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Force, Motion and Energy Vocabulary

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy that involves heat
a)
light energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
electrical energy
d)
mechanical energy
2.
Which of the following is using electricity to produce thermal energy?
a)
 A candle
b)
the sun
c)
rubbing your hands together
d)
A flattening iron
3.
energy that involves movement
a)
thermal energy
b)
light energy
c)
potential energy
d)
mechanical energy
4.
energy made by vibrations you can hear
a)
sound energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
all are correct
5.
Which of the following uses mechanical energy to produce sound?
a)
playing the piano
b)
playing the guitar
c)
clapping your hands
d)
all are correct
6.
energy that allows you to see
a)
thermal
b)
light
c)
electrical
d)
mechanical
7.
this energy powers the rest of the energies
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
mechanical
d)
electrical
8.
Which of the following uses light energy to produce electricity?
a)
lamp
b)
solar powered calculator
c)
TV
d)
the sun
9.
a push or pull
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
force
d)
magnetism
10.
Who is using more force?
a)
the man on the left
b)
the man on the right
11.
the force that pulls objects to the center of the Earth
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
magnetism
d)
force
12.
All of the following are examples of gravity  acting on objects except:
a)
rain falling
b)
sky diving
c)
going down a slide
d)
rubbing your feet on different surfaces
13.
the force that slows or stops objects in motion
a)
gravity
b)
magnetism
c)
push or pull
d)
friction
14.
Which of the following statements is correct?
a)
The man on the smooth surface will have to use more force because there is more friction.
b)
The man on the smooth surface will have to use more force because there is less friction.
c)
Both surfaces have the same amount of friction
d)
The man on the rough surface will have to use more force because there is more friction.
15.

the force that attracts opposite poles and repels poles that are alike is called

a)

friction

b)

magnetism

c)

gravity

d)

pull

16.
What do you have to check every time you  see a circuit?
a)
BLWC
b)
that it has a switch
c)
that the path is open
d)
all are correct
17.
Where are you going to start tracing the path to check if the path is complete?
a)
negative pole of the battery all the way to the positive
b)
positive pole of the battery all the way to the negative
c)
in the first load all the way to the battery
d)
in the switch all the way to the load
18.
How many lights turn on if the path is incomplete in a series circuit?
a)
all
b)
none
c)
some depending if the other path is complete
d)
only the first one
19.
How many lights will turn in a parallel circuit if one path is complete and the other is incomplete?
a)
None
b)
All
c)
Only the loads in the complete path will be on and the loads in the incomplete path will be off.
d)
Only the loads in the complete path will be off and the loads in the incomplete path will be on.
20.
Which of the following could stop the flow of electricity in a circuit?
a)
open switch
b)
broken load
c)
more than one battery facing the wrong way
d)
all are correct
21.
How does light travel?
a)
in a a straight line
b)
in a curved line
c)
in a zig zag
d)
in a wave
22.
When light bounces off the surface of an object that is called?
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
23.
Which of the following is an example of reflection?
a)
mirror
b)
shiny car
c)
still water
d)
all are correct
24.
What happens to light when it is able to go through a transparent object?
a)
it slows down
b)
it bends
c)
it refracts
d)
all are correct
25.
All of the following are examples of light refraction EXCEPT:
a)
looking at your image on a metal spoon
b)
placing a pencil in water
c)
looking through a hand lends
d)
light changing into colors as it goes through a prism