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Quarter 3 Review

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 5hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
2.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
3.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
4.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
5.
What follows evaporation during the water cycle? 
a)
Water evaporates into water vapor
b)
Water vapor condenses and forms a  cloud
c)
Water precipitates to the ground
d)
Water runs down into the hydrosphere
6.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
7.
Water moves directly from a lake to the air by which of the following processes?
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Sedimentation
8.
Which of the following describes water changing from liquid to solid?
a)

ice forming on a lake
b)

dew forming on grass
c)
snow melting into a puddle
d)
water evaporating from a pond
9.
The map shows the location of South Carolina. South Carolina is humid during the summer months. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the humid conditions?
a)
runoff from inland mountains
b)

flooding from rivers and streams
c)
groundwater bubbling to the surface
d)
evaporation from the surface of the ocean
10.
The diagram above shows four stages of the water cycle.Which change is occurring at stage 1 in the diagram?
a)

Water is changing from a gas to a solid.
b)
Water is changing from a liquid to a gas.
c)
Water is changing from a liquid to a solid.
d)
Water is changing from a solid to a liquid.
11.
During most of the year, the air over
Boston, Massachusetts, contains a high
amount of moisture. Which of the
following best explains why there is a
high amount of moisture in the air?
a)
Boston is close to an ocean.
b)
Boston is at a low elevation. (Not high in the mountains)
c)
Boston is near many mountains.
d)

Boston is far north of the equator.
12.
An area received six inches of snow during the winter. Before the snow can continue through the water cycle as groundwater or runoff, it must first
a)
condense
b)
evaporate 
c)
freeze
d)
melt
13.
Most of Earth's water is found
a)
underground
b)
in lakes
c)
in oceans
d)
in rivers
14.
Water is absorbed by the plant through the roots, and transpiration takes place as the water exits the ________.
a)
Leaves
b)
Roots
c)
Stem
15.
Transpiration requires _________.
a)
Cold
b)
Mild Climate
c)
Heat
16.
When water flows back into the ocean it is called 
a)
condensation
b)
runoff
c)
transpiration
d)
precipitation
17.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
18.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
19.
When water _________, dew forms.
a)
Melts
b)
Evaporates
c)
Condenses
d)
Precipitates
20.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
21.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
22.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
23.
On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?
a)
cold, rainy
b)
cold, sunny
c)
warm, rainy
d)
warm, sunny
24.
What cloud is found at ground level? 
a)
Cirrus
b)
Stratus
c)
Culumlus 
d)
Fog
25.
What is      D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
26.
What is water vapor doing when it changes to water?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
27.
Which of these is not an example of precipitation?
a)
rain
b)
clouds
c)
sleet
d)
snow
28.

What are formed when water vapor condenses?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

29.

Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

a)

water vapor

b)

precipitation

c)

ice

d)

air

30.
What is the process during which water changes from a liquid to a gas as it heats up?
a)
Condensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
31.
What step of the water cycle occurs when clouds become too heavy
a)
Condensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
32.
What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?
a)
Condensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
33.
True or False: Evaporation is caused by the sun's heat.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
True or False: Water is constantly being recycled because of the water cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
35.

True or False: The process by which water moves through the Earth and the atmosphere is called the nitrogen cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

What is it called when water seeps down into the ground?

a)

Infiltration

b)

Runoff

c)

Transpiration

d)

Condensation

37.
Friction can be described as a:
a)
non-contact force
b)
contact force
c)
slowing of motion
d)
rough surface
38.
What measurements are needed to calculate the speed of an object?
a)
grams and force
b)
force and acceleration
c)
mass, time. and force
d)
time and distance
39.
Choose the BEST example of balanced forces.
a)
a car speeding up
b)
a leaf blowing in the wind
c)
a car moving at a constant speed
d)
a tennis ball bouncing back and forth between players.
40.
Choose the BEST answer that describes how the mass of an object affects its motion.
a)
The greater the mass of an object, the slower the motion of the object.
b)
The greater the mass of an object, the faster the motion of the object.
c)
The greater the mass of an object, the greater the force to move the object.
d)
The greater the mass of an object, the greater the distance the object will travel.
41.
Melissa and Gabe were testing the flight of leaves as they tossed them in the air.  The leaves would go up and then came to a rest on the ground.  What force made the leaves land on the ground?
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
air pressure
d)
mass
42.
The 5th graders were playing a game of tug-of-war.  The class was divided equally with half the class on one side of the rope and the other half on the opposite side.  For 5 minutes the students pulled and pulled but neither side could pull the flag to one side or the other.  Choose the description of the forces during the 5th grade tug-of-war.
a)
The forces were unbalanced in the game.
b)
The forces were friction, gravity, and chemical energy.
c)
The students all had the same amount of strength.
d)
The forces were balanced in the game.
43.

