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1.

A student turned on his desktop computer to do his homework. Then he got up and walked across the room. He touched a metal chair, saw a flash of light and felt a shock. Which type of electricity are these examples, static or current?

a)

Static Electricity

b)

Current Electricity

c)

Both

2.

Ms. Liao is teaching Ms. Lopez about simple circuits and how they work. Which of the following elements should she use to build a model to show Ms. Lopez how circuits work?

a)

Wire, LIghtbulb, and battery

b)

Wire, battery and switch

c)

Wire, lightbulb, and switch

d)

Lightbulb, battery and switch

3.

A student found different items around the classroom and identified them as conductors and insulators by testing them out on a circuit. The results from their experiment are in the table shown.

Based on the data, what can the student conclude about the mystery items?

a)

Items 1 and 4 are insulators since the lightbulb turned on.

b)

Items 1 and 4 are conductors since the lightbulb turned on.

c)

Items 1, 3, and 4 are conductors becuse the lightbulb turned on.

d)

Items 2 and 3 can be used as a conductor and a switch to turn on and off the circuit.

4.

The students in Mr. Nguyen's class constructed simple circuits. They placed different items in the gap between the wires. Which of the following materials will conduct electricity?

a)

paperclip, nail, and cardboard.

b)

rubber band, paper clip, and nail

c)

paperclip, nail and penny

d)

rubber band, eraser, and cotton ball.

5.

The manager at a construction site needs a way to move heavy steel beams from one location to another. His employees offered the following arguments about what might help him.

Which arguments from the employees will be helpful for the manager to use to make his decision?

a)

Employess 2 and 3

b)

Employees 2 and 4

c)

Employees 1, 2, and 4

d)

Employees 2, 3, and 4

6.

True or False: Mixtures and Solutions are both examples of physical changes.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following is LEAST LIKELY an example of static electricity?

a)

A schock from slideing down a slide

b)

Turning on the lights in your house

c)

A balloon sticking to the wall

d)

Lightning

8.

Sand and gravel may be separated from each other by using

a)

a filter funnel

b)

a sieve

c)

an evaporating basin

d)

distillation

9.

Which one of the following solids is insoluble (can't dissolve) in water?

a)

sugar

b)

sand

c)

instant coffee

d)

salt

10.

The separation technique that involves heating a solution until the liquid changes into a gaseous state, leaving behind a solid is known as

a)

decanting

b)

evaporation

c)

loading

d)

chromatography

11.

A combination of two or more substances that CAN be easily separated is called

a)

a mixture

b)

a solution

c)

a solute

d)

a solvent

12.

A combination of two or more substance that CANNOT be easily separated

a)

mixture

b)

solution

c)

solute

d)

solvent

13.

If I added 27 grams of salt to water and separated the solution with a hot plate (heating it up and evaporating the liquid), what amount of salt would be left behind?

a)

20 grams

b)

0 grams

c)

27 grams

d)

10 grams

14.

Which of the following is a method of separating solutions?

a)

hand separation

b)

filtering

c)

screening

d)

evaporation

15.

A solution is a mixture of one or more substances ___________ evenly into another substance.

a)

dissolved

b)

evaporated

c)

carried

d)

split

16.

Lemonade is a special mixture called a

a)

substance

b)

solution

c)

plasma

d)

ingredient

17.

To separate the sugar and lemonade, what method should you use?

a)

filtration

b)

sorting

c)

magnet

d)

boiling

18.

To separate trail mix, what method should you use?

a)

filtration

b)

sorting

c)

magnet

d)

boiling

19.

How would you separate the ingredients of Mixture Z?

a)

water

b)

a magnet

c)

a sieve

d)

my hands

20.

How would you separate a mixture of sand and salt? (Read all of the steps)

a)

mix them with water and let the water evaporate

b)

mix them with water, pour the mixture through a sieve, then et the water evaporate

c)

heat the sand and salt mixture for 5 minutes, then let it cool

d)

I would not do any of these because none of these options would work

21.

A solution is a special type of mixture.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

When sand and water are combined, they create a

a)

solution

b)

mixture

c)

solvent

d)

all of these

23.

A combination of two or more substances where each substance keeps its own properties and both can be easily separated

a)

mixture

b)

solution

c)

substance

d)

physical change

24.

Which mixture can the students separate most easily using the strainer?

a)

salt and water

b)

gravel and water

c)

shampoo and water

d)

sugar and water

25.

