that revolves around a star

a)

Planet

b)

Galaxy

c)

Universe

d)

Axis

76.

An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and its North and South pole

a)

Rotate

b)

Equator

c)

Axis

d)

Constellation

77.

The star at the center of our solar system

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Star

d)

Beatle Juice

78.

To travel in a closed path around something

a)

Rotate

b)

Planet

c)

Galaxy

d)

Revolve

79.

Everything that exists, including stars, planets, gas, dust, and energy

a)

Solar System

b)

Galaxy

c)

Universe

d)

Sun

80.

Rotation

a)

the action of one object moving completely around another in an orbital path

b)

an imaginary line that runs through both poles of a planet

c)

turning or spinning on an axis

d)

the path an object, such as a planet, takes as it revolves around another object

81.

Revolution

a)

turning or spinning on an axis

b)

an imaginary line that runs through both poles of a planet

c)

the path an object, such as a planet, takes as it revolves around another object

d)

the action of one object moving completely around another in an orbital path

82.

axis

a)

an imaginary line that runs through both poles of a planet

b)

an object that orbits another object in space

c)

the path an object, such as a planet, takes as it revolves around another object

d)

the air that surrounds Earth

83.

orbit

a)

the action of one object moving completely around another in an orbital path

b)

the path an object, such as a planet, takes as it revolves around another object

c)

turning or spinning on an axis

d)

the rising and falling of the ocean's surface

84.

satellite

a)

an object that orbits another object in space

b)

a large hole in the ground caused by an asteroid

c)

the air that surrounds the Earth

d)

a science tool used for observing very distand objects in space

85.

telescope

a)

the rising and falling of the ocean's surface

b)

a tool used to measure of heat

c)

the conditions of the atmosphere at a particular time and space

d)

a tool used for observing very distant objects in space

86.

solar system

a)

each of the four divisions of the year marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours

b)

the shape of the lit part of the moon as seen from Earth

c)

the eight planets, the moons, and other objects that orbit the Sun

d)

the partial or total blocking of light of one object by another

87.

seasons

a)

each of four divisions of the year marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours

b)

the conditions of the atmosphere at a particular time and place

c)

the weather conditions in a particular place over a long period of time

d)

the air that surround the Earth

88.

tides

a)

the partial or total blocking of light of one object by another

b)

water that falls to Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

c)

the rising and falling of the ocean's surface

d)

a large hole in the ground caused by an asteroid

89.

eclipses

a)

the rising and falling of the ocean's surface

b)

the partial or total blocking of light of one object by another

c)

the shape of the lit part of the moon as seen from Earth

d)

the air that surrounds Earth

90.

moon phases

a)

the shape of the lit part of the moon as seen from Earth

b)

a large hole in the ground caused by an asteroid

c)

the air that surround the Earth

d)

an object that orbits another object in space

91.

crater

a)

the rising and falling of the ocean's surface

b)

an object that orbits another object in space

c)

a large hole in the ground caused by an asteroid

d)

the partial or total blocking of light of one object by another

92.

weather

a)

the weather conditions in a particular place over a long period of time

b)

a measure of heat

c)

the conditions of the atmosphere at a particular place over a long period of time

d)

the air that surround the Earth

93.

climate

a)

the conditions of the atmosphere at a particular time and place

b)

the weather conditions in a particular place over a log period of time

c)

the air that surrounds Earth

d)

the process of water circulating between Earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land

94.

temperature

a)

the air that surround Earth

b)

a tool that is used to measure heat

c)

turning or spinning on an axis

d)

a measure of heat

95.

atmosphere

a)

the air that surrounds Earth

b)

a measure of heat

c)

the path an object takes as it revolves around another in an orbital path

d)

the rising and falling of the ocean's surface

96.

water cycle

a)

the process of changing from a gas to a liquid

b)

the process of changing from a liquid to a gas

c)

water that falls to Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

d)

the process of water circulating between Earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land

97.

precipitation

a)

water that falls to Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

b)

the process of water circulating between Earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land

c)

the process of changing a liquid to a gas

d)

the process of changing from a gas to a liquid

98.

evaporation

a)

the process of water circulating between Earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land

b)

water that falls to Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

c)

the process of changing from a liquid to a gas

d)

the process of changing from a gas to a liquid

99.

condensation

a)

the process of changing from a liquid to a gas

b)

the process of water circulating between Earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land

c)

the process of changing from a gas to a liquid

d)

water that falls to Earth's surface such as rain, sleet, snow, or hail

100.

Which of these have the strongest gravitational field?

a)

Sun

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

101.

Which characteristic is common to the four outer planets in our solar system?

a)

Low mass

b)

High density

c)

Fast revolution

d)

Gaseous composition

102.

Which question correctly describes a difference between the mesosphere and the stratosphere?

a)

The mesosphere has more active weather than the stratosphere

b)

The mesosphere contains fewer oxygen molecules

c)

Air pressure is lower in the stratosphere than in the mesosphere

d)

Temperatures decrease with altitude only in the stratosphere

103.
Millions of pieces of rocky material of various sizes orbit the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. These objects are known as -
a)
Asteroids
b)
Meteors
c)
Comets
d)
Planets
104.
A shooting star is actually a...
a)
Comet
b)
Meteoroid
c)
Meteorite
d)
Meteor
105.
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
106.

A meteorite is DIFFERENT from a comet mainly because

a)

has a tail of ice and gas

b)

is found in orbit between Jupiter and Mars

c)

enters the Earth's atmoshere

d)

has a nucleus made of rock and snow.

107.
What is the correct order of earth's atmospheric layers from bottom to top?
a)
Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.
b)
Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.
c)
Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere.
d)
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.
108.
The layers of Earth's atmosphere are determined by changes in _________.
a)
temperature
b)
density
c)
pressure
d)
color
109.

What Galaxy is Earth located?

a)

Andromeda

b)

Milky Way

c)

Sagittarius

d)

Snickers

110.

What unit is used to measure distances in space?

a)

Light year

b)

Kilometer

c)

Miles

d)

Solar unit

111.

The main gases that burn within the sun are

a)

Oxygen and Nitrogen

b)

Hydrogen and Oxygen

c)

Neon and Sulfur

d)

Hydrogen and Helium

112.
Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?
a)
They are actually much smaller
b)
They are so far away
c)
They are not as bright
d)
They are dwarf stars
113.
What is the name of the gas/dust clouds where all stars form?
a)
Nebulas
b)
Protostars 
c)
Supernova
d)
Neutron Star