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The Ultimate Science Vocab Review

Total questions: 122

Worksheet time: 2hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

characteristics or features of a substance

a)

matter

b)

physical property

c)

solubility

d)

mass

2.

anything that has mass and takes up space

a)

matter

b)

solubility

c)

density

d)

volume

3.

to dissolve or evenly combine with another substance, to become part of a solution SOL family.

a)

phase change

b)

solubility

c)

magnetism

d)

matter

4.

sink or float -the measure of how closely packed matter is in an object

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

magnetism

d)

density

5.

the property of being attracted to a magnet - iron and steel have this property

a)

mass

b)

density

c)

magnetism

d)

volume

6.

Solid, liquid, gas

a)

state of matter/phase of matter

b)

magnetism

c)

density

d)

volume

7.

a change from one state of matter to another when heat is added or taken away

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

phase change

d)

weight

8.

The phase of matter that has a definite shape and definite volume

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

solubility

9.

The phase of matter that has a definite volume, but not a definite shape, it takes the shape of its container

a)

conductor

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

insulator

10.

A phase of matter that does not have a definite shape or volume

a)

solid

b)

density

c)

insulator

d)

gas

11.

A material that allows heat or electricity to pass through easily- all metals and water

a)

weight

b)

conductor

c)

insulator

d)

physical properties

12.

a material that limits or stops heat or electricity from passing through easily- rubber, wood, plastic, etc.

a)

conductor

b)

mass

c)

insulator

d)

volume

13.

the amount of matter in an object- measured with a balance in grams (g)

a)

volume

b)

phase change

c)

matter

d)

mass

14.

the measure of the force of gravity on an object - measured in Newtons (n)

a)

weight

b)

more dense

c)

matter

d)

volume

15.

the amount of space an object takes up- measured with a graduated cylinder in milliliter (mL)

a)

less dense

b)

volume

c)

mass

d)

magnetism

16.

sink

a)

volume

b)

more dense

c)

less dense

d)

solubility

17.

float

a)

more dense

b)

volume

c)

less dense

d)

conductivity

18.

the ability of an object to transfer heat or electricity to another object.

a)

solubility

b)

mass

c)

conductivity

d)

volume

19.
Energy that involves heat
a)
light energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
electrical energy
d)
mechanical energy
20.
Which of the following is using electricity to produce thermal energy?
a)
 A candle
b)
the sun
c)
rubbing your hands together
d)
A flattening iron
21.
energy that involves movement
a)
thermal energy
b)
light energy
c)
potential energy
d)
mechanical energy
22.
energy made by vibrations you can hear
a)
sound energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
all are correct
23.
Which of the following uses mechanical energy to produce sound?
a)
playing the piano
b)
playing the guitar
c)
clapping your hands
d)
all are correct
24.
energy that allows you to see
a)
thermal
b)
light
c)
electrical
d)
mechanical
25.
this energy powers the rest of the energies
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
mechanical
d)
electrical
26.
Which of the following uses light energy to produce electricity?
a)
lamp
b)
solar powered calculator
c)
TV
d)
the sun
27.
a push or pull
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
force
d)
magnetism
28.
Who is using more force?
a)
the man on the left
b)
the man on the right
29.
the force that pulls objects to the center of the Earth
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
magnetism
d)
force
30.
All of the following are examples of gravity  acting on objects except:
a)
rain falling
b)
sky diving
c)
going down a slide
d)
rubbing your feet on different surfaces
31.
the force that slows or stops objects in motion
a)
gravity
b)
magnetism
c)
push or pull
d)
friction
32.
Which of the following statements is correct?
a)
The man on the smooth surface will have to use more force because there is more friction.
b)
The man on the smooth surface will have to use more force because there is less friction.
c)
Both surfaces have the same amount of friction
d)
The man on the rough surface will have to use more force because there is more friction.
33.

