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WorksheetsPhysical Science Milestones Review, Part 1
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
2.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
3.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
radiant
4.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
5.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Solar
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Mechanical
6.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
7.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
8.
The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?
a)
thermal to light
b)
gravitational to potential
c)
radiant to electrical
d)
chemical to light
9.
What machine changes electrical energy into light and sound energy?
a)
battery
b)
lightbulb
c)
alarm clock
d)
apple
10.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
11.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
12.
Energy that is stored in bonds between atoms is:
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Kinetic energy
d)
Nuclear energy
13.
Energy caused by the movement in the particles of matter. It is a form of kinetic energy.
a)
Nuclear energy
b)
Sound energy
c)
Light energy
d)
Thermal energy
14.
Energy that comes from the nucleus of an atom. A form of potential energy.
a)
chemical energy
b)
Nuclear energy
c)
Sound energy
d)
Electrical energy
15.
According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?
a)
First law of motion
b)
The law of tacos
c)
Laws of Energy
d)
law of conservation of energy
16.
The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.
a)
light energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
mechanical energy
17.
A hairdryer converts --
a)
electrical energy into chemical
b)
electrical energy into thermal
c)
chemical energy into mechanical
d)
thermal energy into mechanical
18.
When a hot object touches a cooler object, heat energy is transferred from the warmer object to the cooler object through:
a)
radiation
b)
electrical energy
c)
conduction
d)
solar heating
19.
You and your family are sitting around a campfire. You can feel the heat on your face, even when you back your seat away from the fire. The heat energy from the fire warms your face through:
a)
light energy from the fire
b)
conduction
c)
chemical reactions in the fire
d)
radiation
20.
Choose the best example that represents heat transfer through convection.
a)
burning yourself on a hot iron
b)
lighting a bulb using a battery and wires
c)
getting a sun tan
d)
inflating a hot air balloon
21.
Which is an example of potential energy?
a)
a roller coaster speeding down a hill
b)
the pulled back string on an archers's bow
c)
releasing the strings on a guitar
d)
an electric current lighting a light bulb
22.
Warm air rises and cool air sinks due to...
a)
Radiation
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
23.
What kind of wave can travel through space?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
compressional waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
longitudinal waves
24.
The lowest part of the wave is?
a)
trough
b)
crest
c)
point of origin
d)
compression point
25.
The highest point of a wave is?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
point of origin
d)
comppression point
26.
The action of a wave bouncing off a surface is called __________________.
a)
rarefaction
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
diffraction
27.
What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
midpoint
d)
crest and trough
28.
Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.
a)
energy
b)
compression
c)
rarefaction
d)
speed
29.
A _____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
compression
30.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
31.
_______ carry the greatest amount of energy.
a)
x-rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
infrared rays
d)
visible light
32.
This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
33.
How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?
a)
All of it
b)
None of it
c)
Most of it
d)
Only a small part
34.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
35.
This is what you get when sound waves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Pitch
c)
Volume
d)
Echo
36.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
37.
The units for frequency are measured in _____________.
a)
hertz
b)
seconds
c)
m/s
d)
m
38.
Which wave travels parallel in relation to a medium?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
39.
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
b)
a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
40.
What is the definition of CONVECTION
a)
When heat transfers through waves.
b)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
c)
a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
d)
Heat traveling from the sun
41.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
42.
The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
43.
Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.
a)
high to low
b)
low to high
c)
high to high
d)
It can travel high to low and low to high.
44.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
45.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
46.
Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.
a)
more
b)
less
47.
Johnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
48.
A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
49.
Transfer of thermal energy through "space"
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
50.
The cause of weather systems on earth is
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
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