Chemistry
Physics
Earth
Space
Life
100

Matter cannot be created nor destroyed.

The law of conservation of mass.

100

Which of Newtons Laws best explains how the thrust from a rocket’s engine lifts the rocket into the air.  

3rd Law - Action Reaction

100

Close contour lines indicate what?

Steep slopes

100

A science teacher asked her students to calculate the density of a toy block.  The mass of the block was 116 grams.  The volume of the block was 8 cubic centimeters.  What was the density of the block, expressed in grams per cubic centimeter?

14.5 g/cm3

100

Which of the following is a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

  1. Water

  2. Sunlight

  3. Temperature

  4. A rotting log

Rotting Log
200

The atomic number of an element is determined by the number of-

Protons

200
  1. A 10-pound bowling ball rolling down a lane at a speed of 12 miles per hour

  2. A 14-pound bowling ball rolling down a lane at a speed of 12 miles per hour


Which of the above would have the most kinetic energy?


A 14-pound bowling ball rolling down a lane at a speed of 12 miles per hour

200

Earth completes one rotation on its axis about every 24 hours.  What would be the most likely result if Earth completed one rotation on its axis every 12 hours?

Earth would cycle through periods of daylight and darkness more quickly.

200

The relative positions of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun determine the Moon and Sun’s gravitational pull on the planet.  For this reason, during which phases of the Moon do the lowest tides (neap tides) occur?

First quarter and last quarter

200

Which system of the human body is responsible for breaking down food to be used for energy?

Digestive

300

-Gray, metallic luster
-Solid at room temperature
-Brittle (hard, rigid, breaks easily)
-Conducts electricity (under certain circumstances)

Metalloid

300

When a ball is thrown, at which point along the ball’s path does the ball have the greatest potential energy but the least kinetic energy?

The highest point

300

What type of boundary would form mountain ranges?

Convergent

300

The entire range of all radiant energy, including light not visible to the human eye

The electromagnetic spectrum

300

All organic compounds contain _________ atoms.

carbon

400

On a camping trip, the group leader lit a campfire so the campers could roast marshmallows.  What energy transformations occurred when the campfire was lit?

Chemical energy was transformed into heat and light energy.

400

Fe2O3 + ___ CO --> 2Fe + 3CO2

What number should be written in the blank?

3

400

A mover pushed a crate across a smooth warehouse floor a distance of 10 meters.  If 250 joules of work was done, how much force (in newtons) did the mover exert on the crate to move it?

25 N

400

Totality of everything that exists, including planets, stars, galaxies, space and time

The Universe

400
On which trophic level of an energy pyramid would autotrophs belong?

Producers

500

An element in the Periodic Table has two orbitals in its electron cloud and four electrons in the outer orbital.  What element is this?

Carbon

500

3Fe2O3

What is the total number of atoms in three molecules of iron oxide?

15

500

On a topographic map, concentric circles indicate what terrain feature?

Hill or Mountain

500

 ______________ forces change how and where an object moves.

Unbalanced

500

Since organisms within a food web are __________, the disappearance of one organism within the food web could affect all the organisms within that web

interdependent