the force that attracts opposite poles and repels poles that are alike is called

a)

friction

b)

magnetism

c)

gravity

d)

pull

34.
What do you have to check every time you  see a circuit?
a)

BLWC:

Battery

Lightbulb

Wires

Closed Circuit

b)

that it has a switch

c)

that the path is open

d)

all are correct

35.
Where are you going to start tracing the path to check if the path is complete?
a)
negative pole of the battery all the way to the positive
b)
positive pole of the battery all the way to the negative
c)
in the first load all the way to the battery
d)
in the switch all the way to the load
36.
How many lights turn on if the path is incomplete in a series circuit?
a)
all
b)
none
c)
some depending if the other path is complete
d)
only the first one
37.
How many lights will turn in a parallel circuit if one path is complete and the other is incomplete?
a)
None
b)
All
c)
Only the loads in the complete path will be on and the loads in the incomplete path will be off.
d)
Only the loads in the complete path will be off and the loads in the incomplete path will be on.
38.
Which of the following could stop the flow of electricity in a circuit?
a)
open switch
b)
broken load
c)
more than one battery facing the wrong way
d)
all are correct
39.
How does light travel?
a)
in a a straight line
b)
in a curved line
c)
in a zig zag
d)
in a wave
40.
When light bounces off the surface of an object that is called?
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
41.
Which of the following is an example of reflection?
a)
mirror
b)
shiny car
c)
still water
d)
all are correct
42.
What happens to light when it is able to go through a transparent object?
a)
it slows down
b)
it bends
c)
it refracts
d)
all are correct
43.
All of the following are examples of light refraction EXCEPT:
a)
looking at your image on a metal spoon
b)
placing a pencil in water
c)
looking through a hand lends
d)
light changing into colors as it goes through a prism
44.

A glacier is

a)

a large land area on Earth

b)

a large body of water

c)

made up of ice and snow

d)

an area of land surrounded by water

45.

When particles of rock and soil are deposited at the bottom of rivers and lakes, this is called _____________________.

a)

Landform

b)

Plain

c)

Erosion

d)

Sediment

46.

_____________ is the movement of sediments and soil by wind, water (floods), ice (glaciers), and gravity.

a)

Landslide

b)

Deposition

c)

Erosion

47.

A ____________ is a landform with steep walls (formed by weathering and erosion of soft rock in rivers)

a)

Valley

b)

Canyon

c)

Delta

48.

A ___________ is the deposition of sediment where water leaves the mouth of a river (shaped like a fan.)

a)

Valley

b)

Canyon

c)

Delta

49.

The dropping, or depositing, of sediments by water, wind, or ice is called ___________.

a)

Erosion

b)

Destructive

c)

Deposition

50.

____________ is a process that breaks down rocks at or near the surface of the earth (This process causes the surface of the earth to dissolve, decompose, and break into smaller pieces.)

a)

Deposition

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion

51.

Hill formed by wind blowing and depositing sand.

a)

Delta

b)

Canyon

c)

Sand Dune

d)

Mountain

52.

Formed by a glacier as it slowly moved forward.

a)

Delta

b)

Canyon

c)

U-Shaped Valley

d)

Sand Dunes

53.

How is a V-shaped Valley formed?

a)

A Glacier sliding

b)

A River flowing

c)

Wind carrying dirt

d)

Deposition

54.
Rock made of layers of compressed sediments
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
school house rock
55.

A fuel formed from decayed organisms. Examples are oil, coal and natural gas

a)

biofuels

b)

alternate fuels

c)

plant fuels

d)

fossil fuels

56.

Resources that cannot be replaced

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

57.

