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Exploring the World of Scientists

Total questions: 126

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Scientists can use their sense of _______ to learn about the number of wolves in an area.
a)
smell
b)
taste
c)
hearing
d)
touch
2.
Scientists can use their sense of _______ to learn if a fish is spoiled or not.
a)
smell
b)
sight
c)
touch
d)
hearing
3.
Scientists can use their sense of _______ to learn about the texture of a shark's skin.
a)
smell
b)
touch
c)
sight
d)
taste
4.
Which sense do you use when deciding what flavor a jelly bean is?
a)
hearing
b)
smell
c)
taste
d)
touch
5.
Scientists can learn about the world by doing ____________.
a)
homework
b)
games
c)
presentations
d)
experiments
6.

What is it made of?

a)

wood

b)

metal

c)

paper

7.

What are they made of?

a)

metal

b)

glass

c)

fabric

8.

What is it made of?

a)

plastic and fabric.

b)

plastic and paper

c)

fabric and glass

9.

What is it made of?

a)

paper

b)

metal

c)

metal and plastic

10.

Heavy or light?

a)

Metal is heavy.

b)

Metal is light.

11.

Heavy or light?

a)

Wood can be heavy.

b)

Wood can be light.

12.

Smooth or rough?

a)

It feels smooth.

b)

It feels rough.

13.

Smooth or rough?

a)

It feels smooth.

b)

It feels rough.

14.

Soft or hard?

a)

It feels soft.

b)

It feels hard.

15.

Hard or soft?

a)

It feels hard.

b)

It feels soft.

16.

What is it?

a)

It is a bicycle.

b)

It is a kite.

c)

It is a jump rope.

d)

It is a ball.

17.

1 Kate was telling her friend how much she loved her beautiful, soft sweater. Which physical property of the sweater was she describing to her friend?

a)

A flexibility

b)

A temperature

c)

A liquid

d)

A texture

18.

Some straws have the ability to bend or stretch without breaking. They are classified as –

a)

rough

b)

hot

c)

flexible

d)

liquids

19.

Water can be classified as a _

a)

solid

b)

flexible

c)

liquid

d)

texture

20.

A book can be classified as a_

a)

hot

b)

liquid

c)

cold

d)

solid

21.

A ROUGH tree trunk can be classified by its_

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

texture

d)

hot

22.

Which of the following is NOT a type of scientist?

a)

Chemist

b)

Physicist

c)

Race Car Driver

d)

Geologist

23.

What is the main focus of a biologist?

a)

Studying the weather

b)

Studying living things other than plants

c)

Studying rocks

d)

Studying stars

24.

Which of the following is a type of scientist who studies the weather?

a)

Astronomer

b)

Meteorologist

c)

Biologist

d)

Chemist

25.

Who can be a scientist?

a)

Someone who doesn't like to learn.

b)

Someone that likes to talk consistently in class and does not do work.

c)

Someone that likes math, biology, and computer science.

d)

Someone who doesn't like animals.

26.

Why was our Oobleck green (or another color)?

a)

All Oobleck is colored.

b)

We used grass to color it.

c)

We used food coloring to make it a color.

d)

Oobleck is never blue or pink, Silly!

27.

In Scientific terms, what is Oobleck?

a)

a mess

b)

a non-Neutonian fluid

c)

only a liquid

d)

only a solid

28.

What is the MOST unusual property about Oobleck?

a)

it acts like BOTH a liquid and a solid

b)

it's green

c)

you cannot pick it up

d)

it melts in your hand

29.

While working with Oobleck we were acting like ___.

a)

clowns

b)

mathematicians

c)

students

d)

scientists

30.

The main way we analyzed Oobleck was through our sense of ___.

a)

taste

b)

touch

c)

smell

d)

hearing

e)

thinking

31.

Oobleck Is made from . . .

a)

cornstarch and water

b)

Flour and sugar

c)

none of the above

32.

What is Non-Newtonian Fluid

a)

A fluid that doesn't follow the laws of newton's viscosity

b)

A type of fluid made from Newton

c)

A fluid in a polluted ocean

33.

Oobleck is a solid and liquid at the same time

a)

True

b)

False

34.
What is are the 3 states of matter?
a)
solids, gases, and water
b)
solids, liquids, and gases
c)
cornstarch, water, and liquid
d)
cornstarch, gases, and solids
35.

