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Cycle Test 3 February 2023

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

            Which of the following is NOT considered a terrestrial-planet?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Neptune

d)

Mercury

2.

The largest of the terrestrial planets is

a)

Jupiter

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Uranus

3.

According to scientists, the solar system formed from

a)

colliding planetesimals.

b)

rotating stars.

c)

colliding nebulae.

d)

a rotating disk of dust and gases.

4.

The fact that Mercury has no atmosphere is evidence that it

a)

reflects almost all of the sunlight that strikes it.

b)

is composed almost entirely of gases.

c)

is much farther from the sun than it appears.

d)

reflects a small percentage of the sunlight that strikes it.

5.

When viewed from Earth, Mars appears to change colors. This most likely happens because

a)

gases in the dense Martian atmosphere are constantly changing.

b)

volcanic activity produces thick gas clouds.

c)

dust storms lasting for weeks cause the atmosphere to change color.

d)

active volcanoes on the Mars surface intermittently flood the surface with lava.

6.

What is the mass of Jupiter?

a)

2.5 times the mass of Earth

b)

twice the mass of all the terrestrial planets

c)

about half the mass of all the Jovian planets

d)

 2.5 times the mass of all the other planets and their moons

7.

Which planet has the lowest surface temperature of any planet and an atmosphere comprised mostly of nitrogen?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

8.

Which planet has an axis of rotation parallel with the plane of its orbit?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

9.

Most asteroids lie between the orbits of

a)

Jupiter and Saturn.

b)

Mars and Jupiter.

c)

Jupiter and Neptune.

d)

Mars and Earth.

10.

How many known planets are in our solar system?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

11.

What dwarf planet was downgraded from planetary status in 2006?

a)

Mercury

b)

Uranus

c)

Neptune

d)

Pluto

12.

According to the nebular theory, did the planets start forming before or after the Sun ignited?

a)

The planets started forming during the time the Sun ignited.

b)

The planets started forming before the Sun ignited.

c)

The planets started forming after the Sun ignited.

13.

What happens to the amount of the Sun's mass as it "burns"?

a)

The mass of the Sun is constant.

b)

It is converted into kinetic energy of the Sun.

c)

It is converted into radiant energy.

d)

It is converted into gravitational energy.

14.

What is the age of the Sun?

a)

Nearly 5 billion years old.

b)

Nearly 500 million years old.

c)

Nearly 1 billion years old.

d)

Nearly 10 billion years old.

15.

Because Pluto has not cleared its orbital path of debris, it was reclassified from a planet to a . . .

a)

asteroid.

b)

meteor.

c)

moon.

d)

dwarf planet.

16.
What is the center of our solar system?
a)
moon
b)
earth
c)
sun
d)
Jupiter
17.
Which one takes 24 hours?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
18.

This is the first planet from the Sun; it is very hot in the day and very cold in the night.

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

19.

The fourth planet from the Sun; also known as the "red planet."

a)

Neptune

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

20.

The sixth planet from the Sun; known for its large rings.

a)

Saturn

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

21.

This is the eighth (last) planet from the Sun; it is deep dark blue in color.

a)

Earth

b)

Neptune

c)

Mercury

d)

Jupiter

22.

These are the four planets the Sun; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are classified as

a)

terrestrial planets

b)

gas giants

c)

solar planets

d)

the best planets

23.

Which planet has the most gravity?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Neptune

d)

Jupiter

24.

What factor causes one planet to have more gravity than other planets

a)

The planets mass

b)

The planets size

c)

Terrestrial planets have more gravity

d)

Gas giants have more gravity

25.

What are the stages in the life cycle of star much larger than the Sun?

a)

nebula → protostar → main sequence → red giant → supernova → neutron star or black hole

b)

nebula → protostar → main sequence → red giant → white dwarf → black dwarf

c)

nebula → protostar → main sequence → red supergiant → supernova → neutron star or black hole

d)

protostar → nebula → main sequence → red supergiant → neutron star or black hole → supernova

26.

In what stage of its life cycle is the Sun?

a)

Red giant

b)

Main sequence

c)

White dwarf

d)

Protostar

27.

Where do all naturally occurring elements heavier than iron come from in the universe?

a)

Supernovae

b)

The core of stars

c)

Black holes

d)

Quasars

28.

