P ROFICIENCY

A SSESSMENT
S UPPLEMENTARY
S HEET

ALS PASS 33
Direction: Write the letter of the best answer on a separate sheet.

1. A metal spoon, a wooden spoon, and a plastic spoon are placed in hot water. After 15 seconds, which
spoon will feel the hottest?
A. metal spoon
B. plastic spoon
C. wooden spoon
D. the three spoons will feel the same

2. The pictures below show pairs of metal blocks and their temperatures.
Which of these correctly shows the direction that heat energy will move?

A. C.

D.
B.

3. If after billions of years the interior of the Earth cooled down, what might be the result?
A. All the continents would be joined in a single continent.
B. The plates will continue to move but all in the same direction.
C. The Antarctica plate would collide with the North American plate.
D. The plates would no longer move and the continents no longer drift.

4. The occurrence of tsunami is one of the dangers of an earthquake. When is a tsunami produced?
A. every time an earthquake occurs
B. when the epicenter of the earthquake is on land
C. when the epicenter of the earthquake is under water
D. every time an earthquake accompanies volcanic eruption

5.The Moon is very hot on the side facing the Sun and very cold on the dark side. What causes this
extreme temperature difference?
A. The moon’s reflective rock.
B. The moon’s thin atmosphere.
C. Moon’s mineral composition.
D. Lack in moon’s volcanic activity

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