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Science REVIEW

Total questions: 135

Worksheet time: 2hrs 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Forces that act in opposite directions; they are subtracted

a)

resisitance

b)

Opposing Forces

c)

Combining Forces

d)

Net Force

2.

shows time on a distance time graph

a)

x axis

b)

y axis

3.

Line graph used to show the speed on a moving object

a)

Bar graph

b)

Pie graph

c)

Numerical graph

d)

Distance-Time graph

4.

Occurs when the net force is zero and there is no change in the object's motion

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Combined Force

c)

Opposing Force

d)

Net Force

5.

shows distance on a distance time graph

a)

x axis

b)

y axis

6.

The total force acting on an object

a)

Net Force

b)

Opposing Forces

c)

Combined Forces

d)

Total Force

7.

Works against or slows motion

a)

inertia

b)

gravity

c)

resistance

d)

friction

8.

Occurs when two objects rub against each other, slowing their motion

a)

friction

b)

matter

c)

resistance

d)

magnetism

9.

Forces that act together in the same direction; they are added together

a)

Inertia

b)

Combined Forces

c)

Opposing Forces

d)

Net Force

10.

Composes any physical substance

a)

mass

b)

gravity

c)

matter

d)

force

11.

Measure of the inertia of an object

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

matter

d)

Mass

12.

The process of being moved from one place to another

a)

balanced force

b)

resistance

c)

motion

d)

mass

13.

A push or pull that changes the speed or direction of an object

a)

force

b)

motion

c)

gravity

d)

friction

14.

Force that acts between any two masses

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

opposing forces

d)

matter

15.

Movement of energy from one source to another source

a)

conduction

b)

wave

c)

thermal energy

d)

energy transfer

16.

the transmission of energy in electromagnetic waves

a)

radiation

b)

heat

c)

conduction

d)

convection

17.

energy of heat

a)

weather

b)

waves

c)

energy

d)

thermal energy

18.

occurs with the removal or loss of heat energy

a)

warming

b)

cooling

c)

convection

d)

conduction

19.

the transfer of energy through a solid substance or by direct contact

a)

convection

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

d)

waves

20.

occurs with the addition of heat energy

a)

warming

b)

cooling

c)

conduction

d)

convection

21.

the layers of gases surrounding Earth

a)

climate

b)

weather

c)

radiation

d)

atmosphere

22.

the state of the atmosphere at a certain place at a specific time

a)

climate

b)

weather

c)

clouds

d)

ozone

23.

the ability to do work

a)

energy

b)

cool

c)

warm

d)

hot

24.

the transfer of energy through a liquid or gas

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

waves

25.

Which of the following characteristics (traits) can be inherited?

a)

curly hair

b)

beautiful handwriting

c)

multiplying numbers

d)

playing a piano

26.

Samantha’s pet dog had puppies. Some of the puppies were brown and some were white. The father dog was brown. The mother dog was white.

Which statement best explains why some puppies were brown and some were white?

a)

The puppies only inherited traits (characteristics) from the mother dog.

b)

The puppies inherited traits (characteristics) from both the father dog and the mother

dog.

c)

The puppies only inherited traits (characteristics) from the father dog.

d)

The puppies inherited traits (characteristics) from each other.

27.

Angelica speaks French fluently. Her parents and grandparents do not speak any other language besides English. How is it possible that Angelica can speak French so well?

a)

Angelica inherited her knowledge of French.

b)

Angelica must be a genius.

c)

Angelica has a sister who speaks Spanish.

d)

Angelica learned how to speak French.

28.

Which of the following traits (characteristics) would not be passed on from a tree to its offspring?

a)

The shape of its leaves

b)

Roots that grow toward water

c)

A trunk burned by lightning

d)

The kind of seeds is produces

29.

The picture shows a pine tree and its offspring. Which characteristic (trait) of the offspring was not acquired from the parent pine tree?

a)

The species structures of roots, a trunk, branches, and pine needles

b)

The species function of producing pine cones (seeds)

c)

The species characteristic of growing tall with a pointy top

d)

The characteristic of being bent by strong wind

30.

