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WorksheetsG8 Integrated Science: Year in Review Quiz - Homeo and Forces
Total questions: 205
Worksheet time: 4hrs 35mins
When glucose levels in the blood rise, your brain sends a signal to your pancreas. The pancreas releases insulin, which opens channels in cell membranes to allow glucose to enter the cell, lowering blood sugar levels. This is an example of a:
Positive Feedback Loop
Negative Feedback Loop
An example of a negative feedback loop is ...
Blood glucose regulation
Blood pressure regulation
Thermoregulation
All of the above
An example of a positive feedback loop is ____________.
Childbirth
Blood Pressure regulation
Body Temperature regulation
All of the above
When you get cut, your skin cells release hormones that signal platelets to come and stop the bleeding. Platelets then release more hormones that signal even more platelets to help stop bleeding. The hormone signals continue until the cut is closed. This is an example of what type of feedback?
Positive Feedback Response
Negative Feedback Loop
If the calcium in your blood decreases below homeostasis levels, a gland in the brain will sense the decrease and send a chemical message to your bones. Your bones will release calcium into the blood, bringing blood calcium levels back up. This is an example of what type of feedback?
Positive Feedback Response
Negative Feedback Loop
As you get dehydrated, your blood becomes thicker and harder to pump. Your kidneys will respond by stopping urine production, sending the water from urine into your bloodstream to thin your blood back to normal level. This is an example of what type of feedback?
Positive Feedback Response
Negative Feedback Loop
Detects change and sends a message to the control center
receptor
control center
effector
regulation
Receives the message from the receptor and coordinates a response
control center
effector
glucagon
homeostasis
The organ/cells that carry out the response
control center
receptor
thermoregulation
effector
The temperature regulation center in the brain of a human
hypothalamus
thermoregulation
receptor
negative feedback
_____________ is released by your pancreas when blood glucose levels get too high.
glucose
glucagon
oxygen
insulin
Homeostasis
Changes like crazy in the environment
Is impossible in vertebrates
Maintains a stable condition for the organisms
Incorporates a form of feedback regulation
Identify the stimulus..."A loud noise causes you to cover your ears"
A loud noise
You cover your ears
Identify the stimulus..."A person shivers because it is cold outside"
Cold temperature
A person shivers
Identify the response..."An organism is hungry so it eats some food"
Feeling hungry
Eating food
Identify the response..."A squirrel scratches at a flea bite"
A flea bite
A squirrel scratches
Which component of homeostasis does this image represent?
Receptor
Control Center
Effector
Which component of homeostasis does this image represent?
Receptor
Control Center
Effector
Which component of homeostasis does this image represent?
Receptor (sensor)
Control Center
Effector
This component of the feedback loop determines/maintains the controlled conditions of our body. (The Brain)
Receptor
Glands
Effector
Control center
This component of the feedback loop monitors/detects controlled cond. (The sensor)
Control center
Negative feedback
Receptor
Effector
What happens if the person's insulin levels get too high?
The glucose level decreases alot.
Glucagon remain turned off.
The blood glucose levels increases
More insulin is added to the person's body
A feedback loop best fits which characteristic of life?
Cells
Organization
Homeostasis
Adaptation
What is low blood sugar called?
Hypoglycemia
Hyperglycemia
This is the name of the simple sugar that is found in your blood?
water
glucose
sodium
sugar
Cold-blooded animals get their warmth from ________?
Jackets
Their surroundings/ environment
By sweating and panting
Heaters
What is an example of a cold-blooded animal?
Human
Skunk
Frog
Rabbit
What is an example of a warm-blooded animal?
Fish
Lizard
Polar Bear
Frog
Glycogen is stored in the
Liver
Kidneys
Stomach
Pancreas
Vasoconstriction means the blood vessels
Become narrower
Become wider
Changes color
Are distroyed
When sweat is produced by the sweat glands
The sweat will prevent the heat from escaping the body
The sweat evaporates carrying heat away from the body
The sweat evaporates to create more heat for the body
The sweat makes the skin fresh and good
What is a reference point?
A place or object that is staying still, that is used to determine if something else is moving.
A place or spot where something is located
The action of moving or being moved
Shortest distance between starting position and ending position
Motion can be described through a change in _____.
temperature
distance
position
speed
In order to determine an object’s location, you need a _____.
time
displacement
speed
reference point
To determine if an object has changed position, you need to know its position relative to another object. _______________
True
False
You need Distance, a reference point, and a reference direction to determine the position of an object
True
False
Velocity is speed with direction
True
False
20 km/hr is an example of
direction
velocity
speed
distance
300 km/hr North is an example of
Velocity
Speed
Direction
Reference point
You should NOT use a moving object as a reference point
True
False
If you leave home and travel a million miles around the world and stop back home, what is your displacement?
One million miles
0
two million miles
none of the above
You can find speed and velocity by
Distance / Time
Time/ Distance
Time/Time
You are in a car going 20 km/h and another car passes you going in the opposite direction at 20 km/h. Do both cars have the same velocity?
Yes, because they are both going 20 km/h
No, because they are going in different directions
Which is the best reason for not using a moving car as a reference point?
It is difficult to determine which direction motion is occurring.
