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Science Vocabulary

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the smallest unit of matter that retains the properties of an element?

a)
Compound
b)
Element
c)
Atom
d)
Molecule
2.

What is the average mass of an atom of an element, measured in atomic mass units?

a)

Grams

b)

Volume

c)

Atomic Mass

d)

Chemical Properties

3.

What is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which determines the element?

a)

Chemical Formula

b)

Atom

c)

Atomic Mass

d)

Atomic Number

4.

An imaginary line around which an object rotates is called?

a)

inertia

b)

Axis

c)

gravity

d)

symmetry

5.

What is Balanced Force?

a)

Balanced Force is a force that results in no change in motion of an object.

b)
Balanced Force is when an object is at rest and not moving.
c)
Balanced Force is when the net force acting on an object is greater than zero.
d)
Balanced Force is when the forces are acting in the same direction.
6.

A representation of a compound using symbols and subscripts to show the elements and their relative numbers of atoms is called?

a)

Atomic number

b)
Chemical formula
c)

Energy Transformation

d)
Molecular structure
7.

What is a number placed in front of a chemical formula to balance the equation?

a)
coefficient
b)
catalyst
c)

atom

d)

compound

8.

What is a substance composed of two or more different elements chemically combined?

a)

Energy

b)
Compound
c)

Force

d)
Solution
9.

What is a negatively charged subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus?

a)
Photon
b)
Proton
c)
Electron
d)
Neutron
10.

What is a pure substance made up of only one type of atom?

a)
Compound
b)

Water

c)
Element
d)

Electricity

11.

What is the ability to do work?

a)
Mass
b)
Force
c)

Energy transformation

d)
Energy
12.

What is the conversion of one form of energy into another?

a)

Force

b)
Energy conservation
c)
Energy depletion
d)
Energy transformation
13.

What is a push or pull that can change an object's motion?

a)
Friction
b)
Gravity
c)
Force
d)

Mass

14.

What is a vast collection of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter held together by gravity?

a)
galaxy
b)
star cluster
c)
nebula
d)
black hole
15.

A vertical column in the periodic table that contains elements with similar properties is called?

a)
Series
b)
Period
c)
Row
d)
Group
16.

What is a plot of stars based on their luminosity and temperature?

a)
Star classification chart
b)
Celestial body map
c)

Law of Conservation

d)
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
17.

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction is called what?

a)

Law of Action-Reaction

b)

Law of Inertia

c)

Law of Conservation of Mass

d)
Law of Conservation of Energy
18.

The idea that Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed is called?

a)

Law of Conservation of Energy

b)

Law of Conservation of Mass

c)

Law of Inertia

d)

Law of Action-Reaction

19.

The idea that Mass cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed is called what?

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Conservation of Mass

c)

Law of Action-Reaction

d)

Law of Conservation of Energy

20.

An object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will remain in motion with a constant speed and direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force is called?

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Action-Reaction

c)

Law of Conservation of Energy

d)

Law of Conservation of Mass

21.

What is Luminosity?

a)

Luminosity is the sun.

b)

Luminosity is a vast collection of stars.

c)
Luminosity is the brightness of a star as seen from Earth.
d)

Luminosity is the total amount of light emitted by a star per unit time.

22.

What is anything that has mass and takes up space?

a)

Matter

b)

Mass

c)

Nucleus

d)

Neutron

23.

What is the appearance of the moon as seen from Earth, determined by the moon's position relative to the sun?

a)

Moon Phase

b)

Motion

c)

Galaxy

d)

Star

24.

What is the change in position of an object over time?

a)

Motion

b)

Net Force

c)
Speed
d)

Matter

25.

What is a cloud of gas and dust in space?

a)
Asteroid belt
b)
Comet tail
c)
Nebula
d)
Star cluster
26.

What is the overall force acting on an object?

a)

Neutron

b)

Inertia

c)

Force of Motion

d)

Net Force

27.

What is a neutral subatomic particle found in the nucleus?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mass

28.

The dense, central core of an atom containing protons and neutrons is called?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Proton

c)

Neutron

d)

Motion

29.

What is a horizontal row in the periodic table that contains elements with the same number of energy levels?

a)

Period

b)

Subscript

c)

Luminosity

d)

Precipitate

30.

What is a solid that forms from a solution?

a)

Precipitate

b)

Rain

c)

Water

d)

Air

31.

What is a positively charged subatomic particle found in the nucleus?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Compound

32.

What is a substance that undergoes a chemical reaction?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Matter

c)

Mass

d)

Reactant

33.

What is the motion of one object around another?

a)

Axis

b)

Rotation

c)

Speed

d)

Revolution

34.

What is the spinning of an object on its axis?

a)

Speed

b)

Revolution

c)

Rotation

d)

Velocity

35.

What is the distance traveled per unit time?

a)

Speed

b)

Rate

c)

Miles

d)

Velocity

36.

What is a number written below a chemical symbol to indicate the number of atoms of that element in a molecule?

a)

Period

b)

Work

c)

Subscript

d)

Number

37.

What is a force that results in a change in motion of an object?

a)

Unseen Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

c)

Valence

d)

Velocity

38.

What is an electron in the outermost energy level of an atom?

a)

Valence Electron

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Proton

39.

Speed in a specific direction is called?

a)

Velocity

b)

Force

c)

Mass

d)

Matter

40.

What is the transfer of energy from one object to another due to a force acting over a distance?

a)

Motion

b)

Period

c)

Work

d)

Velocity