Free Printable Quarter 1 Review

1.

The variable that is being tested or changed is:

a)

the independent variable

b)

the dependent variable

c)

constant variables (constants

d)

the control group

2.

The variable that is being measured is:

a)

the independent variable

b)

the dependent variable

c)

contant variables

d)

the control group

3.

The variable that is kept the same to make sure results are caused by the thing being tested is:

a)

the independent variable

b)

the dependent variable

c)

constant variables

d)

the control group

4.

Steve wanted to see if the type of fertilizer made sunflowers grow larger. What is the independent variable?

a)

Type of fertilizer

b)

Size of sunflower

c)

Sunflower grown without fertilizer

d)

The amount of fertilizer given

5.

Steve wanted to see if the type of fertilizer made sunflowers grow larger. What is the dependent variable?

a)

Type of fertilizer

b)

Size of sunflower

c)

Sunflower grown without fertilizer

d)

The amount of fertilizer given

6.

Molly investigated if the age of students caused them to be better drivers. What is the independent variable?

a)

Type of car

b)

Skill of driving

c)

Age of student

7.

Robert wanted to know if the type of phone you used gave you better or worse service. What is the independent variable.

a)

Location of phone call

b)

Type of phone

c)

How good the service was

8.

Robert wanted to know if the type of phone you used gave you better or worse service. What is the dependent variable.

a)

Location of phone call

b)

Type of phone

c)

How good or bad the service was

9.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is?

a)

Type of plant, amount of music, and sunlight

b)

The amount of sunlight

c)

The group getting water

d)

The type of liquid

10.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what are the constant variables?

a)

Type of plant, amount of music, and sunlight

b)

Water, apple juice, milk

c)

Plant growth

d)

The group getting water

11.

A study was done to find if different tire treads affect the braking distance of a car. What is the independent variable?

a)

Braking Distance

b)

The Same Car

c)

Different Tire Treads

d)

Type of Surface

12.

The x-axis shows

a)

time

b)

carbon dioxide concentration

c)

science

13.

The y-axis shows

a)

time

b)

CO2 concentration

c)

science

14.

According to the pie chart, how much of a house's water usage is for showers?

a)

26.7%

b)

13.7%

c)

21.7%

d)

16.8%

15.

What type of graph would you make to show how many of your classmates were born in each month of the year?

a)

line

b)

bar

c)

circle

d)

scatter plot

16.

How many more people have purple for a favorite color than red?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

17.

What is a data table?

a)

Is a visual tool that uses that uses bars to compare data among categories

b)

Used to compare the parts of a whole

c)

Any display of information in tabular form, with rows and or columns named

d)

Is a visual tool that uses that uses lines to compare data among categories

18.

What is this graph missing?

a)

Axes

b)

Title

c)

Categories

d)

None of these

19.

A sneaky student wants to impress his parents by showing them a graph of his performance progress on the last 5 science tests.

Which graph should he use to impress his parents?

a)

Graph 1

b)

Graph 2

c)

Neither

d)

Both

20.

You want to make a graph for an experiment you did about plant growth over a two week period of time. What type of graph would you use?

a)

Column graph

b)

Line graph

21.

What conclusions can you draw from this graph?

a)

The deer population went down over time.

b)

The deer population went up over time.

c)

The dear population went up quickly, then down, but then stayed the same.

d)

There are less dear because of hunters

22.

Newton's Law of Inertia (first law) describes the motion of-

a)

Objects at rest only

b)

Objects in motion only

c)

Objects at rest and objects that are in motion

d)

Objects that accelerate

23.

Which one of Newton’s Laws of Motion best explains why the dishes do not move when the table cloth is removed?

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Acceleration

c)

Law of Action-Reaction

d)

Law of Gravitation

24.

Which law best explains why the coin sitting on top of the ring falls directly into the jar below because it wants to remain at rest?

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Acceleration

c)

Law of Action - Reaction

d)

Law of Gravitation

25.

Which law best explains why people remain in motion when a car crashes, if they are not wearing a seat belt?

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Acceleration

c)

Law of Action - Reaction

d)

Law of Gravitation

26.

Which law best explains why more force must be applied to the bowling ball to make it accelerate at the same rate as the tennis ball.

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Acceleration

c)

Law of Action - Reaction

d)

Law of Gravitation

27.

An object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will remain in motion, unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Acceleration

c)

Law of Action - Reaction

28.

Force is directly proportional to acceleration but inversely proportional to an object's mass.

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Acceleration

c)

Law of Action - Reaction

29.

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Acceleration

c)

Law of Action - Reaction

30.

You push against a wall and the wall is pushing back on you.

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Acceleration

c)

Law of Action Reaction

31.

As the fuel in a rocket ignites, the force of gas expansion and explosion pushes out the back of the rocket and pushes the rocket forward.

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Acceleration

c)

Law of Action - Reaction

32.

