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Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
2.
What is a force that works AGAINST MOTION?
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Gravity
d)
Friction
3.

A force can____________.

a)

make an object move

b)

make a moving object stop moving

c)

slow an object down

d)

all of the above

4.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
5.

Kevin sees some leaves moving on the ground. Why are they moving?

a)

Monsters

b)

Wind

c)

Sun energy

d)

Wind vane

6.

A magnet will pick up an object that is made of...

a)

plastic

b)

iron or steel

c)

glass

d)

copper

7.
If you place the North pole of a magnet next to the South pole of another magnet, they will:
a)
Attract
b)
Repel
c)
Do nothing
d)
Shatter
8.
A paper clip is an example of a:
a)
magnetic material
b)
permanent magnet
c)
bar magnet
d)
insulator
9.
What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?
a)
they repel
b)
they attract
c)
they cancel each other out
d)
the strength of the magnet is doubled
10.
Applied force is force that a person or thing applies to an object.
a)
True 
b)
False
11.

Which of the following DOESN'T have anything to do with force?

a)

Can move a resting object

b)

Can speed up a moving object

c)

Can stop a moving object

d)

Cannot change the direction of a moving object

12.

position

a)

where an object is located

b)

movement, or a change in an objects position

c)

how fast an object moves

d)

the path a moving object takes

13.

1. It is the act of applying force to move something towards you.

a)

Force

b)

push

c)

pull

d)

none of the above

14.

2. ___________ is the act of applying force to move something away from you.

a)

force

b)

push

c)

pull

d)

none of the above

15.

4. Which effect of force does the picture below explain?

a)

Force can change the shape of objects.

b)

Force can make a stationary object move.

c)

Force will stop a moving object.

16.

6. How can you change the shape of the given object?

a)

bending

b)

pressing

c)

stretching

d)

crumpling

17.

8. Which among the objects below requires lesser force to move?

a)

book

b)

plate

c)

jar

d)

ballpen

18.

7. Which among the following object will require a greater force to move?

a)

glass

b)

notebook

c)

plastic chair

d)

refrigerator

19.

9. What will be the distance of a toy car when you exerted strongest force to push it?

a)

nearest distance

b)

nearer distance

c)

far distance

d)

farthest distance

20.

10. What will be the distance of an object if you exerted less force in pushing it?

a)

nearest distance

b)

far distance

c)

farther distance

d)

farthest distance

21.

What is the effect of force shown here?

a)

Change in shape

b)

change in speed

c)

change in direction

d)

force can stop an object

22.

How does the force act here?

a)

Change speed and direction

b)

Force stops the ball and changes its shape

c)

Force stops the ball

d)

Change only speed

23.

Which statement is true

a)

Force cannot move an object from its rest

b)

Force does not let the object move from place to another

c)

Force helps the object change its speed

d)

Force does not help us do work

24.

Energy waves bouncing off the surface of an object and returns energy back to the source.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Lens

25.

The bending or redirection of energy waves as they pass from one substance to another.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Lens

26.

Light travels in ________ lines.

a)

space

b)

directions

c)

bounces

d)

straight

27.

A material that allows light to pass through it.

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

d)

prism

28.

A dark area of surface created by an object blocking light.

a)

shadow

b)

opaque

c)

transparent

d)

reflect

29.

A material that DOES NOT allow light to pass through it.

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

d)

prism

30.

A material that allows SOME light to pass through it.

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

d)

prism

31.

A form of energy we can see.

a)

heat

b)

electricity

c)

light

d)

sound

32.

What is the greatest source of natural light?

a)

lightbulb

b)

sun

c)

candle

33.
When we look into a glass mirror, light...
a)
Bends as it passes through
b)
Bounces back in a random order
c)
Hits the mirror and is absorbed
d)
Bounces back at the same angle it strikes the mirror at
34.
Which is translucent?
a)
tissue paper
b)
air
c)
wood
d)
clear plastic
35.

When an object blocks the light, it is called?

a)

glasses

b)

book

c)

opaque

36.
How is sound produced?
a)
By the vibration of particles
b)
By the transfer of particles 
37.
An ________ is a reflected sound.
a)
Vibration
b)
Echo
c)
Pitch
d)
Volume
38.
_____________ is the highness or lowness of a sound.
(Hint: Think about our sound song.)
a)
Amplitude
b)
Pitch
c)
Volume
d)
Vibration
39.
__________ is the loudness or softness of a sound. 
(Hint: Think about our sound song.)
a)
Echo
b)
Volume
c)
Pitch
d)
Vibration
40.
Your ear changes the vibration of sound waves into signals. The signals are then interpreted by your brain.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Sound waves travel the FASTEST through _____________.
a)
gases
b)
liquids
c)
solids
42.
Sound waves travel the SLOWEST through _____________.
a)
gases
b)
solids
c)
liquids
43.

