Online SciTech Assessment 2022

JavaScript isn't enabled in your browser, so this file can't be opened. Enable and reload.

First name *

Last name *

Grade *

Choose your school *

Question 1. Cindy's teacher asked her to give examples of transparent liquids.

Help Cindy choose the liquids that are transparent.

Milk, water and coffee

Coca-Cola and water

Water only

Coffee and milk

Clear selection

Question 2. A sailboat floats in the ocean as the wind and the water push on the boat in opposite directions.

If the wind pushes in the sails with more force than the water, how will the boat move?

The boat will not move because the water and the wind push in opposite directions

The boat will move in the same direction as the wind is blowing

The boat will move in the same direction as the water is pushing

The boat will turn in a circle

Clear selection

Question 3. Emma is at a baseball game. She wants some ketchup with her fries.

How will Emma get the ketchup on her fries?

By using a simple machine

By removing a force

By putting pressure on the bottle

By changing the state of matter so it becomes a liquid

Clear selection

Question 4. This is what happens when you pour a clear, liquid chemical onto some solid copper wire.

Which of the following is true?

A chemical reaction happened because there was a colour change

A chemical reaction happened because the copper wire disappeared

A chemical reaction did NOT happen because the beaker filled up with water

A chemical reaction did NOT happen because a new (spiky) substance was formed

Clear selection

Question 5. When 2 magnets get close to each other, sometimes they pull each other together and sometimes they push each other away. This is shown in the diagram below.

What is the word that describes two magnets pulling each other together?

Force of repulsion

Force of attraction

Force of magnetism

Force of pulling

Clear selection

Question 6. Energy can be labeled as either RENEWABLE or NON-RENEWABLE. Which of the following is NOT a source of renewable energy?

Sun

Flowing water

Wind

Petroleum (Gasoline)

Clear selection

Question 7. Planet Earth rotates or spins on its axis. It takes 24 hours for Earth to make one complete turn.

What would happen if Earth didn't rotate?

The Sun would appear to move backwards in the sky

We would not have day or night cycles

The Moon would move away from the Earth

The Earth would move away from the Sun

Clear selection

Question 8. The diagram below shows the Sun, the Earth and the Moon. Which one of these is Earth's natural satellite?

The Moon

The Space Station

The Sun

All of the them

Clear selection

Question 9. One day, you look outside and it's hard to see far. It's foggy.

Fog is the result of humidity. Which statement correctly defines humidity?

It is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

It is a measure of the temperature of the air

It is a measure of the amount of solid water in the air

It is a measure of the weight of the air

Clear selection

Question 10. Sometimes you can tell just by looking at the sky how the weather is going to be.

Choose the 2 correct statements below about weather systems.

Dark and low clouds mean it could rain soon

Clouds form in the sky from evaporated water

Climate and weather mean the same thing

Clouds come from outer space

Question 11. Some animals have complicated life cycles, like the caterpillar.

Which of the following statements is true?

A caterpillar will eventually come out of the cocoon

A caterpillar's cocoon is made of dried leaves

A butterfly will eventually come out of the cocoon

A butterfly is building a cocoon

Clear selection

Question 12. All animals need six basic nutrients in order to stay healthy and alive. Which of the following is a list of nutrients?

sugars, medicine, proteins

lipids, medicine, vitamins

minerals, lipids, water

proteins, vitamins, minerals

Clear selection

Question 13. Evolution has helped animals, like giraffes, adapt to their environments.

What 2 statements below about evolution are correct?

Giraffes stretched their necks so they could reach the top of trees and now have long necks

The spots on a giraffe DON'T help them survive

The giraffe's ancient ancestor had shorter necks

Giraffes with long necks were better at surviving

Question 14. Animals can move around from place to place in different ways. Which of the following is NOT a way in which animals move?

Walking

Jumping

Growing

Creeping

Clear selection

Question 15. A wolf is a carnivore. This means that a wolf will eat:

Berries

Insects

Food chain

Rabbits

Clear selection

Submit

Clear form

Never submit passwords through Google Forms.

This form was created inside of Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (swlsb.ca). Report Abuse

Forms