Quiz about Topic 5

Question 1

What type of energy causes the motion of the cart? (SC.5.P.8.1)

Accepted Answer

Mechanical

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Sound

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Heat

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Electrical

Question 2

What is heat energy? (SC.5.P.10.1)

Accepted Answer

Energy caused by moving particles

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Energy that travels in electromagnetic waves

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Energy in an object due to its motion or position

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Energy made when substances react and form new substances

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Energy produced by vibrations

Question 3

What is chemical energy? (SC.5.P.10.1)

Accepted Answer

Energy made when substances react and form new substances

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Energy that travels in electromagnetic waves

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Energy caused by moving particles

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Energy produced by vibrations

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Energy in an object due to its motion or position

Question 4

What is mechanical energy? (SC.5.P.10.1)

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Energy in an object due to its motion or position

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Energy produced by vibrations

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Energy made when substances react and form new substances

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Energy that travels in electromagnetic waves

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Energy caused by moving particles

Question 5

What is Sound energy? (SC.5.P.10.1)

Accepted Answer

Energy produced by vibrations

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Energy in an object due to its motion or position

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Energy made when substances react and form new substances

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Energy caused by moving particles

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Energy produced from the flow of an electrical current

Question 6

What is electrical energy? (SC.5.P.10.1)

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Energy produced from the flow of electrons or an electrical current

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Energy made when substances react and form new substances

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Energy produced by vibrations

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Energy caused by moving particles

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Energy in an object due to its motion or position

Question 7

What is light energy? (SC.5.P.10.1)

Accepted Answer

Energy that travels in electromagnetic waves

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Energy in an object due to its motion or position

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Energy made when substances react and form new substances

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Energy caused by moving particles

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Energy produced by vibrations

Question 8

Which statement best explains what is happening in this image? (SC.5.P.10.1)

Accepted Answer

Light changes the way things look because it bends around and bounces off matter.

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Light changes the way things look because it can vibrate matter.

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Light changes the way things look because it is opaque.

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Light changes the way things look because it is transparent.

Question 9

Light travels in a straight line even if it strikes an object or travels from one substance to another. (SC.5.P.10.1)

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 10

What does it mean when light energy is REFLECTED? (SC.5.P.10.1)

Accepted Answer

It occurs when light hits an object and bounces off of it; it allows us to see ourselves when we look in a mirror.

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Light bends when it travels through a transparent object; it causes the object to appear distorted.

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An object gets its color from the colors that are reflected, all other colors are taken in.

Question 11

What does it mean when light energy is REFRACTED? (SC.5.P.10.1)

Accepted Answer

Light bends when it travels through a transparent object; it causes the object to appear distorted.

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It occurs when light hits an object and bounces off of it; it allows us to see ourselves when we look in a mirror.

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An object gets its color from the colors that are reflected, all other colors are taken in.

Question 12

What does it mean when light energy is ABSORBED? (SC.5.P.10.1)

Accepted Answer

An object gets its color from the colors that are reflected, all other colors are taken in.

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It occurs when light hits an object and bounces off of it; it allows us to see ourselves when we look in a mirror.

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Light bends when it travels through a transparent object; it causes the object to appear distorted.

Question 13

What does TRANSPARENT mean? (SC.5.P.10.1)

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A term used to describe a material that can be clearly seen through because it allows light waves to pass through in straight lines.

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A term used to describe a material that absorbs and/or reflects light and does not allow light to pass through.

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A term used to describe a material that cannot be clearly seen through but that allows some light to pass through it.

Question 14

What does TRANSLUCENT mean? (SC.5.P.10.1)

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A term used to describe a material that cannot be clearly seen through but that allows some light to pass through it.

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A term used to describe a material that absorbs and/or reflects light and does not allow light to pass through.

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A term used to describe a material that can be clearly seen through because it allows light waves to pass through in straight lines.

Question 15

What does OPAQUE mean? (SC.5.P.10.1)

Accepted Answer

A term used to describe a material that absorbs and/or reflects light and does not allow light to pass through.

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A term used to describe a material that can be clearly seen through because it allows light waves to pass through in straight lines.

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A term used to describe a material that cannot be clearly seen through but that allows some light to pass through it.

Question 16

Energy has the ability to cause motion or create change. (SC.5.P.10.2)

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 17

Old-fashioned gristmills depend on water to grind grain into flour. Water is a source of energy for a gristmill. Which statement correctly describes why this is so? (SC.5.P.10.2)

Accepted Answer

Moving water turns the gristmill and drives the work of grinding grain.

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Warm water heats the gristmill, causing it to move and grind thegrain.

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Water produces electricity to turn the gristmill so it grinds the grain.

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Moving water produces wind that turns the gristmill so it grinds the grain.

