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End of Year Science

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 8hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long does it take for the Earth to make a complete revolution on its orbit?  

a)

one day

b)

one month

c)

one week

d)

one year

2.

Which of these is strongly responsible for the changes of the season on Earth?

a)

position of the moon

b)

tilt of Earth on its axis while revolving around the sun

c)

temperature of the sun

d)

distance to Mars

3.

Which of the following is true?

a)

The sun revolves around the Earth while Earth is rotating.

b)

Earth rotates on its axis as it revolves around the sun.

c)

Earth revolves once a month as it revolves around the sun.

d)

Earth completes one rotation in 365 days.

4.

The spin of the Earth is what gives us __________.

a)

day and night

b)

sun

5.

When part of the Earth faces the sun, it is __________.

a)

night time

b)

day time

6.

When part of the Earth faces AWAY from the sun, it is __________.

a)

night time

b)

day time

7.

What happens when the area in which you live tilts (leans) AWAY from the sun?

a)
It is summer.
b)
It is winter.
8.
The earth orbits around the _________
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
other planets
d)
solar system
9.
What does ROTATION mean?
a)
To SPIN
b)
To ORBIT or GO AROUND
10.
What does REVOLUTION mean?
a)
To SPIN
b)
To ORBIT or GO AROUND
11.

True or False: Stars are always in the sky even though you can't see them during the day.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which best describes why some constellations are visible in the Northern Hemisphere, but not in the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

because Earth revolves around the Sun

b)

because atmospheres are different

c)

because the Sun's brightness makes them hard to see

d)

because Earth's magnetic field keeps them fixed

13.
Why can't we see constellations during the day?
a)
They move
b)
Its not dark
c)
The sun is too bright
d)
They change shape
14.

The Sun, Moon, and stars all appear to move across the sky because ___.

a)

Earth rotates around an axis

b)

the Sun, Moon, and stars travel around Earth once each day

c)

Earth revolves around the Sun

d)

it takes 365 days for the Sun to make one trip around Earth

15.

A shadow can give you the following information (choose 3):

a)

the day of the week

b)

the position of the sun

c)

where east and west are

d)

the time of day

16.

In the morning your shadow points

a)

to the east

b)

to the north

c)

to the west

d)

to the south

17.

In the afternoon your shadow points

a)

to the north

b)

to the south

c)

to the east

d)

to the west

18.

What happens to shadows throughout they day?

a)

The length of shadows decreases throughout the day.

b)

The length of shadows decreases and then increases throughout the day.

c)

The length of shadows increases throughout the day.

d)

The length of shadows does not change throughout the day.

19.

What time of day will the sun be directly overhead?

a)

9:00am

b)

12:00pm

c)

9:00pm

d)

12:00am

20.

What are shadows like during a sunrise?

a)

Shadows are long and point west

b)

Shadows are short and point west

c)

Shadows are short and point directly south.

21.

Which position of the sun could cause the shadow?

a)

Position 1

b)

Position 2

c)

Position 3

d)

Position 4

22.

Where will the tree's shadow be?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

23.

What is it called when water changes from a liquid to a water vapor?

a)

EVAPORATION

b)

PRECIPITATION

c)

TRANSPIRATION

24.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
25.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
26.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
27.

Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

a)

water vapor

b)

precipitation

c)

ice

d)

air

28.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
29.
When does water evaporate fastest?
a)
at room temperature
b)
on a warm day
c)
on a hot day
d)
on a cold day
30.

What is Label C?

a)

Sublimation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Infiltration

d)

Condensation

31.

Label A

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

32.

What is the correct label for letter C?

a)

Water Vapor

b)

Rain & Snow

c)

Surface Runoff

d)

Transpiration

33.

Which number is representing infiltration?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

34.

Which meaning goes with the Latin prefix Atmo-

a)

Living things

b)

Air

c)

Land

d)

Water

35.

Which meaning goes with the Latin prefix Bio-

a)

Living Things

b)

Air

c)

Land

d)

Water

36.

Which meaning goes with the Latin prefix Hydro-

a)

Living Things

b)

Air

c)

Land

d)

Water

37.

Which meaning goes with the Latin prefix Geo-

a)

Living Things

b)

Air

c)

Land

d)

Water

38.

Which sphere is "A"

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

39.