Able to regrow or replace easily

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

58.
Precipitation is...
a)
Any form of water that falls from a cloud to the Earth.
b)
Drinkable water that collects underground
c)
Water that turns to a gas.
d)
None of the answers.
59.
Evaporation is...
a)
When water changes from a solid to a liquid.
b)
When water changes from a gas to a liquid.
c)
When water changes from a liquid to a gas.
d)
None of the answers.
60.
Condensation is when...
a)
A liquid turns to gas.
b)
A gas turns to liquid.
c)
A liquid turns to ice.
d)
All of the answers.
61.
What do we call it when water evaporates, condenses, then precipitates to the earth and then repeats?
a)
A Bicycle.
b)
The Life Cycle of a butterfly.
c)
The Water Cycle.
d)
All of the answers.
62.

The draining away of water from the surface of an area of land.

a)

weathering

b)

transpiration

c)

run-off

d)

precipitation

63.
________ covers large areas and long periods of time.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
64.
4. An air mass is...
a)
A body of air with the same temperature and moisture throughout.
b)
a body of air that produces rain
c)
A body  of evaporated water
d)
the weight of air
65.

The amount of water vapor in the air is known as ___.

a)

dew point

b)

humidty

c)

relative humidity

d)

rain

66.
___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.
a)
air pressure
b)
density
c)
volume
d)
none of the above
67.

What happens when two air masses meet?

a)

a hurricane occurs

b)

a dog barks

c)

a front is created

d)

warm air enters

68.

anemometer

a)

measures rainfall

b)

measures distance

c)

measures wind speed

d)

measures vibrations

69.

atmosphere

a)

layers of water that cover the earth

b)

layers of stars surrounding the earth

c)

layers of gases surrounding the earth

70.

condensation

a)

the changing of a solid into a liquid

b)

the changing of a gas into a liquid

c)

the changing of a liquid into a gas

d)

the changing of a solid into a gas

71.

evaporation

a)

the changing of a liquid into a gas

b)

the changing of a gas into a liquid

c)

the changing of a solid into a gas

d)

the changing of a gas into a solid

72.

meteorologist

a)

a scientist who studies plants

b)

a scientist who studies water

c)

a scientist who studies animals

d)

a scientist who studies weather

73.

precipitation

a)

water that falls as rain, snow, sleet or hail

b)

water that falls only as rain

c)

water that falls only as sleet

d)

water that falls only as hail

74.

rain gauge

a)

a tool that measures snow fall

b)

a tool that measures hail

c)

a tool that measures rain fall

d)

a tool that measures sleet

75.

thermometer

a)

a tool that measures temperature

b)

a tool that measures rain fall

c)

a tool that measures gas

d)

a tool that measures distance

76.

vapor

a)

the solids that clouds are made of

b)

the cotton that clouds are made of

c)

the stuff that clouds are made of

d)

the gas that clouds are made of

77.

water cycle

a)

the way that gases moves in different forms throughout the atmosphere

b)

the way that solids moves in different forms throughout the atmosphere

c)

the way that animals moves in different forms throughout the atmosphere

d)

the way that water moves in different forms throughout the atmosphere

78.

weather

a)

what happens in the atmosphere, what the air is like outside

b)

what happens in the ocean, what the water is like outside

c)

what happens on the ground, what the dirt is like outside

79.

the turning of the Earth on its

axis

a)

Rotate

b)

Revolve

c)

Orbit

d)

Star

80.

The path one body takes in space as it revolves around another body.

a)

Planet

b)

Solar System

c)

Revolve

d)

Orbit

81.

A hugh ball of very hot gases

a)

Planet

b)

Solar System

c)

Star

d)

Galaxy

82.

A star and all the planets and other objects that revolve around it.

a)

Sun

b)

Planet

c)

Constellation

d)

Solar System

83.

A body that revolves around a star

a)

Planet

b)

Galaxy

c)

Universe

d)

Axis

84.

The star at the center of our solar system

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Star

d)

Beatle Juice

85.

Everything that exists, including stars, planets, gas, dust, and energy

a)

Solar System

b)

Galaxy

c)

Universe

d)

Sun

86.

a type of force that pull you down

a)

pull

b)

push

c)

gravity

87.
What is the name of our galaxy?
a)
Milky Way
b)
Almond Joy
c)
Andromeda
d)
Snickers
88.
The sun is a...
a)
planet
b)
star
c)
asteroid
d)
moon
89.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Earth
90.

