Force and Motion
An object's motion is described by its...
a. mass and volume
b. direction and speed
c. speed and energy
d. volume and direction
b. direction and speed
____________ is anything that has mass and takes up space (has volume).
a. gas
b. mixture
c. matter
d. temperature
______________ is the weather of a given area averaged over many years.
a.high pressure
b. meterologist
c. drought
d. climate
d. climate
The Earth's revolution around the sun causes:
a. seasons
b. phases of the moon
c. day and night
d. tides
a. seasons
What types of rocks are changed by heat and pressure?
a. igneous
b. metamorphic
c. sedimentary
d. granite
b. metamorphic
A force can be described as a ____________
a. direction or speed
b. push or pull
c. motion or mass
d. mass or speed
b. push or pull
All matter can be divided up into particles called _____________, that are too small to see, but can be detected in other ways.
a. solids
b. mass
c. solutions
d. atoms
d. atoms
What type of atmospheric pressure is associated with clear skies and light winds?
a. hurricanes
b. stratus clouds
c. high pressure
d. low pressure
c. high pressure
Select all terrestrial planets:
a. Venus e. Neptune
b. Uranus f. Mercury
c. Mars g. Earth
d. Saturn h. Jupiter
c. Mars
f. Mercury
g. Earth
What type of rocks are fossils usually found in?
a. igenous
b. metamorphic
c. sedimentary
d. granite
c. sedimentary
Which term refers to the force that opposes the motion of an object?
a. speed
b. net force
c. friction
d. motion
c. friction
Atoms that are spaced very far apart, that flow easily, would be which phase of matter?
a. gas
b. liquid
c. solid
d. mixture
a. gas
Which type of clouds are light and feathery, and may indicate that rain or snow will fall in a few hours?
a. cirrus
b. stratus
c. cumulus
d. cumulonimbus
a. cirrus
Write the planets in order from closest to the sun to the furthest away:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What is the process when materials are moved by water or wind?
a. convergent boundaries
b. melting and cooling
c. erosion
d. thermal energy
c. erosion
With objects of the same mass, the greater the force, the greater the change in ___________.
a. motion
b. mass
c. friction
d. force
a. motion
Atoms that are somewhat close together, with no regular arrangement, that take the shape of their container, would be which phase of matter?
a. gas
b. liquid
c. solid
d. mixture
b. liquid
What kind of energy impacts air movement and weather conditions?
a. sound energy
b. electrical energy
c. the sun's thermal energy
d. mechanical energy
c. the sun's thermal energy
Which planet is described in the following statement:
Gaseous planet that's similar in size to Neptune, with 27 moons and blue in color.
a. Mars
b. Saturn
c. Jupiter
d. Uranus
d. Uranus
The innermost layers of the Earth are composed mostly of __________________.
a. iron and nickel
b. rocky material
c. volcanoes
d. sedimentary rocks
a. iron and nickel
Which terms refers to the combination of all forces acting on an object?
a. speed
b. motion
c. direction
d. net force
d. net force
Choose 3 examples of a solution:
a. salt water
b. soil
c. salad
d. mud puddle
e. soda
f. lemonade
a. salt water
e. soda
f. lemonade
Which types of clouds are like a grey blanket covering the sky?
a. cirrus
b. stratus
c. cumulus
d. cumolonimbus?
Which planet is similar in size and mass to Earth, but has high temperatures due to a permannet blanket of clouds that traps thermal energy?
a. Venus
b. Mercury
c. Neptune
d. Uranus
a. Venus
Where are most earthquakes and volcanoes located?
a. near the equator
b. near the plate boundaries
c. near the poles
d. near the ocean
b. near the plate boundaries