1st Semester Test #3 Question Preview (ID: 34453)

a) A big one

b) A mid sized

c) A hot burning star

d) A giant star.

a) The astronomical unit.

b) Km/h

c) Light years.

d) Miles per hour

a) Becuase they are moving with the galaxy

b) This is due to the Earth's motion.

c) Because some stars fall becoming falling stars

d) Because the Moon makes them look that way.

a) an elliptical and it looks like a star

b) It is spiral shaped and looks like a pinwheel

c) It is irregular and looks like a cloud

d) It is spiral and looks like a square

a) As plates move apart or converge they may become weaker and allow magma to come to the surface.

b) Because they are on plates

c) because mountains can form

d) Because the plates cause volcanoes

a) Sun energy

b) metals

c) hot magma

d) hot gasses called plasma

a) Venus has thick clouds and an atmosphere of carbon dioxide

b) Venus is closer to Mars

c) Venus is much larger than Earth

d) Venus is the third planet from the Sun.

a) Experiment on something that is too large, too small, too expensive, too fast, or unavailable.

b) To predict things

c) To show off your clothes

d) to create a theory.

a) Factors that can change

b) a number

c) a letter

d) a written manuscript

a) Factors in experiments that change

b) A factor in an experiment that changes because of what is done to the manipulated variable

c) a factor that is changed by scientists

d) a way to test a hypothesis.

a) A variable that does not change

b) a factor that is constantly changed

c) the results of an experiment

d) a variable that suddenly goes wild

a) A doctors promise

b) a statement about a problem that can be tested

c) a large crate that scientists keep their tools in.

d) A skill of watching things.

a) It is a large table where scientists experiment.

b) It is used to hold the science tools

c) It is used as a large box to store equipment.

d) Used to organize information into columns and rows.

a) A statement

b) a skill that scientists have

c) A procedure designed to test a hypothesis

d) a way to organize your information

a) a variable that stays the same

b) a factor that is changed by the scientist, that which is tested

c) the skill of explaining

d) a doctors stethoscope

a) To check your pulse

b) to cover with hair and fur

c) to explain why something happened

d) to shave the fur off of an animal

a) to examine carefully

b) to taste

c) to wash thoroughly

d) to carry out