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Matter and Energy Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a burn scar?

a)

A mark left on the skin after a burn heals.

b)

Remnants of a previously burned fire.

c)

A type of scar that forms after a surgical procedure.

d)

A discoloration on wood caused by prolonged exposure to heat.

2.

What is overwintering fire?

a)

A technique used to preserve firewood during winter

b)

Fires that are extinguished before winter begins

c)

Fires that stay lit during the winter

d)

A fire that is only used for cooking during winter months

3.

What does the term 'peat' refer to?

a)

A type of rock found in wetlands

b)

Dead, dried plants

c)

A dark, rich soil used for gardening

d)

A fossil fuel similar to coal

4.

What is matter?

a)

A state of importance or significance

b)

A type of antimatter

c)

Anything that has mass and takes up space

d)

A new scientific theory

5.

What is energy?

a)

The ability to do work, heat or thermal

b)

A unit of power in physics

c)

A renewable resource only

d)

The scientific term for electricity

6.

What is one of the components a fire needs to stay lit?

a)

Water

b)

Fuel

c)

Electricity

d)

Carbon dioxide

7.

What does fire need?

a)

Oxygen, fuel, heat

b)

Nitrogen, hydrogen, light

c)

Carbon, water, electricity

d)

Sunlight, soil, air

8.

What is cellular respiration?

a)

A breathing technique for relaxation

b)

A plant using carbon dioxide and sugar to make oxygen and water

c)

The process of cells breaking down food to release energy

d)

A type of exercise for strengthening lung capacity

9.

What is a chemical reaction?

a)

The process of mixing two substances to create a new color

b)

The result of performing an experiment

c)

A change that affects the physical properties of a substance

d)

A transformation that results in the formation of new chemical substances

10.

What are bonds?

a)

Financial instruments for investment

b)

A link between two chemical elements

c)

The physical restraints used in security

d)

A type of strong adhesive

11.

What is photosynthesis?

a)

A process in the human body to synthesize vitamin D

b)

Plants using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make sugar and oxygen

c)

A method to synthesize artificial light

12.

What does the term 'tilt' refer to in this context?

a)

A type of dance move

b)

A method to angle solar panels

c)

How the earth is arranged

d)

The action of leaning a picture frame

13.

What is a carbon sink?

a)

A storage system for carbonated beverages

b)

A geological formation that stores petroleum

c)

Anything that stores or absorbs carbon

d)

A type of filter used in water treatment plants

14.

The chart below lists substances involved in the process of photosynthesis.


Substance

A - glucose

B - oxygen

C - carbon dioxide

D - water


Which statement best describes how these substances interact in photosynthesis?

a)

A and B combine to produce C and D.

b)

B and C combine to produce A and D.

c)

C and D combine to produce A and B.

d)

A and C combine to produce B and D.

15.

During the process of cellular respiration, energy is released from

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen atoms

c)

water molecules

d)

chemical bonds

16.

Which life process carried out by a green plant is represented in the diagram below?

a)

respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

digestion

d)

replication

17.

What is conserved during a chemical reaction?

a)

energy only

b)

matter only

c)

both matter and energy

d)

neither matter nor energy

18.

All energy in an ecosystem comes from the sun. This energy is passed through the ecosystem as organisms eat other organsims.

a)

Ominvores

b)

Herbivores

c)

Detritivores

d)

Flow of energy

19.

The flow of carbon from the atmosphere to plants, to animals to the soil and back into the atmosphere.

a)

Bi-Cycle

b)

Nitrogen Cycle

c)

Carbon Cycle

d)

Abiotic Cycle

20.
Carbon can be found in...
a)
The atmosphere
b)
Soil
c)
Fossil fuels
d)
All of the above