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GRADE 5 SCIENCE

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What characteristics do magnetic substances have?
a)
They can give you a "shock" when you touch them
b)
They can push or pull objects without touching them
c)
They are always black and cold to touch
d)
They fall faster than other objects when you drop them
2.

Which of the following objects will be attracted to a magnet?

a)

Silver

b)

Water

c)

Metal

d)

Iron

3.
Magnetism is a type of ____________
a)
force
b)
book
c)
plant
d)
animal
4.
When two magnets attract, they ______________
a)
push apart
b)
change color
c)
get colder
d)
pull together
5.
What would we call a nail that can pick up a paperclip because it is touching a magnet?
a)
temporary magnet
b)
poles
c)
force
d)
detector
6.
The space around a magnet where the force of a magnet can attract best is called__________
a)
magnetism
b)
bar magnet
c)
horseshoe magnet
d)
magnetic field
7.
What is an electric circuit with more than one path for an electric current to flow?
a)
Series Circuit
b)
Electric Current
c)
Eletromagnet
d)
Parallel Circuit
8.
Magnets have a north and a south ___________
a)
shape
b)
color
c)
pole
d)
region
9.
The force of magnetism is stronger when magnets are ________________
a)
cold
b)
round
c)
closer together
d)
farther apart
10.
What kind of magnet can be turned on and off?
a)
refridgerator magnet
b)
electromagnet
c)
magnetite
d)
iron
11.
How many poles does a magnet have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
What happens if you cut a bar magnet in half?
a)
You get two North pole magnets
b)
You get two South pole magnets
c)
You get a North pole magnet and a South pole magnet
d)
You get two smaller magnets, each with a North and South pole
13.
What is an electromagnet?
a)
a magnet that creates an electric current
b)
a magnet created by an electric current
c)
a magnet that has an electric charge
d)
an electric charge that is magnetic
14.
The strongest point on a magnet is located
a)
In the magnetic field
b)
Center of the magnet
c)
At the Poles (close)
d)
At the Poles (further away) 
15.
2 ways to increase the magnetic force of an electro-magnet
a)
Increase the current flow, reduce the number of coils
b)
Increase the voltage, decrease the number of coils
c)
Increase the number of coils and the current flow
d)
Spread out the coils, replace iron core with rubber.
16.
Electric current passing through a wire produces ________.
a)
permanent magnet
b)
magnetic field around wire
c)
compass
d)
geographic poles
17.
How is a permanent magnet DIFFERENT from a temporary magnet?
a)
A permanent magnet attracts materials made of iron.
b)
A permanent magnet has poles.
c)
A permanent magnet has a magnetic field.
d)
A permanent magnet keeps its magnetism for a long time.
18.

When a roller coaster is at the top of a hill it has

a)

high potential energy

b)

high kinetic energy

c)

low potential energy

d)

equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

19.

The amount of force required to move an object is called

a)

mechanical energy

b)

work

c)

kinetic energy

d)

potential energy

20.

I am holding a balloon that is full of air, the balloon has

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

21.

I released a balloon that was full of air and it is flying around the room, the balloon has

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

22.
Stored energy.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
23.
The energy of motion.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
24.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
25.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
26.
When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy. 
a)
kinetic 
b)
potential
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
27.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
28.

Conservation of energy means that

a)

energy can be created but not destroyed

b)

energy can be destroyed but not created

c)

energy can both be created and destroyed

d)

energy can neither be created nor destroyed

29.

What is energy?

a)

Provides heat and light

b)

Things that we eat

c)

The ability to do work

d)

The strength of an object

30.

Which of the following sources of energy supplies energy to humans and animals?

a)

Nuclear

b)

Wind

c)

Food

d)

Battery