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2nd Six Weeks DBA Review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is the depth of the dent different in each trial?

a)

The size of the ball changes

b)

The material of the ball changes

c)

The mass of the ball when it hits the clay changes

d)

The force of the ball when it hits the clay changes

2.

Which procedure should students include in their design?

a)

Conduct 5 trials, using a different scale to pull each block of wood

b)

Conduct 5 trials, pulling a different side of each block each time

c)

Conduct 5 trials, using a different table for each trial

d)

Conduct 5 trials, pulling each block of wood in the same way for each trial

3.

What should the student do to improve the experiment?

a)

Use blocks of equal mass on the four pieces of elastic

b)

Use blocks with enough mass to cause the elastic to break

c)

Use more than four pieces of elastic and four blocks

d)

Use four pieces of elastic with different lengths but the same width

4.

When the lamp is plugged in it demonstrates that the lamp must have a -

a)

powerful magnet

b)

rechargeable battery

c)

complete circuit

d)

plastic cord

5.

Some ships use sonar to locate objects on the ocean floor. Pulses of sound are emitted and bounce back after hitting an object. Which of the following situations involves the same type of energy as sonar?

a)

A ceiling fan with its blades turning

b)

A dog running at a park

c)

Speakers playing music

d)

An electric oven making bread

6.

After school Biron rode his skateboard around a skate park. Which of the following explains how energy is being used when riding a skateboard?

a)

The skateboard changes thermal energy into sound energy.

b)

Biron pushes the skateboard with his foot causing the skateboard to move which is mechanical energy

c)

Biron pushes the skateboard with his foot causing the skateboard to move which is electrical energy

d)

When the skateboard is pushed no energy is being used because skateboards are light

7.

Armando plugged his Xbox controller into his Xbox. Which of these objects uses the same source of energy as the Xbox controller?

a)

A fan using mechanical energy

b)

A microwave using electrical energy

c)

A television using sound energy

d)

A frying pan using thermal energy

8.

A list of activities that use energy are shown above. Which of the following only lists examples of sound energy being used?

a)

Activities 4 and 5

b)

All of them

c)

Activities 1 and 5

d)

Activity 2

9.

Which switches need to be closed to turn on the white, yellow, and red bulbs?

a)

Switch 1 and 3

b)

All of the switches

c)

Switch 1 only

d)

Switch 2 and 3

10.

What must be done to turn on the green bulb and bell but not the blue bulbs?

a)

Close switches 2 and 3

b)

Close all of the switches

c)

Close switch 1

d)

Only close switch 3

11.

Which bells will turn on?

a)

Bell 1 and 3

b)

Bell 1 and 4

c)

All of them

d)

Bell 1 only

12.

Explain what would happen to the circuit if wire 1 was removed.

a)

The bulbs would not light up they wouldn't be getting energy from both sides of the battery.

b)

All of the bulbs would still light.

c)

Only 2 of the bulbs would light

d)

Only 1 bulb would light

13.

Which lightbulbs would light if you closed switch 2?

a)

Blue and white

b)

White and red

c)

Red only

d)

Yellow and red

14.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

a)

Reflection, which bounced the penny's light to a different location.

b)

Refraction, which bent the penny's light as it passed from the water to the air

c)

Transparency which carried the penny's light from the water to the air in a crooked line

d)

Translucence which allowed only part of the penny's light to pass from the air to the water

16.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Absorption

17.

A student looks into a mirror and sees an image of an object. Which diagram shows an x where the object is most likely located?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

18.

a)

Light travels in a straight line and is refracted through the mediums

b)

Light travels in a crooked line and is refracted through the mediums

c)

Light travels in a straight line and is reflected through the mediums

d)

Light travels in a curved line and is reflected through the mediums

19.

What is a variable in an experiment?

a)

All of the tools used in the experiment written in a list

b)

What the student thinks is going to happen in the experiment

c)

What stays the same in an experiment

d)

What changes in an experiment

20.

Check all of the objects that are LESS dense than water.

a)

Penny

b)

Rubber eraser

c)

Cork

d)

Paperclip

e)

Apple

21.

Check all of the boxes that are true.

a)

Solubility means dissolve

b)

Honey is soluble in water

c)

Oil is insoluble in water

d)

Honey is a liquid

e)

Electrical conductors are always made of metal

22.

Check all the statements that are true.

a)

Glass is a thermal conductor.

b)

Aluminum foil is an insulator

c)

All metals are magnetic

d)

The magnetic metals are iron, cobalt, and steel

e)

A penny will stick to a magnet

23.