What is the ultimate fate of the Sun?

a)

White dwarf

b)

Black dwarf

c)

Brown dwarf

d)

Black hole

29.

In which stage of the Sun’s life cycle does fusion take place?

a)

Nebula

b)

Protostar

c)

Red giant

d)

White dwarf

30.

Which stage of the stellar life cycle has never been seen?

a)

Neutron star

b)

Red supergiant

c)

Black hole

d)

Black dwarf

31.

What process is happening in the core of main sequence stars?

a)

Nuclear Fusion

b)

Nuclear Fission

c)

Chemical reactions

d)

Photosynthesis

32.

Who said, “We are a way for the universe to know itself”?

a)

Brian Cox

b)

Neil deGrasse Tyson

c)

Carl Sagan

d)

Stephen Hawking

33.

What force balances gravity in a star?

a)

Friction

b)

Radiation pressure

c)

Upthrust

d)

Normal contact

34.

What determines whether a star will eventually form a black hole or a neutron star?

a)

Its mass

b)

Its temperature

c)

Its colour

d)

Its age

35.

How do we know our Solar System formed from the remnants of a supernova?

a)

The presence of hydrogen in the Solar System

b)

Because the Sun is very small

c)

The presence of elements heavier than iron in the Solar System

d)

Because there are no other stars near us

36.

Which star stage is the smallest?

a)

Main sequence

b)

Neutron star

c)

White dwarf

d)

Red giant

37.

The densest form of matter is found in these small but extremely hot stars. They are the remnants of a supernova

a)

Black hole

b)

Neutron star

c)

White dwarf

d)

Planets

38.

What is found at the centre of most galaxies?

a)

A supermassive black hole

b)

A nebula

c)

A supernova

d)

We don't know

39.

Shown as number 1 on the diagram. All stars begin life in the same way forming from a cloud of dust and gas, also known as a ...

a)

Stellar nebula

b)

Planetary nebula

c)

Massive star

d)

Black hole

40.

Shown as number 1 on the diagram. All stars begin life in the same way forming from a cloud of dust and gas, also known as a ...

a)

Stellar nebula

b)

Planetary nebula

c)

Massive star

d)

Black hole

41.

Shown as number 2 on the diagram, this type of star forms from a stellar nebula and spends most of its time on the main sequence as an orange, yellow, or blue-white dwarf star. It is known as ...

a)

average star

b)

massive star

c)

main sequence star

d)

massive star

42.

Shown as number 3, this type of star has exhausted the supply of hydrogen in its core and has begun

thermonuclear fusion of hydrogen in a shell surrounding the core. It is called ....

a)

Red giant

b)

Red super giant

c)

Massive star

d)

Neutron star

43.

Shown as number 4 on the diagram, this is what stars like the Sun become after they have exhausted their nuclear fuel.

a)

White dwarf

b)

Neutron star

c)

Red giant

d)

Super red giant

44.

Shown as number 5 on the diagram, these types of stars are born in the same way as other stars. They are the most luminous stars and have a mass have a mass 3 - 50x that of the Sun. They are called

a)

Massive stars

b)

Average stars

c)

White dwarfs

d)

Super red giants

45.

Shown as number 6 on the diagram, these stars are the largest known stars in the universe measuring more than a 1000x the size of our Sun. They are known as ....

a)

Red super giants

b)

Massive stars

c)

White dwarfs

d)

Neutron stars

46.

Shown as number 7 on the diagram, this is a powerful and luminous stellar explosion. This event occurs during the last stellar evolutionary stages when a massive star is triggered into runaway nuclear fusion. It is known as a ....

a)

Supernova

b)

Stella nebula

c)

Big Bang

d)

Black hole

47.

Shown as number 8 on the diagram, these stars are the collapsed core of a massive supergiant star, which had a total mass of between 10 and 25 solar masses. They result from a supernova explosion. They are called ....

a)

Neutron stars

b)

White dwarfs

c)

Massive stars

d)

Red giants

48.

Shown as number 9 on the diagram, this is a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing (no particles or even electromagnetic radiation such as light) can escape from it. It is called ...

a)

Black hole

b)

Neutron star

c)

White dwarf

d)

Supernova

49.

