Metals, nonmetals and metalloids
Space
Earth
Matter and energy
Rocks and Minerals
100
I am typically not silver or gray in color and I am dull (not shiny). What am I?
Metal
Nonmetal
Metalloid
2. nonmetal
100
What is a small body of ice, rock and cosmic dust that orbits the sun called?
a comet
100
what type of boundary is shown in the picture?
divergent
100
Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?
A flowing river
A stretched rubber band
A frisbee before it is thrown
A car the is not moving
1. A flowing river
100
Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 major rock classifications?
Sedimentary
Extrusive
Metamorphic
Igneous
2. Extrusive
200
I have very high melting points and very good electrical conductivity. What am I?
Nonmetal
Metalloid
Metal
3. Metal
200
The inner planets are smaller and __________than the outer planets.
rockier
200
what type of boundary is shown in the picture?
convergent boundary
200
Which is an example of potential energy?
Walking a dog
A stretched rubber band
A car that is moving
All of the above
2. A stretched rubber band
200
Which of the following is the correct method of testing a mineral’s STREAK?
Scraping it on a ceramic tile
Breaking it along a fracture line
Shining a light across it to see if it reflects light
1. Scraping it on a ceramic tile
300
I have the exact opposite properties of metals. What am I?
Metal
Metalloid
Nonmetal
3. Nonmetal
300
A student was designing a model of the solar system and used a golf ball to represent the Earth. Which two objects could the student use to represent jupiter and the moon?
1. A baseball as Jupiter and a basketball as the moon
2. A grape as Jupiter and a marble as the moon
3. A basketball as Jupiter and a marble as the moon
4. A beach ball as Jupiter and a soccer ball as the moon
3. A basketball as Jupiter and a marble as the moon
300
what type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?
transform boundary
300
An atom is
Basic unit of life
Largest part of a substance that can be broken down over and over
The smallest part of a substance that cannot be broken down further
3. The smallest part of a substance that cannot be broken down further
300
A student found a mineral while hiking with her family. She noticed that it was able to be scratched by glass but not her fingernail. Which of the minerals could she have found?
Apatite
400
I am a semi-conducter and can be lustrous or dull. What am I?
Metalloid
Metal
Nonmetal
1. Metalloid
400
This object in space is much bigger than Earth. It is mostly gas and is generally round. It has many moons and is closer than Saturn to Earth. What is it?
Jupiter
400
Earth's core is the hottest innermost layer of Earth. Why is the core a solid?
It is made of iron and nickel which are both solids
Because of intense heat
Because of intense pressure
It is actually liquid
3. because of intense pressure
400
Trail mix is an example of a
Heterogeneous mixture
Element
Compound
Homogeneous mixture
1. Heterogeneous mixture
400
In order for a Sedimentary Rock to become an Igneous Rock what has to happen?
It must be broken down into sediment by weathering and erosion
It must be subjected to high heat and pressure
It must melt completely and then cool and crystalize
3. It must melt completely and then cool and crystalize
500
I am how easy an electric charge or heat can pass through a material. What am I called?
Malleable
Brittle
Conductivity
Luster
3. Conductivity
500
What force holds the solar system together?
gravity
500
List the correct order of the Earth's layers from outside to inside
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
500
Which of the following objects does NOT turn electrical energy into thermal energy?
1. Campfire
2. Hair dryer
3. Iron
4. Oven
1. Campfire
500
Magma cools slowly under the Earth's surface. What type of rock is this?
intrusive igneous rock