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Vocabulary Study Guide

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for the following definition? A testable statement.

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Theory

c)

Law

d)

Observation

2.

What is the term for the following definition? Planned study meant to answer a question.

a)

Experiment

b)

Observation

c)

Theory

d)

Hypothesis

3.

What is the term for the following definition? Use of senses to make out details.

a)

Observe

b)

Ignore

c)

Forget

d)

Guess

4.

What is the term for the following definition? Anything that takes up space.

a)

Matter

b)

Energy

c)

Light

d)

Force

5.

What is the term for the following definition? Characteristics of matter that you can observe or measure directly.

a)

Physical Property

b)

Chemical Change

c)

Mixture

d)

Solution

6.

What is the term for the following definition? The amount of matter that an object has.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Density

d)

Weight

7.

What is the term for the following definition? The amount of space an object takes up.

a)

Volume

b)

Mass

c)

Density

d)

Length

8.

What is the term for the following definition? The measurement of how hot or cold something is.

a)

Temperature

b)

Volume

c)

Mass

d)

Density

9.

What is the term for the following definition? Matter that has a definite shape.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

10.

What is the term for the following definition? Matter that takes up the shape of a container.

a)

Liquid

b)

Solid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

11.

What is the term for the following definition? Matter that has no definite shape.

a)

Gas

b)

Solid

c)

Metal

d)

Rock

12.

What is the term for the following definition? Liquid turning into gas.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Freezing

d)

Sublimation

13.

What is the term for the following definition? Gas turning into liquid.

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Deposition

14.

What is the term for the following definition? State where matter stays the same after being changed (cutting and folding).

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

15.

What is the term for the following definition? State where matter changes into a new state of matter (burning).

a)

Chemical Change

b)

Physical Change

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

16.

What is the term for the following definition? Two or more substances that are combined and can be easily separated.

a)

Mixture

b)

Compound

c)

Element

d)

Solution

17.

What is the term for the following definition? Mixture that cannot be separated.

a)

Solution

b)

Suspension

c)

Colloid

d)

Emulsion

18.

What is the term for the following definition? The ability to make something move or change.

a)

Energy

b)

Friction

c)

Mass

d)

Volume

19.

What is the term for the following definition? Energy used for a spotlight.

a)

Light Energy

b)

Sound Energy

c)

Chemical Energy

d)

Thermal Energy

20.

What is the term for the following definition? Energy you hear out of your speakers.

a)

Sound Energy

b)

Light Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Chemical Energy

21.

What is the term for the following definition? Energy that moves from warm object to cooler objects.

a)

Heat Energy

b)

Light Energy

c)

Sound Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

22.

What is the term for the following definition? When light passes through a clear material and bends or breaks.

a)

Refract

b)

Reflect

c)

Absorb

d)

Scatter

23.

What is the term for the following definition? The ability to bounce light back.

a)

Reflect

b)

Absorb

c)

Transmit

d)

Refract

24.

What is the term for the following definition? How high or low a note or sound is.

a)

Pitch

b)

Tempo

c)

Volume

d)

Rhythm

25.

What is the term for the following definition? The dark area behind blocked light.

a)

Shadow

b)

Reflection

c)

Glow

d)

Spectrum

26.

What is the term for the following definition? Means to move back and forth quickly.

a)

Vibrate

b)

Condense

c)

Expand

d)

Rotate

27.

What is the term for the following definition? The use of a force to move an object in the same direction.

a)

Work

b)

Energy

c)

Friction

d)

Power

28.

What is the term for the following definition? A bar that pivots or turns on a fixed point.

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Wheel

d)

Inclined plane

29.

What is the term for the following definition? A machine with few or no moving parts.

a)

Simple Machine

b)

Complex Machine

c)

Electric Motor

d)

Hydraulic Press

30.

What is the term for the following definition? A machine made up of two or more simple machines.

a)

Compound Machine

b)

Simple Machine

c)

Lever

d)

Pulley

31.

What is the term for the following definition? Any kind of push or pull.

a)

Force

b)

Energy

c)

Mass

d)

Velocity

32.

What is the term for the following definition? A measurement of the force of gravity has on an object.

a)

Weight

b)

Mass

c)

Volume

d)

Density

33.

What is the term for the following definition? A force that pulls objects towards the center of earth.

a)

Gravity

b)

Magnetism

c)

Friction

d)

Buoyancy

34.

What is the term for the following definition? The center of our solar system and medium star in our solar system.

a)

Sun

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

35.

