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GOLDI SCIENCE QUIZ 02 MARCH 2022

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are renewable resources?

a)

A limited amount and cannot be replaced in a human life time.

b)

Plastic bags

c)

Coal, oil, and natural gas

d)

Can be replaced in our lifetime through natural processes

2.

Coal comes from...

a)

from animals that died millions of years ago.

b)

from plants that died millions of years ago.

c)

A factory

d)

Burning fossil fuels

3.

We can get energy from coal by...

a)

Breaking it down

b)

Digging it up

c)

Burning it

d)

Rubbing it together

4.

How can we conserve energy?

a)

use less coal, oil, and natural gas.

b)

use fabric bags instead of plastic.

c)

use public transportation instead of driving a car.

d)

All of the above

5.

A RENEWABLE resource is a resource that...

a)

Will always be available, so you can use as much as you need.

b)

Once you use it, it's gone and you can't use it any more.

c)

gets used underwater.

d)

Smells really good.

6.

A NONRENEWABLE resource is a resource that...

a)

Will always be available, so you can use as much as you need.

b)

Once you use it, it's gone and you can't use it any more.

c)

gets used underwater.

d)

Smells really good.

7.

What is a fossil fuel?

a)

A dinosaur that pumps gas

b)

Giant Rocks

c)

Resources that are found in the ground

d)

Something that is good to eat

8.

Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....

a)

Wind

b)

Sunlight

c)

Moving water

d)

Dung

9.

Energy we get from earth's interior heat

a)

Geothermal

b)

Solar Energy

c)

Wind Energy

d)

Hydroelectricity

10.
Trees, crops, garbage, & landfill gas are all examples of 
a)
Energy
b)
Biomass
c)
Heat
d)
Nuclear waste
11.
Why are trees a natural resource?
a)
The leaves are green
b)
We use them to make paper, lumber, and other products.
c)
They are beautiful
d)
They grow back after they are cut down.
12.
Based on the data collected, which source of alternative energy is most efficient?
a)
Coal
b)
Wind
c)
Natural gas
d)
Solar
13.
What problems are caused by using fossil fuels?
a)
Air pollution, Climate change, oil spills, acid rain
b)
Air pollution only
c)
Oil spills only
d)
Climate change only
14.

A form of energy that transfers from the higher temperature objects to the lower temperature objects

a)

Temperature

b)

Heat

c)

Thermometer

d)

No correct answer

15.

......is a bad conductor of heat

a)

copper

b)

iron

c)

plastic

d)

Aluminium

16.

..........is the degree of hotness or coldness of a body .

a)

Heat

b)

Thermometer

c)

Temperature

d)

No correct answer

17.

Materials that conduct heat are called.........

a)

Heat conductors

b)

Heat insulators

18.

Aluminium is used in making .......

a)

Handles of kettles

b)

cooking pots and kettles

c)

Heavy blankets

19.

........is used in making the insulating glass windows.

a)

Plastic

b)

Air

c)

Iron

d)

No correct answer

20.

we wear woolen clothes in winter to..........

a)

keep the weather warm

b)

keep the body warm

c)

conduct the heat

21.

Leaving spaces between the railway bars .........

a)

to prevent the leakage of heat

b)

to avoid train accidents

c)

to keep the body warm

22.

The handle of electric iron is made of .......

a)

Iron

b)

Aluminium

c)

Plastic

23.

Heat is used in our daily life in ........

a)

Cooking

b)

Heating water

c)

Warming the house

d)

All of them

24.

When air is heated, what happens to its mass?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains the same

25.

When air is heated, its volume ____________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains the same

26.

When air is heated, its density ___________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains the same

27.

The diagram shows a refrigerator. The cooling unit is placed at the top. The cooling unit cools the air near it. What happens to the density of the air as it cools, and how does it move?

a)

The density of air increases. It moves down.

b)

The density of air increases. It moves up.

c)

The density of air decreases. It moves down.

d)

The density of air increases. It moves up.

28.

The diagram shows some rice being boiled in a pan. What is the main methods by which thermal energy is transferred (i) through the metal pan and

(ii) through the water?

a)

(i) conduction (ii) conduction

b)

(i) convection (ii) convection

c)

(i) conduction (ii) convection

d)

(i) convection (ii) conduction

29.

Convection can take place in ____________.

a)

solids only.

b)

liquids only.

c)

liguids and gases only.

d)

solids, liquids and gases.

30.