The outer planets are:

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

c)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus

91.
Small diameter
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Jupiter
92.
Solid, rocky surface
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Saturn
93.

What are asteroids?

a)

large rock-like chunks that orbit the sun

b)

pieces of stars

c)

small planets

94.

What is the asteroid belt?

a)

a belt of rocks across a planet

b)

a belt of rocks crossing the sun

c)

an area between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found

95.

Where is the asteroid belt located?

a)

between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

b)

between the orbits of Earth and Mars

c)

between Mars and the Sun

96.

The Earth's rotation is what gives us day and night everyday, all year.

a)

true

b)

false

97.

One full orbit all the way around the Sun is one revolution and it takes the Earth _______ days to complete a revolution.

a)

42

b)

18

c)

398

d)

365

98.

A natural satellite that orbits the planet.

a)

rotation

b)

earth

c)

moon

d)

sun

99.

An animal that only eats meat

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

d)

meativore

100.

A living thing that gets energy by breaking down dead organisms and animal wastes into simpler substances

a)

decomposer

b)

producer

c)

consumer

d)

predator

101.

A community of organisms and the environment in which they live

a)

Organism

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Population

d)

Niche

102.

Something that was never alive

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

c)

Organism

d)

Life Cycle

103.

All the organisms of the same kind that live together in an ecosystem

a)

Energy Pyramid

b)

Food Chain

c)

Population

d)

Predator

104.

Animal that is hunted by another animal or human

a)

Prey

b)

Consumer

c)

Herbivore

d)

Predator

105.

a group of food chains that overlap

a)

Food chain

b)

Food overlapper

c)

Food group

d)

Food Web

106.

An animal that only eats plan materials

a)

Omnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Plantivore

107.

A living thing, such as a plant,that can make its own food

a)

Predator

b)

Consumer

c)

Prey

d)

Producer

108.

Individual living thing, such as a plant, animal, or fungus

a)

Organism

b)

Living

c)

Environment

d)

Habitat

109.

Something that is now alive or once was

a)

Living

b)

Nonliving

c)

Life Cycle

d)

Niche

110.

the transfer of food energy between organisms in an ecosystem

a)

Energy Pyramid

b)

Food Chain

c)

Life Cycle

d)

Food Cycle

111.

A living thing that cannot make its own food and must eat other living things

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Herbivore

112.

All the living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism

a)

Niche

b)

Energy Pyramid

c)

Environment

d)

Population

113.

An animal that hunts and kills other organisms (primarily for food)

a)

Producer

b)

Predator

c)

Prey

d)

Consumer

114.

A trait or characteristic that helps an organism survive

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Life Cycle

c)

Habitat

d)

Adaptation

115.

Show how much energy passes from one organism to another up a food chain

a)

Energy Pyramid

b)

Food Chain

c)

Food Web

d)

Life Cycle

116.

the process that plants use to make their own food

a)

Producer

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Niche

d)

Decomposer

117.

Complete role, or function, of an organism in its ecosystem; includes living AND nonliving elements

a)

Habitat

b)

Environment

c)

Niche

d)

Organism

118.

An animal that eats both plants and meat

a)

Omnivore

b)

Producer

c)

Carnivore

d)

Predator

119.

A place where an organism lives within an ecosystem

a)

Home

b)

Habitat

c)

House

d)

Hut

120.

The stages that a living thing passes through as it grows and changes

a)

Rock Cycle

b)

Water Cycle

c)

Moon Phases

d)

Life Cycle

121.
All of the living parts of an ecosystem.
a)
Biotic
b)
Abiotic
c)
Habitat
d)
Producer
122.
All of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
a)
Abiotic
b)
Biotic
c)
Organism
d)
Habitat