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2nd Quarter Science Check-In Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Friction can be described as a:
a)
non-contact force
b)
contact force
c)
slowing of motion
d)
rough surface
2.
What measurements are needed to calculate the speed of an object?
a)
grams and force
b)
force and acceleration
c)
mass, time. and force
d)
time and distance
3.
Choose the BEST example of balanced forces.
a)
a car speeding up
b)
a leaf blowing in the wind
c)
a car moving at a constant speed
d)
a tennis ball bouncing back and forth between players.
4.
Choose the BEST answer that describes how the mass of an object affects its motion.
a)
The greater the mass of an object, the slower the motion of the object.
b)
The greater the mass of an object, the faster the motion of the object.
c)
The greater the mass of an object, the greater the force to move the object.
d)
The greater the mass of an object, the greater the distance the object will travel.
5.
Melissa and Gabe were testing the flight of leaves as they tossed them in the air.  The leaves would go up and then came to a rest on the ground.  What force made the leaves land on the ground?
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
air pressure
d)
mass
6.
The 5th graders were playing a game of tug-of-war.  The class was divided equally with half the class on one side of the rope and the other half on the opposite side.  For 5 minutes the students pulled and pulled but neither side could pull the flag to one side or the other.  Choose the description of the forces during the 5th grade tug-of-war.
a)
The forces were unbalanced in the game.
b)
The forces were friction, gravity, and chemical energy.
c)
The students all had the same amount of strength.
d)
The forces were balanced in the game.
7.

What can cause a moving object to increase its speed in a forward direction?

a)

a force pushing on the object from the opposite direction

b)

force that moves continuously in the same direction as object

c)

an increase in the mass of the object

8.

A pencil falls off of a desk. What moves the pencil toward the floor?

a)

mass

b)

friction

c)

gravity

d)

speed

9.

4 cars are at the starting line of a race. Which car will require the most force to start moving?

a)

car with mass of 1200 kilograms

b)

car with mass of 1500 kilograms

c)

car with mass of 1700 kilograms

d)

car with mass of 2000 kilograms

10.

A model car travels 20 meters in 15 seconds. How many meters will it travel in 45 seconds?

a)

0.4m

b)

25m

c)

30m

d)

60m

11.

A swimmer is moving at a speed of 2.0 meters/second. When will they hit 100 meters?

a)

20 minutes

b)

50 minutes

c)

100 minutes

d)

200 minutes

12.

If a ball rolls from point A to point B, in what direction is it rolling?

a)

northward

b)

eastward

c)

westward

d)

southward

13.

Which will most likely stop an object in motion?

a)

mass

b)

acceleration

c)

force

14.

Which is the force that pulls a ball to the ground after being dropped?

a)

friction

b)

air resistance

c)

gravity

15.

Which is a correct statement about the object shown in Graph W?

a)

The object speeds up during the trip.

b)

The object slows down during the trip.

c)

The object travels at a constant speed during the trip.

16.

What was the average speed of a car that traveled 180 miles in 3 hours? (speed = distance÷time)

a)

55 mph

b)

60 mph

c)

180 mph

d)

540 mph

17.

How can the speed of an object best be determined?

a)

distance traveled divided by time it took to travel

b)

time it took to travel divided by distance traveled

c)

distance traveled divided by speed traveled

d)

speed traveled divided by distance traveled

18.

Which best describes the rate at which an object changes its position over time?

a)

force

b)

distance

c)

speed

d)

direction

19.

A ball was rolling fast and then slowed. Which most likelycaused the ball to slow?

a)

heat

b)

friction

c)

momentum

d)

wind

20.

Which best describes the force of gravity?

a)

a puling force

b)

a pushing force

c)

change in mass

d)

change in speed

21.

What causes your skin to feel warm when it is in the sun on a summer day?

a)

Particles in the atmosphere reflect energy from the Sun downward

b)

The Sun radiates energy that passes through space & the atmosphere to your skin.

c)

Hot particles from the Sun still carry some heat when they reach your skin.

d)

The solar wind carries heated air from the Sun’s atmosphere to Earth’s surface.

22.

Which best describes the flow of heat?

a)

A. From a larger object to a smaller object

b)

From a cooler object to a warmer object

c)

From a warmer object to a cooler object

d)

From a warmer object to a warmer object

23.

People sitting around a campfire are able to feel the heat from the fire.

