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Q2 Science Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following examples show kinetic energy

a)

A tennis shoe falling down the stairs

b)

a skier standing at the top of a mountain

c)

a person running on a sidewalk

d)

a candle sitting on a shelf

e)

a train moving along the tracks

2.

What type of material will not allow electric current to pass through it?

a)

Insulator

b)

Conductor

c)

Open

d)

Closed

3.

Which picture shows an open parallel circuit

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

Which picture shows an open series circuit

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

Which picture shows an closed series circuit

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

Which picture shows a closed parallel circuit

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

How is an electromagnet different than a permanent magnet?

a)

An electromagnet can be turned on and off. A permanent magnet is always magnetic

b)

An electromagnet can only pick up paperclips

c)

A permanent magnet is made of plastic and an electromagnet is made of metal

d)

A permanent magnet has a magnetic field and an electromagnet does not.

8.

Benjamin Franklin....

a)

discovered lightning is a form of electricity

b)

He invented the electromagnet

c)

He invented the light bulb

d)

He discovered that protons have a positive charge

9.

Which of the following are conductors?

a)

Glass

b)

Plastic Straw

c)

Copper Wire

d)

Penny

e)

Yarn

10.
a)

a nail

b)

an invisible hand

c)

glue

d)

static electricity

11.

A boy found some toy animals in a box of old things. He carried them with him as he went to the fridge and noticed the animals stuck on the fridge. This means the animals must be-

a)

magnetic

b)

static

c)

battery operated

d)

electric

12.

What contribution did Michael Faraday make towards the study of electricity?

a)

He invented the light bulb

b)

He discovered that lightning was a form of energy

c)

He invented the generator and electromagnet

d)

He discovered static electricity

13.

What is a force that opposes motion?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Direction

d)

Friction

14.

What contribution did Thomas Edison make towards the study of electricity?

a)

He invented the light bulb

b)

He discovered that lightning was a form of energy

c)

He invented the generator and electromagnet

d)

He discovered static electricity

15.

Which naturally occuring phenomenon is caused by static electricity?

a)

Lightning

b)

Tornado

c)

Hail

d)

Earthquake

16.

What is Virginia's most important mineral resource?

a)

coal

b)

diamonds

c)

emeralds

d)

stone

17.

The pie chart shows that most of Virginia's land resources are-

a)

Covered with trees

b)

Planted with crops

c)

ruined by pollution

d)

used as wildlife refuges

18.
a)

Friction opposing the box

b)

mass in the box

c)

gravity pulling on the box

d)

distance to push the box

19.

A watershed is

a)

The ocean waves that brings up pieces of sand and shells to the beach area

b)

a small building that holds water to be used

c)

a body water that is clean and unpolluted

d)

a geographic area where all water eventually drains into a common body of water

20.
a)

North Carolina Sounds

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

Lake Anna

21.

Why is it important for farmers to avoid letting their cows graze near a river?

a)

small cows could drown

b)

Its not a problem

c)

There is not enough grass near a river

d)

Animal wastes can pollute the water