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Physical Science

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Emily slid down the sliding board at the park. Where did Emily have the most potential energy?
a)
In the middle of the slide
b)
Near the bottom of the slide
c)
At the top of the slide
2.
10 Emily slid down the sliding board at the park. Where did she have the most kinetic energy?
a)
In the middle of the slide
b)
At the top of the slide
c)
At the end of the slide when she stopped
d)
Near the bottom of the slide
3.

What type of potential energy is released from a hand warmer?

a)

elastic potential energy

b)

gravitational potential energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

kinetic energy

4.

Which of the following is an example of reflection?

(MS-PS4-3)

a)

straw looking bent in the water

b)

looking at your image in the mirror

c)

wearing a black shirt on a sunny day

5.

In, space, sound travels and light does not.

(MS-PS4-1)

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Light travels in waves.

(MS-PS4-2)

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What is the quickest way to send data?

(MS-PS4-3)

a)

Analog Signals

b)

Digital Signals

c)

Smoke Signals

8.

Which of the following is not a medium for sound to travel?

(MS-PS4-1)

a)

Wood

b)

Pool of Water

c)

Railroad Tracks

d)

Outer Space

9.

Depending on an object's material, when light shines on an object, it can be:

(MS-PS4-2)

a)

Reflective

b)

Transmitted

c)

Absorbed

d)

All of these

10.

Wax Paper is a(n) _____________ material.

(MS-PS4-2)

a)

Transluscent

b)

Transparent

c)

Opaque

11.

Foil is a(n) _____________ material.

(MS-PS4-2)

a)

Translucent

b)

Transparent

c)

Opaque

12.

Glass is a(n) __________ material.

(MS-PS4-2)

a)

Translucent

b)

Transparent

c)

Opaque

13.

What part of the Electromagnetic Spectrum can humans see?

(MS-PS4-2)

a)

Radio Waves

b)

Ultraviolet Rays

c)

Visible Light Waves

d)

Microwaves

14.

Al goes into space to fix the lunar rover on the moon. While doing this, he drops his wrench. Why does he see the tool hit but does not hear it?

(MS-PS4-1)

a)

The moon does not have that much gravity.

b)

Sound does not travel in space.

c)

The wrench has a cushion around it.

15.

What is the name of letter A ?

(MS-PS4-1)

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Wavelength

16.

What is the name of letter B?

(MS-PS4-1)

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Wavelength

17.

What is the name of letter C?

(MS-PS4-1)

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Wavelength

18.

What is the name of letter D?

(MS-PS4-1)

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Wavelength

19.

What type of energy is the following picture showing?

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Chemical

20.

What type of energy is the following picture showing?

a)

Electricity

b)

Heat

c)

Kinetic

21.
_____________________light is the only type of EM wave detected by the human eye.
a)
Red
b)
Gamma
c)
Microwave
d)
Visible
22.
_____ have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies of all electromagnetic waves.
a)
microwaves
b)
radio waves
c)
gamma rays
d)
ultraviolet
23.
The shortest wavelength in visible light is______.
a)
violet
b)
red
c)
blue
d)
yellow
24.
What is a vacuum? 
a)
A space with only air in it
b)
A space with NO matter at all present
c)
A machine you use to do your chores
25.
Wave with the longest wavelength
a)
microwave
b)
radio
c)
gamma
d)
visible light
26.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
D
d)
C & G
27.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
28.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
29.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
30.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
31.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
32.
Why do we see lightning before we hear the thunder?
a)
Our eyes trick us
b)
Light travels faster than sound
c)
they're two separate things
33.
Heather puts a straw into a glass of water. She notices that the straw appears to be broken when she looks through the glass and the water from the side. Which term bestexplains why the straw looks like it is broken?
a)
absorption
b)
refraction
c)
scattering
d)
transmission
34.
Calvin shines a thin beam of light onto a material, and the light refracts. Which diagram best shows what happens to the light?
a)
Picture # 1
b)
Picture # 2
c)
Picture # 3
d)
None of the Above
35.

When a sound wave hits a wall and echoes back, this is an example of:

a)

Refraction

b)

Diffraction

c)

Reflection

d)

Interference

36.
What determines the amplitude of a wave?
a)
Amount of energy
b)
Speed of wave
c)
Wavelength
d)
Frequency
37.

Which of the following is an example of an Analog signal?

a)
b)
c)

Both of these

d)

Neither of these

38.
Which is an example of an analog signal?
a)
Record Player
b)
CD Player
39.

The picture shows an example of what kind of signal?

a)

Analog

b)

Digital

40.
How does technology affect the way people communicate?
a)
it allows people to communicate with others quickly and at a low cost
b)
it makes people less motivated to communicate with others
c)
it does not affect the ways people communicate
d)
it makes it difficult to maintain privacy when communicating with others
41.
How does a cell phone send a picture to another cell phone?
a)
It changes the picture into text.
b)
It sends the picture through sound waves.
c)
It downloads the picture into light waves.
d)
It codes the picture into digital information.
42.
a pattern of dots and dashes, each one making up a letter or number
a)
Morse code
b)
binary code
c)
pixels
d)
bits
43.
WHAT ANOTHER NAME FOR THERMAL ENERGY?
a)
HEAT ENERGY
b)
ITS SIZE
c)
ITS POTENTIAL ENERGY
d)
ITS MECHANICAL ENERGY
44.
WHICH ENERGY TRANSFORMATION OCCURS WHEN A TELEVISION SPEAKER PRODUCES MUSIC?
a)
ELECTRICAL TO SOUND
b)
ELASTIC TO SOUND
c)
THERMAL TO SOUND
d)
SOUND TO ELECTRICAL
45.
SAM STUDIED KINETIC AND POTENTIAL ENERGY BY OBSERVING APPLES HANGING ON A TREE DURING A FIELD INVESTIGATION. WHAT TYPE OF ENERGY DO THE APPLES HAVE?
a)
KINETIC
b)
MECHANICAL
c)
GRAVITATIONAL
d)
ELASTIC
46.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
both
d)
neither
47.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
D
b)
F
c)
B
d)
A
48.
Which point has greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
none
49.
When does that ball have the greatest potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
50.

As you bounce a ball, it will not bounce back to its original height. Why?

a)

Kinetic energy transferred to mechanical and chemical energy

b)

Kinetic energy was transferred to light and thermal energy

c)

Kinetic energy was lost when the ball dropped

d)

Kinetic energy was transferred to thermal and sound energy

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