Science Quiz

Windy, cloudy, rainy, and cold are words that help describe

• evaporation

• deposition

• matter

• weather

Which sense can be used to determine an object’s ability to reflect light?

• sight

• hearing

• smell

• taste

A student drops a ball. Which force causes the ball to fall to the ground?

• electricity

• friction

• gravity

• magnetism

When an ice cube melts, its state of matter changes from a

• gas to a liquid

• solid to a liquid

• liquid to a solid

• solid to a gas

Which unit can be used to describe an object’s length?

• grams

• minutes

• liters

• meters

Which material always sank in this experiment?

• clay

• plastic

• steel

The clay boat and clay ball have the same mass. Which property causes the boat to float and the ball to sink?

• color

• mass

• shape

• texture

Note that question 8 has only three choices. The diagram below shows a glass of water and a rock. When the rock is placed into the glass, the water level will

• decrease

• increase

• remain the same

How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its axis seven times?

• one day

• one week

• one month

• one year

What form of energy is being used when a person pushes a wooden block across the floor?

• mechanical

• magnetic

• sound

• electrical