What is the term for the following definition? The invisible line through Earth from North to South poles.

a)

Axis

b)

Equator

c)

Meridian

d)

Latitude

36.

What is the term for the following definition? Cycle of Night and Day- 24hrs.

a)

Earth's Rotation

b)

Earth's Revolution

c)

Lunar Cycle

d)

Solar Eclipse

37.

What is the term for the following definition? Cycle of Seasons- 1 year.

a)

Earth's Revolution

b)

Earth's Rotation

c)

Lunar Cycle

d)

Solar Eclipse

38.

What is the term for the following definition? Cause of tides rising and falling- Months.

(a)  

39.

What is the term for the following definition? A star and all the planets and other objects that revolve around it.

a)

Solar System

b)

Galaxy

c)

Asteroid Belt

d)

Nebula

40.

What is the term for the following definition? A large, round body that revolves around a star.

a)

Planet

b)

Asteroid

c)

Comet

d)

Satellite

41.

What is the term for the following definition? Tool that allows us to see outer space.

a)

Telescope

b)

Microscope

c)

Stethoscope

d)

Periscope

42.

What is the term for the following definition? Tool that is used to measure how hot or cold something is.

a)

Thermometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Hygrometer

d)

Altimeter

43.

What is the term for the following definition? Tool that allows us to see small objects.

a)

Microscope

b)

Telescope

c)

Stethoscope

d)

Barometer

44.

What is the path of one object in space around another object called?

a)

Orbit

b)

Axis

c)

Diameter

d)

Radius

45.

What do we call anything from nature that people can use?

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Artificial Intelligence

c)

Synthetic Material

d)

Man-made Object

46.

A resource that, once used, cannot be replaced in a reasonable amount of time is called a ________.

a)

Nonrenewable resource

b)

Renewable resource

c)

Sustainable resource

d)

Reusable resource

47.

The transfer of food energy between organisms in an ecosystem is called a ________.

a)

Food chain

b)

Water cycle

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Evaporation

48.

What is the preserving and protecting of an ecosystem or a resource called?

a)

Conservation

b)

Pollution

c)

Deforestation

d)

Urbanization

49.

Any waste product or contamination that harms or dirties an ecosystem and harms organisms is called ________.

a)

Pollution

b)

Erosion

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Evaporation

50.

Being in a state of rest or inactivity is called ________.

a)

Dormancy

b)

Activity

c)

Vigor

d)

Alertness

51.

The movement of animals from one region to another and back is called (a)   .

52.

An inactive state in which normal body activities slow is called ________.

a)

Hibernation

b)

Migration

c)

Estivation

d)

Metamorphosis

53.

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

54.

A living thing, such as a plant, that can make its own food is called a ________.

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Scavenger

55.

The remains or traces of an organism that lived long ago are called ________.

a)

Fossil

b)

Mineral

c)

Crystal

d)

Rock

56.

All the living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism are called the ________.

a)

Environment

b)

Habitat

c)

Community

d)

Population

57.

A place where an organism lives and can find everything it needs to survive is called its ________.

a)

Habitat

b)

Predator

c)

Prey

d)

Niche

58.

An adaptation that allows an organism to blend in with its surroundings is called ________.

a)

Camouflage

b)

Migration

c)

Hibernation

d)

Mimicry

59.

A sudden shaking of the ground that causes land to rise and fall is called an ________.

a)

Earthquake

b)

Hurricane

c)

Tornado

d)

Flood

60.

The sliding down of rocks and soil on or from a hill, mountain, or other slope is called a ________.

a)

Landslide

b)

Earthquake

c)

Volcano

d)

Flood

61.

An opening in Earth's surface where lava, gases, and bits of rock erupt is called a ________.

a)

Volcano

b)

Earthquake

c)

Glacier

d)

Canyon

62.

Soil made of once-living things is called ________.

a)

Humus

b)

Clay

c)

Sand

d)

Silt

63.

Small pieces of rock and once-living things are called ________.

a)

Soil

b)

Water

c)

Air

d)

Metal

64.

The breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface into smaller pieces is called ________.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Condensation

d)

Evaporation

65.

A tool used to measure temperature is called a ________.

a)

Thermometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Hygrometer

d)

Altimeter

66.

Temperature measured in degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit is called ________.

a)

Air temperature

b)

Wind speed

c)

Humidity

d)

Precipitation

67.

A tool that measures the direction of the wind is called a (a)   .

68.

A rain gauge is a tool for collecting and measuring ________.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Wind speed

c)

Temperature

d)

Soil moisture