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2nd 9 Weeks Science Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a trait?

a)

The temperature of the body

b)

A feature that describes an organism

c)

Instructions for the body

d)

A group of similar organisms that can reproduce

2.

What is true about inherited traits?

a)

They can change over the life of an animal.

b)

They are passed down from parents to offspring.

c)

They are never found in the genes.

d)

All of the above

3.

Where are inherited traits found?

a)

Genes

b)

Brain

c)

Bones

d)

None of the above

4.

What are genes?

a)

Instructions for the body

b)

A group of similar organisms that can reproduce

c)

A feature that describes an organism

d)

The temperature of the body

5.

Tell whether each is a solid, liquid, or gas: oxygen -

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

6.

Tell whether each is a solid, liquid, or gas: milk -

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

7.

Tell whether each is a solid, liquid, or gas: pencil -

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

8.

A ____________ has a defined shape. It does not take the shape of its container. It also has a defined volume because it can be measured.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

9.

A ____________ does not have a defined shape. It takes the shape of its container. It does have a defined volume because it can be measured.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

10.

A _____________ does not have a defined shape. It sometimes takes the shape of its container and sometimes flies freely around you.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

11.

Which word means to move an object toward yourself?

a)

motion

b)

push

c)

pull

d)

magnetic

12.

Which word means a push or pull of an object?

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

motion

d)

force

13.

Which word is a type of force that keeps objects in place or slows them down?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

speed

d)

spin

14.

Which word means where something is located?

a)

spin

b)

slide

c)

position

d)

direction

15.

True or false? The north poles of two magnets will attract to each other.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which type of rock is formed from layers of sediment joined together?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

17.

Which type of rock is changed by heat and pressure?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

18.

Which type of rock is created from cooled and hardened magma?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

19.

What do scientists use the Mohs scale to measure?

a)

A mineral's hardness

b)

A mineral's luster

c)

A mineral's color

d)

A mineral's shape

20.

What is one difference between minerals and rocks?

a)

There are 4,000 types of minerals.

b)

They have physical properties like hardness and luster.

c)

Minerals are the same on the inside and the outside and rocks aren't.

d)

You can find them both in nature.