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Science Matter and Energy

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which part of a plant cell does photosynthesis take place?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Vacuole

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

2.

What are the building blocks of all matter?

a)

Proteins

b)

Polymers

c)

Atoms

d)

Molecules

3.

What is a calorie used to measure?

a)

Energy

b)

Force

c)

Power

d)

Work

4.

What is the layer of mixed gases around the Earth called?

a)

Hemisphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Asthenosphere

d)

Lithosphere

5.

Do waves transfer ENERGY or MATTER?

a)

Energy

b)

Matter

6.

Which is most likely a major concern associated with burning fossil fuels?

a)

Burning fossil fuels can pollute the oceans.

b)

Burning fossil fuels can remove harmful chemicals from precipitation.

c)

Burning fossil fuels can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

d)

Burning fossil fuels can produce smog, which can cause respiratory illnesses.

7.

Temperature is measured in ______.

a)

Kelvin

b)

Newtons

c)

Watts

d)

Joules

8.

Where does the Earth get most of its light?

a)

Moon

b)

Planets

c)

Sun

d)

Man-Made Electrical Sources

9.

How do herbivores acquire energy?

a)

Absorb sunlight

b)

Consume plants

c)

Consume animals

d)

Consume plants and animals

10.

What is molten rock underneath the Earth's surface called?

a)

Lava

b)

Magma

c)

Pahoehoe

d)

Aa Lava

11.

Which type of star is the sun?

a)

Protostar

b)

Supernova

c)

White dwarf

d)

Yellow dwarf

12.

In the Periodic Table, Pb stands for what chemical element?

a)

Iron

b)

Silver

c)

Mercury

d)

Lead

13.

Salt dissolved in water is considered a(n) what?

a)

Compound

b)

Slurry

c)

Emulsion

d)

Mixture

14.

What is a group on the periodic table?

a)

A column of elements in the periodic table of the chemical elements.

b)

A row of elements in the periodic table of the chemical elements.

c)

Horizontal rows that have the same number of electron shells.

15.

If the pendulum was at X, what type of energy is at its maximum?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Mechanical

c)

Potential

d)

Thermal

16.

Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the density of the rock?

a)

7 mL

b)

7 g/cm3

c)

28 g/cm3

d)

1/7 g/cm3

17.

Between which points is the substance changing its state of matter?

a)

B only. 

b)

B, C, D, E

c)

C only. 

d)

C, D

18.

How do covalent bonds form?

a)

Donating & receiving valence electrons between atoms.

b)

Opposite slight charges attract each other between compounds.

c)

Scientists are still not sure how they form.

d)

Sharing valence electrons between atoms.

19.

What is the volume of the following object?

a)

16.5 cubic inches

b)

136.5 cubic inches

c)

150 cubic inches

d)

136.5 cubic centimeters

20.

Balance: C + H2 --> CH4

a)

2C + 2H2 --> CH4

b)

C + 2H2 --> CH4

c)

2C + H2 --> 2CH4

d)

C + H2 --> 2CH4

21.

The location of the valence shell is the ________.

a)

innermost shell.

b)

outermost shell.

22.

True or False: Mass is the force exerted by the gravity on an object, but weight is the actual amount of material contained in a body.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Newton's Third Law States:

a)

F=ma

b)

An object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

c)

A regularly occurring or apparently inevitable phenomenon observable in human society.

d)

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

24.

J. J. Thompson discovered the _______.

a)

Atom

b)

Periodic Table

c)

Atomic Theory

d)

Electron

25.

Which of the following best describes the law of conservation of energy?

a)

Energy can be created and destroyed.

b)

Energy can be transformed from one form to another, but cannot be created or destroyed.

c)

Energy is always lost as heat.

d)

Energy is only conserved in closed systems.