Quiz about Science TCAP review

Question 1

Energy of motion is which type of energy?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

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Potential

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Sound

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Gravitational

Question 2

On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?

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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 3

The ability to do work is

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energy

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power

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thermal

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kinetic

Question 4

Stored energy is called ______ energy.

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Potential

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Kinetic

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Pacific

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Safe

Question 5

What part of the wave is shown at letter A?

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wavelength

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crest

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trough

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frequency

Question 6

Which part of the wave is shown at letter C?

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amplitude

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crest

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wavelength

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resting point

Question 7

What does a wave carry?

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energy

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boats

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matter

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water

Question 8

Which wave has the most energy?

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top wave

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bottom wave

Question 9

Which structure of the plant absorbs water and nutrients from the soil?

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roots

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stem

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leaves

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flowers

Question 10

Plants need sunlight to survive because _________ .

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they make food from sunlight.

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they need to stay very warm.

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they need to be able to see danger.

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they get minerals from sunlight.

Question 11

How does most of the water needed by the plant get into its leaves?

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The roots absorb it and then it travels up the xylem

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It enters through the stomata

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It's made during a chemical reaction in the stem

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The flowers capture water and deliver it to the leaves

Question 12

What is an organism that gets its food through eating other sources?

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Consumer

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Producer

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Autotroph

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Decomposers

Question 13

What is an organism that breaks down & absorbs dead matter so nutrition can be recycled into the soil?

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Decomposer

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Consumer

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Producers

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Scavenger

Question 14

What is an organisms that makes its own food?

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Producer

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Consumer

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Decomposer

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Scavenger

Question 15

What is the source of energy for all producers?

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sun

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wind

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Earth

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rain

Question 16

the path that energy takes from one organism to another in the form of food.

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food chain

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decomposer

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consumer

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aquatic

Question 17

A consumer that eats meat only

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carnivore

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decomposer

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omnivore

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herbivore

Question 18

A consumer that eats plants only

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herbivore

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carnivore

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decomposer

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omnivore

Question 19

Which group do fungi, bacteria, and termites belong to?

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decomposers

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producers

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herbivores

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omnivores

Question 20

Field mice eat corn. Which would most likely happen if the field mouse population grew?

Accepted Answer

There would be less corn due to the mice eating it.

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There would be more corn to feed the field mice.

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The habitat would get overpopulated because the mice woudl eat too much.

Question 21

If the population of prey increases, the population of predators will ________because of the availability of food.

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increase

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decrease

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stay the same

Question 22

Which organisms are in competition for the same food?

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fox and owl

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spider and fly

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rabbit and mouse

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deer and owl

Question 23

Who is the consumer in this food chain?

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The rabbit and fox

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The grass

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The rabbit

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The fox

Question 24

What is the name of the alien species who have taken over native species?

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Invasive Species

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Native Species

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Alien Species

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Natural Species

Question 25

What layer is a shell of liquid iron nickel that creates the Earth's magnetic field?

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Outer Core

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Mantle

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Crust

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Inner Core

Question 26

What layer is the deepest layer beneath the Earth's surface at 1,500 miles and is considered to be a solid iron ball because of the pressure it is placed under?

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Inner Core

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Outer Core

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Crust

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Mantle

Question 27

What layer is the thinnest outer layer of the Earth and is made of minerals that make up the rock we stand on?

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Crust

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Outer Core

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Mantle

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Core

Question 28

Weathering is

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the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

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the process of moving rock

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the temperature outside

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dropping off broken pieces of rock

Question 29

Erosion is

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the process of moving rock

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the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

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the temperature outside

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dropping off broken pieces of rock

Question 30

Select two causes of physical weathering

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Wind

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Plants or living things

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Carbon Dioxide

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Acid

Question 31

Which of these is an example of erosion

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Wind blowing away sediment

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Light Shinning onto a mountain

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Rain breaking down rock

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All of the above

Question 32

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of what?

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B. Erosion

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A. Weathering

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C. Deposition

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D. Compaction

Question 33

Which human activity would preserve nonrenewable resources?

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recycling

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deforestation

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removing carnivores from a forest

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heating homes with fossil fuels

Question 34

Which will most likely happen if lake water becomes pollute by humans?

Accepted Answer

Animals in the lake will die.

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The pollution will not hurt the plants or animals in the water.

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There will be more fish in the lake.

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It will change the soil around the lake into pebbles.

Question 35

When humans cause an oil spill in the ocean ___________.

