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Science Review

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When you collect information and determine the properties of objects and events (using your 5 senses)

a)

Data

b)

Inference

c)

Conclusion

d)

Observation

2.

When you use your background science knowledge and what you’ve learned to make an informed (educational) scientific guess

a)

Observation

b)

Data

c)

Conclusion

d)

Hypothesis

3.

Anything that has mass and volume and takes up space is known as:

a)

property

b)

matter

c)

particle

d)

phase

4.

A characteristic of a substance (color, shape, texture) is known as:

a)

property

b)

procedure

c)

particle

d)

phase

5.

A phase of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume. The particles are the closest.

a)

Gas

b)

Vapor

c)

Liquid

d)

Solid

6.

A phase of matter that has a definite volume, but no definite shape. The particles are able to flow.

a)

Liquid

b)

Vapor

c)

Solid

d)

Gas

7.

A phase of matter in which the particles are moving fastest and furthest apart. This phase of matter has no definite shape or volume.

a)

Liquid

b)

Vapor

c)

Solid

d)

Gas

8.

The amount of matter an object contains is known as

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

matter

d)

particles

9.

The amount of space an object takes up is its

a)

volume

b)

weight

c)

matter

d)

mass

10.

The volume of the stone in the picture below can be determined by

a)

placing cylinder B on a scale and weighing it.

b)

weighing cylinder A and B separately, then subtracting the smaller weight from the larger weight.

c)

subtracting the mL of cylinder A from cylinder B.

d)

subtracting the mL of cylinder B from cylinder A.

11.

The mass of a beaker with water inside is 200g. The mass of the beaker only is 155g. What is the mass of the water?

a)

1555g

b)

155g

c)

45g

d)

5g

12.

A change that does NOT form a new substance

a)

physical change

b)

physical property

c)

chemical change

d)

chemical property

13.

An ice cube melting is an example of a

a)

physical change

b)

physical property

c)

chemical change

d)

chemical property

14.

Ability to rust is an example of a

a)

physical change

b)

physical property

c)

chemical change

d)

chemical property

15.

When paper is burned, a ____________ has occurred.

a)

physical change

b)

physical property

c)

chemical change

d)

chemical property

16.

Ninety-seven percent (97%) of the world’s water is

a)

polluted water

b)

salt water

c)

fresh water

d)

pond water

17.

How much freshwater from lakes, rivers and groundwater is drinkable?

a)

1%

b)

10%

c)

20%

d)

30%

18.

Rock, soil, and sediments make up which sphere?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

19.

This system (sphere) contains all the oceans, rivers, lakes, and groundwater on Earth.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

20.

All of the gases that surround the Earth make up this system (sphere)

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

21.

All of the living things on Earth make up this system (sphere)

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

22.

How is the hydrosphere affecting the geosphere in the picture below?

a)

The wind is wearing down the soil and rock that the house is built upon

b)

The rock, soil, and plants are polluting the water

c)

The water is flooding the plants and causing the soil to become swamp-like

d)

The water is wearing down the soil and rock that the house is built upon

23.

The range of a region's weather over one year or many years is called

a)

climate

b)

weather

c)

atmosphere

d)

temperature

24.

The condition of the atmosphere/air on a daily basis.

a)

climate

b)

weather

c)

atmosphere

d)

temperature

25.

Our solar system includes the following:

a)

The Sun, planets, one moon, and many stars

b)

The Sun, planets and the Asteroid Belt

c)

The Sun, planets and many stars

d)

The Sun, planets, many moons, comets and the Asteroid Belt

26.

The comparison of the size of something very small to the size of something very large is known as

a)

orbit

b)

apparent

c)

scale

d)

rotation

27.

The amount of time it takes for the moon phases to complete a full cycle

a)

about 1 day.

b)

about 1 week.

c)

about 1 month.

d)

about 1 year.

28.

The longest day of the year is known as

a)

the Fall Equinox.

b)

the Winter Solstice.

c)

the Spring Equinox.

d)

the Summer Solstice.

29.

What time of day is the Sun at its highest point?

a)

7 am

b)

Solar noon

c)

7 pm

d)

12 am (midnight)

30.

The amount of time it takes the Earth to revolve around the Sun is

a)

about 365 days.

b)

about 12 hours.

c)

24 hours.

d)

about 30 days.

31.

The days when there is an equal amount of daylight and darkness in 24 hours.

a)

Fall Equinox Only

b)

Spring Equinox Only

c)

Both Fall and Spring Equinox

d)

Neither Fall or Spring Equinox

32.

The path the planets use when traveling around the sun is called

a)

orbit

b)

galaxy

c)

axis

d)

revolution

33.

What is the force that pulls objects towards the center of the Earth?

a)

rotation

b)

axis

c)

gravity

d)

atmosphere

34.

What surface does a lunar lander land on?

a)

Mars

b)

The Moon

c)

Saturn

d)

The Sun

35.

All the living organisms and the non-living environment with which they interact is called a/an (a)   .

36.

__________ occurs when a species population exceeds the carrying capacity (resources) of its ecosystem.

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37.

An organism that gets its energy by breaking down the wastes and dead remains of plants and animals.

a)

A. decomposer

b)

B. invertebrate

c)

C. insect

d)

D. predator

38.

The variety of life in a particular environment is called a/an (a)   .

39.

The process by which plants use energy from the sun to make sugar and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water is called ________________.

a)

volume

b)

formula

c)

condensation

d)

photosynthesis

40.

Multiple food chains that are combined in an ecosystem are called___

a)

a food chain

b)

an ecosystem

c)

an energy pyramid

d)

a food web

41.

Plants and other organisms that make their own food are called______.

a)

decomposers

b)

mammals

c)

consumers

d)

producers

42.

The three main groups that can be found in all ecosystems are the producers, consumers, and decomposers. Which choice below gives an example of an organism from each group?

a)

deer, eagles, buffalo

b)

grass, flowers, trees

c)

mushrooms, worms, flowers

d)

grass, squirrels, worms

43.

These species are indigenous and occur naturally in an area:

a)

native species

b)

exotic species

c)

endangered species

d)

invasive species

44.

A species that has a negative impact in an area that is not its native home is a/an _______________.

a)

native/indigenous species

b)

exotic species

c)

endangered species

d)

invasive species

45.

The diagram below is an example of a (a)   .

46.

The arrows in the diagram above show (a)   getting passed from one organism to the next.

47.

This diagram best represents a

(a)