A star's lifecycle is determined by its ....

a)

Mass

b)

Temperature

c)

Brightness

d)

Luminosity

50.
Which objects have a STRONG force of gravity?
a)
Objects with GREATER mass, like elephants
b)
Objects with LESS mass, like mice
51.
What is the SI unit used to measure force? 
a)
pounds 
b)
grams 
c)
newtons 
d)
friction
52.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
weight 
d)
friction 
53.
The amount of matter in an object is 
a)
pressure
b)
weight
c)
mass
d)
force
54.
Which of the following never changes no matter where in the universe?
a)
weight
b)
force
c)
mass
d)
pounds
55.
A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity
56.
If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your mass?
a)
increase because gravitational force increases
b)
decrease because gravitational force decreases
c)
decrease because gravitational force increases
d)
nothing, mass is not affected by gravitational force
57.
As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
58.
The force of gravity on Jupiter is a little more than 2 times the gravitational force on Earth. If an object has a mass of 50 kg and a weight of 490 N on Earth, what would be the object's approximate mass and weight on Jupiter?
a)
50 kg and 490 N
b)
100 kg and 490 N
c)
50 kg and 980 N
d)
100 kg and 980 N
59.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
It depends
60.
What is gravity?
a)
A force
b)
Energy
c)
A push
d)
All of them
61.
Without gravity we would________. 
a)
Float away
b)
Stay in the ground
c)
Nothing would happen.
d)
I don't know
62.
Which has more mass, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
The same
63.
Which has a STRONGER force of gravity, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
64.
Why can astronauts jump and float a little on the Moon?
a)
Because the Moon's gravity is NOT that STRONG.
b)
Because the Moon's gravity is VERY STRONG. 
65.
As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
66.
The amount of matter in an object is 
a)
pressure
b)
weight
c)
mass
d)
force
67.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance 
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight 
d)
weight and mass
68.
What does this tool measure?
a)
weight
b)
meters
c)
mass
d)
force
69.
What does this tool measure?
a)
weight
b)
meters
c)
mass
d)
force
70.

What is the SI unit used to measure mass?

a)

pounds

b)

kilogram

c)

newtons

d)

friction

71.
Which system has the greater gravitational attraction between the two objects (if any)?
a)
System A
b)
System B
c)
Same gravitational attraction fro System A and System B
72.

A girl weighs 300 N what is her mass here on Earth?

a)

40.8 kg

b)

41 kg

c)

30 kg

d)

300 N

73.

You fly to Venus and research if life can exist there. Your mass is 100 kg and have a weight of 90 N what is the Gravitational strength of Venus?

a)

900 N/kg

b)

9 N/kg

c)

0.9 N/kg

d)

9000 N/ kg

74.

What are the units for Weight?

a)

Kg

b)

N

c)

N/kg

d)

Joules

75.

You fly to an unknown planet and research if life can exist there. A banana has a mass 0f 75g and have a weight of 50 N what is the Gravitational strength of this planet?

a)

0.67 N/kg

b)

66.7 N/kg

c)

666.7 N/kg

d)

9000 N/ kg

76.

What would a 1.5 kg bag of chicken nuggets weigh on Jupiter? units NOT needed

(a)  

77.

What would a 750g steak weigh on Mars? units NOT needed

(a)  

78.

If the mass of a rhino is 1,080 kilograms on Earth , what is its weight?

a)

2,400 Newtons

b)

10,800 kg

c)

10,800 Newtons

d)

10,584 kg

79.
A person weights _______ on the moon than they do on Earth.
a)
the same
b)
more
c)
less
80.
If a person weights 100 pounds on Earth, calculate how much that person would weight on Jupiter. (Jupiter has 3 times the amount of gravity than Earth does)
a)
100 pounds 
b)
300 pounds 
c)
33.3 pounds 
d)
Not enough information is given
81.

A girl weighs 300 N what is her mass here on Earth?

a)

40.8 kg

b)

41 kg

c)

30 kg

d)

300 N

82.

You fly to Venus and research if life can exist there. Your mass is 100 kg and have a weight of 90 N what is the Gravitational strength of Venus?

a)

900 N/kg

b)

9 N/kg

c)

0.9 N/kg

d)

9000 N/ kg

83.

What are the units for Weight?

a)

Kg

b)

N

c)

N/kg

d)

Joules

84.

