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WorksheetsSarah's Review: Science
Total questions: 87
Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Heat is the movement of ______.
a)
radiation
b)
thermal energy
c)
cold
d)
fire
2.
Thermal energy ALWAYS moves from _____ to _____.
a)
solid to liquid
b)
ice to water
c)
hot to cold
d)
solid to gas
3.
Heat moves by ______ when it travels through waves.
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
insulator
d)
convection
4.
Heat moves by ______ when it travels from one solid to another solid.
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
thermal energy
d)
conduction
5.
The way heat moves in liquids and gases is called _______.
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
conduction
d)
temperature
6.
The way heat moves in liquids and gases is called _______.
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
conduction
d)
temperature
7.
All matter is made of _____ that are constanly moving.
a)
insulators
b)
particles
c)
convection
d)
pieces of plastic
8.
If an object has particles that are moving very quickly, the object 's temperature is probably _____.
a)
cold
b)
slow
c)
big
d)
hot
9.
If an object has particles that are moving very slowly, the object's temperature is probably ______.
a)
hot
b)
small
c)
cold
d)
big
10.
The flow of thermal energy from warmer objects to cooler objects is called ______.
a)
heat
b)
movement
c)
friction
d)
energy
11.
To measure the temperature difference between two cups of water, you would use a _____.
a)
measuring cup
b)
ruler
c)
thermometer
d)
balance scale
12.
Which material would NOT make a good baking pan (for high temperatures in the oven)?
a)
aluminum
b)
plastic
c)
steel
d)
glass
13.
Glass, steel, and aluminum are good examples of ______.
a)
insulators
b)
thermal energy
c)
conductors
d)
radiation
14.
Plastic foam, wood, and rubber are good examples of ______.
a)
conductors
b)
insulators
c)
solar energy
d)
convection
15.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
16.
The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
insulation
d)
conduction
17.
Insulation is used in the walls of a building to ____.
a)
trap solar energy
b)
keep thermal energy from moving through the walls
c)
conduct thermal energy
d)
keep cold air from moving through the walls
18.
A metal spoon placed in a bowl of hot soup is heated by _____.
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
friction
d)
convection
19.
On a hot summer day, which shirt would you put on to make sure you stay cool while you are outside playing?
a)
A black shirt because it reflects the sun's energy.
b)
A white shirt because it reflects the sun's energy.
c)
A black shirt because it absorbs the sun's energy.
d)
A white shirt because it absorbs the sun's energy.
20.
When holding a cup of ice water, your warm hand becomes cold. How does the heat transfer?
a)
From the cold cup to your hand
b)
From the cold cup to the warm air
c)
From the ice to your hand
d)
From your warm hand to the cold cup.
21.
How are heat from the sun and heat from a campfire alike?
a)
They move by radiation.
b)
They move by convection.
c)
They move by conduction.
d)
They are solar energy.
22.
Why do you want to live in a home with good insulation during the cold winter months?
a)
The insulation will keep you cool during winter.
b)
If there is good insulation, the thermal energy will not be able to move easily from inside the warm home to the cool areas outside the building.
c)
If there is not good insulation, the air inside the home will become too hot.
d)
A house with good insulation will keep the warm air in the attic.
23.
A cut piece of clear glass or plastic in the form of a triangle or other geometric shape.
a)
Person
b)
Prison
c)
Prism
d)
Preacher
24.
Curve in
a)
Converse
b)
Convex
c)
Convection
d)
Concave
25.
The way in which electric and magnetic forces interact
a)
Electromagnetic
b)
Spectrum
c)
Wavelength
d)
Prism
26.
When light strikes an object with a rough surface, photons bounce off at random angles.
a)
Occer
b)
Scope
c)
Scattering
d)
Scattegories
27.
A tiny bundle of energy by which light travels
a)
Photographs
b)
Photos
c)
Photons
d)
Friends
28.
A region that contains few or no particles
a)
Vacuum
b)
Velocity
c)
Velcro
d)
Volcano
29.
Allows little to no light through.
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Opal
d)
Opaque
30.
Curve Out
a)
Converse
b)
Concave
c)
Convex
d)
Convection
31.
The bending of waves as they pass from one substance into another.
a)
Reaction
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Repost
32.
Band of color in a rainbow, or from a light passing through a prism.
a)
Spectrum
b)
Space
c)
Prism
d)
Refraction
33.
The distance between one peak and the next in a wave
a)
Transpartent
b)
Scattering
c)
Wavelength
d)
Waste Pro
34.
The term for any wave that hits a surface and bounces off
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Refraction
d)
Reflection
35.
Blurs light as it passes through
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Opaque
d)
Refraction
36.
Transfer of energy when a wave disappears into a surface
a)
Transparent
b)
Refraction
c)
Reflection
d)
Absorption
37.
Allows most light through
a)
eflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Translucent
d)
Transparent
38.
The number of vibrations a wave makes in a given amount of time is a
a)
Absorption
b)
Medium
c)
Frequency
d)
Photon
39.
A substance through which light travels.
a)
Wavelength
b)
Opaque
c)
Frequency
d)
Medium
40.
Light travels on straight lines.
a)
Light Bulb
b)
Sunshine
c)
Light Rays
d)
Frequency
41.
Isaac Newton was a _____________________.
a)
mathematician.
b)
astronomer.
c)
physicist.
d)
All of these
42.
