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Science-Texas Coach-Chapter 2 Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which kind of energy do you use to run a TV?

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

electrical

d)

thermal

2.

Which part of an electrical circuit starts and stops the flow of electricity?

a)

battery

b)

light bulb

c)

wire

d)

switch

3.

The drawing below shows the light ray passing from the air through a piece of glass and back into the air. Which word describes what is happening to the light ray shown?

a)

absorption

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

d)

bouncing

4.

Which picture shows a circuit that will cause the light bulb to lightB

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

A student is planning an experiment that tests the effect of gravity on different objects. Which of the following MOST LIKELY describes a step in the experiment?

a)

measure the time it takes to lift each object 1 meter

b)

measure how far a magnet can move each object

c)

measure the volume of each object

d)

measure the force needed to lift each object 1 meter

6.

Which sentence about heat is true?

a)

heat always moves from objects that are cooler to objects that are warmer

b)

heat always moves from objects that are warmer to objects that are cooler

c)

heat sometimes moves from objects that are cooler to objects that are warmer

d)

heat does not usually move

7.

A student conducted an experiment to test whether two objects made of unknown materials are conductors or insulators. The student attached each object to a circuit. The two circuits included identical batteries, bulbs, and wires. Which statement is true?

a)

the experiment is not good because it included more than one kind of material

b)

the experiment is not good because it tested unknown materialsw

c)

the experiment is good because it tested more than one variable

d)

the experiment is good because it tested one variable

8.

A magnetic field forms around an iron nail when you

a)

wrap loops of wire around the nail and pass electricity through the wire

b)

wrap loops of wire around the nail

c)

place the nail near a battery

d)

wrap plastic around the nail and heat the nail and plastic

9.

Antony van Leeuwenhoek used lenses to make scientific discoveries. What did the lenses do that made them useful?

a)

absorbed light

b)

reflected light

c)

blocked light

d)

refracted light

10.

Which would you use a spring scale to measure?

a)

the amount of matter that makes up an object

b)

how far an object moves in a certain amount of time

c)

the force of gravity on an object

d)

how much space an object takes up

11.

Electricity does NOT flow in--

a)

an open circuit

b)

a closed circtuit

c)

an electrical circuit

d)

a complete circuit

12.

Which of these is an example of mechanical energy?

a)

the energy from a radio

b)

the energy that runs a refrigerator

c)

the energy of a moving wagon

d)

the energy that comes from a lightbulb

13.

Which of these materials in a conductor of electrcity?

a)

rubber

b)

plastic

c)

glass

d)

copper

14.

Which of these affects the motion of a swing?

a)

the position of nearby swings

b)

a pull acting on the swing

c)

the swing's width

d)

that age of the swing

15.

What is a closed circuit?

a)

any devise that uses electricity

b)

an incomplete path for the flow of electricity

c)

a source of electrical energy

d)

a complete path for the flow of electricy

16.

Which of the following blocks the flow of electricity or heat?

a)

an insulator

b)

a magnet

c)

a conductor

d)

a metal

17.

Which of the following separates white light into different colors by bending each color by a different amount?

a)

mirror

b)

prism

c)

microscope

d)

hand lens

18.

The north end of a magnet will repel

a)

a copper nail

b)

the north end of another magnet

c)

the sound end of another magnet

d)

an iron nail

19.

In an experiment, a student plans to test the magnetism of a copper nail, an iron nail, and a silver ring. Which step should the student include in the experiment?

a)

place each object close to each of the other objects to see ify that attract each other

b)

place a magnet close to each object to see if the magnet repels it

c)

place a magnet close to each object to see if the magnet attracts it

d)

place two magnets close to each other to see what happens