What can cause a moving object to increase its speed in a forward direction?

a)

a force pushing on the object from the opposite direction

b)

force that moves continuously in the same direction as object

c)

an increase in the mass of the object

44.

A pencil falls off of a desk. What moves the pencil toward the floor?

a)

mass

b)

friction

c)

gravity

d)

speed

45.

4 cars are at the starting line of a race. Which car will require the most force to start moving?

a)

car with mass of 1200 kilograms

b)

car with mass of 1500 kilograms

c)

car with mass of 1700 kilograms

d)

car with mass of 2000 kilograms

46.

A model car travels 20 meters in 15 seconds. How many meters will it travel in 45 seconds?

a)

0.4m

b)

25m

c)

30m

d)

60m

47.

A swimmer is moving at a speed of 2.0 meters/second. When will they hit 100 meters?

a)

20 minutes

b)

50 minutes

c)

100 minutes

d)

200 minutes

48.

If a ball rolls from point A to point B, in what direction is it rolling?

a)

northward

b)

eastward

c)

westward

d)

southward

49.

Which will most likely stop an object in motion?

a)

mass

b)

acceleration

c)

force

50.

Which is the force that pulls a ball to the ground after being dropped?

a)

friction

b)

air resistance

c)

gravity

51.

Which is a correct statement about the object shown in Graph W?

a)

The object speeds up during the trip.

b)

The object slows down during the trip.

c)

The object travels at a constant speed during the trip.

52.

What was the average speed of a car that traveled 180 miles in 3 hours? (speed = distance÷time)

a)

55 mph

b)

60 mph

c)

180 mph

d)

540 mph

53.

How can the speed of an object best be determined?

a)

distance traveled divided by time it took to travel

b)

time it took to travel divided by distance traveled

c)

distance traveled divided by speed traveled

d)

speed traveled divided by distance traveled

54.

Which best describes the rate at which an object changes its position over time?

a)

force

b)

distance

c)

speed

d)

direction

55.

A ball was rolling fast and then slowed. Which most likelycaused the ball to slow?

a)

heat

b)

friction

c)

momentum

d)

wind

56.

Which best describes the force of gravity?

a)

a puling force

b)

a pushing force

c)

change in mass

d)

change in speed

57.

What question were they most likely trying to answer?

a)

Does the mass of a car affect the change in motion?

b)

Does the force on a car affect the change in motion?

c)

Does the distance the car travels affect the time?

d)

Does the mass of a car affect the distance the car travels?

58.

Which of the following best explains the motion of the car represented in section “D” of the graph?

a)

The car is stopped in section “D”.

b)

The car is going faster than it was in section “B”.

c)

The car is moving on level ground in section “D”.

d)

The car is higher than it was in section “B”.

59.

Which car won the race?

a)

Car 1

b)

Car 2

c)

Car 3

d)

Car 4

60.

What would most likely happen to the motion of the box if you poured oil on the ramp?

a)

It will slow the box because the force of friction will be increased.

b)

It will speed up the box because the force of friction will be increased.

c)

It will slow the box because the force of friction will be reduced.

d)

It will speed up the box because the force of friction will be reduced.

61.

Which of the following best explains what magnet “B” will do if it is free to move?

a)

The force of gravity will pull it to the left.

b)

The force of gravity will push it to the right.

c)

The magnetic force will pull it to the left.

d)

The magnetic force will push it to the right.

62.

What was the most likely trying to model?

a)

The speed of a car.

b)

The forces acting on a car.

c)

The distance a car might move.

d)

The things that change the size of a car

63.

If an unbalanced force acts on an object at rest, the object will move in the direction of the force. Which of the following best models an object with unbalanced forces acting on it?

a)
b)
c)
d)
64.

A student wishes to design an investigation to determine the effect of changing the mass of an object when an unbalanced force is applied to the object. What should she use as the independent variable in her investigation?

a)

time

b)

force

c)

mass

d)

speed

65.

How should he make the graph of his data?

a)

He should make a line graph with mass on the “X” axis and distance on the “Y” axis.

b)

He should make a line graph with mass on the “y” axis and distance on the “X” axis.

c)

He should make a bar graph with mass on the “X” axis and distance on the “Y” axis.

d)

He should make a bar graph with mass on the “y” axis and distance on the “X” axis.

