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Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 34mins
What is the term for the following definition? A testable statement.
Hypothesis
Theory
Law
Observation
What is the term for the following definition? Planned study meant to answer a question.
Experiment
Observation
Theory
Hypothesis
What is the term for the following definition? Use of senses to make out details.
Observe
Ignore
Forget
Guess
What is the term for the following definition? Anything that takes up space.
Matter
Energy
Light
Force
What is the term for the following definition? Characteristics of matter that you can observe or measure directly.
Physical Property
Chemical Change
Mixture
Solution
What is the term for the following definition? The amount of matter that an object has.
Mass
Volume
Density
Weight
What is the term for the following definition? The amount of space an object takes up.
Volume
Mass
Density
Length
What is the term for the following definition? The measurement of how hot or cold something is.
Temperature
Volume
Mass
Density
What is the term for the following definition? Matter that has a definite shape.
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
What is the term for the following definition? Matter that takes up the shape of a container.
Liquid
Solid
Gas
Plasma
What is the term for the following definition? Matter that has no definite shape.
Gas
Solid
Metal
Rock
What is the term for the following definition? Liquid turning into gas.
Evaporation
Condensation
Freezing
Sublimation
What is the term for the following definition? Gas turning into liquid.
Condensation
Evaporation
Sublimation
Deposition
What is the term for the following definition? State where matter stays the same after being changed (cutting and folding).
Physical Change
Chemical Change
Evaporation
Condensation
What is the term for the following definition? State where matter changes into a new state of matter (burning).
Chemical Change
Physical Change
Evaporation
Condensation
What is the term for the following definition? Two or more substances that are combined and can be easily separated.
Mixture
Compound
Element
Solution
What is the term for the following definition? Mixture that cannot be separated.
Solution
Suspension
Colloid
Emulsion
What is the term for the following definition? The ability to make something move or change.
Energy
Friction
Mass
Volume
What is the term for the following definition? Energy used for a spotlight.
Light Energy
Sound Energy
Chemical Energy
Thermal Energy
What is the term for the following definition? Energy you hear out of your speakers.
Sound Energy
Light Energy
Thermal Energy
Chemical Energy
What is the term for the following definition? Energy that moves from warm object to cooler objects.
Heat Energy
Light Energy
Sound Energy
Mechanical Energy
What is the term for the following definition? When light passes through a clear material and bends or breaks.
Refract
Reflect
Absorb
Scatter
What is the term for the following definition? The ability to bounce light back.
Reflect
Absorb
Transmit
Refract
What is the term for the following definition? How high or low a note or sound is.
Pitch
Tempo
Volume
Rhythm
What is the term for the following definition? The dark area behind blocked light.
Shadow
Reflection
Glow
Spectrum
What is the term for the following definition? Means to move back and forth quickly.
Vibrate
Condense
Expand
Rotate
What is the term for the following definition? The use of a force to move an object in the same direction.
Work
Energy
Friction
Power
What is the term for the following definition? A bar that pivots or turns on a fixed point.
Lever
Pulley
Wheel
Inclined plane
What is the term for the following definition? A machine with few or no moving parts.
Simple Machine
Complex Machine
Electric Motor
Hydraulic Press
What is the term for the following definition? A machine made up of two or more simple machines.
Compound Machine
Simple Machine
Lever
Pulley
What is the term for the following definition? Any kind of push or pull.
Force
Energy
Mass
Velocity
What is the term for the following definition? A measurement of the force of gravity has on an object.
Weight
Mass
Volume
Density
What is the term for the following definition? A force that pulls objects towards the center of earth.
Gravity
Magnetism
Friction
Buoyancy
What is the term for the following definition? The center of our solar system and medium star in our solar system.
Sun
Earth
Jupiter
Venus
What is the term for the following definition? The invisible line through Earth from North to South poles.
Axis
Equator
Meridian
Latitude
What is the term for the following definition? Cycle of Night and Day- 24hrs.
Earth's Rotation
Earth's Revolution
Lunar Cycle
Solar Eclipse
What is the term for the following definition? Cycle of Seasons- 1 year.
Earth's Revolution
Earth's Rotation
Lunar Cycle
Solar Eclipse
What is the term for the following definition? Cause of tides rising and falling- Months.
(a)
What is the term for the following definition? A star and all the planets and other objects that revolve around it.
Solar System
Galaxy
Asteroid Belt
Nebula
What is the term for the following definition? A large, round body that revolves around a star.
Planet
Asteroid
Comet
Satellite
What is the term for the following definition? Tool that allows us to see outer space.
Telescope
Microscope
Stethoscope
Periscope
What is the term for the following definition? Tool that is used to measure how hot or cold something is.
Thermometer
Barometer
Hygrometer
Altimeter
What is the term for the following definition? Tool that allows us to see small objects.
Microscope
Telescope
Stethoscope
Barometer
What is the path of one object in space around another object called?
Orbit
Axis
Diameter
Radius
What do we call anything from nature that people can use?
Natural Resource
Artificial Intelligence
Synthetic Material
Man-made Object
A resource that, once used, cannot be replaced in a reasonable amount of time is called a ________.
Nonrenewable resource
Renewable resource
Sustainable resource
Reusable resource
The transfer of food energy between organisms in an ecosystem is called a ________.
Food chain
Water cycle
Photosynthesis
Evaporation
What is the preserving and protecting of an ecosystem or a resource called?
Conservation
Pollution
Deforestation
Urbanization
Any waste product or contamination that harms or dirties an ecosystem and harms organisms is called ________.
Pollution
Erosion
Photosynthesis
Evaporation
Being in a state of rest or inactivity is called ________.
Dormancy
Activity
Vigor
Alertness
The movement of animals from one region to another and back is called (a) .
An inactive state in which normal body activities slow is called ________.
Hibernation
Migration
Estivation
Metamorphosis
A living thing that cannot make its own food and must eat other living things is called a ________.
Consumer
Producer
Decomposer
Autotroph
A living thing, such as a plant, that can make its own food is called a ________.
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Scavenger
The remains or traces of an organism that lived long ago are called ________.
Fossil
Mineral
Crystal
Rock
All the living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism are called the ________.
Environment
Habitat
Community
Population
A place where an organism lives and can find everything it needs to survive is called its ________.
Habitat
Predator
Prey
Niche
An adaptation that allows an organism to blend in with its surroundings is called ________.
Camouflage
Migration
Hibernation
Mimicry
A sudden shaking of the ground that causes land to rise and fall is called an ________.
Earthquake
Hurricane
Tornado
Flood
The sliding down of rocks and soil on or from a hill, mountain, or other slope is called a ________.
Landslide
Earthquake
Volcano
Flood
An opening in Earth's surface where lava, gases, and bits of rock erupt is called a ________.
Volcano
Earthquake
Glacier
Canyon
Soil made of once-living things is called ________.
Humus
Clay
Sand
Silt
Small pieces of rock and once-living things are called ________.
Soil
Water
Air
Metal
The breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface into smaller pieces is called ________.
Weathering
Erosion
Condensation
Evaporation
A tool used to measure temperature is called a ________.
Thermometer
Barometer
Hygrometer
Altimeter
Temperature measured in degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit is called ________.
Air temperature
Wind speed
Humidity
Precipitation
A tool that measures the direction of the wind is called a (a) .
A rain gauge is a tool for collecting and measuring ________.
Precipitation
Wind speed
Temperature
Soil moisture
