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Science SOL's 4.2 and 4.3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An object's position can be described as its...

a)

direction

b)

speed

c)

location

d)

force

2.

An object's position might change if it is in ______________.

a)

motion

b)

distance

c)

force

d)

potential energy

3.

_______________ energy is energy in motion.

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

4.

_______________ energy is stored energy, or energy at rest.

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

5.

A ___________ is a push or a pull that causes an object to move.

a)

force

b)

speed

c)

energy

d)

direction

6.

___________ is an opposing force that makes objects in motion slow down.

a)

force

b)

speed

c)

friction

d)

mass

7.

Which object would require the greatest amount of force to change its motion?

a)

baseball

b)

school desk

c)

pick up truck

d)

canoe

8.
_______________ is the force that pulls objects toward each other.
a)
gravity
b)
reflection
c)
force
9.
Which of the following can be used to demonstrate friction?
a)
using a spring scale to pull a shoe across the carpet and measure the force
b)
rubbing your hands together quickly to warm them up
c)
dropping a wooden block down a ramp covered in sand paper
d)
all of the above
10.

A student uses a spring scale to pull a 50-gram block horizontally across a wood desk. Then the student pulls the block the same distance across surfaces of carpet, sandpaper, and glass. Which question is this investigation most likely designed to answer? (5.6D)

a)

How do block of different sizes react to force?

b)

How do different surfaces affect the amount of force needed to move a block?

c)

How do blocks affect spring scales?

d)

How does the mass of a block change when it is pulled across a desk?

11.

What did Michael Faraday discover that electric current in a wire produces?

a)

molecules

b)

chemicals

c)

vibration

d)

magnetic field

12.

Which is a conductor of electricity?

a)

Rubber

b)

Newspaper

c)

Glass

d)

Metal

13.

What did Thomas Edison invent?

a)

He invented the light bulb

b)

He discovered that lightning is a form of electricity

c)

He invented a generator that would produce electricity

d)

He discovered the nucleus of an atom

14.

What type of circuit has two or more paths?

a)

Insulator

b)

Series Circuit

c)

Parallel Circuit

d)

Conductor

15.

What did Benjamin Franklin invent?

a)

Light bulb

b)

Lightning rod

c)

Electromagnet

d)

Washing Machine

16.

Mrs. Johnstone turns the lights off in the classroom. What kind of circuit does that make?

a)

an open circuit

b)

a parallel circuit

c)

a closed circuit

d)

a series circuit

17.
A circuit made of wires, a lamp, a switch, and a cell is shown at the right. What change is needed for the lamp to glow? 
a)
The switch needs to be opened.
b)
The switch needs to be closed.
c)
The cell needs an insulator.
d)
The wire needs to be connected to the bottom of the cell.
18.
Which statement best explains why the lamp does not glow? 
a)
Circuit 1 is an open circuit.
b)
 Circuit 1 is a closed circuit.
c)
 The negative terminal of Circuit 1 is connected to the cell.
d)
The positive terminal of Circuit 1 is connected to the cell.
19.
Which statement best describes the circuit in the diagram?
a)
It is a series circuit.
b)
It is a parallel circuit.
c)
There are 2 paths.
d)
The circuit is opened.
20.
Which statement best describes the circuit in the diagram?
a)
If one light goes out the other light will also go out because it is a series circuit.
b)
There is only 1 path.
c)
If one light goes out the other light will stay on because it is a parallel circuit.
d)
The circuit is opened.