Science and Social Studies Quiz

1.

1 point

Some minerals are stored in the body and some are NOT.

True

False

2.

1 point

A geologist is:

a scientist whom studies shells

a scientist whom studies solid and liquid matter of the Earth

a scientist whom studies the planets and stars

3.

1 point

What is a source of energy that animals need to survive?

food

plants

heat

water

4.

1 point

If a mineral is NOT stored in the body, you need to eat it every day

True

False

5.

1 point

What is an archaeologist?

a scientist whom studies the stars

a scientist whom studies rocks

a scientist whom studies artifacts

a scientist whom studies the brain

6.

1 point

Longhouses were buildings that Native Americans used.

True

False

7.

1 point

A metal ball has a positive electric charge. When another metal ball with a positive charge is placed next to it, what will happen?

the two metal balls will attract each other

the two metal balls will push away from each other

the two metal balls will rotate around each other

the two metal balls will pull toward each other then push away

8.

1 point

If a geologist wants to find the color of the "streak" of a rock: what should he/she do?

Break the rock into pieces and look inside

identify the types of minerals within the rock

drop acid onto the rock and record observations

rub the rock against a ceramic plate

9.

1 point

What are the three groups of Native Americans that lived in North Carolina?

Siouan, Cherokee, Sioux

Sioux, Cherokee, Iroquoian

Iroquoian, Sioux, Algonquian

Siouan, Algonquian, and Iroquoian

10.

1 point

What is agriculture?

a type of rock

the study of native american tribes

it is a word for "farming"

it is a state

11.

1 point

If an insect eats a blade of grass: what is the grass?

it is food because it is a plant

it is food because it gives energy

it is food because it hydrates the insect

it is food because it is a living thing

12.

1 point

"Wampum" was a term for oyster and clam shells that the Native American women collected and traded

True

False

13.

1 point

If mineral X is harder than mineral Y, what do we know?

Mineral X will scratch mineral Y

Mineral X is a diamond

Mineral Y is sulfur

Mineral Y will scratch mineral X

14.

1 point

Igneous rock ONLY forms in lava above the ground. It can NOT form BELOW the ground.

True

False

15.

1 point

What is a nomad?

a nomad is a person whom keeps moving from place to place

a nomad is a scientist

a nomad is an elderly person whom cares for the tribes young

a nomad is a chief of a native american tribe