The car will get out of sight too quickly
It is difficult to tell other people which car you are using
The car has moving parts, like rolling tires, that can be distracting.
_______ is the length of the path between two points.
distance
reference
statistic
law
The SI unit for measuring distance is the ______.
Meter
liter
gram
foot
An object is in ____ if its position changes relative to another object.
motion
reference
gravity
stationary
1,000m - ______km
1
1,000
10
.01
1,000cm = _______meters
10
100
1
1,000
Jeff is in a stationary school bus. Which is the best reference point for him to use to determine when the bus starts to move?
the front entrance of the school
the school bus sitting next to him
a car waiting to pick up another student
a student walking on the sidewalk
A ______ is a place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion.
reference point
potent potable
cross interestion
slope
Which of the following is the best reference point for describing the motion of the planets in our solar system?
The sun
Mars
Jupiter
The Moon
Suppose you are in a train. What objects would make good reference points to determine whether or not the train is moving?
Signs on streets
Parked cars
Trees
the seat next to you
What is Acceleration?
Speeding up
Slowing down
How fast something is moving
Changing direction
Which equation will help you solve this problem?
÷ time
∞ time
Which is the length of the path an object has traveled?
displacement
distance
motion
reference point
What is a magnitude?
A numeric value.
A direction.
direction
Velocity is a
Vector
Scalar
Distance is a
Vector
Scalar
Speed is
Vector
Scalar
What is speed?
It is how far you go
It is the distance traveled over a period of time
It is how fast you accelerate
It is the change in the postilion of a object
A deer running 15 meters per second due west
These forces are...
Balanced
Unbalanced
These forces are...
Balanced
Unbalanced
These forces are...
Balanced
Unbalanced
The net force is...
50 N
0 N
100 N
2500 N
What is true about this image?
It shows unbalance forces.
It shows balanced forces.
The people on the right are winning.
The people on the left are winning.
What is true about this picture?
the forces are balanced
the net force is 10N
The net force is 3 N
The net force is 7N
If the net force is equal to zero, the forces acting on the object are
balanced
unbalanced
Two forces act on an object to the right at the same time. What force is required to bring the object into equilibrium?
9 N to the right
9 N to the left
3 N to the left
18 N to the left
On which celestial object (outer space) would your mass be the greatest?
Earth
Jupiter
Sun
Your mass doesn't change on different celestial objects
Why do all of the planets orbit the sun rather than Earth?
the sun has more mass
the sun is a star
the Earth is heavier
the sun is in the middle of the milky way
What is the effect of friction on a skydiver?
It increases their speed
It decreases their speed
It has no effect
It only acts at the start
______________ is a force that always acts in the direction opposite of motion.
applied
friction
gravity
normal
Match the following Types of Friction to their descriptions
Static Friction
Pushing a stationary car
Slide Friction
Sledding down a hill
Fluid Friction
A plane flying through the air
Rolling Friction
A skateboarder going down a ramp
Which of the following is an example of a fluid?
Rock
Water
Wood
Metal
Static friction acts on objects when they are:
Moving on a surface
Resting on a surface
Rolling on a surface
Floating in water
What are the two factors that affect the friction between two surfaces?
The color of the surfaces and the temperature of the environment
The types of surfaces involved and how hard the surfaces are pushed together
The speed of the objects and the weight of the objects
The size of the surfaces and the distance between them
A forces applied when the objects involved are in direct contact.
Contact forces
Normal forces
Non-contact forces
Generated between two bodies in contact with each other by rubbing between them.
Push or pull
Tension
Elasticity
Friction
Is the force usually exerted by a surface on an object that is resisting against it.
Friction
Normal force
Elasticity
Tension
Is the force of attraction that causes an apple to fall to the ground
Tension force
Applied force
Gravitational force
Normal force
Which sentence below describes a contact force?
A baseball bat hits a baseball
A book falls to the floor
A leaf floats in the air and falls to the ground.
A magnetic force pulls a paper clip toward a magnet
Which is the following is NOT a non-contact force?
Applied force
Gravitational force
Electrical force
Magnetic force
The force that is transmitted through a string, rope, cable or wire when it is pulled tight by forces acting from opposite ends.
Buoyancy Force
Air Resistance
Tension Force
A type of fictional force that acts upon objects as they travel through the air.
Normal Force
Applied Force
Air Resistance Force
A force exerted by a compressed or stretched spring upon any object that is attached to it.
Spring Force
Tension Force
Elastic Force
The force of pushing a chair across the floor of a room
Normal force
Applied Force
Gravitational Force
Spring Force
What force is F1 (downward force)
Friction force
Gravitational Force
Normal Force
Applied force
What force is F2 (rightward force)
Friction force
Gravitational Force
Normal Force
Applied force
What force is F3 (upward force)
Friction force
Gravitational Force
Normal Force
Applied force
What force is F4 (leftward force)
Friction force
Gravitational Force
Normal Force
Applied force
A forces applied when the objects involved are in not in direct contact with each other.
Contact forces
Normal forces
Non-contact forces
A leftward force is applied to a crate to push it across the floor at a constant speed. Which is the correct force diagram?
A hockey puck glides to the right across the ice at a constant speed. Choose the right force diagram below.
