What causes high pitch and low pitch sounds according to the text?

The length of the string vibration

How does sound travel through different materials?

Sound travels fastest in solids

Sound travels second fastest in water

Sound travels the slowest in air

Sound does not travel in solids

What is electrical energy?

A type of kinetic energy caused by moving electric charges

Which of the following is NOT a way that electrical energy can be produced?

Chemical energy (from batteries)

Mechanical energy (from windmills)

Nuclear energy (from power plants)

What does electrical energy power in our homes?

Lights, iPods™, and televisions

Water heaters, cars, and refrigerators

Air conditioners, computers, and microwaves

What is chemical energy stored in?

The bonds of chemical compounds

Fossil fuels are a form of chemical energy and include which of the following natural resources?

Biomass, geothermal, and nuclear

What is kinetic energy?

The energy an object has due to its motion

The energy an object has due to its position

The energy an object has when it is not moving

The energy an object has due to its temperature

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

A rock sitting at the top of a hill

What increases the amount of potential energy an object has?

Increasing its height above the ground

Lowering its position above the ground

What is potential energy?

Stored energy held by an object because of its position, electric charge, or internal stress

Energy that is lost and cannot be used

Which of the following is an example of mechanical energy?

Water going through a dam to run power plants

Friction from rubbing two objects together

A battery providing electrical energy

A drawn bow before it is released

What is heat (thermal) transfer?

The movement of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object

The conversion of potential energy into kinetic energy

The generation of energy from a chemical reaction

The storage of energy in an object's position or structure

What is mechanical energy?

Energy that an object has when it is in motion

Energy stored in an object's position or structure

Energy that is generated by heat

Energy that is transferred through electric charge

What is convection in terms of thermal energy transfer?

The movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink

The movement of heat from one object to another by direct contact

The transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves

The process of heat causing solids to melt or burn

How does conduction transfer heat?

By the movement of heat from one object to another that has a different temperature when they are touching each other

By the movement of hotter fluid rising and colder fluid sinking

Through the transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves

By slowing down the amount of heat an object can transfer

What is radiation in the context of thermal energy?

The transfer of heat by radiation involving the carrying of energy from an origin to the space surrounding it

The transfer of heat through direct contact between objects

The movement of heat within a fluid due to changes in density and gravity

The process of heat being limited or slowed down by certain materials

Which of the following are good conductors of heat?

Metals like copper and aluminum

Wood, plastic, and cloth/cotton

Materials that limit or slow down the amount of heat an object can transfer

Materials that allow heat to flow easily

Devices that turn and create electricity from moving wind or water

The process of slowing things down and producing heat

What effect does friction have?

It slows things down and produces heat

It causes vibrations to travel as sound waves through matter

It turns and creates electricity from moving wind or water

It allows heat to flow easily through an object

What is the best way to make a shadow?

Put something in between a light and a wall

Use dark colors to absorb light

Shine a light directly on an object

Use light colors to reflect light

Energy 4th Science Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of energy in science?

The ability to play video games and use computers

The ability to do work

The force that moves an object

The process of cooking a meal

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a property of light?

Light can reflect

Light can bend or refract

Light can be absorbed

Light can be heavy

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when light hits an opaque material/object?

It allows light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen

It allows light, but not detailed images, to pass through

It does not allow you to be seen through them

It bounces off and is reflected into your eyes

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the relationship between light energy and heat (thermal) energy?

Light energy can only be converted into electrical energy

Light energy and heat energy are completely unrelated

Light energy is related to heat energy because some objects absorb light and become warm

Light energy destroys heat energy

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following materials would allow light, but not detailed images, to pass through?

Opaque materials

Clean glass window

Waxed paper or a stained glass window

Mirror

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to light when it moves from water to air?

It speeds up and the location of the object appears distorted.

It disappears completely.

It changes color.

It moves at the same speed and the object's location appears the same.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe the bending or changing direction of light as it passes through different materials?

Reflection

Diffraction

Refraction

Absorption

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Energy 4th Science Quiz

44 questions

What is the definition of energy in science?

Which of the following is NOT a property of light?

What happens when light hits an opaque material/object?

What is the relationship between light energy and heat (thermal) energy?

Which of the following materials would allow light, but not detailed images, to pass through?

What happens to light when it moves from water to air?

What is the term used to describe the bending or changing direction of light as it passes through different materials?

What is sound energy?

How can sound be described?

What is pitch in terms of sound?

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