When you add sugar to tea some of sugar's properties change. Which properties of sugar remain the same?

a)

the size of the sugar crystals

b)

the taste of the sugar crystals

c)

the color of the sugar crystals

d)

the texture of the sugar crystals

26.

A student made a mixture of salt and pepper. How could the student separate the mixture of salt and pepper?

a)

use a pair of tweezers to separate each grain of pepper

b)

run a magnet through the mixture to collect the pepper

c)

put the mixture in water and filter the pepper out of the water

d)

put the mixture in water and use a strainer to catch the pepper

27.

A magnet that loses all or most of their magnetic strength quickly

a)

permanent magnet

b)

temporary magnet

c)

superconductor

d)

electromagnet

28.

To push away from a magnet

a)

repel

b)

attract

c)

levitate

d)

like

29.

To push away from a magnet

a)

repel

b)

attract

c)

levitate

d)

like

30.

to draw to a magnet

a)

repel

b)

levitate

c)

like

d)

attract

31.

A magnet created by running an electric current through it

a)

temporary magnet

b)

superconductor

c)

permanent magnet

d)

electromagnet

32.

A naturally occurring magnet: also known as lodestone

a)

iron

b)

magnetite

c)

cobalt

d)

steel

33.

The end of the magnet that attracts the south pole and repels the north pole

a)

north pole

b)

south pole

34.

the end of the magnet that attracts the north pole and repels the south pole.

a)

south pole

b)

north pole

35.

Which of the following items is NOT attracted to a magnet?

a)

paper clip

b)

iron nail

c)

rubber band

36.

Device that uses a magnet to point in the direction of earth's magnetic poles.

a)

compass

b)

magnetosphere

c)

magnetite

d)

electromagnet

37.

Area around a magnet where its magnetic force exists

a)

magnetic attraction

b)

superconductor

c)

magnetic field

d)

electromagnet

38.

Smashing cookies

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

39.

Frying eggs

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

40.

Slicing apples

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

41.

Baking a cake

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

42.

A firework display

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

43.

Food digestion

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

44.

The water cycle

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

45.

Melting butter

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

46.

Burning wood

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

47.

Getting a haircut

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

48.

Chopping food

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

49.

Mixing Mentos and Coke

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

50.

Making popcorn

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

51.

Smashing a can

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

52.

A bike rusts

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

53.

This is a type of change in which matter remains the same.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

54.

This is a change in which matter changes to a different type.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

55.

In which of the following actions does a physical change occur to separate a mixture?

a)

stirring chocolate syrup into milk

b)

evaporating water from salt water

c)

freezing a solution of water and sugar

d)

adding sand to a beaker of water

56.

In which of the following examples is a mixture separated by using physical properties?

a)

making freezing coffee by using heated water

b)

freezing juice to make flavored ice

c)

using a filter to get the sand out of a puddle of water

d)

stirring water and salt to make salt water

57.

A mixture of sand and gravel can be separated by putting in a container with holes only the sand can pass through. This method works to separate the mixture because sand and gravel differ in which physical property?

a)

color

b)

state

c)

size

d)

weight

58.

Which of the following means to make different without changing what the material is made of, such as cutting, folding, melting?

a)

change

b)

manipulation

c)

physical change

d)

mixture

e)

substances

59.

Which of the following means a combination of two or more substances where each keeps its own properties and can be easily separated?

a)

change

b)

manipulation

c)

physical change

d)

mixture

e)

substances

60.

Which of the following means particular types of matter with specific properties?

a)

change

b)

manipulation

c)

physical change

d)

mixture

e)

substances

61.

Which of the following means moving or changing the position of an object?

a)

change

b)

manipulation

c)

physical change

d)

mixture

e)

substances

62.

Which of the following means to make different?

a)

change

b)

manipulation

c)

physical change

d)

mixture

e)

substances

63.

Students heat a white solid in a test tube over a flame. What observation would tell the students that the solid has become a new substance?

a)

The temperature of the solid increases from the flame.

b)

The color of the solid changes to amber.

c)

The solid begins to melt within the test tube.

d)

The solid is in the form of crystals.

64.

A liquid and a solid are combined to form a mixture. Which procedure would most likely produce evidence that a chemical change occur?

a)

Observe the color both of the liquid and the solid before mixing

b)

Measure the volume of the mixture after the components were combined

c)

Determined the time it took for the liquids to combine completely

d)

Record the temperature of the substances before and after mixing

65.