Which of the following was not among the things that Newton studied?
a)
light
b)
weather
c)
planetary orbits
d)
calculus
43.
A prism _____________________________.
a)
bends light.
b)
separates light into bands of color.
c)
Both of these
d)
Neither of these.
44.
Which explains why the fork looks different under water?
a)
light can't pass through the glass
b)
the wavelength of light lengthens
c)
the amount of light increases when going through water
d)
light is refracted at an angle
45.
Opaque means...
a)
No light passes through it
b)
All light passes through it
c)
Some light passes through it
46.
What do we call this tool that separates white light into the colors of the Visible Spectrum?
a)
tuning fork
b)
prism
c)
microscope
d)
graduated cylinder
47.
Which travels faster?
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
water
48.
What is a wavelength?
a)
How many waves pass a certain point
b)
The distance from one wave crest to another
c)
The entire length of a wave
49.
What is the longest wavelength on the EMS (electromagnetic spectrum)?
a)
Radio Waves
b)
Micro Waves
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-Rays
50.
Which color has the longest wavelength?
a)
Orange
b)
Green
c)
Blue
d)
Indigo
51.
What is the process called for how rainbows are formed?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction (bending)
c)
Transmission
d)
Scattering
52.
On the EMS, which wave has the shortest wavelength?
a)
Radio
b)
Gamma
c)
Soft X-Rays
d)
Ultraviolet
53.
Which type of wave does sunscreen protect you from?
a)
Radio
b)
Infrared
c)
Ultraviolet
d)
Gamma
54.
When light passes through a prism, why do you see different colors?
a)
Each color has a different wavelength, so they all bend at different angles
b)
Because Stone Cold said so
c)
Because the prism is magical and allows you see the colors
d)
55.
The shortest wavelength in visible light is______.
a)
violet
b)
red
c)
blue
d)
yellow
56.
This wave has the second highest frequency on the spectrum.
a)
microwaves
b)
visible light
c)
x-rays
d)
gamma ray
57.
The higher the frequency the ______ the energy.
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
neither, stays the same
58.
The lower the frequency the ______ the energy.
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
neither, stays the same
59.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
60.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
61.
All electromagnetic waves have the same...
a)
frequency
b)
speed
c)
wavelength
d)
energy
62.
What is Pitch?
a)
How loud or soft a sound is
b)
muscle that holds vocal cords
c)
movement back and forth
d)
how high or low a sound is
63.
How does sound travel?
a)
Sounds travels in waves
b)
sound travels slow
c)
sound travels fast
d)
sound doesn't travel
64.
What do waves look like when they're high sounding?
a)
They're long
b)
They're short
65.
What do sound waves look like when they're low?
a)
They're long
b)
they're short
66.
What is a larynx?
a)
It is animal is Africa
b)
It is sound waves
c)
It is a a muscle that holds vocal cords
67.
The rate in which sound waves occur is?
a)
vibration
b)
echo
c)
frequency
68.
What is vibration?
a)
the rate at which sound waves occur
b)
movement back and forth
c)
how high or low a sound is
69.
Sound travels fastest through...
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
solids/metals
d)
space
70.
Sounds travels slowest through...
a)
space
b)
solids/metals
c)
gas
d)
liquids
71.
Why can't we hear sound in space?
a)
can't take our helmet off to hear
b)
Space has no mass / no gas/ solids/ liquids
c)
because it's dark
d)
Don't know, I've never been to space
72.
What happens when we hear an echo?
a)
We know there is danger
b)
there must be someone yelling back to us
c)
Sound is reflected off a surface and repeated back
d)
sounds waves are traveling really fast
73.
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
74.
__________ means to move back and forth quickly.
a)
Pitch
b)
Amplitude
c)
Vibration
d)
Echo
75.
Sound is a form of energy produced by ______________.
a)
vibrations
b)
distances
c)
prisms
d)
Ms. Crews
76.
The volume of a sound is measured in units called ________
a)
decibels
b)
liters
c)
sound waves
d)
inches per minute
77.
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.
78.
Sound travels faster in objects that have a greater.....
a)
Mass
b)
Density
c)
Volume
d)
Yards
79.
Sarah and Maria made a telephone using two cans and a string. It was a very long string. Maria went upstairs in her house and Sarah stayed downstairs. Maria spoke softly into the can. "I can hear you!' Sarah said back. How can this happen?
a)
Sound waves travel through a vacuum.
b)
Sound waves travel from high to low.
c)
Sound waves travel through solids like the string.
d)
Maria talked so loudly that Sarah could hear her without the phone.
80.
When people speak their ________ vibrate.
a)
ear drums
b)
vocal chords
c)
ears
d)
tongue
81.
The reflection of sound waves off of a hard surface can create ______.
a)
A wave
b)
An echo
82.
Soft surfaces _______ sound waves.
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
83.
___________ measures how close or far particles are.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency
84.
________ describes how LOUD a sound is.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency
85.
____________ is determined by sound wave's frequency.
a)
Compression
b)
Pitch
86.
_______ is the number of waves that pass a certain point at an specific time.
a)
Frequency
b)
Pitch
c)
Amplitude
d)
I don't know
87.
_______ is how high or low we listen/perceive a sound.
a)
Pitch
b)
Frequency
c)
Amplitude
d)
I don't know
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