66.

Which hypothesis will most likely be supported by the results of the investigation?

a)

When a balanced force is applied the block with the greatest mass will move fastest.

b)

When an unbalanced force is applied the block with the least mass will move fastest.

c)

When a balanced force is applied the speed of the object will not change.

d)

When an unbalanced force is applied the speed of the object will not change.

67.

Is her investigation a fair test?

a)

No, because she has two responding (dependent) variables.

b)

No, because she has two manipulated (independent) variables.

c)

Yes, because she uses distance as a controlled variable.

d)

Yes, because she uses time as the responding (dependent) variable.

68.

Which of the following best describes the data in the graph?

a)

Time is the dependent variable which is graphed on the “Y” axis.

b)

Time is the dependent variable which is graphed on the “X” axis.

c)

Distance is the dependent variable which is graphed on the “Y” axis.

d)

Distance is the dependent variable which is graphed on the “X” axis.

69.

Did the results support her hypothesis?

a)

Yes, because more force reduced the time needed to travel 5 meters, so it was going faster.

b)

Yes, because more force reduced the time needed to travel 5 meters, so it was going slower.

c)

No, because more force reduced the time needed to travel 5 meters, so it was going faster.

d)

No, because more force reduced the time needed to travel 5 meters, so it was going slower.

70.

The arrows in the diagrams below represent the size and direction of the forces that are acting on a cart. Different forces were applied to carts. The mass of each cart is the same. If the carts started at rest, which one would speed up the most in a direction to the right of the page?

a)
b)
c)
d)
71.

What is the first thing they should do according to the engineering design process?

a)

Adjust the wheels of the car and determine if it works better.

b)

Design a solution to make the wheels work better.

c)

Ask what materials they could use to fix the problem.

d)

Identify the problem that needs to be improved.

72.

Which of the following best explains which material would work best for the warehouse floor?

a)

The tile because it had the least friction.

b)

The wood because it would be easiest to push the boxes on.

c)

The dirt because it has the least friction.

d)

The asphalt because it has the most friction.

73.

Which design improvement would most likely increase the speed of the car?

a)

Put oil on the nails on which the wheels turn to decrease the friction.

b)

Decrease the size of the wheels so they can grip better.

c)

Increase the size of the wheels so they can grip better.

d)

Put glue on the nails on which wheels turn to increase the friction.

74.

Which of the following improvements would most likely improve the speed of their car?

a)

Add more K’NEX pieces to increase the mass.

b)

Add a sail to decrease the friction.

c)

Add larger tires to increase the volume.

d)

Add lubrication to decrease the friction.

75.

What is matter?

a)

anything

b)

something that has mass

c)

anything that has mass and takes up space

d)

what's the matter with you?

76.

What are the characteristics of solid matter?

a)

takes the shape of any container

b)

molecules are packed closely together

c)

objects have a definite shape

d)

have a definite shape and molecules are packed closely together

77.

Which describes liquid matter?

a)

has a definite volume but no definite shape, takes the shape of every container

b)

has a definite volume

c)

it is wet

d)

molecules are packed tightly together

78.

Which description mostly explains a gas?

a)

no specific shape

b)

not a certain volume

c)

it is all over

d)

molecules move around freely, not tightly packed, no specific volume nor shape

79.

What needs to be present in order for one phase to change from one to another?

a)

space

b)

increase in kinetic energy, resulting in temperature increasing

c)

potential energy

d)

evaporation

80.

What is an example of evaporation?

a)

rain water accumulating in a rain barrel

b)

a puddle going away

c)

leaves turning green

d)

a ball rolling downhill

81.

Which is NOT an example of condensation?

a)

dew collecting on the grass in the morning

b)

clouds filling with water vapor

c)

water forming on the side of the glass of ice water

d)

an oasis drying up in the desert

82.

What describes "freezing" matter?

a)

molecules moving rapidly

b)

molecules not in motion and temperatures decreasing

c)

molecules in motion

d)

grass growing

83.

The phase change sublimation is when matter changes from ....

a)

solid turns to a liquid

b)

solid turns directly to a gas

c)

gas turns to a solid

d)

liquid turns to a gas

84.

In order for something to melt...

a)

the objects temperature needs to be lowered

b)

the molecules slow down to a "stand still"

c)

you turn the air conditioner on

d)

it requires the object's melting point to be reached

85.