Two clear substances are combined inside a plastic bag. The plastic bag is tightly sealed. What observation would indicate that mixing the chemical produced a new substance?

a)

The substance in the bag becomes warm.

b)

The bag is transparent.

c)

The substances are clear.

d)

The bag can hold a liquid.

66.

Which of the following means when a new substance is formed?

a)

firework

b)

physical change

c)

chemical change

d)

energy

67.

Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a)

firework

b)

physical change

c)

chemical change

d)

energy

68.

Which of the following can be released during a chemical change?

a)

firework

b)

physical change

c)

chemical change

d)

energy

69.

Which of the following means to make different without changing what the material is made of, such as cutting, folding, or melting?

a)

firework

b)

physical change

c)

chemical change

d)

energy

70.

A ______________________ causes the formation of a new substance.

a)

rust

b)

color

c)

same

d)

metal

e)

chemical reaction

71.

Rain can cause _______ to form on a metal swing set.

a)

rust

b)

color

c)

same

d)

metal

e)

chemical reaction

72.

Rust occurs because of the ______ being exposed to moisture over a long period of time.

a)

rust

b)

color

c)

same

d)

metal

e)

chemical reaction

73.

A _______ change is a sign of a chemical change. One example of this is when a half- eaten apple turns brown.

a)

rust

b)

color

c)

same

d)

metal

e)

chemical reaction

74.

What is a destructive force?

a)

Forces that causes land to build or rise.

b)

Forces that cause land to break or wear down.

75.

What is a constructive force?

a)

Forces that causes land to build or rise.

b)

Forces that cause land to break or wear down.

76.

Mountains are an example of a _________ force.

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

c)

Both

77.

Volcanoes are an example of a _________ force.

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

c)

Both

78.

Wind is an example of a _________ force.

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

c)

Both

79.
a)

Plateau

b)

Mountain

c)

Plain

d)

Dune

80.
a)

Delta

b)

Glacier

c)

River

d)

Coastline

81.
a)

Plain

b)

Delta

c)

Dune

d)

Coastline

82.
a)

River

b)

Lake

c)

Pond

d)

Ocean

83.
a)

Lake

b)

Ocean

c)

River

d)

Pond

84.

Nature’s change agents have been both _____________and _____________by building up and carving Earth’s surface for billions of years, creating slow and rapid changes to landforms that resulted in an amazing diversity of landscapes.

a)

positive and negative

b)

great and small

c)

constructive and destructive

d)

natural and manmade

85.

Constructive processes build surface features. Several forces have been in action to alter the landscape of Earth for billions of years. Some are _________processes like the deposition of soil and the gradual uplifting of blocks of land along fault zones.

a)

slow

b)

rapid

86.

_______ processes quickly change the surface, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

a)

slow

b)

rapid

87.

River deltas, beaches, dunes, sandbars, floodplains, Glacial moraines, and Alluvial fans are all examples of soil deposition and

a)

Constructive processes.

b)

Destructive processes.

88.

Can a process that alters the Earth’s surface be both destructive and constructive, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?

a)

True

b)

False

89.

________ breaks down land as it carries away weathered material.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

90.

The Hawaiian Islands are an example of a ____________ process.

a)

destructive

b)

constructive

91.

The hot spot volcanoes that are the Hawaiian Islands formed through _____________ processes of repeated lava outflows building up layer upon layer until an entire island resulted.

a)

destructive

b)

constructive

92.

Below are examples of __________ processes: 1. Erosion 2. Earthquakes 3. Volcanoes 4. Organism impact

a)

destructive

b)

constructive

93.

Huge hills of sand formed by wind in the desert

a)

Plateau

b)

Canyon

c)

Sand dune

d)

Mountain

94.

A large group of islands close to each other

a)

Archipelago

b)

Plains

c)

Hills

d)

Valleys

95.

Steep cliffs with a narrow valley running between them

a)

Mountain

b)

Valley

c)

Canyon

d)

Island

96.

Lower than mountains but higher than their surrounding areas

a)

Hills

b)

Mountains

c)

Plains

d)

Islands

97.

Areas of flat land

a)

Archipelago

b)

Peninsula

c)

Mountain

d)

Plains

98.

Low-lying areas between mountains or hills

a)

Plateau

b)

Valley

c)

Canyon

d)

Hills

99.

The highest landform on earth is usually found to be wide at the bottom and narrow at the top with steep rocky sides

a)

Plains

b)

Peninsula

c)

Mountains

d)

Island

100.

