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Q3 Midterm 2023

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.
a)
23.5
b)
25.3
c)
30.2
d)
24
2.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
3.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
4.
The term equinox means....
a)
equal amount of day light and equal amount of night
b)
Equal amount of winter and summer
c)
Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone
d)
The longest day of the year
5.
What do June 21 and December 21 have in common?
a)
equinox dates
b)
the moon is full
c)
solstice dates
d)
the cold fronts blow in
6.
Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?
a)
distance from the sun
b)
rotation of the earth
c)
change in solar output
d)
tilt of the earth's axix
7.
Tides are caused mainly by what?
a)
Moon’s gravitational pull
b)
Sun’s gravitational pull
c)
Earth’s gravitational pull
8.

Tides are....

a)

Temperature changes in the ocean caused by the Sun

b)

Caused by daily eclipses

c)

The regular rise and fall of ocean levels

d)

Created by the change of seasons

9.
When the moon is at full moon or new moon, what type of tide will we experience?
a)
rip tide
b)
spring tide
c)
neap tide
d)
breaker tide
10.

Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

a)

full moon tide

b)

new moon tide

c)

neap tide

d)

spring tide

11.
The first planet of the solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mercury
12.
The hottest planet is 
a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Mercury
d)
Mars
13.
The largest planet is
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Neptune
d)
Pluto
14.
The fourth planet is
a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
d)
Jupiter
15.
The planet that has the most rings
a)
Jupiter
b)
Neptune
c)
Uranus
d)
Saturn
16.
What is the Moon?
a)
It is a planet
b)
It is a satellite
c)
It is a star
d)
It is a comet
17.
What is the Sun?
a)
It is a satellite
b)
It is a Star
c)
It is a comet
d)
It is a planet
18.
What is Pluto?
a)
An asteroid
b)
A planet
c)
A dwarf planet
d)
It doesn't exist
19.
What is the name our galaxy?
a)
Andromeda
b)
Orion
c)
The Rosy Way
d)
The Milky Way
20.

What determines the length of a planet's year?

a)

the time it takes to rotate on its axis

b)

the time it takes to revolve around the

Earth

c)

the time it takes to revolve around the sun

d)

the time it takes to rotate around the sun

21.

As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

i don't know

22.

What two things determine the gravity of an object?

a)

mass & weight

b)

mass & distance

c)

density & mass

d)

volume & distance

23.

Which unit of measurement is used to measure distances within our solar system?

a)

inches

b)

kilometers

c)

miles

d)

Astronomical units

24.

The distance light can travel in one year is ______________

a)

15,000 kilometers

b)

1 light-year

c)

15 Astronomical Units

d)

6,000 miles

25.

A pattern of stars is called a ?

a)

Constellation

b)

Planet

c)

Asteroid

d)

Alien

26.
A nebula is:
a)
A cloud of ice
b)
A cloud of dust and gas
c)
A cloud of just gas
d)
A cloud of just dust
27.
The most abundant gases in a nebula are:
a)
Hydrogen & Oxygen
b)
Nitrogen & Oxygen
c)
Hydrogen & Helium
d)
Oxygen & Helium
28.
The group of inner planets are known as:
a)
The Terrestrial Planets
b)
The Gas Giants
c)
The Outer Planets
d)
The Hallow Planets
29.
A meteoroid becomes a _____________ when it impacts Earth.
a)
meteor
b)
meteorite
30.

What are large chunks of rocks and metal in space?

a)

Earth

b)

Comet

c)

Asteroids

d)

Gibbous

31.

What is an example of a physical change?

a)

baking brownies

b)

explosion

c)

cutting paper

d)

rust on metal

32.

Is baking a cake a physical or chemical change?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

33.
If a new substance is formed would this be a physical or chemical change?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
34.

No new substance is formed in a physical change.

a)

True

b)

False

35.
Is digesting your food a physical or chemical change?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
36.
How many atoms of carbon (C) are in C6H12O6?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
12
d)
24
37.
Balance this equation:
 2Li + Cl2 -> LiCl
a)
2Li + Cl2 -> 4LiCl2
b)
2Li + Cl2 -> LiCl2
c)
2Li + Cl2 -> 2LiCl
38.

Which of the coefficients could be used to balance this equation?

__Ag2O →__ Ag +___O2

a)

2,4,1

b)

1,1,1

c)

2,1,2

d)

2,2,2

39.

What is this?

a)

Element

b)

Mixture

c)

Compound

40.

What type of mixture is this?

a)

Homogeneous

b)

Heterogeneous

41.

What is this? (Salt or NaCl)

a)

Element

b)

Mixture

c)

Compound

d)

Pure substance

42.
Contains two or more atoms combined
a)
Elements
b)
Compounds
c)
Mixtures
43.
Contains two or more atoms combined
a)
Elements
b)
Compounds
c)
Mixtures
44.
Contains only one kind of atom.
a)
Element
b)
Compund
c)
Mixture