Question 18

What is temperature? (SC.5.P.10.2)

Accepted Answer

The measurement of heat

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Heat transferring from one object to another

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The energy that exists in matter

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The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves which move through space

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Transfer of heat through liquid or gas

Question 19

What is radiation? (SC.5.P.10.2)

Accepted Answer

The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves which move through space

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Heat transferring from one object to another

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The energy that exists in matter

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The measurement of heat

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Transfer of heat through liquid or gas

Question 20

What is convection? (SC.5.P.10.2)

Accepted Answer

Transfer of heat through liquid or gas

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Heat transferring from one object to another

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The energy that exists in matter

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The measurement of heat

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The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves which move through space

Question 21

What is conduction? (SC.5.P.10.2)

Accepted Answer

Heat transferring from one object to another

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The energy that exists in matter

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The measurement of heat

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The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves which move through space

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Transfer of heat through liquid or gas

Question 22

What is an insulator? (SC.5.P.10.2)

Accepted Answer

An object that is difficult for heat to pass through

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The energy that exists in matter

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The measurement of heat

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An object that allows heat to pass through easily

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Heat transferring from one object to another

Question 23

What is an conductor? (SC.5.P.10.2)

Accepted Answer

An object that allows heat to pass through easily

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The energy that exists in matter

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An object that is difficult for heat to pass through

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The measurement of heat

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Heat transferring from one object to another

Question 24

What is pitch? (SC.5.P.10.2)

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The highness or lowness of a sound

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The loudness of a sound

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The amount of vibrations in an amount of time

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A unit of measurement for sound

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The faster the vibration, the lower the pitch

Question 25

How do the rate of vibrations effect the level of pitch? (SC.5.P.10.3)

Accepted Answer

The faster the vibration, the higher the pitch

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The slower the vibration, the higher the pitch

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Vibrations do not effect pitch

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The faster the vibration, the lower the pitch

Question 26

Electrical energy can be transformed into other forms of energy. (SC.5.P.10.3)

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 27

What is frequency? (SC.5.P.10.3)

Accepted Answer

The amount of vibrations in an amount of time

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The loudness of a sound

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The highness or lowness of a sound

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A unit of measurement for sound

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The faster the vibration, the lower the pitch

Question 28

How does the size of a rubber band affect the pitch it will produce when plucked? (SC.5.P.10.3)

Accepted Answer

The wider the band, the lower the pitch

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The wider the band, the higher the pitch

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The thinner the band, the lower the frequency

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The thinner the band, the higher the volume

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The size of an object does not affect the pitch that object can make

Question 29

What is an electrical circuit? (SC.5.P.11.1)

Accepted Answer

A closed path or loop around which an electric current flows

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An open path or loop around which an electric current flows

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The flow of electrons

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Electrons traveling freely

Question 30

What does an "open" circuit mean? (SC.5.P.11.1)

Accepted Answer

Electrons are escaping the circuit

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Electrons are flowing freely within the loop

Question 31

What does a "closed" circuit mean? (SC.5.P.11.1)

Accepted Answer

Electrons are flowing freely within the loop

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Electrons are escaping the circuit

Question 32

READ the following statement CAREFULLY:

Every circuit includes a battery or power source, wires, switch, and a source of electricity, such as a light bulb or radio. (SC.5.P.11.1)

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 33

READ the following statement CAREFULLY:

If there is a break anywhere in an electrical circuit (open circuit), electricity can still flow. (SC.5.P.11.1)

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 34

READ the following statement CAREFULLY:

If your desk light is plugged to the wall, but it will not produce light, what is most likely the cause of the problem? (SC.5.P.11.1)

Accepted Answer

Most likely the cause is that the switch is off (or in the down position)

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Most likely the cause is that the switch is on (or in the up position)

Question 35

READ the following statement CAREFULLY:

Is what is shown in the model an example of an open or closed circuit? (SC.5.P.11.1)

Accepted Answer

Closed

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Open

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Neither

Question 36

READ the following statement CAREFULLY:

Is what is shown in the model an example of an open or closed circuit? (SC.5.P.11.1)

Accepted Answer

Open

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Closed

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Neither

Question 37

What is a conductor? (SC.5.P.11.2)

Accepted Answer

Materials that allow electricity to move through easily

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Materials that DO NOT allow electricity to move through easily

Question 38

What is an insulator? (SC.5.P.11.2)

Accepted Answer

Materials that resist the flow of electricity and the movement of electrons

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Materials that allow the flow of electricity and the movement of electrons

Question 39

A classmate is studying a cord that connects a lamp to a wall outlet. The classmate sees that the inside of the cord is made of metal wire, and that the outside of the cord is made of plastic. Explain why each of these materials is used in the cord. (SC.5.P.11.2)

Accepted Answer

The lamp cord is made of a metal which serves as a conductor and a plastic covering that serves as an insulator.

Answer

The lamp cord is made of a metal which serves as a insulator and a plastic covering that serves as an conductor.

Question 40

What are good examples of conductors? (SC.5.P.11.2)

Accepted Answer

Metals

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Fabric

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Rubber

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Plastic

Question 41

What are good examples of conductors? (SC.5.P.11.2)

Accepted Answer

Metals

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Rubber, Plastic, Wood

Question 42

What are good examples of insulators? (SC.5.P.11.2)

Accepted Answer

Rubber, Plastic, Wood

Answer

Metals

Question 43

What is static electricity? (SC.5.P.10.4)

Accepted Answer

The build up of negative electrical charge in an object. Static charge can be released as a brief burst of electrical energy and felt as a shock.

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The build up positive charge in an object. Static charge can be released as a brief burst of electrical energy and felt as a shock.

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The build up of neutral charge in an object. Static charge can be released as a brief burst of electrical energy and felt as a shock.

Question 44

What happens when objects with opposite electrical charges are brought near each other without touching? (SC.5.P.10.4)

Accepted Answer

They will attract

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They will repel

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Nothing with happen

Question 45

What happens when objects with the same electrical charges are brought near each other without touching? (SC.5.P.10.4)

Accepted Answer

They will repel

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They will attract

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Nothing with happen

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