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Science Vocab (1/31) Unit 1-3

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement is true about Earth's rotation?

a)

spinning on an axis

b)

takes one year

c)

orbits around the sun

d)

causes the seasons and year

2.

A _____________ is the motion that one object in space takes around another object.

a)

revolution

b)

orbit

c)

phase

d)

rotation

3.

Which statement is true about Earth's Revolution?

a)

spinning on an axis

b)

causes day and night

c)

Takes 24 hours

d)

causes the seasons

4.

Moon's orbits the Earth at what degree of tilt?

a)

23.5

b)

15

c)

5

d)

50

5.

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position C?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

6.

Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position C?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

7.

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position D?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

8.
When the moon is in between the earth and the sun it is a...
a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

First Quarter

d)

Third Quarter

9.
Approximately how much time passes between the new moon and full moon?
a)
one month
b)
two weeks
c)
3 days
d)

24 hours

10.

Which position is the first quarter?

a)

5

b)

1

c)

7

d)

3

11.
When does a lunar eclipse occur?
a)
At night
b)
When the moon's shadow is on the earth
c)
when the moon comes between the sun and earth
d)
During the day
12.

A total solar eclipse is visible from

a)

all over the Earth.

b)

only within the moon's penumbra.

c)

only within the moon's umbra.

d)

only the dark side of the Earth.

13.
Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
14.

Which type of tide is the fisherman experiencing in this picture.

a)

Spring High Tide

b)

Spring Low Tide

c)

Neap High Tide

d)

Neap Low Tide

15.

During neap tides, the gravitational effects of the sun and moon ______________ .

a)

pull in different directions causing a weaker pull

b)

pull in the same direction causing a strong pull

c)

pull in opposite directions causing a bulge on both sides of the Earth

d)

pull and cancel each other out making no effect

16.

Which process always shows light on the right side of the moon?

a)

Gibbous

b)

Crescent

c)

Waning

d)

Waxing

17.

What is happening on the graph when the line is increasing or decreasing?

a)

State of Matter

b)

Changing Phases

c)

Molecules are changing in number

d)

Molecules are changing heights.

18.

Which process requires that energy is removed from a substance for the change to occur?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

19.
Which of the following happen when a solid becomes a liquid?
a)
The particles move closer together
b)
The particles move faster and slide past each other
c)
The particles slow down
d)
The particle break away from each other
20.

Which best describes the law of conservation?

a)

The amount of matter increases after a phase change

b)

The amount of matter decreases after a phase change

c)

The amount of matter stays the same after a phase change

d)

The matter is destroyed and disappears after a phase change.

21.

A chemical reaction that indicates if a substance is an acid or base

a)
pH scale
b)

oxidation

c)

insulator

d)

reactivity

22.

A substance produced in a chemical reaction.

a)

solute

b)

change

c)
reactant
d)
product
23.

How does reactivity of non-metals increase on the periodic table.

a)

As you move up and to the left on the table

b)

As you move up and right on the periodic table

c)

As you move up and to the right on the table, except for the last group

d)

As you move down and to the right on the table

24.

The highlighted group represents the ______________ .

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)

Transition Metals

d)

Halogens

25.

This picture is a model of...

a)

an element

b)

a compound

c)

a solution (homogeneous)

d)

a mixture (heterogeneous)

26.

This image is a model of...

a)

an element

b)

a compound

c)

a solution (homogenous)

d)

a mixture (heterogeneous)

27.
If we are making Kool-aid with sugar, Kool-aid powder, and water, which part is the solvent?
a)
water
b)
powder
c)
sugar
d)
powder and sugar
28.
Which of the following is a method of separating solutions?
a)
hand separation
b)
filtering
c)
decanting
d)
evaporation 
29.
Type of mixture that DOESN'T HAVE the same composition in every part.
a)
Homogeneous
b)
Heterogeneous
30.

Water (H2O), is not found on the periodic table because water is a...

a)

atom

b)

it is on the periodic table

c)

mixture

d)

compound

31.

Name the process used to separate brewed coffee from the ground beans.

a)

distillation

b)

solution

c)

filtration

d)

boiling

32.
Which liquid is the least dense?
a)
oil
b)
water
c)
syrup 
d)
plastic bottle
33.

Which is method uses the property of boiling point to separate?

a)

Filtration

b)

Magnetic

c)

Mechanical

d)

Evaporation

34.

What energy transformation occurs when a television speaker produces music?

a)

ELECTRICAL TO SOUND

b)

ELASTIC TO SOUND

c)

THERMAL TO SOUND

d)

SOUND TO ELECTRICAL

35.
What energy is pulling an arrow back 
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
energy
36.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill 
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall 
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned 
37.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter B?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength resting point
38.

Identify the energy transfer

a)

sound to kinetic

b)

sound to light

c)

mechanical to sound

d)

chemical to sound

39.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
wave B
b)
wave C
40.
Which wave has a longer wavelength?
a)
wave C
b)
wave D
41.
Waves move ___ through vibrations
a)
Energy
b)
Matter
c)
Mass
d)
Weight
42.

When you eat food, your body gains ___________ energy.

a)

electrical

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

light

43.
The loudness of the sound depends on
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
frequency
44.
When there are several path for the current to follow
a)
Pathway
b)
Conductor
c)
Series circuit
d)
Parallel circuit
45.

Identify the energy transfer

a)

electrical to chemical to light

b)

kinetic to potential

c)

chemical to electrical to light

d)

light to sound

46.
a)
Series circuit
b)
Incomplete circuit
c)
Parallel circuit
d)
Power source
47.
a)
Parallel circuit
b)
Series circuit
c)
Incomplete circuit
d)
Switch
48.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
49.
when the particles of a wave are bunched up
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
node
d)
antinode
50.

What type of wave is pictured?

a)

Transverse wave

b)

Longitudinal wave

c)

Wave, what wave?

d)

Slinky wave

51.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________. 
a)
destroyed, destroyed
b)
created, saved
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found
52.
Which items would have this energy transformation: light energy -> chemical energy?
a)
tree growing fruit
b)
person running
c)
solar calculator
d)
windmill turning
53.

Which coconut has the greatest gravitational potential energy?
a)
Position 1
b)
Position 2
c)
Position 3
d)
None of the above
54.

What is the chemical elements of Frosty the Snowman?

a)

Hydrogen and oxygen

b)
Water and ice
c)
Carbon and oxygen
55.

What state of matter is Frosty?

a)
Solid
b)
Gas
c)
Liquid