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NC Check-ins Physical Science

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is harder to stop - an 18 wheeler or a motorcycle?
a)
motorcycle
b)
18 wheeler
2.
If a person walks 40 meters in 10 seconds how fast are they walking?
a)
400 m/s
b)
4 mph
c)
4 m/s
d)
50 m/s
3.
What type of forces cancel each other out and do not cause motion to occur?
a)
Balanced forces
b)
Jedi forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
d)
Balanced porches
4.
This picture is an example of what type of force?
a)
Friction
b)
Magnetic
c)
Gravitational
d)
Electric
5.
This picture is an example of what type of force?
a)
Gravitational
b)
Friciton
c)
Electric
d)
Magnetic
6.

If the man and the ball travels 90 m in 9 seconds, what is their average speed?

a)

10 m/s

b)

180 m/s

c)

99 m/s

d)

10 meters

7.

This game of tug of war is an example of _________ forces.

a)

unbalanced

b)

balanced

c)

potential

d)

net zero

8.
In this distance versus time graph...
a)
The green line is "faster"
b)
The red line is "faster"
c)
The green line is slowing down
d)
The red line is speeding up
9.
How do you calculate Average Speed?

a)
speed x time
b)
distance/speed
c)
total distance/total time
d)
total speed x total time
10.

Which graph could represent a car moving at a constant speed in a forward direction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.
What is happening at C?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
12.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
13.
Acceleration is
a)
increasing speed
b)
decreasing speed
c)
changing direction
d)
all of the above
14.
An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.
a)
in motion
b)
at reset
c)
a frame of refence
d)
magical
15.
What is happening at A?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
16.
What is happening at E?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
17.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
18.
What is air resistance?
a)
friction in the air that slows things down
b)
when an airplane flies into a cloud
c)
when you feel the air hitting your face
19.
Look at the image. What two forces are happening in this picture? 
a)
Friction & Magnetism
b)
Magnetism & Gravity
c)
Friction & Gravity
20.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
21.
What are 3 ways to describe MOTION? (We have talked about this for 5 weeks!!!!!!!!!)
a)
Gravity, Magnetism, Friction
b)
Speed, Direction, Position
c)
Rough, Smooth, Lubricants
22.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
23.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
24.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
25.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
26.
What is D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
27.

1. Which best explains why the handles of many cooking pans are made of plastic?

a)

Plastic melts easily.

b)

Plastic freezes easily.

c)

Plastic is a poor conductor of heat.

d)

Plastic is a good conductor of heat.

28.

Which material is most likely to expand if exposed to freezing temperatures?

a)

iron

b)

wood

c)

water

d)

plastic

29.

Bob is putting new water pipes in his house. Which material would be best for Bob to use to prevent his pipes from freezing?

a)

plastic

b)

aluminum

c)

copper

d)

steel

30.

4. This illustration shows how heat can move

through the atmosphere as air circulates. What

causes the circulation of air?

a)

Air in the atmosphere is heated by the Sun and

sinks to the ground.

b)

The ground is heated by the Sun and then heats

the air, causing the air to rise.

c)

Air loses heat to the ground and then rises

upward to obtain more energy.

d)

The Sun heats the clouds which forces the cooler

air to move away and sink.

31.

In what way is roasting a hot dog over a fire an example of the transfer of heat that occurs during radiation?

a)

Heat circulates from the bottom of the fire up.

b)

The fire touches the hot dog directly and cooks it.

c)

Electricity from the fire is transferred to the hot dog.

d)

The heat from the fire is transferred to the hot dog to warm it.

32.

Which is a way that a piece of paper can go through a chemical change?

a)

fold the paper in half

b)

soak the paper in water

c)

burn the paper with fire

d)

cut the paper with scissors

33.

Which of these is an example of a new substance being formed?

a)

a nail rusting

b)

a wall being painted

c)

water changing to steam

d)

paper being folded

34.

Ruth left a wax candle in her car for several hours on a warm day. Which

describes the change in the candle Ruth most likely observed?

a)

The candle changed its shape.

b)

The mass of the candle wax increased.

c)

The mass of the candle wax decreased.

d)

The candle changed into a new substance.

35.

What best explains the physical change of liquid water to ice?

a)

The liquid water was frozen.

b)

The liquid water was melted.

c)

The liquid water was condensed.

d)

The liquid water was heated.

36.

What happens to sugar when it is mixed with water and then heated to make syrup?

a)

It melts

b)

It dissolves

c)

It evaporates

d)

It condenses

37.

Campers burned logs in a campfire.

How would the campers know that a chemical

change has taken place?

a)

The logs changed shape.

b)

The rocks glowed when heated.

c)

The wood became a different substance.

d)

The ground absorbed heat from the coals.

38.

An engineer can choose from four different materials to make a heat resistant

handle for a stirring spoon. Which material is least likely to get hot when the spoon is placed in boiling water?

a)

ceramic

b)

wood

c)

glass

d)

iron

39.

Which is an example of condensation?

a)

water boiling in a pot

b)

water being absorbed by plants

c)

salt being removed from water

d)

moisture on mirror after hot shower

40.

A teacher places a penny into an amount of acid in a closed container to demonstrate a chemical change. The penny weighs 3 grams and the acid 230 grams. After the chemical reaction takes place, what will be the mass of the penny and acid?

a)

3 grams

b)

200 grams

c)

230 grams

d)

233 grams

41.

The table below lists the amounts of the ingredients Stephanie used to make ice cream. What will be the weight of the ice cream after being frozen?

a)

210g

b)

250g

c)

290g

d)

310g

42.

Which best explains why a pan placed on a hot stove top will begin to warm?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

43.

Which shows an example of convection?

a)

Jose cooks an egg in a pot of boiling water.

b)

Clara burns her hand by touching a light bulb.

c)

Lucy wraps herself in an electric blanket to keep warm.

d)

Ben holds the end of a metal rod in fire to cook hot dogs.

44.

How does heat energy from the Sun reach Earth?

a)

Solar Wind

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

Radiation

45.

Which of the materials would be the best conductor of heat?

a)

plastic

b)

metal

c)

stone

d)

wood