What is Newtons 1st law of motion?

a)

$Force\ =\ mass\ x\ acceleration$

b)

An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on an unbalanced force.

c)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

d)

$Weight=mass\ x\ gravity$

33.

What is Newtons 2nd law of motion?

a)

$Force\ =mass\ x\ acceleration$

b)

An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on an unbalanced force.

c)

For every action there is a equal and opposite reaction

d)

$Speed\ =\ \frac{displacement}{time}$

34.

What is Newtons 3rd law of motion?

a)

$Force\ =\ mass\ x\ acceleration$

b)

An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on an unbalanced force.

c)

For every action there is a equal and opposite reaction.

d)

Law of gravity

35.

Which force causes an object to speed up or slow down (accelerate or decelerate)?

a)

unbalanced force

b)

balanced force

36.

A car speeding up, a dog slowing down and person turning around the block are examples of..

a)

Balanced Forces

b)

Unbalanced Forces

37.

What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of ________

a)

Friction

b)

Mass

c)

Inertia

d)

Gravity

38.

Newton's Second Law is also known as the Law of _______

a)

Inertia

b)

Acceleration

c)

Action - Reaction

d)

Gravitation

39.

Newton's Third Law is also known as the Law of _______

a)

Inertia

b)

Acceleration

c)

Action - Reaction

d)

Gravitation

40.

Which of the following is the correct position - time graph for an object moving with a constant velocity?

a)

b)

c)

d)

41.

A person steps out of the boat and onto the dock. As the person moves forward onto the dock, the boat moves backward. Which statement best describes the backward motion of the boat as the person steps forward?

a)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

b)

Every mass exerts a force on every other mass.

c)

An object at rest tends to stay at rest.

d)

Friction opposes the motion of an object.

42.

What is the unit for force?

a)

Isaac

b)

Sir

c)

Newton

d)

Kilogram

43.

Speed in a direction is called

a)

Momentum

b)

Velocity

c)

Speed

d)

Inertia

44.

Why is the net force 0 in the image?

a)

Because the elephants are the same size

b)

Because they are both pulling the same amount of force in opposite directions

c)

Because they are elephants

d)

Because they are pulling away from each other.

45.

What is the speed of an object that travels 20 meters in 4 seconds?

a)

80 m/s

b)

0.2 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

24 m/s

46.

Which type of force(s) will cause a change in an object's motion?

a)

gravity

b)

zero net force

c)

balanced forces

d)

unbalanced forces

47.

How much force is needed to accelerate a 3kg skateboard at 5m/s^2.

a)

8N

b)

1.6N

c)

0.6N

d)

15N

48.

How much force is needed to accelerate a 25kg bowling ball at 2m/s².

a)

50N

b)

5N

c)

12.5N

d)

100N

49.

If a 2kg bird is pushed by the wind with a force of 2N, how fast does the bird accelerate?

a)

1 m

b)

2 m/s²

c)

4m/s²

d)

1 m/s²

50.

What is the magnitude (size) and direction of the net force?

a)

14 N Down

b)

14 N Up

c)

6 N Up

d)

6 N Down

51.

Which one is balanced?

a)

top

b)

bottom

c)

both

52.

What is the FORCE?

a)

5 N

b)

10 N

c)

400 N

d)

0 N

53.

If there are two forces going in the SAME direction, you would ...?

a)

(-) Subtract the forces

b)

(+) Add the forces

c)

Neither

d)

(x) Multiply

54.

What is the net force?

a)

17 N Right

b)

3 N Right

c)

3 N Left

d)

17 N Left

55.

Calculate the net force of the object in the image shown.

a)

20N

b)

35N

c)

5N

d)

25N

56.

Which direction will the object move?

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Right

d)

Left

57.

Is this a balanced or unbalanced force?

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

c)

Neither

d)

Both

58.

Is this a balanced or unbalanced force?

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

c)

Neither

d)

Both

59.

What is the net force?

a)

11 N left

b)

11 N right

c)

3 N left

d)

3 N right

60.

A push or a pull is called a

a)

Gravity

b)

Force

61.

What explains why objects resist changes in their state of motion?

a)

gravity

b)

inertia

c)

force

d)

friction

62.

The picture shows a weightlifter holding the barbell over his head.

The force of gravity pulling down on the barbell is 756 newtons.

How many newtons of force are exerted by the weightlifter to hold the barbell up?

a)

No Newtons

b)

756 Newtons

c)

368 Newtons

d)

14767 Newtons

63.

The diagram below shows unequal opposing forces.

Which way will the wagon move?

a)

The cart will move to the right.

b)

The wagon will move to the left.

c)

The wagon will remain stationary.

d)

The wagon will move left and then right and then stop.

64.

Distance over time (m/s)

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Halogen

65.

The measure of the amount of matter in an object...

a)

Weight

b)

Mass

c)

Force

d)

Joules

66.

What are the units of measurement for acceleration?

a)

m/s

b)

Newtons

c)

Kilograms (kg)

d)

m/s2

Quarter 1 Review

Total questions: 66

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