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Pre - Assessment

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
true or false? plasma is a state of matter
a)
never
b)
false
c)
true
d)
sometimes
2.
what do you call molten rock before it has erupted?
a)
magma
b)
lava
c)
rock
d)
fire
3.
Which is a example of an abiotic factor?
a)
panda
b)
turtle
c)
butterfly
d)
weather
4.
In an experiment, the one variable that is changed by the scientist is called the ______.
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
c)
random variable
d)
controlled variable
5.
An earthquake is –


a)
crust through which lava escapes
b)
a sudden movement in the earth's crust
c)
a kind of chemical weathering that changes the earth
d)
a huge wave that washes over the earth
6.
What do atoms contain?
a)
elements, neutrons, and bonds
b)
protons, neutrons, and electrons
c)
protons, molecules, and elements
d)
electrons, protons, and bonds
7.
what is a hypothesis?
a)
an educated guess 
b)
a theory 
a theory 
c)
hot dog 
8.
What's a herbivore
a)
Eats meat
b)
Eats plants
c)
eats meat and plants
d)
decomposes
9.
What kinetic energy?
a)
Energy of Motion
b)
Potential Energy
c)
Food Energy
10.

What is the atomic symbol for Chlorine?

a)

C

b)

Ch

c)

Co

d)

Cl

11.

Which of the following sub-particles in an atom is located on the outside?

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

quarks

12.

How many meters are there in 3 kilometres?

a)

300

b)

3000

c)

1000

d)

10000

13.

What is Newton's First Law of Motion

a)

inertia is based on mass and velocity

b)

For every action there is an opposite reaction

c)

an object in motion stays in motion

d)

gravitational force

14.

How many days are in 1 year?

a)

285

b)

365

c)

425

d)

540

15.

Which element makes up the majority of Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Carbon

16.

Living or Nonliving?

Mouse

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

17.

Living or Nonliving?

Paint

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

18.

Living or Nonliving?

Truck

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

19.

Living or Nonliving?

Water

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

20.
a)
Living
b)
Nonliving
21.

All are Scalar quantities EXCEPT

a)

Speed

b)

Aceleration

c)

Distance

d)

Time

22.

Animals that eat both plants and meat are called what?

a)

Omnivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Insectivores

d)

Herbivores

23.

What is the biggest planet in our solar system?

a)

Venus

b)

The Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

24.

What is the chemical symbol for the element oxygen?

a)

O

b)

Ox

c)

O2

d)

Os

25.

Who invented the telephone?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Allesandro Volta

26.

Who came up with the theory of plate tectonics?

a)

Harry Hess

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

James Hutton

d)

Alfred Wegner