5th Grade Energy Unit

Which of these is the best example of potential energy?

• a ball rolling on a soccer field 
• a boulder sitting on top of a steep hill 
• a marble at rest on the floor                       
• a person riding a bicycle on a flat surface

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the energy of a moving object

• potential energy
• energy
• kinetic energy

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Thermal energy that flows between objects due to a difference in temperature?

• thermal conductivity
• heat
• temperature

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Which is translucent?

• tissue paper
• air
• wood
• clear plastic

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What is most likely to happen to light that hits an opaque object?

• All of the light passes through the object.
• None of the light passes through the object.
• Most of the light disappears.
• Some of the light passes through the object.

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Which is transparent?

• a wooden fence
• clean water
• aluminum foil
• a purple balloon

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What does it mean to refract?

• bounce off
• to bend
• curve outward
• reflect

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What happens when light hits a mirror?

• it makes a color
• it reflects
• it makes a rainbow
• it passes through

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How does light travel?

• in a wavy path
• in a straight path
• in a zig zag path

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What is a prism?

• a transparent object that separates white light
• an opaque object that appears black
• a translucent object

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