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Science - Language of the Discipline 2023

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

How would you BEST define what "energy" is?

a)

ENERGY is the ability to do TRAVEL or to HEAT things up

b)

ENERGY is something that can USED UP to achieve something

c)

ENERGY is the ability to do WORK or to make things HAPPEN

d)

ENERGY is CREATED and DESTROYED when we do something, like run or heat our classroom.

2.

What is a force?

a)

A visible burst of energy on an object.

b)

A push or a pull upon an object.

c)

A type of energy only found on Earth.

d)

Something that is impossible to define.

3.

What is density?

a)

Density is a description of how a material LOOKS.

b)

Density is the measurement of how TIGHTLY a material is packed together.

c)

Density describes the SHAPE of an object.

d)

Density is the TYPE of atoms in an object

4.

What is a chemical?

a)

A chemical is a LIQUID that has specific properties or characteristics we can use to identify it.

b)

A chemical is a GAS that has specific properties or characteristics we can use to identify it.

c)

A chemical is a SOLID that has specific properties or characteristics we can use to identify it.

d)

A chemical is a SUBSTANCE that has specific properties or characteristics we can use to identify it.

5.

What does "kinetic energy" mean?

a)

Kinetic energy is the energy of anything in MOTION

b)

Kinetic energy is the energy of anything at REST

c)

Kinetic energy is STORED energy in any object

d)

Kinetic energy is the energy an OBJECT has

6.

When people talk about an object's "mass", what do they mean?

a)

Mass is the amount of WEIGHT an object has.

b)

Mass is the amount of MATTER an object contains.

c)

Mass is the VOLUME that matter takes up.

d)

Mass is how REACTIVE matter is with other substances.

7.

Inference-When someone makes an inference, what are they doing?

a)

They're making an EDUCATED guess or prediction.

b)

They're SHOWING their data and research to someone.

c)

They're giving their EXPLANATION for what the data is showing.

d)

They're asking ASKING questions about what the data is showing.

8.

What are micro-organisms?

a)

Microorganisms are a DIVERSE group of minute, SIMPLE forms of life.

b)

Microorganisms are a DIVERSE group of minute, COMPLEX forms of life.

c)

Microorganisms are VISIBLE to the eye and are everywhere.

9.

What is an organism?

a)

An organism is a term for any LIVING thing.

b)

An organism is a term that only applies to living things that are an ANIMAL.

c)

An organism is a term that only applies to living things that are an PLANT.

d)

An organism is a term that only applies to living things that are either a PLANT or an ANIMAL.

10.

When something is "seismic" it is...

a)

relating to the ATMOSPHERE, clouds and the water cycle

b)

relating to the ATOMS, ELECTRONS and periodic table

c)

relating to the SIZE of an object such as the moon or the planet Jupiter.

d)

relating to EARTHQUAKES or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.