What is an acquired trait?

a)

an action an organism is taught or learns from experience

b)

a physical feature an organism develops in its lifetime due to an experience

c)

a natural behavior that an organism is born knowing how to do automatically

31.

A dolphin jumping out of the water to go through a hoop

a)

an inherited trait

b)

an acquired trait

c)

a learned behavior

32.

Which statement best describes a learned behavior?

a)

a quality or physical feature you develop sometime in your life

b)

something an organism does as a result of its environment or how it has been taught

c)

something an organism does because of its genes

33.

Which characteristic of a puppy is learned?

a)

size

b)

fur color

c)

floppy ears

d)

following commands

34.

Why do children usually look more like their brothers/sisters than their friends?

a)

They have more of the same environmental influences as their brothers/sisters.

b)

Share more DNA with their siblings from their parents than with their friends.

c)

They dress the same because their parents are the same.

d)

They spend more time with their brothers/sisters.

35.

Which trait is most likely INHERITED from a parent?

a)

Riding a bike

b)

Pierced ears

c)

How tall you are

d)

Spelling

36.

What is true when a dominant and recessive gene are present?

a)

You will see the dominant trait.

b)

You'll see neither trait.

c)

You'll see the recessive trait.

d)

You'll see a combination of both.

37.

Genetic information is given from parents to offspring through

a)

Learned behavior

b)

Cell Division

c)

Studying

d)

Genes

38.

Which of these is a learned behavior?

a)

A spider spinning a web.

b)

Birds migrating.

c)

Bears hibernating.

d)

A dog fetching the newspaper.

39.

Our eye color is...?

a)

An acquired trait.

b)

An inherited trait.

c)

A learned behavior.

d)

An environmental trait.

40.

Which two characteristics are acquired?

a)

Hobbies and eye color

b)

Hair color and freckles

c)

Playing soccer and your favorite food

d)

Music preference and freckles

41.

Which of these organisms would RECEIVE energy from the snake?

a)
Plant
b)
Rabbit
c)
Mouse
d)
Hawk
42.

The arrows in this diagram represent...

a)

producers eating

b)

sunlight shining on the animals

c)

the movement of energy

d)

the matter of the animals

43.

Who is the producer?

a)

lettuce

b)

greenfly

c)

ladybird

d)

thrush

44.
Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?
a)
More than one organism may eat them. 
b)
They may eat more than one other organism. 
c)
This organism gets its energy from multiple sources. 
d)
They have no resources available to them.
45.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
46.

In this image, the grass is the ______________.

a)

Consumer

b)

Herbivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Producer

47.
How many carnivores are shown in this food web?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
5
d)
3
48.

Where does the energy for all life forms come from?

a)
Earth's Core
b)
Water
c)
Plants
d)
The Sun
49.

This is an example of a

a)

food chain

b)

food web

c)

bunch of animals

d)

small to big list

50.

Which animals are at the top of the food chain in the food web?

a)

tree and grasses

b)

deer and frog

c)

snake and mountain lion

d)

hawk and mountain lion

51.

The original source of energy for a food web is...

a)

plants

b)

sun

c)

producers

d)

decomposers

52.

Decomposers get energy from...

a)

the sun

b)

eating plants

c)

eating animals

d)

dead things and waste

53.

Producers are ...

a)

plants

b)

able to do photosynthesis

c)

also called autotrophs

d)

all of these are true

54.

Arrows in a food web represent...

a)

eating

b)

sunlight

c)

energy

d)

matter

55.

Photosynthesis is important because...

a)

it makes carbon dioxide

b)

it makes food for the food webs

c)

it makes water

d)

it's not important

56.

Who is the producer?

a)

lettuce

b)

greenfly

c)

ladybird

d)

thrush

57.

What is a producer?

a)

an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

b)

an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food

c)

an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

58.

An animal that hunts other animals for food is a ___________

a)

herbivore

b)

predator

c)

prey

d)

omnivore

59.

What is a herbivore?

a)

an animal that gets energy from eating other animals

b)

an organism that gets energy from eating only plants

c)

an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals

60.

An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

61.

A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

a)

ecosystem

b)

food web

c)

environment

62.

