Quiz about Physical Science Milestones Review, Part 1

Question 1

Energy of motion is which type of energy?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Potential

Answer

Sound

Answer

Gravitational

Question 2

What type of energy is in this picture?

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Chemical

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Sound

Question 3

When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?

Accepted Answer

chemical

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kinetic

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thermal

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radiant

Question 4

What kind of energy is represented in this picture?

Accepted Answer

Thermal

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Potential

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Nuclear

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Mechanical

Question 5

What kind of energy does this device use?

Accepted Answer

Electrical

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Solar

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Thermal

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Mechanical

Question 6

What kind of energy is represented in the picture?

Accepted Answer

Chemical

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Thermal

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Sound

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Nuclear

Question 7

A battery converts what type of energy to another?

Accepted Answer

chemical to electrical

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sound to kinetic

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light to heat

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mechanical to electrical

Question 8

The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?

Accepted Answer

chemical to light

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thermal to light

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gravitational to potential

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radiant to electrical

Question 9

What machine changes electrical energy into light and sound energy?

Accepted Answer

alarm clock

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battery

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lightbulb

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apple

Question 10

On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?

Accepted Answer

At the top of a big hill

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At the bottom of a big hill

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When going around a corner

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When going upside down

Question 11

On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

At the bottom of a big hill

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When going around a corner

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When going upside down

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At the top of a big hill

Question 12

Energy that is stored in bonds between atoms is:

Accepted Answer

Chemical energy

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Mechanical energy

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Kinetic energy

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Nuclear energy

Question 13

Energy caused by the movement in the particles of matter. It is a form of kinetic energy.

Accepted Answer

Thermal energy

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Nuclear energy

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Sound energy

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Light energy

Question 14

Energy that comes from the nucleus of an atom. A form of potential energy.

Accepted Answer

Nuclear energy

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chemical energy

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Sound energy

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Electrical energy

Question 15

According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?

Accepted Answer

law of conservation of energy

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First law of motion

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The law of tacos

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Laws of Energy

Question 16

The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.

Accepted Answer

electrical energy

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light energy

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chemical energy

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mechanical energy

Question 17

A hairdryer converts --

Accepted Answer

electrical energy into thermal

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electrical energy into chemical

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chemical energy into mechanical

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thermal energy into mechanical

Question 18

When a hot object touches a cooler object, heat energy is transferred from the warmer object to the cooler object through:

Accepted Answer

conduction

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radiation

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electrical energy

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solar heating

Question 19

You and your family are sitting around a campfire.  You can feel the heat on your face, even when you back your seat away from the fire.  The heat energy from the fire warms your face through:

Accepted Answer

radiation

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light energy from the fire

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conduction

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chemical reactions in the fire

Question 20

Choose the best example that represents heat transfer through convection.

Accepted Answer

inflating a hot air balloon

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burning yourself on a hot iron

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lighting a bulb using a battery and wires

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getting a sun tan

Question 21

Which is an example of potential energy?

Accepted Answer

the pulled back string on an archers's bow

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a roller coaster speeding down a hill

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releasing the strings on a guitar

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an electric current lighting a light bulb

Question 22

Warm air rises and cool air sinks due to...

Accepted Answer

Convection

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Radiation

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Conduction

Question 23

What kind of wave can travel through space?

Accepted Answer

electromagnetic waves

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compressional waves

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transverse waves

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longitudinal waves

Question 24

The lowest part of the wave is?

Accepted Answer

trough

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crest

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point of origin

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compression point

Question 25

The highest point of a wave is?

Accepted Answer

crest

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trough

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point of origin

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comppression point

Question 26

The action of a wave bouncing off a surface is called __________________.

Accepted Answer

reflection

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rarefaction

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refraction

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diffraction

Question 27

What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?

Accepted Answer

frequency

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wavelength

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midpoint

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crest and trough

Question 28

Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.

Accepted Answer

energy

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compression

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rarefaction

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speed

Question 29

A _____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

Accepted Answer

wavelength

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amplitude

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frequency

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compression

Question 30

Which wave has a greater frequency?

Accepted Answer

A

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B

Question 31

_______ carry the greatest amount of energy.

Accepted Answer

gamma rays

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x-rays

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infrared rays

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visible light

Question 32

This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.

Accepted Answer

x-ray

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gamma ray

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brokenometer

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radio wave

Question 33

How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?

Accepted Answer

Only a small part

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All of it

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None of it

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Most of it

Question 34

Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

Accepted Answer

Metal

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Air

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Empty space

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Water

Question 35

This is what you get when sound waves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.

Accepted Answer

Echo

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Amplitude

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Pitch

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Volume

Question 36

Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?

Accepted Answer

Solid molecules are packed tightly.

Answer

Gas molecules are packed tightly.

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Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.

Answer

Gas molecules move slowly.

Question 37

The units for frequency are measured in _____________.

Accepted Answer

hertz

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seconds

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m/s

Answer

m

Question 38

Which wave travels parallel in relation to a medium?

Accepted Answer

Longitudinal

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Transverse

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Both

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Neither

Question 39

What is the definition of CONDUCTION?

Accepted Answer

When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

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When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.

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a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.

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When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.

Question 40

What is the definition of CONVECTION

Accepted Answer

a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.

Answer

When heat transfers through waves.

Answer

When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

Answer

Heat traveling from the sun

Question 41

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.

Accepted Answer

convection

Answer

conduction

Answer

radiation

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Insolation

Question 42

The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer.

Accepted Answer

radiation

Answer

conduction

Answer

convection

Question 43

Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.

Accepted Answer

high to low

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low to high

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high to high

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It can travel high to low and low to high.

Question 44

Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer.

Accepted Answer

conduction

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convection

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radiation

Question 45

The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?

Accepted Answer

convection

Answer

conduction

Answer

radiation

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Insolation

Question 46

Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.

Accepted Answer

less

Answer

more

Question 47

Johnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.

Accepted Answer

conduction

Answer

convection

Answer

radiation

Question 48

A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.

Accepted Answer

radiation

Answer

conduction

Answer

convection

Question 49

Transfer of thermal energy through "space"

Accepted Answer

radiation

Answer

conduction

Answer

convection

Question 50

The cause of weather systems on earth is

Accepted Answer

convection

Answer

conduction

Answer

radiation

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