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Force, Motion, & Energy

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A complete path of conductors that an electric current can flow through is a _________.
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
circuit
d)
f
2.
______________ is the bouncing back of light rays
a)
work
b)
current
c)
reflection
3.
A _________ is a push or a pull.
a)
force
b)
friction
c)
gravity
4.
A force between two surfaces rubbing against each other is _____________.
a)
friction
b)
refraction
c)
circuit
5.
_______________ is what's done when a force is used to move an object.
a)
force
b)
work
c)
refraction
6.
A ______________ is a constant flow of electrons.
a)
circuit
b)
gravity
c)
current
7.
The bending of light rays as they move from one material into another material is ____________.
a)
work
b)
circuit
c)
refraction
8.
_______________ is the force that pulls objects toward each other.
a)
gravity
b)
reflection
c)
force
9.
a form of energy that consists of a flow of electric charges through a conductor.
a)
electrical energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
mechanical energy
10.
a form of energy that travels in waves and can move through empty space where there is no air.
a)
mechanical energy
b)
sound energy
c)
light energy
11.
energy that is possessed by an object due to its motion or position.
a)
electrical energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
mechanical energy
12.
a form of energy produced by vibrating objects.
a)
sound energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
light energy
13.
the amount of heat energy in moving particles of mater.
a)
light energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
electrical energy
14.
Which of these is an example of a use of mechanical energy?
a)
a gas flame heating a pot of water
b)
a lamp lighting a room
c)
wind turning a turbine
d)
water freezing to become ice
15.
Which of the following is an example of refraction?
a)
looking in a mirror
b)
your legs looking bigger underwater when you dangle them in a swimming pool
c)
light bouncing off of a box that has been white on the inside
d)
shining a flashlight at a black piece of paper
16.
Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding light?
a)
light can be absorbed
b)
light can be abstracted
c)
light can be bent
d)
light can be reflected
17.
Which of the following does not reflect light?
a)
eye glassed
b)
microscopes
c)
telescopes
d)
all of the above
18.
Which of the following can be used to demonstrate friction?
a)
using a spring scale to pull a shoe across the carpet and measure the force
b)
rubbing your hands together quickly to warm them up
c)
dropping a wooden block down a ramp covered in sand paper
d)
all of the above
19.
A group of students is setting up an experiment.  They are using a large piece of cardboard to make a ramp and have covered the ramp with aluminum foil, wax paper, and sand paper.  They are rolling marbles down the ramp covered with each material and are recording the results.  What question is this investigation most likely designed to answer?
a)
How does the size of the marble affect how slow the marble will roll?
b)
How far can the marble roll when the elevation of the ramp is changed?
c)
How does the material on the affect how fast the marble will roll?
d)
How long will it take for the marble to stop once it is dropped at the top of the ramp?