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01/30 - 02/03 Science / Social Studies Homework

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This picture shows -

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

2.

Evaporation

a)

the process in which a liquid turns to a gas

b)

the giving off of water vapor by plants

c)

to unload or empty the contents of something

d)

the repeated changes that water goes through on the earth; includes precipitation, evaporation, condensation and collection

3.

The process by which water vapor turns from a gas to a liquid

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

collection

d)

precipitation

4.

Precipitation (choose all that apply)

a)

hail

b)

snow

c)

rain water

d)

transpiration

5.
Where is most water found on the Earth? 
a)
In Glaciers
b)
In Lakes
c)
In Rivers
d)
In the Ocean
6.
What controls whether water is a gas, liquid, or solid ice? 
a)
the shape or size of the cup
b)
where it has been stored
c)
if it is being used for irrigation
d)
what its temperature is 
7.

a person who uses science knowledge to design something in order to solve a problem

a)

engineer

b)

food scientist

c)

archaeologist

d)

astronomer

8.

What is the name of our fictional island we've been learning about?

a)

East Ferris

b)

West Ferris

c)

Ferris Island

9.

What does the west side have that the east side does not have ?

a)

Grass

b)

Trees

c)

Rain

d)

All of the answers

10.

What is happening to the population in East Ferris and West Ferris?

a)

decreasing

b)

increasing

c)

staying the same

11.

Why is East Ferris running out of water while West Ferris is not?

a)

too many people

b)

more water leaving out than coming in

c)

there is no rain

12.

Which side gets more rainfall?

a)

East Ferris

b)

West Ferris

13.

What does this chart show?

a)

East Ferris has more rainfall than West Ferris.

b)

West Ferris has a little more rainfall than East Ferris.

c)

West Ferris has less rainfall than East Ferris.

d)

West Ferris has significantly more rainfall than East Ferris.

14.

What does this chart show?

a)

The amount of rainfall in East Ferris increases over time.

b)

The amount of rainfall in East Ferris decreases over time.

c)

The amount of rainfall in East Ferris remains about the same over time.

15.

Most water vapor is in the __________________________.

a)

air

b)

ocean

c)

container

16.

The Middle Colonies had a longer growing season than the New England colonies which allowed them to grow

a)

Cash Crops

b)

Corn, beans, squash

c)

Rutabagas

d)

Asparagus

17.

Because the Middle Colonies produced so much food, they became known as the

a)

"Breadbasket" colonies

b)

"High-Yielding" colonies

c)

"Prolific Pennsylvanians"

d)

"Fruitful Friends"

18.

Which religious group known for their tolerance, acceptance, pacifism and oats settled in Pennsylvania?

a)

Quakers

b)

Catholics

c)

Puritans

d)

Baptists

19.

Which combination of geographic and economic features helped New York and Philadelphia to prosper?

a)

Harbors/Trade

b)

Lakes/Tourism

c)

Warm Breeze/Wind Power

d)

Mountains/Mining

20.
The geography of the Middle Colonies was made up of _____ and __________.
a)
deserts and sand
b)
hills and flat land
c)
mountains and hills
d)
water and hills
21.
What was a natural resource of the Middle Colonies?
a)
good soil
b)
gold
c)
copper
d)
timber
22.
What is an export?
a)
Receiving goods into a country
b)
Sending goods out of a country
c)
No goods
d)
All goods
23.
What is an import?
a)
Sending goods out of a country
b)
No goods
c)
All goods
d)
Receiving goods into a country
24.
What is agriculture?
a)
Sports
b)
Farming
c)
Sowing
d)
Engineering
25.

What were the two major middle colonies?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

New York

c)

North Carolina

d)

Pennsylvania

26.

TRUE OR FALSE: Colonists could practice religious freedom in Pennsylvania.

a)

True

b)

False