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Vocabulary

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

Electrical energy is a form of energy resulting from the flow of what?

a)

Water

b)

Air

c)

Electric charge

d)

Heat

2.

A conductor is:

a)

a material that allows the flow of electric charge

b)

a device that stores electrical energy

c)

a material that resists the flow of electric charge

d)

a device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy

3.

An insulator is:

a)

a material that allows the flow of electric current

b)

a material that resists the flow of electric current

c)

a device that generates electricity

d)

a conductor of heat

4.

What is volume?

a)

A measure of the amount of space an object occupies

b)

A measure of the weight of an object

c)

A measure of the height of an object

d)

A measure of the temperature of an object

5.

What is a mixture?

a)

A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined.

b)

A single substance with a fixed composition.

c)

A substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances.

d)

A chemical reaction between two elements.

6.

What is a physical property?

a)

A characteristic of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing its identity

b)

A change that alters the chemical composition of a substance

c)

A process that involves the rearrangement of the molecular structure of a substance

d)

A property that is only observable during a chemical reaction

7.

A solution is:

a)

a type of mixture where a solute is dissolved in a solvent

b)

a mathematical problem

c)

a type of solid

d)

a type of gas

8.

The conservation of matter states that:

a)

Matter can be created or destroyed.

b)

Matter can change forms but cannot be created or destroyed.

c)

Matter is always conserved in open systems.

d)

Matter is not conserved in chemical reactions.

9.

What is force?

a)

A push or pull on an object

b)

A type of energy

c)

A measure of mass

d)

A unit of distance

10.

What is motion?

a)

A change in position of an object over time

b)

A type of energy

c)

A form of matter

d)

A state of rest

11.

Balanced forces are forces that:

a)

cause an object to move

b)

do not change the motion of an object

c)

change the shape of an object

d)

increase the speed of an object

12.

Unbalanced forces are:

a)

forces that are equal in size and opposite in direction

b)

forces that cause a change in the motion of an object

c)

forces that do not cause any change in the motion of an object

d)

forces that are always acting in pairs

13.

Fill in the blank: The movement of energy from place to place or from one object to another is called ________.

a)

energy transfer

b)

energy transformation

c)

energy conservation

d)

energy dissipation

14.

A change in energy from one form to another is called ________.

a)

energy transformation

b)

energy conservation

c)

energy distribution

d)

energy generation

15.

Fill in the blank: Energy caused by the movement of electric charges is called ________.

a)

electrical energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

nuclear energy

16.

Fill in the blank: Energy that is stored in matter and that can be released by a chemical reaction is called ________.

a)

chemical energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

nuclear energy

17.

Fill in the blank: Energy that comes from electric currents is called ________.

a)

electrical energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

nuclear energy

18.

Fill in the blank: The flow of electrically charged particles is called ________.

a)

electric current

b)

magnetic field

c)

gravitational force

d)

nuclear reaction

19.

Fill in the blank: The path an electric current follows is called ________.

a)

electrical circuit

b)

electrical wire

c)

electrical outlet

d)

electrical device

20.

Energy that lets you see is called ________.

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

heat

d)

electricity

21.

Fill in the blank: To be taken in by an object is to ________.

a)

absorb

b)

ignore

c)

reject

d)

dismiss

22.

Fill in the blank: To bounce off an object is to ________.

a)

reflect

b)

absorb

c)

transmit

d)

refract

23.

Fill in the blank: To bend light as it moves from one material to another is to ________.

a)

refract

b)

reflect

c)

absorb

d)

transmit

24.

A dark place made when an object blocks light is called a ________.

a)

shadow

b)

reflection

c)

glow

d)

spark

25.

Fill in the blank: The imaginary line around which Earth rotates, running from the North Pole to the South Pole, is called the ________.

a)

axis

b)

equator

c)

meridian

d)

latitude

26.

Fill in the blank: The mixture of gases that surround a planet is called the ________.

a)

atmosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

27.

The process in which water continuously moves from Earth’s surface into the atmosphere and back again is called the ________.

a)

water cycle

b)

carbon cycle

c)

nitrogen cycle

d)

rock cycle

28.

Fill in the blank: The process by which a liquid changes into a gas is called ________.

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

sublimation

d)

freezing

29.

Fill in the blank: The process by which a gas changes into a liquid is called ________.

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

sublimation

d)

deposition

30.

Fill in the blank: Water that falls from the air to Earth’s surface is called ________.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

transpiration

31.

What is happening in the atmosphere at a certain place and time is called ________.

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

temperature

d)

humidity

32.

Fill in the blank: Very small pieces of rock, sand, and silt carried by water are called _______.

a)

sediment

b)

pebbles

c)

boulders

d)

gravel

33.

Fill in the blank: A type of rock that forms when layers of sediment are pressed together is called _______.

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

igneous rock

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

volcanic rock

34.

Fill in the blank: An energy-rich resource formed from the buried remains of once-living organisms is called _______.

a)

fossil fuel

b)

solar energy

c)

wind power

d)

nuclear energy

35.

Fill in the blank: A natural feature found on Earth’s surface is called a _______.

a)

landform

b)

animal

c)

building

d)

vehicle

36.

Fill in the blank: A fan-shaped mass of material deposited at the mouth of a stream is called a _______.

a)

delta

b)

alluvial fan

c)

levee

d)

sandbar

37.

Fill in the blank: A deep valley with very steep sides is called a _______.

a)

canyon

b)

plateau

c)

hill

d)

plain

38.

Fill in the blank: A mound of sand formed by the wind is called a _______.

a)

sand dune

b)

sand hill

c)

sand pile

d)

sand mountain

39.

Fill in the blank: To use the materials in old things to make new things is to _______.

a)

recycle

b)

reuse

c)

reduce

d)

repurpose

40.

Fill in the blank: To preserve and protect an ecosystem or a resource is to _______.

a)

conserve

b)

destroy

c)

neglect

d)

exploit

41.

Fill in the blank: A living thing, such as a plant, an animal, a fungus, or a bacterium, is called _______.

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

c)

mineral

d)

synthetic

42.

Describes the nonliving part of the environment, including water, rocks, light, and temperature, is called _______.

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

c)

organic

d)

living

43.

Fill in the blank: A place where an organism lives and can find everything it needs to survive is called a _______.

a)

habitat

b)

ecosystem

c)

niche

d)

community

44.

Fill in the blank: A living thing that gets energy by breaking down dead organisms and animal wastes into simpler substances is called a _______.

a)

decomposer

b)

producer

c)

consumer

d)

herbivore

45.

Fill in the blank: A living thing, such as a plant, that can make its own food is called a _______.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

scavenger

46.

Fill in the blank: A group of food chains that overlap is called a _______.

a)

food web

b)

ecosystem

c)

biome

d)

habitat

47.

Fill in the blank: A community of organisms and the environment in which they live is called an _______.

a)

ecosystem

b)

biosphere

c)

habitat

d)

population

48.

Fill in the blank: A living thing that cannot make its own food and must eat other living things is called a _______.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

d)

autotroph