Click on the picture if you need.

What is the top of the tower called?

a)

base

b)

beams

c)

joints

d)

apex

36.

Click on the picture if you need.

What is the bottom of the tower called?

a)

base

b)

beams

c)

joints

d)

apex

37.

Click on the picture if you need.

What is the part of the tower that connects one or more beam?

a)

base

b)

beams

c)

joints

d)

apex

38.

I can be held in your hands. I don't change shape when you move me. What am I?

a)

A solid

b)

A liquid

c)

Neither a solid nor a liquid

39.

I cannot be picked up. I take the shape of any container. What am I?

a)

A solid

b)

A liquid

c)

Neither a solid nor a liquid

40.

Which of the following are examples of liquids?

a)

Wood and paper

b)

Shampoo and oil

c)

Shoes and socks

41.

Sugar and sand can be poured. Are they examples of solids or liquids?

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Neither

42.

Solids , liquids and gases are three states of _____________________.

a)

light

b)

energy

c)

matter

d)

precipitation

43.

Examples of properties are color, shape and ________________

a)

solids

b)

size

c)

gravity

d)

energy

44.

This tool is a ______________.

a)

balance scale

b)

thermometer

c)

graduated cylinder

d)

ruler

45.

This tool measures______________.

a)

mass/weight

b)

volume

c)

length

d)

temperature

46.

This tool is called a ______________________.

a)

balance scale

b)

thermometer

c)

graduated cylinder

d)

ruler

47.

This tools measures_______________________.

a)

mass/weight

b)

volume

c)

length

d)

temperature

48.

Two properties that describe a pencil are_________________ and __________________.

a)

wooden and soft

b)

squishy and sticky

c)

wooden and smooth

d)

squishy and wooden

49.
The following are examples of solids except
a)
syrup
b)
text book
c)
desk
d)
lunchbox
50.
The following are examples of liquids except 
a)
water
b)
oxygen
c)
soda
d)
koolaid
51.

What happens when you add heat to ice?

a)

it freezes

b)

it evaporates

c)

it turns red

d)

it melts

52.

Which of these is a kind of change that you can't reverse or undo?

a)

melting ice

b)

folding paper

c)

burning paper

53.

If I say a beach ball is smooth, which property am I describing?

a)

texture

b)

color

c)

shape

54.
The 3 State of Matter are?
a)
Idaho, Texas, and Florida
b)
Matter, Mass, and Weight
c)
Solids, Liquids, and Gas
d)
Steel, Copper, and Brass
55.

This molecules are an example of

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Water

56.

The molecules are an example of

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Water

d)

Gas

57.

Is milk a solid, liquid, or gas?

(a)  

58.

What is air made up of?

a)

gases

b)

liquids

c)

properties

d)

solids

59.

What would probably happen if you poured a liquid onto a solid table?

a)

It would turn into gas.

b)

It would spread out all over the table.

c)

It would keep the same shape.

d)

It would turn into a solid.

60.

Is a book a solid, liquid, or gas

(a)  

61.

Is sand a solid, liquid, or gas?

(a)  

62.

Is the sun a solid, liquid, or gas?

(a)  

63.

Is paint a solid, liquid, or gas?

(a)  

64.

Is water a solid, liquid, or gas?

(a)  

65.

Is maple syrup a solid, liquid, or gas?

(a)  

66.

Are ice cubes a solid, liquid, or gas?

(a)  

67.

Is a pencil a solid, liquid, or gas?

(a)  

68.

What is air made up of?

a)

gases

b)

liquids

c)

properties

d)

solids

69.

Which of these is a solid?

a)
b)
c)
d)
70.
a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

71.
a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

72.
a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

73.
a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

74.
a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

75.
a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

76.
a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

77.
a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

78.
a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

79.
a)

Tranparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

80.
a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

81.
a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

82.
a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

83.
a)

Transparent

b)

Tranlucent

c)

Opaque

84.

Which best describes how light passes through the materials in the picture above?

a)

plastic wrap is transparent, wax paper is opaque

b)

plastic wrap is transparent, wax paper is translucent

c)

plastic wrap is opaque, wax paper is translucent

d)

plastic wrap is translucent, wax paper is transparent

85.
If an object allows most all light to pass through it then it is...
a)
transparent
b)
opaque 
c)
translucent
d)
cold
86.