A sound wave can travel through....

a)

Solids only

b)

Liquids only

c)

Solids, Liquids, and Gas

d)

Gas only

44.

Without the sun's heat, what would happen to earth?

a)

aliens would invade

b)

the earth would explode

c)

it would be too cold to survive

45.

Which is NOT a way that heat can be produced?

a)

electricity

b)

rubbing your hands together

c)

fire

d)

rain

46.

What is the earth's main source of heat?

a)

the moon

b)

the sun

c)

the ocean

d)

forests

47.

What is a conductor?

a)

a material that heat moves through easily

b)

a material that heat does not move through easily

c)

a material that turns cold when heated

d)

a tool for measuring temperature

48.

What is an insulator?

a)

a material that heat moves through easily

b)

a material that heat does not move through easily

c)

a material that turns cold when heated

d)

a tool for measuring temperature

49.

Which of these is a better conductor?

a)
b)
50.

Which of these is a better insulator?

a)
b)
51.

Which of these is a measure of how hot or cold something is?

a)

temperature

b)

radiation

c)

insulation

d)

friction

52.

The tool used to measure temperature is called a/an

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

thermometer

d)

radiation

53.
Heat is a form of _______________.  
a)
movement
b)
energy
c)
melting
54.

Which of these materials is a good insulator?

a)

gold

b)

copper

c)

silver

d)

plastic

55.
Which of the following items could not be used to create a closed circuit? 
a)
battery, light bulb 
b)
battery, wires, buzzer
c)
battery, light bulb, wires 
d)
battery, light bulb, buzzer, wire
56.

What is electricity?

a)

an object that electrons do not flow through

b)

energy created by moving charged particles

c)

when two objects repel each other

d)

a circuit that has only one path for electricity to flow

57.

This picture shows a circuit that is

a)

closed

b)

open

c)

an insulator

d)

static electricity

58.

If the light bulb turns ON in a circuit, that means the circuit is


a)

open

b)

closed

59.
Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?
a)
Water
b)
Animals
c)
Natural gas
d)
Wind
60.
Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...
a)
they are used to produce heat
b)
they take a long time to form
c)
they can be found underground
61.
What does conserving resources mean?
a)
Use as much of the resources as you can
b)
Only use the resources at school
c)
Protecting the resource so it does not run out
62.
Any useful material that is found in nature:
a)
Natural Resource
b)
Human Resource
c)
Plants
63.
Diamonds and other minerals
a)
Nonrenewable
b)
Renewable
64.
We dig metal out of the Earth to make steel for buildings, cars, and buses. Metal is a nonrenewable resource.
a)
True
b)
False
65.
The three R's stand for:
a)
Rebuild, Reconstruct, Reuse
b)
Red, Reduce, Rainbows
c)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
66.
Which group includes ALL renewable resources?
a)
Coal, trees, water, oil
b)
Water, wind, sun, plants
c)
Minerals, sun, natural gas, water
67.
All of these resources are renewable EXCEPT:
a)
Oxygen
b)
Crude Oil
c)
Ice
d)
Corn
68.
Which of these is renewable?
a)
Water
b)
Oil
c)
Coal
d)
Minerals
69.
A large area of flat land.
a)
A. hills
b)
B. plateau
c)
C. plains
70.
An area of low land between two mountains or hills.
a)
A. plateau
b)
B. plains
c)
C. valley
71.
5. A raised area of land that is not as high as mountain.
a)
A. plains
b)
B. plateau
c)
C. hills
72.
When pressure builds up in a mountain, eruptions occur.
a)
A. canyon
b)
B. volcano
c)
C. mountain
73.
A large body of salt water.
a)
A. lake
b)
B. ocean
c)
C. river
74.
A large body of water that flows into the sea/ocean.
a)
A. river
b)
B. lake
c)
C. ocean
75.

What´s this type of landform?

a)

ocean

b)

plain

c)

desert

76.
Pollution _________________________.
a)
is harmful materials put into the environment
b)
found in air, water, and land
c)
effects plants, animals, and people
d)
All of the above
77.
To reduce pollution in the environment, people should ______________ materials.
a)
recycle
b)
pollute
c)
throw away
d)
clean
78.
Which of the following does NOT cause water pollution?
a)
oil spills
b)
garbage
c)
fertilizers from farms
d)
smoke
79.

The illegal dumping or littering of waste onto the land is called __________ pollution.

a)

air

b)

land

c)

water

80.

The leaking or spilling of chemicals or raw sewage into a body of water is ________ pollution.

a)

air

b)

water

c)

land