Which sphere is "B"

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

40.
This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts. 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
41.
Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the...
a)
Atmosphere to the geosphere 
b)
Geosphere to the hydrosphere 
c)
Hydrosphere to the atmosphere 
d)
Atmosphere to the hydrosphere 
42.
When living things breathe, they interact with which of Earth's spheres? 
a)
Geosphere 
b)
Hydrosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Biosphere 
43.
When carbon dioxide dissolves from the air into the ocean- the interaction is between...
a)
The atmosphere and geosphere 
b)
The atmosphere and hydrosphere 
c)
The atmosphere and biosphere 
d)
The atmosphere and atmosphere 
44.
The geosphere includes all but
a)
rocks
b)
mountains
c)
lava
d)
plants
45.

Most of the earth's FRESH water is contained where?

a)

Lakes

b)

Rivers

c)

Glaciers

d)

Oceans

46.
Which sphere would satellites orbit the Earth?
a)
atmosphere
b)
hydrosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
cryosphere
47.
This picture best describes which connection?
a)
Atmosphere-Biosphere
b)
Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Geosphere-Biosphere
48.
The rock, dust, soil, and minerals of the Earth's solid crust and outer mantle make up the ____
a)
Biosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Cryosphere
d)
Atmosphere
49.

Imagine humans, part of the biosphere, have built this dam. The water in the lake behind the dam seeps in the ground. Some of the water flows over the dam and is converted into energy. Some water evaporates into the air. What spheres does the water, or hydrosphere, interact with in this example?

a)

geosphere and atmosphere

b)

atmosphere and biosphere

c)

cryosphere and atmosphere

d)

aesthenosphere and cryosphere

50.

Plants (__________) draw water (___________) and nutrients from the soil (___________) and release water vapor into the atmosphere.

a)

biosphere; hydrosphere; geosphere

b)

hydrosphere; biosphere; geosphere

c)

biosphere; atmosphere; hydrosphere

d)

cryosphere; biosphere; hydrosphere

51.

Particles move faster and speed up when:

a)

Matter is heated

b)

Matter is cooled

c)

Particles cannot spread out and speed up

52.

Particles slow down and move closer together when:

a)

Matter is heated

b)

Matter is cooled

c)

Particles cannot slow down and move closer

53.

This state of matter takes the shape of its container

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

54.

Which of these is true of ALL matter?

a)

Matter takes up space

b)

Matter has mass

c)

Both of these

d)

Neither of these

55.

Cookies expand and get bigger in the oven because particles of matter:

a)

Move closer together

b)

Move farther apart

c)

Cookies do not get bigger in the oven

56.

In order to a solid to change into a liquid, matter must be

a)

Heated

b)

Cooled

57.

When mixing 5 grams of salt with 10 grams of water, the total mass of the ingredients after mixing will:

a)

Increase (go up)

b)

Decrease (go down)

c)

Stay the same

58.

What describes how much matter is in an object?

a)

volume

b)

density

c)

mass

d)

weight

59.

Which of the following best describes the particles of a solid?

a)

The particles are far apart and moving slowly.

b)

The particles are closely packed and vibrate in place.

c)

The particles are far apart and moving fast.

60.

The amount of space something takes up

a)

Relative Density

b)

Matter

c)

Volume

d)

Mass

61.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
62.

When a substances changes from a solid to a gas, this is known as:

a)

Deposition

b)

Sublimation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

63.

Liquid to Gas

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Sublimation

64.
During the process of sublimation
a)
a solid turns directly into a gas
b)
a solid turns into a liquid
c)
a gas turns directly into a solid 
d)
 a liquid turns into a gas
65.
Change from Gas to Solid is called........
a)
Sublimation
b)
Deposition
c)
Fusion
d)
condensation
66.
Change from Liquid to Solid is call......
a)
fusion
b)
Freezing
c)
sublimation
d)
evaporation
67.

The ability of a substance to dissolve is referred to as...

a)

density

b)

solubility

c)

malleability

d)

electrical conductivity

68.

A characteristic that can be observed or measured such as color, state, or hardness is referred to as a...

a)

Physical property

b)

Chemical property

c)

Physical change

d)

Chemical change

69.
A description of objects that can be measured and observed.
a)
gas
b)
mustangs
c)
physical properties
d)
melting point
70.
Mass, relative density, solubility, color, texture, state of matter, conductivity, etc.
a)
Physical state
b)
Insulators
c)
Physical Properties 
d)
Inferences
71.

