Scientific Investigation
Matter
Force & Motion
Vocabulary
Energy
200
An educated guess to answer your question in a scientific experiment is a ___________.
A. question
B. result
C. variable
D. hypothesis
D
hypothesis
200
Anything that has mass or volume is:
A. a substance
B. matter
C. a mixture
D. mass
B
matter
200
To describe this car's motion, a student should use its ---
A. direction and speed
B. mass and volume
C. speed and color
D. volume and direction
A
direction and speed
200
A process scientists follow to learn and study the world around them:
A. Quantitative Data
B. Scientific Method
C. Scientific Observation
D. Qualitative Data
B
Scientific Method
200
The action of one surface or object rubbing against another is called:
A. work
B. sound
C. friction
D. energy
C
friction
400
Every part that stays the same in an experiment is a/an:
A. dependent variable
B. constant
C. independent variable
D. inconstant
B
constant
400
Which of these is a mixture:
A. salt
B. water
C. lemonade
D. sugar
C
lemonade
400
Which labeled part in this picture has evidence of kinetic energy?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
C
3
400
Characteristics that can be observed and measured without changing the substance are:
A. properties
B. mass
C. volume
D. matter
A
properties
400
The energy used to move most bicycles is an example of what type of energy?
A. Electrical
B. Mechanical
C. Chemical
D. Thermal
B
Mechanical
600
In an experiment, the part of the experiment that is purposely changed is the ______________.
A. dependent variable
B. unknown variable
C. independent variable
D. known variable
C
independent variable
600
The circles in the bottles represent the same particles of matter. Which pattern of particles represents a gas in a bottle?
C
600
A person pushes a box as shown.
What is the push most likely to change?
A. The size of the box.
B. The mass of the box.
C. The color of the box.
D. The position of the box.
D
The position of the box.
600
The amount of matter in an object is it's:
A. property
B. mass
C. volume
D. substance
B
mass
600
Which item is designed to change electrical energy into thermal energy?
A. alarm clock
B. hand dryer
C. fan
D. telephone
B
hand dryer
800
Information based on numbers is this type of data:
A. qualitative
B. quantitative
C. correct
D. incorrect
B
quantitative
800
In which beaker of water will sugar dissolve the fastest?
A
90 degrees
800
Which picture shows the book with the most potential energy?
C
800
The amount of space an object takes up is it's:
A. property
B. mass
C. volume
D. substance
C
volume
800
When in operation, a lamp transforms electrical energy mostly into ---
A. kinetic energy
B. mechanical energy
C. sound energy
D. radiant energy
D
radiant energy
1000
Information based on observation is this type of data:
A. qualitative
B. quantitative
C. correct
D. incorrect
A
qualitative
1000
A student makes a fruit drink by stirring a powdered mix into cold water.
Why is the fruit drink a solution?
A. The powder dissolves in the water.
B. The water changes color.
C. The student stirs the water.
D. The water is the proper temperature.
A
The powder dissolves in the water.
1000
A student rolls a ball on the ground. Which of these causes the ball to slow down and then stop?
A. The motion of the ball.
B. The speed of the ball.
C. Friction from the ground.
D. A magnetic field.
C
Friction from the ground.
1000
______________ happens when objects collide and can changed an object's speed and/or direction
A. collision
B. transfer of energy
C. motion
D. transfer of mass
B
transfer of energy
1000
Which energy transformation most likely occurs in a steam iron
A. Electrical energy changes to thermal energy.
B. Electrical energy changes to sound energy.
C. Mechanical energy changes to heat energy.
D. Mechanical energy changes to radiant energy.
A
Electrical energy changes to thermal energy.