WorksheetsPhysical Science Semester 1 Final Exam Practice Game
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is kinetic energy?
a)
energy of motion
b)
energy of position
2.
What is density?
a)
the amount of matter (mass) in a certain amount of space (volume)
b)
the amount of space something takes up
c)
how big something is
3.
What is science?
a)
the process of learning about the natural world through observations and experimentation
b)
the plan for solving math problems
c)
the process of convincing others you are right
4.
What do scientists use to support explanations about how the world works?
a)
evidence
b)
fairy tales
c)
propaganda
5.
What do scientists do during an experiment?
a)
manipulate variables to gather qualitative or quantitative data
b)
change the variables to make data look how they want it to look
6.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
a proposed explanation to a scientific question
b)
a question about an observation
7.
What do scientists use to answer questions?
a)
investigations and experiments
b)
soap and water
c)
pens and pencils
8.
True or False: Scientists analyze and interpret data to reveal patterns and make sense of what the data means.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
On a graph, the "x-axis" goes...
a)
from left to right on the bottom of a graph
b)
up and down on the side of a graph
10.
What is the difference between a scientific law and a theory?
a)
A scientific law describes something that happens. A theory explains how something happens.
b)
A scientific law explains how something happens. A theory describes something that happens.
11.
Which type of data includes NUMBERS: quantitative data or qualitative data?
a)
Quantitative
b)
Qualitative
12.
What is the name of the general method that scientists use to make testable explanations and predictions about the world?
a)
Scientific Method
b)
Engineering Design Process
13.
What is the name of the process that engineers use to create solutions to problems?
a)
Engineering Design Process
b)
Scientific Method
14.
True or false: Lab safety is important for ourselves and for those around us.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What do we call the information we are observing, measuring, and recording during an experiment?
a)
Data
b)
Inferences
16.
What is a good way to present data to make it more understandable?
a)
creating a data table and/or a graph
b)
write it out in long paragraph form
17.
On a graph, the "y-axis" goes...
a)
left to right (horizontal)
b)
up and down (vertical)
18.
The best kind of graph to show changes over time is a ___________.
a)
line graph
b)
bar graph
c)
circle (pie) graph
19.
If something increases, does that mean it goes up or down?
a)
Up
b)
Down
20.
If something decreases, does that mean it goes up or down?
a)
Down
b)
Up
21.
What is the name of the variable that is CHANGED in an experiment?
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
22.
What is the name of the variable that is MEASURED in an experiment?
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
23.
What are constants?
a)
things that stay the same during an experiment
b)
things that are changed in an experiment
24.
What is matter?
a)
anything that has volume and mass
b)
how much space something takes up
25.
What is volume?
a)
how much space an object or substance takes up
b)
anything that has volume and mass
26.
What is mass?
a)
the amount of "stuff" (matter) in an object or substance
b)
anything that has volume and is made of matter
27.
Matter is made of tiny particles called ____.
a)
Atoms
b)
Cells
28.
What are the most common three states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and gas
b)
solid, liquid, and conglomerate
c)
solid, liquid, and pass
29.
What is magnetism?
a)
an attracting or repelling force that causes magnetic material to move
b)
the force that pulls everything to the center of the earth
30.
What is relative density?
a)
floating or sinking when compared to water
b)
how close objects are to each other
31.
What is solubility?
a)
the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance
b)
the process that causes a substance to freeze
32.
What is a conductor?
a)
a substance or object that allows energy to flow through it easily
b)
a substance that does not allow energy to flow through it
33.
How are particles arranged in a solid?
a)
tightly packed and very close to each other
b)
very far apart from each other
34.
Which states of matter allow fluids to "flow?"
a)
liquid and gas
b)
solid and liquid
35.
What is the term for a solid changing to a liquid?
a)
Melting
b)
Freezing
c)
Evaporating
36.
Is ice made of matter?
a)
Yes, ice is made of matter.
b)
No, ice is not made of matter.
37.
What is the formula for density?
a)
Density = mass/volume
b)
Density = volume/mass
38.
True or False: An element is composed of one type of atom.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
What do we call the one or two letter abbreviations for elements?
a)
chemical symbols
b)
abbs
40.
_______ are the smallest piece of matter that still has the properties of an element.
a)
atoms
b)
cells
c)
electrons
41.
What are the three subatomic particles in an atom?
a)
protons, neutrons, and electrons
b)
protons, quarks, and electrons
42.
What is the charge of a proton?
a)
Positive
b)
Neutral
c)
Negative
43.
What is the charge of a neutron?
a)
Neutral
b)
Positive
c)
Negative
44.
What is the charge of an electron?
a)
Negative
b)
Positive
c)
Neutral
45.
Where is the nucleus located in an atom?
a)
the center
b)
the outside edges
46.
What do we call the space in an atom where the electrons are located?
a)
electron cloud or energy levels/shells
b)
the nucleus
47.
What is the atomic number?
a)
the number of protons in an atom
b)
the number of neutrons in an atom
48.
When an atom is neutral (has no charge), the number of which two subatomic particles must be equal?
a)
protons and electrons
b)
protons and neutrons
49.
Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have different numbers of _____.
a)
Neutrons
b)
Protons
c)
Electrons
50.
What do we call the table where all the elements are organized by increasing atomic number?
a)
The Periodic Table
b)
The Periodic Chart
51.
On the periodic table, GROUPS go _______.
a)
up and down
b)
left to right
52.
On the periodic table, PERIODS go _______.
a)
left to right
b)
up and down
53.
The outermost level of electrons are called _____ electrons.
a)
Valence
b)
Subshell
54.
________ are good conductors of heat and electricity.
a)
Metals
b)
Non-metals
55.
Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin are all units used to measure ______.
a)
Temperature
b)
Mass
c)
Volume
56.
True or False: Atoms are always moving.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
Heat energy is ________ energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
58.
The movement of heat by direct contact is called _________________.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
59.
Hot water is _________ dense than cold water.
a)
Less
b)
More
60.
When hot fluids rise up while colder fluids sink, we call this ______.
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
61.
_____________ is the movement of heat through space by electromagnetic waves.
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
62.
_____________ materials are man-made.
a)
Synthetic
b)
Natural
63.
_______ materials come from plants, animals, or the ground.
a)
Natural
b)
Synthetic
64.
Any substance that has a defined composition is called a _______.
a)
Chemical
b)
Composite
65.
What is the procedure of an experiment?
a)
the detailed steps in the order they were performed
b)
the scientific argument with evidence and reasoning
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