An object that blocks all of the light from passing through is...

a)

transparent

b)

clear

c)

opaque

d)

translucent

87.

This type of object lets some light through, but not all. It is not easy to see through this type of material.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

co-parent

d)

opaque

88.
A block of wood is opaque.
a)
true
b)
false
89.
A clear window is opaque
a)
true
b)
false
90.
The windows that you can easily see through is transparent.
a)
true
b)
false
91.
If you were building a house in Alaska (where it can be daylight for months!), what type of material would be best to cover your windows with that would help keep the Sun out of your room so you can sleep?
a)
transparent material
b)
translucent material
c)
opaque material
d)
glass material
92.
Your grandma has plants in her kitchen. They need lots of light! What type of windows should she have installed that will be best for her indoor garden?
a)
opaque windows
b)
translucent windows
c)
transparent windows
d)
no windows, just walls
93.
What is this
a)
opaque
b)
transparent
c)
translucent
94.
what is this
a)
translucent
b)
transparent
c)
opaque
95.
What is this
a)
translucent
b)
transparent
c)
opaque
96.
The water is what
a)
opaque
b)
translucent
c)
transparent
97.
What is this
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
98.
what is this
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
99.

Milk takes the shape of its container because it is a:

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

100.

The milk in this jug is ______?

a)

a gas

b)

a solid

c)

a liquid

101.
a)

thick

b)

thin

102.

a)

Thick liquid

b)

Thin liquid

103.

a)

Thick liquid

b)

Thin liquid

104.
Ice cubes are the ___ form of water.
a)
Liquid
b)
Solid
c)
Gas
d)
None
105.
a)

Thin liquid

b)

Thick liquid

c)

Gas

106.

What is this?

a)

Thin liquid

b)

Thick liquid

107.

If bottled juice is poured into a glass, what shape will it have?

a)

It will remain in the bottle's shape.

b)

It will spread all over the table.

c)

It will take the shape of the glass.

d)

None of the above

108.

Liquids are pulled down to the (bottom, top) of a container by gravity.

a)

top

b)

bottom

109.

Liquids (can, cannot) flow or be poured.

a)

can

b)

cannot

110.

Although liquids can change shape, they do not change their (amount, volume).

a)

amount

b)

volume

111.

Materials in a (liquid, solid) state take the shape of the container they are in.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

112.

Which of the following is a set of liquid materials?

a)

b)

113.

Physical Properties: liquid, clear color, lightweight

a)
b)
c)
d)
114.

Choose two physical properties that describe the obsidian rock in the picture.

a)

rough and oval

b)

smooth and shiny

c)

smooth and layered

d)

rough and round

115.

Arrange the following liquids according to their viscosity level. Lowest to highest.


1. Orange Juice

2. Shampoo

3. Mayonnaise

4. Coconut Oil

a)

1, 4, 2, 3

b)

2, 4, 3, 1

c)

1, 3, 2, 4

d)

4, 3, 2, 1

116.

Arrange the following liquids according to their viscosity level. Highest to lowest.


1. Honey

2. Vinegar

3. Toothpaste

4. Cooking Oil

a)

2, 4, 3, 1,

b)

3, 1, 4, 2

c)

1, 2, 3, 4

d)

3, 2, 4, 1

117.

Which one has lower viscosity?

a)
b)
118.

Which one has lower viscosity?

a)
b)
119.

Which one has higher viscosity?

a)
b)
120.
If a liquid has high viscosity, it probably has:
a)
strong resistance to flow
b)
weak resistance to flow
121.

Toothpaste is very viscous.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

122.

The best example of a substance with low viscosity is?

a)

Honey

b)

Soap

c)

Marbles

d)

Water

123.

Peanut butter is an example of a...

a)

High viscosity liquid

b)

Low viscosity liquid

c)

Isnt a liquid at all! Don't be silly.

124.

Fluids with very low viscosity flow very _______________________.

a)

fast

b)

not at all

c)

slow

d)

whenever it wants

125.

Fluids with very high viscosity flow very _______________________.

a)

fast

b)

not at all

c)

slow

d)

whenever it wants

126.

This is a special property of liquids to resist flow.

a)

Fluidity

b)

Surface Tension

c)

Diffusibility

d)

Viscosity