TX Sci. Ch. 2 Test

Which form of energy is made when an object vibrates?

• sounds energy

• light energy

• thermal energy

• electrical energy

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Which is the BEST example of an object that has mechanical energy?

• a candle that is burning

• a pot of water being heated on a stove

• a ball rolling down a hill

• a lamp that has been turned on

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Which forms of energy travel as waves?

• mechanical energy and light energy

• mechanical energy and electrical energy

• thermal energy and electrical energy

• sound energy and light energy

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The picture shows a circuit.

Which object can be connected to the circuit to make the bulb light up?

• plastic ruler

• glass rod

• steel safety pin

• rubber band

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Which of these blocks the flow of heat and electricity?

• rubber

• aluminum

• gold

• copper

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A student built a circuit that contains a lightbulb. The bulb is lit. The circuit must be

• broken

• incomplete

• open

• closed

A student is doing an investigation. First the student pushes a book across a smooth wood floor.  The student pushes the same book across a carpet.  Which of these is the student MOST LIKELY studying?

• electric current

• magnetic force

• friction

• gravity

Which materials are enough to make a closed circuit?

• a lightbulb and pieces of wire

• a lightbulb, a battery, and a switch

• pieces of wire and a switch

• a battery, a lightbulb, and pieces of wire

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Thomas Edison invented one kind of lightbulb. In Edison's lightbulb, an electric current moves through

• a thin wire

• air

• glass

• rubber

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Which is the force that pulls objects toward each other?

• magnetism

• gravity

• light

• friction

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