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Matter and Weather Test 2024

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Look at this image.  Which object has the LOWEST density in water? How? 
a)
The Ping Pong Ball because it floats to the top 
b)
The bolt because it has sunk to the bottom
c)
The soda cap because it is not just full of air like the Ping Pong ball
2.
Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the density of the rock?
a)
7 mL
b)
7 g/cm3
c)
28 g/cm3
d)
1/7 g/cm3
3.
Frank has an eraser. It has a mass of 4g, and a volume of 2cm3. What is its density?
a)
8 g/cm3
b)
2 g/cm3
c)
1/2 g/cm3
d)
24 g/cm3
4.
The phase change from water vapor to liquid water is known as...
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
sublimation
5.
2. A change of state from a liquid to a solid is called....
a)
Melting
b)
Freezing
c)
Evaporation
6.
What happens to particles when they are heated?
a)
They speed up and spread out
b)
They slow down and compress
c)
They stop moving
d)
They move closer together and speed up
7.

What state/phase is the object likely from points A to B?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

8.

What is happening to the particles in the substance between points D and E?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Vaporizing

d)

Sublimating

9.
Warm air near the Earth’s surface rises and then cools and drops, this creates a _________________ in the atmosphere.
a)
run-off
b)
Greenhouse Effect
c)
convection current
d)
water cylce
10.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a low pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
11.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
12.
In what direction do winds always blow?
a)
From areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
b)
From areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
13.
a)
Warm Front
b)
High Air Pressure
c)
Cold Front
d)
High Temperatures
14.
a)
Low Clouds
b)
Low Temperatures
c)
Light Wind
d)
Low Air Pressure
15.
a)
High Air Pressure
b)
High Temperatures
c)
Heavy Rain
d)
Hail
16.
a)
High Pressure
b)
Warm Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Mountains
17.
High Pressure is associated with this type of weather...
a)
Cloudy/Overcast Weather
b)
Cold Weather
c)
Warm Weather
d)
Fair Weather
18.
Low Pressure is associated with this type of weather...
a)
Cloudy/Overcast Weather
b)
Cold Weather
c)
Warm Weather
d)
Fair Weather
19.
Our weather generally moves in this direction...
a)
West to East
b)
East to West
c)
North to South
d)
South to North
20.
A cold front moving into an area can bring this type of weather...
a)
Warmer Temperatures, Clear Skies
b)
Colder Temperatures, Clear Skies
c)
Warmer Temperatures, Clouds
d)
Colder Temperatures, Clouds, and Precipitation
21.
A warm front moving into an area can bring this type of weather...
a)
Warmer Temperatures, Clear Skies
b)
Colder Temperatures, Clear Skies
c)
Warmer Temperatures, Clouds, and steady precipitation
d)
Colder Temperatures, Clouds, and Precipitation
22.
A temperature scale that is used mostly in United States. 
According to it, water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees.
a)
Celsius
b)
Fahrenheit
c)
Kelvin
d)
All of them
23.
Scientists' favorite temperature scale, because it begins at the absolute coldest anything can get. 
a)
Celsius
b)
Fahrenheit
c)
Kelvin
d)
All of them
24.
The faster molecules move, 
a)
the higher the temperature
b)
the less temperature
c)
the same temperature
d)
I don't know
25.
The most widely used temperature scale, is based on the behavior of water. It's also called Centigrade.
a)
Celsius
b)
Fahrenheit
c)
Kelvin
d)
All of them
26.
What does the average kinetic energy of an object's particles tell you?
a)
how hot the object is
b)
how cold the object is
c)
the temperature of the object 
d)
how fast the particles are moving
27.

Hot air balloons fly in the __________.

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

thermosphere

28.

In which layer of the atmosphere do satellites orbit?

a)

exosphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

mesosphere

29.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

a)

mesosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

thermosphere

30.

What is the name of earth's atmospheric layer where weather occurs?

a)

stratosphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

troposphere

31.

List the layers of the atmosphere in order from Earth's surface to outer space.

a)

stratosphere, thermosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, exosphere

b)

troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere

c)

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

d)

thermosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, exosphere

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