Which characteristic of a substance is considered a chemical property?

a)

its boiling point

b)

its reactivity

c)

its density

d)

its conductivity

72.

a characteristic of matter you observe as it reacts or changes into a different substance

a)

physical property

b)

chemical property

c)

periodic table

d)

conglomerate

73.

the ability of a type of matter to burn easily

a)

flammability

b)

rust

c)

solubility

d)

conductivity

74.
The ability to burn is a ___ property.
a)
physical
b)
chemical
c)
conservitive
d)
reversed
75.

Which set of properties, intensive or extensive, are based on the size of a sample?

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

76.

What kind of physical property is this? Color

a)

intensive

b)

extensive

77.

This is a type of mixture where one substance dissolves into another

a)

Solution

b)

Miscibility

c)

Compound

d)

Solubility

78.

The substance that does the dissolving

a)

Solute

b)

Solvent

c)

Solution

d)

Miscibility

79.

The substance getting dissolved

a)

Solvent

b)

Solute

c)

Solution

d)

Mixture

80.

What are mixtures?

a)

different materials placed together but keeping their own properties

b)

a mixture in which substances spread out evenly and will not settle

c)

the substance in a solution that has the greatest amount

d)

the substance in a solution that has the least amount

81.

What is the best method of separation for removing sand from water?

a)

Sifting

b)

Sorting

c)

Evaporation

d)

Magnetic attraction

e)

Filtration

82.
Which one of the following would you use to separate sand from iron filings?
a)

magnet

b)

paper filter

c)

strainer

d)

evaporation

83.

Muddy water is filtered using filter paper and filter funnel. The mud stays on the filter paper.


Why does the mud stay on the filter paper?

a)

The mud reacts with the filter paper.

b)

The particles of mud are too large to pass through the holes in the filter paper.

c)

The particles of the water stop the mud going through.

d)

The particles of water make the filter paper wet.

84.

If you wanted to make pure drinking water from sea water, what process would you use?

a)

Filtration

b)

Distillation

c)

Evaporation

85.

Which of the following is a method of separating solutions?

a)

hand seperation

b)

filtering

c)

screening

d)

evaporation

86.

A method of separation in which a machine spins at high speeds to separate substance by their densities.

a)

Distillation

b)

Centrifugation

c)

Chromatography

d)

Magnetism

87.

The method of separating mixtures that where a liquid or gas passes through the particles. The particle separate in layers based on their speed of travel.

a)

Chromatography

b)

Centrifugation

c)

Filtration

d)

Distillation

88.

What does the number 22 represent?

a)

atomic number

b)

chemical symbol

c)

element name

d)

atomic mass

89.

All substances are made of ________.

a)

proteins

b)

compounds

c)

elements

d)

water

90.

Which describes how elements are arranged in the periodic table today?

a)

by increasing atomic mass

b)

by increasing atomic number

c)

by chemical name

d)

by chemical symbol

91.

The chemical symbol in this element box is

a)

26

b)

Fe

c)

Iron

d)

55.845

92.

The order of elements in the periodic table is based on the number of _______ in the nucleus.

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

atomos

93.

The periodic Table lists all the ________________in order.

a)

letters

b)

elements

c)

symbols

d)

groups

94.

Which of the following are true about atoms? (Mark only one answer)

a)

Atoms have no mass

b)

Atoms are mostly empty space

c)

Most of the space in atoms is taken up by the nucleus

d)

Electrons have more mass than protons or neutrons

95.
When salt is dissolved in water, the result is a
a)
homogeneous mixture
b)
gas
c)
compound
d)
heterogeneous mixture
96.
Carbon dioxide is formed when two oxygen atoms chemically combine with a carbon atom. Which term best describes carbon dioxide?
a)
atom
b)
mixture
c)
element
d)
compound
97.
The element oxygen, represented by the symbol O, is classified as
a)
a pure substance
b)
a compound
c)
a mixture
d)
a solution
98.

Mixtures are different than pure substances because mixtures-

a)

have lower boiling points

b)

can be separated physically

c)

are less dense than pure substances

d)

contain only one type of atom