Heat is another name for

a)

thermal energy

b)

magnetic energy

c)

electrical energy

d)

mechanical energy

24.

What type of energy is being used when riding a bicycle?

a)

mechanical

b)

light

c)

thermal

d)

sound

25.

What forms of energy does the sun give?

a)

sound and thermal

b)

light and thermal

c)

mechanical and light

d)

thermal and mechanical

26.

An object vibrating produces what kind of energy?

a)

sound

b)

thermal

c)

mechanical

d)

electrical

27.

Which object requires only mechanical energy to perform its main function?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.

Select all activities that are examples of the use of mechanical energy?

a)

A dolphin jumping out of the water

b)

A lamp sitting on a desk

c)

Throwing a football on a field

d)

A campfire burning in a campground

e)

An oven baking a cake

29.

This image is an example of

a)

reflection because the light bounces from the water to the air.

b)

thermal energy causing the dolphin to jump.

c)

absorption because the light is bouncing back.

d)

refraction because light is bent when it passes from the air to the water.

30.

How does light travel?

a)

Light travels in a straight line forever and ever.

b)

Light curves around objects as it travels.

c)

Light travels in a straight line until it hits an object.

d)

Light cannot travel at all.

31.

What types of energy can you find in this picture?

a)

Light and mechanical energy

b)

Thermal, light and mechanical energy

c)

Thermal and light energy

d)

Electrical, mechanical, thermal and light

32.

On a hot, sunny day, what color car would absorb the most heat?

a)

Yellow

b)

Black

c)

White

d)

Green

33.
An object produces sound because it ____________________. 
a)
generates electrical energy
b)
causes air to vibrate
c)
reflects light from the sun
d)
absorbs heat from water
34.

Study the picture. Will any of the lightbulbs light up in this circuit if the switch remains open?

a)

No, the circuit isn't closed with the switch open.

b)

Yes, only Bulb 3 will light up.

c)

Yes, Bulbs 2 and 3 will light up.

d)

Yes, Bulbs 1 and 3 will light up.

35.

Study the picture. Which lightbulbs will remain lit if the wire is cut at the point where the scissors are located?

a)

Bulb 1 only

b)

Bulbs 1 and 2

c)

Bulbs 2 and 3

d)

None of the bulbs

36.

Study the picture. The students were most likely trying to answer which question using the circuit shown?

a)

Does a wood block supply electrical energy?

b)

Does a circuit need a switch to work?

c)

Does wood conduct electricity?

d)

Can an electrical circuit ring a bell?

37.

Study the picture. The lightbulb in the circuit will not work because...

a)

the lightbulb is broken.

b)

the battery is dead.

c)

there is no switch.

d)

the wires are connected incorrectly.

38.

Which of the following materials is a good insulator of electricity?

a)

copper

b)

plastic

c)

gold

d)

steel

39.

All of the following will make the lightbulbs dimmer in a battery-powered circuit except...

a)

adding a second battery.

b)

adding another lightbulb.

c)

lengthening the wires.

d)

replacing the wire with thinner wire.

40.

Study the picture. Which wires can be removed from the circuit without breaking the circuit?

a)

Wires 1 and 2

b)

Wires 2 and 3

c)

Wires 3 and 4

d)

Wires 4 and 5

41.

Click on the picture.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

42.

Click on the picture.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

43.

Click on the picture.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

44.

Click on the picture.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

45.

Click on the picture.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

46.

Click on the picture.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

47.
A class prepared some electrical circuits using battery, connecting wires, and three light bulbs.  Which of these circuits can make the three bulbs light?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
48.

A student builds a circuit made up of a battery, two light bulbs, and a switch. What will the student most likely observe in this circuit?

a)

Light bulb 1 and light bulb 2 will both be on

b)

Light bulb 1 will be off, but light bulb 2 will be on

c)

Light bulb 1 and light bulb 2 will both be off

d)

Light bulb 1 will be on, but light bulb 2 will be off

49.

Will the light bulbs light up in this image?

a)

Yes, both of them will

b)

Yes, but only the one on the right

c)

No, neither of them will

d)

Yes, but only the one on the left

50.

Is this a working circuit?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I'm not sure, I would need to test it myself.

51.

What is missing from this circuit? Why would the light bulbs be off?

a)

The battery, there is no power for the circuit to work.

b)

The switch is open, so the circuit is broken.

c)

The third light bulb, that is needed to complete the circuit.

d)

The wires are not connected properly.