Piece of land that is surrounded by water on only THREE sides

a)

Peninsula

b)

Plains

c)

Islands

d)

Hills

101.

Piece of land surrounded by water on ALL sides

a)

Island

b)

Archipelago

c)

Peninsula

d)

Sand Dunes

102.

Area of raised land that is flat on top, WIDE, and has steep sides

a)

Plateau

b)

Plain

c)

Hills

d)

Sand Dunes

103.

Area of land that is flat on top and has steep sides, but it is medium- sized

a)

Plateau

b)

Mesa

c)

Mountains

d)

Hills

104.

What instrument is used to predict a Tsunami?

a)

DART

b)

Doppler Radar

c)

Infrarred Imagery

d)

Barrier Wall

105.

What instrument is used to predict volcanoes?

a)

DART

b)

Seismographs

c)

Doppler Radar

d)

Surface Buoy

106.

List the four things seismographs show scientist.

(a)  

107.

What 2 types of technology is used to predict and follow tornadoes?

a)

DART and Leeves

b)

Richter and Mercalli

c)

Doppler Radar and Dams

d)

Doppler Radar and Infrared Imagery

108.

What coastal cities build to help slow erosion of sand at beaches?

(a)  

109.

What are the two scales that scientist use to measure magnitude of earthquakes?

a)

Humphries and Callands-Jackson

b)

Richter and Principal Jones

c)

Richter and Mercalli

d)

Allstate and State Farm Insurance

110.

How does DART work?

(a)  

111.

What could a city build to help prevent rivers and coastal areas from flooding?

a)

Dams

b)

Leeves

c)

Barrier Wall

d)

Nothing

112.

What does Doppler Radar measure

(a)  

113.

Define seismograph?

(a)  

114.

How are dams and levees alike?

a)

Both control floods.

b)

Both control weathering.

c)

Both are natural barriers.

d)

Both prevent coastal erosion.

115.

How do storm drains help prevent flooding?

a)

They act like levees.

b)

They move storm water to dams.

c)

They block storm water from streets and houses.

d)

They allow storm water to flow into nearby waterways.

116.

How can a town stop beach erosion without causing erosion in other places?

a)

build groins on the beach

b)

plant plants on beach dunes

c)

build seawalls along the shore

d)

remove buildings on the beach

117.

A seismologist is a scientist who studies ____________

a)

floods

b)

storms

c)

ocean life

d)

earthquakes

118.

Where are you most likely to encounter levees?

a)

across rivers

b)

in cities and towns

c)

along the banks of rivers

d)

at right angles to beaches

119.

Coastal erosion is reducing the size of a town's beach. Town leaders want to understand how to use technology to control the erosion. Which question should the leaders ask?

a)

How do dams trap sand?

b)

How do groins trap sand?

c)

How can storm drains reduce flooding?

d)

How can weather records be used to map floodplains?

120.

A state builds a dam across a river. How will the dam MOST LIKELY affect the region?

a)

It will prevent flooding by blocking high waves.

b)

It will rebuild an eroded floodplain by trapping sediment.

c)

It will prevent flooding by controlling the flow of the river.

d)

It will reduce erosion by providing a place for storm drains to drain into.

121.

Scientists place several seismographs along a mountain chain. Which question will the scientists MOST LIKELY answer with information they collect from the seismographs?

a)

Where do faults occur?

b)

How tall are the mountains?

c)

How can earthquakes be prevented?

d)

Which parts of the mountains are formed by volcanic eruptions?

122.

The leaders of a coastal town want to slow the erosion of a nearby beach. Which technology should they research?

a)

groins

b)

levees

c)

storm drains

d)

beach nourishment

123.

Which are possible effects of beach nourishment? Select the best TWO answers.

a)

Beaches become smaller.

b)

Eroded beaches are moved.

c)

Eroded beaches are restored.

d)

Animals and plants living in the coastal area are harmed.

e)

Beach deposition is stopped.

124.

Which device or devices could be removed without breaking an electric circuit?

a)

only the lightbulb

b)

only the switch

c)

the battery and they switch

d)

the lightbulb and the switch

125.

Which device or devices could be removed without breaking an electric circuit?

a)

only the lightbulb

b)

only the switch

c)

the battery and they switch

d)

the lightbulb and the switch

126.

The shock you sometimes feel when you touch a metal doorknob on a dry day is electric _______.

a)

circuit

b)

current

c)

discharge

d)

resistance

127.