You fly to an unknown planet and research if life can exist there. A banana has a mass 0f 75g and have a weight of 50 N what is the Gravitational strength of this planet?

a)

0.67 N/kg

b)

66.7 N/kg

c)

666.7 N/kg

d)

9000 N/ kg

85.

What would a 1.5 kg bag of chicken nuggets weigh on Jupiter? units NOT needed

(a)  

86.

What would a 750g steak weigh on Mars? units NOT needed

(a)  

87.

If the mass of a rhino is 1,080 kilograms on Earth , what is its weight?

a)

2,400 Newtons

b)

10,800 kg

c)

10,800 Newtons

d)

10,584 kg

88.
A person weights _______ on the moon than they do on Earth.
a)
the same
b)
more
c)
less
89.
If a person weights 100 pounds on Earth, calculate how much that person would weight on Jupiter. (Jupiter has 3 times the amount of gravity than Earth does)
a)
100 pounds 
b)
300 pounds 
c)
33.3 pounds 
d)
Not enough information is given
90.

Which planet would a 65 kg person weight less on?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

91.

Which planet would a 65 kg person weight the most on?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

92.

On which planet (out of them all) would the queen weight the least?

(a)  

93.

On which planet (out of them all) would a carrot weigh the most?

(a)  

94.

What would the weight of a 10 kg crate be on Uranus?

(a)  

95.

When can you perform experiments?

a)

Anytime I want

b)

When nobody is looking

c)

When the teacher gives me permission

d)

When my friends says I can

96.

Who should you report all lab accidents to?

a)

My friend

b)

My parents

c)

My pet

d)

My teacher

97.
All chemicals are to be considered dangerous in the lab. Do not taste the chemicals. 
a)
True
b)
False
98.
Clean up after yourself!!!!
a)
True
b)
False
99.
Food (including gum/candy) and drink are permitted in the lab. 
a)
True
b)
False
100.

What type of shoes should you wear to lab?

a)

flip flops

b)

socks and sandals

c)

closed toed shoes

d)

no shoes required

101.
 If you do not understand a direction or part of a lab procedure, you should 
a)
skip it and go on to the next part.
b)
ask the instructor before proceeding
c)
try several methods until something works
d)
figure it out as you do the lab
102.

Tasting chemicals ____________________

a)

Is allowed for solutions that are very dilute.

b)

Is never allowed in chemistry labs.

c)

Is allowed for lab chemicals that we know are "common chemicals" (such as Vitamin C) .

d)

Is allowed for chemicals that are known to be non toxic.

103.
Keeping your work area neat and clean is important because:
a)
My teacher is a neat-freak
b)
I won't lose my supplies in the clutter.
c)
It keeps the room from looking messy.
d)
It helps prevent accidents.
104.
Helping to clean up the lab or classroom is the job of
a)
old students.
b)
transfer students.
c)
each and every student.
d)
only the teacher.
105.
Which of the following are examples of dressing appropriately in the lab?
a)
Pulling long hair back
b)
Leaving long hair down to get in the chemicals. 
c)
Wearing sandals
106.
Before leaving the lab you should always wash your hands.
a)
True 
b)
False
107.
 After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be
a)
taken home
b)
dumped in the sink
c)
disposed of according to your instructor’s directions
d)
left at your lab station for the next class
108.
Hot glass looks the same as cold glass.
a)
True
b)
False
109.
Approved eye protection devices (such as goggles) are worn in the laboratory
a)
 to avoid eye strain
b)
to improve your vision
c)
only if you don’t have corrective glasses
d)
 any time chemicals, heat or glassware are used
110.

Both animal and plant cells have cell membranes that enclose the cell.

a)

True

b)

False

111.

Both animal and plant cells have a nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

112.

Only plant cells have cell walls to provide structure.

a)

True

b)

False

113.

Animal cells have chloroplasts for photosynthesis.

a)

True

b)

False

114.
What does the 6 represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
115.
What does 12.011 represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
116.

the basic structural unit of matter

a)

atom

b)

matter

c)

element

d)

nucleus

117.

the positively charged subatomic particle contained in the nucleus of an atom

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

matter

118.

a subatomic particle, contained in the nucleus of an atom, having the same mass as a proton but no electrical charge

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

matter

119.

a negatively charged subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

matter

120.
The atomic number of this pictured element is
a)
28
b)
58.6934
c)
Ni
d)
Nickel

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