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Science Study Guide

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of energy is needed to move an object over a distance?

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Sound Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

d)

Electrical Energy

2.

Most energy is "Lost" as what type of energy?

a)

Thermal

b)

Sound

c)

Mechanical

d)

Electrical

3.

What is the law of conservation?

a)

Energy is not created or destroyed

b)

Energy can not be lost

c)

Energy can be transferred or transformed

d)

Energy is not created or destroyed, only transferred or transformed

4.

What are the transformations that happen with a hair drier?

a)

Electrical->Thermal, Mechanical, and Sound

b)

Electrical->Thermal and Sound

c)

Mechanical->Sound and Thermal

d)

Mechanical->Electrical and Thermal

5.

If you have a circuit but the bulb doesn't light the circuit is...

a)

Open

b)

Closed

6.

What is a parallel circuit?

a)

no path

b)

one path

c)

multiple paths

d)

one goes out, the rest go out

7.

What happens when one light goes out in a parallel circuit?

a)

They flicker

b)

They go out

c)

They stay on

8.

What is a electric current?

a)

The rate of electric charges moving from one point to another

b)

The rate of how fast electric charges move

c)

Electrical energy moving in a current

d)

The rate at which electric charges pass a given point

9.

What is a direct current?

a)

Energy flows two ways

b)

Power flows one way

c)

Power flows two ways

d)

Energy flows multiple ways

10.

What is an alternating current?

a)

Energy flows two ways

b)

Energy flows one way

c)

Power flows multiple ways

d)

Power flows right

11.

What is a wave?

a)

Transfers energy

b)

A line going up and down in a curvy way

c)

A disturbance that transfers energy

d)

A disturbance in energy

12.

Thermal energy depends on what two properties?

a)

Latitude

b)

Temperature

c)

Number of particles

d)

Climate

13.

How are the sun, Earth, and moon aligned when spring tides occur?

a)

90 degree angle left

b)

90 degree angle right

c)

Zig zag

d)

In a straight line

14.

What gravitational pull has the greatest effect on tides?

a)

Earth

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

Earth's tilt

15.

Where does the moon get its light?

a)

The Earth

b)

Itself

c)

The sun

d)

Reflecting off sun

16.

Where does the moon need to be for a solar eclipse?

a)

To the left of Earth

b)

Behind Earth

c)

In front of Earth

d)

To the right of Earth

17.

How long does it take for the moon to travel around the Earth?

a)

1 month

b)

29 days

c)

4 weeks

d)

28 days

18.

What moon phase is not visible from Earth?

a)

New Moon

b)

Third Quarter

c)

First Quarter

d)

Full Moon

19.

What causes wind?

a)

Convection Currents

b)

High and low pressure

c)

Uneven heating of Earth

d)

Hot air rising

20.

What is condensation?

a)

Solid to liquid

b)

Gas to liquid

c)

Liquid to gas

d)

Gas to solid