An animal that is hunted and eaten for food is a

a)

predator

b)

prey

63.

What is a carnivore?

a)

an animal that gets energy by eating other animals

b)

An animal that gets energy by eating only plants

c)

an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals

64.

An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a(n)

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

65.

Which of the following is NOT a consumer

a)

grass

b)

dog

c)

shark

d)

fish

66.

Which of the following is a living part of the ecosystem?

a)

Air

b)

Sunlight

c)

Mushroom

d)

Soil

67.

Biotic factors are...

a)

living things

b)

non-living things

c)

undead things

68.

Abiotic factors are...

a)

living things

b)

non-living things

c)

undead things

69.

Some examples of biotic factors would be

a)

trees

b)

insects

c)

bacteria

d)

all of the above

70.

Which of these is NOT an abiotic factor?

a)

water

b)

temperature

c)

grass

d)

soil

71.

Which of the following is an abiotic factor that plants depend on?

a)

seed-eating birds

b)

insect pollinators

c)

ants building their nests in trees

d)

nutrients in the soil

72.

Which of the following is a biotic factor?

a)

humans

b)

bridges

c)

roads

d)

water

73.

Which of the following is an abiotic factor that could be used for shelter?

a)

a tree

b)

a bush

c)

a bridge

d)

a field of corn

74.
The following picture is an example of...
a)
population
b)
community
c)
microorganism
d)
predator
75.
Which aquatic ecosystem has both salt and fresh water that is mixed together (brackish water)?
a)
estuary
b)
lakes
c)
ponds
d)
oceans
76.

Identify the ecosystem

a)

Forest

b)

Tundra

c)

Freshwater

d)

Desert

77.

Identify the ecosystem

a)

Forest

b)

Tundra

c)

Freshwater

d)

Grassland

78.
This ecosystem contains salt water.
a)
Forest
b)
Grassland
c)
Ocean
d)
Lakes/Ponds
79.
This ecosystem has very few trees and a lot of varieties of grasses.
a)
Forest
b)
Grassland
c)
Wetland
d)
Lakes/Ponds
80.
This ecosystem receives direct sunlight all day because it has few trees.
a)
Forest
b)
Grassland
c)
Swamp-Wetland
81.
_________ are large bodies of saltwater divided by continents.
a)
Oceans
b)
Lakes
c)
Ponds
d)
Estuaries
82.
_____________ are bodies of freshwater that are surrounded by land.
a)
Oceans
b)
Estuaries
c)
Lakes/Ponds
d)
Forests
83.
__________ are areas of land that, at least part of the year, are under water.
a)
Forests
b)
Grasslands
c)
Wetlands
d)
Oceans
84.
Prairies, steppes, and savannas are all types of ____________. 
a)
forests
b)
grasslands
c)
wetlands
d)
estuaries
85.
Swamps and marshes are both examples of ______________.
a)
forests
b)
grasslands
c)
wetlands
d)
lakes/ponds
86.

A place where living and nonliving things interact

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

nutrient cycle

87.
The changes to water when it cycles the earth is called
a)
the moon cycle
b)
the sun cycle
c)
the water cycle
d)
the wind cycle
88.
When water vapor s cooled and forms droplets-
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaportation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Run-off
89.
Forms of precipitation are-
a)
only sleet and snow
b)
rain, sleet, hail, and snow
c)
only dew and rain 
d)
only snow and rain
90.
Water in lakes and rivers that does not contain salt-
a)
recycled water
b)
new water
c)
salt water
d)
fresh water
91.
When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
d)
runoff
92.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
93.
What is precipitation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
94.
On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?
a)
cold, rainy
b)
cold, sunny
c)
warm, rainy
d)
warm, sunny
95.
What is water vapor?
a)
Water on the land (geosphere)
b)
Water in the air (atmosphere)
c)
Water in plants
d)
Water in the water (hydrosphere)
96.
What cloud is found at ground level? 
a)
Cirrus
b)
Stratus
c)
Culumlus 
d)
Fog
97.
Which of these is not an example of precipitation?
a)
rain
b)
clouds
c)
sleet
d)
snow
98.