How are the people able to feel the heat form the fire without touching the fire?

a)

A. The heat from the fire travels through the ground & heats the ground around the people.

b)

B. The heat from the fire is conducted through air molecules to the people.

c)

C. The heat from the fire rises in the air and then settles around the people.

d)

D. The heat from the fire radiates from the fire to the people.

24.

You hold a bowl of hot soup that warms your hands; this is

a)

A. Radiation

b)

B. Conduction

c)

C. Convection

d)

D. Conviction

25.

Steam from a hot bowl of soup warms your face as you lean over it; this is

a)

A. Radiation

b)

B. Conduction

c)

C. Convection

d)

D. Conviction

26.

Why is it better to have a cooking pot with a plastic handle instead of a metal handle?

a)

A. Plastic looks better than metal.

b)

B. . Plastic is not a good conductor of heat

c)

C. Plastic washes easier than metal.

d)

D. Plastic is a good conductor of heat

27.

Jim wakes up early in the morning and walks from his carpeted bedroom to the tiled kitchen. Which BEST describes why, despite being the same temperature, the tile floor feels cooler to his feet than the carpet?

a)

A. Tile is a better conductor of heat and transfers heat away from his skin.

b)

B. Carpet is a bad conductor of heat and transfers heat to his skin.

c)

C. Tile is a poor conductor of heat and transfers heat to his skin.

d)

D. The tile and carpet are the same temperature

28.

Raegan wants to determine the best material to make a new type of cookware. What type of material should she choose?

a)

A. A material that conducts heat evenly.

b)

B. A material that can be easily bent into shape.

c)

C. material that does not transmit electricity

d)

D. A material that will remain cool to the touch.

29.

Serenity wants to keep drinks cold during an afternoon sports game. Which container would MOST LIKELY keep her drinks cold for several hours?

a)

A Plastic, because it will conduct heat.

b)

B. Metal, because it will conduct heat.

c)

C. Plastic, because it will insulate from heat.

d)

D. Metal, because it will insulate from heat.

30.

What is another name for Heat energy?

a)

Conductor

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

d)

Thermal

31.

At which point is potential energy greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

32.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
33.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
34.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
35.

An object falling from 50m will have ___________ potential than an object falling from

30m.

a)

greater

b)

less

c)

equal

36.

A diver just before she dives off the 30m platform.

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

37.

A bobsled is moving at its fastest speed around the final

turn.

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

38.

A baseball just before being released by the pitcher.

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

39.

A golf ball as it gains height after being hit by the driver.

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

40.

A swimmer in the middle of a 50 m race.

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

41.
How does potential energy become kinetic energy?
a)
When something hot touches something cool, the potential energy in the hot object is turned into kinetic energy in the cool object
b)
When an outside force acts upon an object with potential energy, that force turns the potential energy into kinetic energy
c)
Potential energy becomes kinetic when an object remains in place and continues to build up more and more energy
d)
Potential energy has no relation to kinetic energy
42.
What is chemical energy?
a)
the potential energy in chemical compounds that is waiting to be released
b)
energy that is formed or caused by movement
c)
the movement of electrons throughout the world
d)
energy from the Sun or any other light source
43.

A girl sliding down a slide

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

44.

Dominos stand up on the floor

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

45.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
46.

When two or more substances combine, but it does not form anything new like salt and pepper or trail mix

a)

Chemical

b)

Matter

c)

mixture

d)

volume

47.

anything that has mass and takes up space

a)

matter

b)

density

c)

volume

d)

mass

48.

involves how a substance will interact with something else

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

c)

chemical property

d)

physical property

49.

A change that does not result in a new substance

a)

chemical property

b)

chemical change

c)

physical propert

d)

physical change

50.

a misture in which one substance dissolves in another

a)

solution

b)

density

c)

matter

d)

volume

51.

the amount of space an object takes up

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

density

d)

matter

52.

the amount of mass per unit of volume

a)

density

b)

volume

c)

matter

d)

mass

53.

the amount of matter in an object

a)

mass

b)

matter

c)

volume

d)

density

54.

when one or more substances combine to make something new

a)

chemical property

b)

chemical change

c)

physcial change

d)

mixture

55.

a characteristic that you can observe directly or measure with a tool such as mass, size, shape, color, texture, and volume

a)

chemical property

b)

physical property

c)

chemical change

d)

physical change