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Physical Science Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a renewable resource used to produce electricity?

a)

solar energy

b)

coal

c)

natural gas

d)

uranium

2.

Click the renewable resources below

a)

Coal

b)

Wind Energy

c)

Solar Energy

d)

Uranium

e)

Natural Gas

3.

Which natural resources are being used faster than they are replaced?

a)

Coal and wind

b)

Oil and coal

c)

Solar Energy and uranium

d)

Wind and water

4.

How is electricity produced in a nuclear power plant?

a)

coal

b)

uranium reactions

c)

natural gas

d)

oil

5.

Name a disadvantage of solar energy.

a)

it is nonrenewable

b)

sunlight can be used up

c)

panels require a lot of space

d)

it causes air pollution

6.

What is an advantage of using coal energy?

a)

it is relatively cheap

b)

it doesn't harm ecosystems

c)

it is replaced as fast as it is used

d)

it burns cleanly

7.

What is a disadvantage of nuclear energy?

a)

it is renewable

b)

it produces harmful waste

c)

it requires a lot of land

d)

it can destroy rivers

8.

What is a disadvantage of hydroelectric power?

a)

it produces waste

b)

it is a nonrenewable resource

c)

it pollutes water

d)

it may disrupt fish

9.

What does constraint mean?

a)

a limitation/problem

b)

something that helps

10.

Which of the following describes ALL waves?

a)

energy moves side to side

b)

energy that moves in a regular pattern

c)

energy that moves an object forward

d)

it is in water

11.

What happens when waves move across the surface of deep water?

a)

the water moves up and down

b)

the water moves forward

c)

the water moves backward

d)

the water doesn't move

12.

When does water move in the direction of a wave?

a)

when a surfer sits on a surfboard

b)

when boats move through the water

c)

when the water gets close to the beach

13.

______ is the distance between the middle point of a wave and the crest or trough

a)

trough

b)

wavelength

c)

amplitude

14.

Which wave would transfer the MOST energy

a)

one with a low crest

b)

one with a high trough

c)

one with a low amplitude

d)

one with a high amplitude

15.

Give an example of transmitting information with digital code

a)

sending a text on a cell phone

b)

Morse code

c)

sending a letter in the mail

d)

talking to someone across the room

16.

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

17.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
18.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
19.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
20.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
21.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
the matter carries the energy
d)
neither
22.
Which wave has the largest wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same wavelength)
23.
Which travels faster: sound or light?
a)
light
b)
sound
24.
As the wavelength of a sound wave increases, the frequency
a)
decreases
b)
increases
25.
What kind of energy is associated with vibrations?
a)
mechanical energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
light energy
d)
sound energy
26.
What is a force?
a)
the PUSH or PULL on an object 
b)
The MOTION an object creates
c)
The objects HITTING one another
d)
Going REALLY FAST