Which most often occurs when a pot of water boils?

a)

Condensation

b)

freezing

c)

melting

d)

evaporation

86.

How is heat transferred in radiation?

a)

through solids

b)

through liquids

c)

through time

d)

through air

87.

Which best explains why a wooden spoon can be used to stir hot soup on the stove?

a)

Wood is a good conductor of heat and transfers energy to the spoon.

b)

Wood is a poor conductor of heat and transfers energy to the spoon.

c)

Wood is a good conductor of heat and does not allow the transfer of energy to the spoon.

d)

Wood is a poor conductor of heat and does not allow the transfer of energy to the spoon.

88.

Which shows an example of convection?

a)

Jose cooks an egg in a pot of boiling water.

b)

Clara burns her hand by touching a light bulb.

c)

Lucy wraps herself in an electric blanket to keep warm.

d)

Ben holds the end of a metal rod in a fire to cook hot dogs.

89.

Which is an example of radiated heat for cooking?

a)

cooking a pot of soup

b)

scrambling eggs on the stove

c)

grilling hot dogs over a campfire

d)

frying hamburgers in a frying pan

90.

Which substance will conduct the least amount of heat?

a)

glass

b)

copper

c)

plastic

d)

aluminum

91.

Which is an example of radiation?

a)

boiling a pot of noodles for dinner

b)

getting hot from lying in the sun

c)

feeling warm while taking a shower

d)

burning yourself after touching a hot plate

92.

Why does an ice cube melt when dropped into hot liquid?

a)

The liquid absorbs heat from the ice.

b)

Heat from the liquid transfers to the ice.

c)

Heat from the ice transfers to the liquid.

d)

Cold from the ice transfers into the liquid.

93.

Which is the best example of conduction?

a)

boiling a pot of water

b)

feeling heat from a fireplace

c)

a hot air balloon rising and falling

d)

touching a hot handle and getting burned

94.

Which best describes the transfer of heat due to the movement of gases and liquids?

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

95.

Which is an example of heat being transferred by conduction?

a)

a furnace heating the air in a school

b)

an ice cube melting in a person's hand

c)

a pot of water on a stove boiling

d)

the sun heating water in a swimming pool

96.

Which best explains why metal is a good material to make frying pans?

a)

Metal is a good conductor of heat and transfers heat from the stove to the food.

b)

Metal is a good conductor of heat and does not transfer heat from the stove to the food.

c)

Metal is a poor conductor of heat and transfers heat from the stove to the food.

d)

Metal is a poor conductor of heat and does not transfer heat from the stove to the food.

97.

How does heat energy from the Sun reach Earth?

a)

radiation

b)

solar wind

c)

conduction

d)

convection

98.

Which would most likely turn gas into a liquid?

a)

cooling

b)

boiling

c)

warming

d)

freezing

99.

Sarah is stirring her hot chocolate with a metal spoon, and she notices that the spoon is getting hot. This is most likely caused by which type of heat?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

insulation

100.

Ice cubes are placed in a glass of water that is at room temperature. Which statement best describes the temperature of the water after 10 minutes?

a)

The temperature decreases because some of the water's heat is lost to the ice.

b)

The temperature decreases because some of the ice's heat is lost to the water.

c)

The temperature increases because some of the coolness of the water is absorbed by the ice.

d)

The temperature increases because some of the coolness of the ice is absorbed by the water.

101.
Which of these is true of fruits blended together?
a)
chemical change
b)
physical change
c)
both types of changes
d)
none of these
102.
Gallium spoon melting is a physical change because a puddle of _____ metal is left afterwards.
a)
iron
b)
steel
c)
aluminum
d)
gallium
103.
Changes between states of matter are often which?
a)
chemical changes
b)
physical changes
c)
both
d)
neither
104.
When something burns it is which of these?
a)
chemical change
b)
physical change
c)
d)
105.
What caused the candles to go out?
a)
oxygen
b)
Izzy blowing on them
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
hydrogen
106.
Why is this a physical change?
a)
it makes a mess
b)
same gas before and after
c)
it changes form
d)
it's not, it's a chemical change
107.
How does the team know the gas produced is hydrogen?
a)
density
b)
direct observation
c)
temperature
d)
flame test
108.
How does hydrogen react in a flame test?
a)
a pop
b)
puts flame out
c)
nothing happens
d)
changes color
109.
The spoiling of milk is an example of which type of change?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
c)
both
d)
neither
110.
Is mixing air into egg whites a physical or chemical change?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
c)
both
d)
neither