Force, Motion, & Energy/ Forms of Energy
Which form of energy DOES NOT have to move through matter?
A. Sound
B. Thermal
C. Light
D. Mechanical
What is Light?
Decayed twigs, leaves, or animals make up this component of soil.
A. Silt
B. Clay
C. Topsoil
D. Humus
What is humus?
Landslides make changes to Earth's surface by -
A. Jolting and shaking Earth's crust
B. Creating tornadoes
C. Eroding the surface
D. Ejecting lava and ash
What is eroding the surface?
The sun's energy provides -
A. Sunlight for plants to grow
B. Warmth for people and plants
C. Daylight on Earth
D. All of the above
What is all of the above?
A student took ice cream outside on a summer day. The heat would cause what kind of change?
A. A liquid becoming gas.
B. A liquid becoming soild
c. A gas becoming a liquid
D. A solid becoming a liquid
What is a solid becoming a liquid?
What type of energy makes plants grow?
A. Electrical
B. Mechanical
C. Light
D. Sound
What is Light?
Place the soil particles in order from largest to smallest.
A. Silt, Sand, Clay
B. Clay, Sand, Silt
C. Sand, Silt, Clay
D. Sand, Clay, Silt
What is Sand, Silt, Clay?
A. Bird flapping its wings to take off in flight.
B. Miss America waving her hand to greet the audience
C. A dog quickly wagging his tail to say, "Hi" to the other dogs in the park
D. A pebble producing small ripple-like circles when droppen into a pond
What is a pebble producing small ripple-like circles when droppen into a pond?
Which statement about the sun is NOT true?
A. The sun is a planet.
B. The sun is a star.
C. The sun is made of gases.
D. The sun is shaped like a sphere.
What is the sun is a planet?
When an ice cube is placed on the sidewalk on a hot day, what is the series of changes that occur to its physical state?
A. Gas-> Solid-> Liquid
B. Solid-> Gas-> Liquid
C. Solid-> Liquid-> Gas
D. Liquid-> Gas-> Solid
What is Solid-> Liquid-> Gas?
Which of the following examples does not require a push or a pull?
A. A ball at rest to remain at rest.
B. A ball that is moving to change its direction of motion.
C. A ball at rest to start moving.
D. A ball that is moving to stop.
What is a ball at rest to remain at rest?
Which of the following is a true statement about clay?
A. Clay is the largest soil particle.
B. Water easily moves through clay.
C. Clay is formed from the remains of dead plants and animals.
D. Clay retains more water than silt or sands
What is Clay retains more water than silt or sand?
A volcano can directly change Earth’s surface by —
A. adding heat to the atmosphere
B. building up layers of hardened lava
C. releasing water vapor into the air
D. shooting out clouds of ash and smoke
What is building up layers of hardened lava?
The Sun provides just the right amount of ___________ and ________________ to allow water to flow and life to flourish on Earth.
A. Heat, thermal energy
B. Heat, sound energy
C. Light, thermal energy
D. Light, mechanical energy
What is light, thermal energy ?
What causes water to freeze solid when placed in a freezer? The freezer–
A. adds heat to the water.
B. puts electricity into the water.
C. takes heat away from the water.
D. does not let light shine on the water.
What is takes heat away from the water?
When the batter hits the ball, he will change the ________________ of the ball.
A.shape
B. Color
C. Direction
D. Size
What is direction?
Which of the following processes will most likely contribute to the development of soil?
A. Volcanic eruptions that make new land
B. Building up of snow in very cold areas
C. Migration of animals to warmer climates
D. Breaking down of rock by wind, water and ice
What is Breaking down of rock by wind, water and ice?
Which would be an example of a rapid change to the Earth’s surface?
A. A mountain forming due to volcanic eruptions
B. A valley getting deeper as a river runs through it
C. A plain forming cracks when hot weather makes it dry
D. A hill rising as the wind piles up loose sand
What is a mountain forming due to volcanic eruptions?
Which of the following planets orbits closest to the Sun?
A. Venus
B. Jupiter
C. Uranus
D. Neptune
What is Venus?
A decrease in the temperature of a substance causes it to change its state of matter because it loses -
A. Weight
B. Energy
C. Shape
D. Power
What is shape?
A pull can be used to do all of the following EXCEPT –
A. Open a door
B. Move a wagon
C. Lift some rocks
D. Boil some water
What is boil some water?
An extremely important factor, even though it makes up a small portion of the total material in soil, is organic matter. Organic matter is made of -
A. water and nutrients
B. Solids and gases
C. Air and Water
D. Decomposed plants and animals
What is decomposed plants and animals?
How are volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and landslides similar to each other?
A. All the changes are part of the water cycle.
B. All the changes occur slowly.
C. All the changes occur due to gravity.
D. All the changes occur rapidly.
What is all the changes occur rapidly?
What is the name of the fourth planet from the sun?
A. Venus
B. Saturn
C. Mars
D. Jupiter
What is Mars?
Three students place some chocolate chips outside in direct sunlight. After a period of time thechocolate chips became sticky and gooey. This is a result of -
A. Light Energy
B. Heat Energy
C. Condensation
D. Evaporation
What is heat energy?