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Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 3hrs 8mins
Water drops stay together on wax paper and they don’t break apart easily. This is mainly because:
Water molecules are wet
Water molecules are attracted to each other
Water molecules are in motion
Water molecules are small
Food coloring spreads out faster in hot water than in cold water. This is mainly because:
The food coloring molecules are small
The molecules in hot water are large
The water molecules in hot water move more quickly
Hot water is less dense
When you heat a sample of a solid, the particles that make up the solid:
get bigger
lose mass
move faster
slow down
Choose all that apply: To describe a solid, you could say:
The particles of a solid are attracted to each other
The particles of a solid can move past one another
The particles of a solid vibrate but do not move past one another
A solid has mass and takes up space
_____________is often defined as anything that has mass and takes up space.
matter
mass
chemistry
weight
Choose all that apply: To describe a gas, you could say:
The particles are very attracted to each other
The particles are not very attracted to each other
The particles are close together like a liquid
The particles of a gas are further apart than the particles in a liquid or solid
My particles are able to slide past one another, but are still close together
Gas
Plasma
Liquid
Solid
About how much of the human body is water?
1/3
2/3
1/2
3/5
This sac within the cytoplasm stores water, food, waste, products and other materials.
The sun produces energy by
nuclear fission.
nuclear fusion.
attracting it with the force of gravity.
burning fuels such as oil.
What do the four outer planets have in common?
They are much larger than Earth and they do not have solid surfaces
They are about the same size as Earth and are made mainly of
hydrogen and helium
They are much larger than Earth and are made mainly of iron
They are about the same size as Earth and are made mainly of iron
What do all of the inner planets have in common?
They all have abundant liquid water
They all are relatively small and have rocky surfaces
They all have many moons
They all have rings
Venus and Earth are much alike in terms of
their direction of rotation
their atmospheres
their rates of rotation
their size and density
Uranus is different from most other planets because it
has the most moons.
rotates on its side.
is mostly nitrogen and helium
is the farthest from the sun
Day and night are caused by the _____________ of a planet on its axis.
revolution
orbit
rotation
What is the name for the model of our solar system?
egocentric
geocentric
heliocentric
exocentric
What unit of measurement do we use to measure distance in the solar system?
International Unit
Astronomical Unit
Space inches
solar centimeters
Which planet has the most visible rings?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
What charge do protons have?
Positive
Negative
Neutral
Food coloring spreads out faster in hot water than in cold water. This is mainly because:
The food coloring molecules are small
The molecules in hot water are large
The water molecules in hot water move more quickly
Hot water is less dense
The density of an object is
Correct Answer
The same as its weight
The volume divided by the mass
D = v/m
The mass divided by the volume
D = m/v
If you cut a wooden block in half, each half would have
Half the density of the original piece
The same density as the original piece
No density at all
An object should float in a liquid if it is
More dense than the liquid
Less dense than the liquid
A tiny piece of sand is very light but sinks in water. This is because
Correct Answer
Sand is less dense than water
Sand is more dense than water
To find density you need which 2 measurements?
volume and speed
altitude and volume
mass and length
mass and volume
What is the density of water?
34 g/mL
1 g/mL
29 g/mL
6 g/mL
When the moon is lined up exactly between the sun and Earth, it is called a ______ ______.
Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon
passes into the penumbra of Earth
passes into the umbra of Earth
passes at a slight tilt between Earth and
the sun
passes directly between Earth and the sun
Define: gravity
A force that attracts all objects toward each other
Energy
the amount of matter in an object
the tendency of an object to stay in motion
Why does a ball fall to the ground?
Earth's force of gravity is GREATER than the ball's, so the ball gets attracted to the ground.
Earth's force of gravity is LESS than the ball's, so the ball gets attracted to the ground.
As the distance between two objects increases the force of gravity
Increases
Decreases
Stays the same
Which of the following does NOT change based on its location in the universe?
weight
force
mass
pounds
Two factors effecting the strength of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
mass and distance
mass and matter
distance and weight
inertia and mass
The correct order for the parts of
mitosis are
prophase, interphase, metaphase, anaphase
telophase, anaphase, metaphase, prophase
interphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
During which stage of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?
telophase
interphase
metophase
photosynthesis