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

a)

provide heat energy for evaporation

b)

provide heat energy for condensation

c)

dry out the soil for runoff to occur

d)

provide thermal energy for accumulation

99.

What do we call water in its gas state?

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

ice

d)

water vapor

100.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
101.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
102.
When water _________, dew forms.
a)
Melts
b)
Evaporates
c)
Condenses
d)
Precipitates
103.
True or False -
The greatest amount of water found on earth is fresh water.
a)
True
b)
False
104.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
105.

I have got a ________________.

a)

widow's peak hairline

b)

freckles

c)

cleft chin

d)

dimples

106.

I have got _____________.

a)

naturally curly hair

b)

light and straight hair

c)

a widow's peak hairline

d)

straight hair

107.

I have got _______________.

a)

dimples

b)

freckles

c)

detached earlobes

d)

a cleft chin

108.

I have got __________________.

a)

cleft chin

b)

the second toe bigger than the big toe

c)

dimples

d)

detached earlobes

109.

I can __________________.

a)

dance and swim

b)

roll my tongue

c)

cross my left thumb over right thumb

d)

roll my eyes

110.

I have got ____________.

a)

a cleft chin

b)

dimples

c)

naturally curly hair

d)

freckles

111.

I have got _________________.

a)

a widow's peak hairline

b)

detached earlobes

c)

freckles

d)

dimples

112.

I am _______________.

a)

left-handed

b)

right-handed

113.
Can you predict the pattern of motion of the jump rope?
a)
circular around Izzy
b)
from side to side
c)
swinging back and forth
d)
just up and down
114.
What do you predict about the pattern of motion for Izzy and Zoe's pendulums?
a)
the long one will swing fastest
b)
the long one will swing slowest
c)
they will swing the same
d)
they will not swing at all
115.
Which of these pendulums do you predict will have the fastest motion?
a)
the longest one
b)
the shortest one
c)
the medium length one
d)
all will swing the same speed
116.
What is resistance to motion called?
a)
viscosity
b)
patterns
c)
friction
d)
resistance
117.
What is produced by the friction of two surfaces rubbing against one another?
a)
matter
b)
steam
c)
electricity
d)
heat
118.
What is the purpose of the air in air hockey?
a)
keeps players cool
b)
dries players' hands
c)
increases friction
d)
reduces friction
119.
What is the bowling alley lane coated with to reduce friction?
a)
oil
b)
wood
c)
paint
d)
sand
120.
What part of a car increases friction?
a)
color of paint
b)
tires
c)
amount of gas
d)
skill of driver
121.
Patterns of motion can be used to _________.
a)
make predictions
b)
make matter
c)
make energy
d)
none of these
122.
What causes the pendulums to form neat patterns?
a)
gravity
b)
different length of strings
c)
friction
d)
energy
123.

Differences in air pressure cause wind.

a)

True

b)

False

124.

As the temperature in an area increases, the air pressure ___________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

125.

As the humidity increases, air pressure _________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

126.

What causes your ears to pop on an airplane?

a)

a change in humidity

b)

a change in temperature

c)

a change in direction

d)

a change in altitude

127.

A rain gauge is a device that collects rainfall.

a)

True

b)

False

128.

Which two processes cause clouds to form?

a)

precipitation and runoff

b)

transpiration and precipitation

c)

evaporation and condensation

d)

evaporation and ground water

129.

The weather of an area is affected by the air mass that is passing over it.

a)

True

b)

False

130.

Which of the following is a liquid form of precipitation?

a)

snow

b)

rain

c)

sleet

d)

hail

131.

Snow forms when the temperature is below freezing.

a)

True

b)

False

132.

As altitude increases, air pressure _______.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

133.

Air _____ influences the weather by determining what type of precipitation will fall to the ground.

a)

pressure

b)

speed

c)

humidity

d)

temperature

134.

Air pressure is measured using a(n) ________.

a)

hygrometer

b)

anemometer

c)

barometer

d)

thermometer

135.

____ is how hot or cold something is.

a)

temperature

b)

humidity

c)

altitude

d)

wind speed