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The oil spreads across the surface of the ocean.

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It has not effect on the environment.

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It is very easy to clean all of the oil.

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No ocean life is harmed.

Question 36

Which of the following means of transportation uses a renewable resource for its energy source?

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solar powered car

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coal powered steam train

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natural gas car

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gasoline truck

Question 37

A farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy on the farm by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from--

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setting up wind turbines

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having a coal furnace

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using natural gas

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burning oil

Question 38

Oil comes from deep underground. When people have used all of the oil on Earth, it will be gone. What kind of resource is oil?

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a nonrenewable resource

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a renewable resource

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an inexhaustible resource

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a non-usable resource

Question 39

A fossil buried deeper in the earth is younger than the fossils buried above it.

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False

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True

Question 40

What kind of fossil is this?

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Trace

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Cast

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Mold

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True Form

Question 41

A fossil of a fish in a dry place tells us that area long ago...

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was once covered in water.

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used to be hotter.

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was once covered in ferns.

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used to be covered in ice.

Question 42

A plant presses into the top layer of sediment. What type of fossil is this?

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Imprint

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Cast

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Mold

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Amber

Question 43

Scientist determine the age of a fossil by __________________.

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studying the order of the layers

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asking the fossils

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using a streak plate

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checking its hardness

Question 44

Period during Earth's rotation when Earth faces away from the Sun and it is dark

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night

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day

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shadow

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stars

Question 45

As the Earth rotates, the part of the Earth facing the sun has ________.

Accepted Answer

daylight

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an axis

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darkness (night)

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winter

Question 46

As the Earth rotates, the part of the Earth facing away from the sun has ________.

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darkness (night)

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daylight

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summer

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nice weather

Question 47

What changes the length of a shadow?

Accepted Answer

the angle of the sun

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the size of the sun

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the heat of the sun

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the color of the sun

Question 48

When the sun gets higher in the sky, shadows get ______.

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shorter

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longer

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gone

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darker

Question 49

At noon, when the sun is overhead, shadows ______.

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almost disappear

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get longer

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get shorter

Question 50

___________ is the distance an object moves in a certain amount of time.

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speed

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acceleration

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energy

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position

Question 51

How do you find the speed of an object?

Accepted Answer

Speed=Distance/Time

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Speed=Time/Distance

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Speed=Location/Energy

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Speed=Distance/Energy

Question 52

The energy an object has because it is moving is called ________.

Accepted Answer

kinetic energy

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nuclear energy

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potential energy

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light energy

Question 53

If you are traveling in a car at a speed of 15mph and the car turns. Does the car accelerate?

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yes

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no

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maybe

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not sure

Question 54

Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?

Accepted Answer

Electrical to light

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Chemical to light

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Electrical to chemical

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Chemical to electrical

Question 55

Which of the following shows an energy transformation from chemical energy to electrical to light energy?

Accepted Answer

A battery causes a flashlight to shine.

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A bolt of lightning lights the night sky.

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A candle glows brightly in the dark.

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A fire in a fireplace lights up a room.

Question 56

If the distance represented by the letter A (the amplitude) were increased, how would it change the sound?

Accepted Answer

The sound would be louder.

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The sound would be higher.

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The sound would be lower.

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The sound would be softer.

Question 57

What is something natural that Sound cannot travel through?

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outer Space

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Water

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Air

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Liquids

Question 58

a pattern of dots and dashes, each one making up a letter or number

Accepted Answer

Morse code

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binary code

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pixels

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bits

Question 59

How does a cell phone send a picture to another cell phone?

Accepted Answer

It codes the picture into digital information.

Answer

It changes the picture into text.

Answer

It sends the picture through sound waves.

Answer

It downloads the picture into light waves.

Question 60

Cell phones convert sound waves into ____, which are sent from tower to tower.

Accepted Answer

radio waves

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light waves

Answer

sound waves

Answer

Morse code

Question 61

A form of communication over long distances used by Native Americans and Chinese soldiers.

Accepted Answer

smoke signals

Answer

Morse code

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hieroglyphics

Answer

drums

Question 62

The reason sounds are not heard in space are because ________

Accepted Answer

space is a vacuum with few particles

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space is too cold

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there is too much matter

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energy cannot move in space

Question 63

Echos are sound waves that are ________.

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reflected

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absorbed

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surfed

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transmitted

Question 64

Allows little to no light through.

Accepted Answer

Opaque

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Transparent

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Translucent

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Opal

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