Which of the following is an example of an insulator?

a)

rubber

b)

copper

c)

silver

d)

gold

128.

Which of the following is an example of a conductor?

a)

copper

b)

rubber

c)

glass

d)

plastic

129.

Which of the following is the BEST insulator?

a)

copper

b)

iron

c)

plastic

d)

steel

130.

Which of the following is a circuit that has only ONE path for electricity?

a)

parallel circuit

b)

series circuit

c)

open circuit

d)

closed circuit

131.

Which of the following is a circuit that has MORE than one path for electricity?

a)

parallel circuit

b)

series circuit

c)

open circuit

d)

closed circiut

132.

A closed pathway through which electrons are conducted is called:

a)

electricity

b)

circuit

c)

insulator

d)

conductor

133.

Materials that allow electric current to flow through easily are called:

a)

electricity

b)

circuit

c)

insulator

d)

conductor

134.

A form of energy from moving electrons is called:

a)

electricity

b)

circuit

c)

insulator

d)

conductor

135.

A material that stops current from flowing is called:

a)

electricity

b)

circuit

c)

insulator

d)

conductor

136.

When electrons quickly move, it is called:

a)

conductor

b)

friction

c)

static electricity

d)

electric discharge

137.

When two objects rub against each other, it is called:

a)

conductor

b)

friction

c)

static electricity

d)

electric discharge

138.

The build up of an electric charge on an object is called:

a)

conductor

b)

friction

c)

static electricity

d)

electric discharge

139.

Which of the following is an example of human harnessed electricity?

a)

lightning

b)

electric generator

c)

static electricity

140.

Which of the following is NOT an example of natural electricity?

a)

lightning

b)

static electricity

c)

electric generator

141.

Which of the following is needed to make an electric circuit work? Choose ALL that apply.

a)

switch

b)

lightbulb

c)

wire

d)

battery

e)

plastic block

142.
An incomplete circuit is shown.
To complete the circuit, a wire should be placed from —
a)
Point D to Point C
b)
Point B to Point C
c)
Point A to Point D
d)
Point B to Point D
143.

The electric current in a closed circuit always flows from the ____ terminal of the electric cell to the _____ terminal.

a)

Negative to positive

b)

Positive to negative

c)

Positive to positive

d)

None of these

144.
What is a circuit?
a)
an outlet or switch
b)
a path which an electric current flows
c)
a poor conductor
145.

Only one of the circuits below would work to light the light bulb. Choose the circuit below that would make the light bulb light up.

a)
b)
c)
d)
146.

closed pathway that electricity flows through

a)

battery

b)

conductor

c)

insulator

d)

circuit

147.

the power source that pushes electricity around a circuit

a)

light bulb

b)

switch

c)

battery

d)

wire

148.
This circuit has a battery, buzzer, and switch.
When the switch is closed the buzzer will sound because -
a)
the switch gives energy to the battery
b)
the buzzer is made of special plastic
c)
the wires are cooled by the surrounding air
d)
electricity can flow in a complete path
149.
Choose the correct sentence.
a)
This circuit will work because it is an open circuit.
b)
This circuit will work because it is a closed circuit.
c)
This circuit will NOT work because it is an open circuit.
d)
This circuit will NOT work because it is a closed circuit.
150.
Which bulbs will light?
a)
1 and 2
b)
2 and 3
c)
3 and 4
d)
4 and 2
151.
A student began building a circuit to light a bulb.  What else does the student need to produce light?
a)
a battery that has energy
b)
a wire that is insulated
c)
a switch that is open
d)
another bulb of the same size
152.
Will the light bulb in this circuit light and why/why not?
a)
yes, because it has two batteries
b)
no, because the switch is open
c)
yes, because it is in a circuit
d)
no, because the bulb is burned out
153.

Bulb glows only in

a)

closed circuit

b)

open circuit

c)

in both circuits

d)

open circuit if bulb is not fused

154.
What is a circuit?
a)
an outlet or switch
b)

a path in which an electric current flows

c)
a poor conductor
155.

Why is a switch used in a circuit?

a)

To complete or break a circuit

b)

To save energy

c)

To prevent electric shocks

d)

To make the bulb glow easily

156.

What are the two places on the battery to which the wires can be attached called?

a)

Switches

b)

Filaments

c)

Insulators

d)

Terminals

157.
A class prepared some electrical circuits using battery, connecting wires, and three light bulbs.  Which of these circuits can make the three bulbs light?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D