Quiz about Energy 4th Science Quiz

Question 1

What is the definition of energy in science?

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The ability to do work

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The ability to play video games and use computers

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The force that moves an object

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The process of cooking a meal

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a property of light?

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Light can be heavy

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Light can reflect

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Light can bend or refract

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Light can be absorbed

Question 3

What happens when light hits an opaque material/object?

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It does not allow you to be seen through them

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

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

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It bounces off and is reflected into your eyes

Question 4

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

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

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Light energy can only be converted into electrical energy

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Light energy and heat energy are completely unrelated

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Light energy destroys heat energy

Question 5

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

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Waxed paper or a stained glass window

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Opaque materials

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Clean glass window

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Mirror

Question 6

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

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

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It disappears completely.

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It changes color.

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

Question 7

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

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Refraction

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Reflection

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Diffraction

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Absorption

Question 8

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

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The length of the string vibration

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The material of the string

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The tightness of the string

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The size of the instrument

Question 9

How does sound travel through different materials?

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Sound travels fastest in solids

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Sound travels second fastest in water

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Sound travels the slowest in air

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Sound does not travel in solids

Question 10

What is electrical energy?

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A type of kinetic energy caused by moving electric charges

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A type of potential energy

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A type of chemical energy

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A type of mechanical energy

Question 11

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

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Solar energy (from the sun)

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Chemical energy (from batteries)

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Mechanical energy (from windmills)

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Nuclear energy (from power plants)

Question 12

What is chemical energy stored in?

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The bonds of chemical compounds

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The motion of objects

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Electrical circuits

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Magnetic fields

Question 13

Chemical energy may be released during a chemical reaction often in the form of what?

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Heat

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Light

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Sound

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Electricity

Question 14

Which of the following is a source of chemical energy for the human body?

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Food

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Sunlight

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Water

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Air

Question 15

What type of energy do charged batteries provide?

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Chemical energy

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Mechanical energy

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Nuclear energy

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Solar energy

Question 16

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

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Coal, natural gas, and oil

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Wind, solar, and hydro

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Biomass, geothermal, and nuclear

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Hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen

Question 17

What is mechanical energy also known as?

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Energy of Motion

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Stored Energy

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Energy of Rest

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Thermal Energy

Question 18

What affects the amount of mechanical energy an object possesses?

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Its mass and speed

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Its color and shape

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Its temperature and pressure

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Its position and orientation

Question 19

What is kinetic energy?

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The energy an object has due to its motion

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The energy an object has due to its position

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The energy an object has when it is not moving

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The energy an object has due to its temperature

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

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A flying airplane

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A rock sitting at the top of a hill

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A compressed spring

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A stretched rubber band

Question 21

What is potential energy?

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The stored energy

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The energy of motion

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The energy of heat

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The energy of light

Question 22

What increases the amount of potential energy an object has?

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Increasing its height above the ground

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Decreasing its mass

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Lowering its position above the ground

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Increasing its speed

Question 23

What is potential energy?

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

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Energy in motion

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Energy created by heat

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Energy that is lost and cannot be used

Question 24

Which of the following is an example of mechanical energy?

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Water going through a dam to run power plants

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Friction from rubbing two objects together

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A battery providing electrical energy

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A drawn bow before it is released

Question 25

What is another name for thermal energy?

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Heat

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Mechanical energy

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Potential energy

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Kinetic energy

Question 26

What is heat (thermal) transfer?

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

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The conversion of potential energy into kinetic energy

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The generation of energy from a chemical reaction

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

Question 27

What is mechanical energy?

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Energy that an object has when it is in motion

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Energy stored in an object's position or structure

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Energy that is generated by heat

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Energy that is transferred through electric charge

Question 28

What is convection in terms of thermal energy transfer?

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

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

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The transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves

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The process of heat causing solids to melt or burn

Question 29

How does conduction transfer heat?

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

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By the movement of hotter fluid rising and colder fluid sinking

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Through the transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves

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By slowing down the amount of heat an object can transfer

Question 30

What is radiation in the context of thermal energy?

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

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The transfer of heat through direct contact between objects

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

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

Question 31

Which of the following are good conductors of heat?

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Metals like copper and aluminum

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Wood, plastic, and cloth/cotton

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Turbines and vibrations

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Light bulbs and candles

Question 32

What are insulators?

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

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Materials that allow heat to flow easily

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Devices that turn and create electricity from moving wind or water

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The process of slowing things down and producing heat

Question 33

What effect does friction have?

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It slows things down and produces heat

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It causes vibrations to travel as sound waves through matter

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It turns and creates electricity from moving wind or water

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It allows heat to flow easily through an object

Question 34

What kind of energy makes windows shake if a jet plane flies right over the house?

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Sound (Vibrations)

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Light

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Heat

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Electrical

Question 35

What are sounds equivalent to?

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Vibrations

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Light rays

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Heat waves

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Electrical currents

Question 36

How does light travel?

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In a straight line

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In a zigzag pattern

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In a curved line

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In a random path

Question 37

What is the best way to make a shadow?

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Put something in between a light and a wall

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Use dark colors to absorb light

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Shine a light directly on an object

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Use light colors to reflect light

Question 38

Which colors absorb heat best?

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Dark colors

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Transparent colors

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Light colors

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No colors

Question 39

Which colors reflect heat best?

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Light colors

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Dark colors

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Transparent colors

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No colors

Question 40

What does a light bulb change electricity into?

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Light and heat

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Sound and light

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Heat and sound

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Chemical energy and light

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