Which of the following is an application of convection?

a)

The movement of heat through a metal pan to the food.

b)

The use of ice box to keep drinks cool.

c)

The sea breeze that blows from sea to land.

d)

The use of wool blanket to keep the body warm.

31.

Which is the best position to place the heating element in an electric heater?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

32.

In the process of convection, energy is transferred _________.

a)

because of temperature differences in a solid

b)

because of density differences in a liquid

c)

by the diffusion of molecules throughout a fluid

d)

by the vibration of molecules

33.

Which of the following correctly shows the direction of convection currents in water?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.

Some dye in a beaker of water is gently heated. Why are the streaks of dye seen in the water?

a)

The hot dye is a better conductor than the cool water.

b)

The hot dye is a better convector than the cool water.

c)

The hot water is less dense than the cool water.

d)

The hot water is denser than the cool water.

35.

What is non-ionizing radiation?

a)

anything that strips away electrons from atoms

b)

radio & x-rays

c)

visible light

d)

anything that can potentially harm living cells

36.

How can light (radiation) best be described?

a)

by using wavelengths only

b)

as having different frequencies

c)

something that can be measured

d)

as having properties of both a wave and a particle

37.

___ is the distance between crest to crest or the time it takes for one complete cycle to pass.

a)

Frequency

b)

Wavelength

c)

Wien's Law

d)

Stefan's Law

38.

Which statement best describes frequency?

a)

number of photons that cross Earth's orbit per second

b)

number of crests in a wave that pass a point in one second

c)

the amount of time a wave takes to travel 1 km

d)

the amount of wavelengths per minute

39.

What is visible light composed of?

a)

ROYGBIV

b)

all of the colors of the rainbow

c)

purely white light

d)

waves and frequencies

40.

Our eyes are able to see the color of an object due to visible light wavelengths

a)

being split into ROYGBIV.

b)

scattering off in all directions.

c)

being absorbed except for the color (wavelength) we see.

d)

stretching and compressing.

41.

Visible light ranges from about 400 nanometers - or ___ in color - to around 700 nanometers or

a)

red, blue

b)

blue, red

c)

indigo, green

d)

orange, violet

42.

Radio, micro, infrared (IR), visible light, ultraviolet (UV), X-rays & gamma rays all make up

a)

a specific type of modulated sound.

b)

the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum.

c)

the stars.

d)

the universe as we know it.

43.

Radio waves have the ___ wavelengths and ___ frequencies.

a)

longest, lowest

b)

shortest, highest

c)

longest, highest

d)

highest, shorter

44.

Gamma rays have the ___ wavelengths and the ___ frequencies.

a)

longest, highest

b)

shortest, highest

c)

longest, lowest

d)

shortest, lowest

45.

Only radio waves, some infrared and visible light can penetrate Earth's atmosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Astronomers only use ground-based telescopes to observe objects in space.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Temperature is measured using the average kinetic energy of an object's particles.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

A perfect ___ is a theoretical object that absorbs 100% of the radiation that falls on it.

a)

black hole

b)

thermal radiation absorber

c)

molecular sphere

d)

blackbody

49.

A blackbody curve on a graph tells us how an object releases

a)

radio waves according to Planck's constant.

b)

light through a black hole's event horizon.

c)

radiation over different frequencies.

d)

heat over time.

50.

Blackbody curves also tell astronomers about the ___ of an object (like a star).

a)

rotational energy

b)

temperature

c)

distance

d)

composition

51.

___ law states that the hotter an object is the "bluer" (shorter wavelengths) its radiation.

a)

Wien's

b)

Stefan's

c)

Plank's

d)

Newton's

52.

Which statement best describes Stefan's law?

a)

as temp. decreases the energy emitted by an object increases

b)

there can never be a 100% perfect blackbody object

c)

as temp. increases the energy emitted by an object increases

d)

as temp. increases the energy emitted by an object decreases

53.

The Doppler Effect describes how objects that are moving away from an observer are

a)

red-shifted.

b)

showing transverse motion.

c)

showing radial motion.

d)

blue-shifted

54.

True "space motion" of an object can be determined by combining the object's

a)

doppler & radial motion.

b)

radial & transverse motion.

c)

temperature & blackbody radiation.

d)

mass, size & vortex motion.

55.

Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon, the spoon gets hot due to ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

56.

A chair is placed several feet from a fire in a fireplace. The fire has a glass screen. The side of the chair facing the fireplace gets warm because of ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

57.

A certian type of decorative lamp contains colored liquids. These liquids form globs that break off and rise to the top of the liquid. The globs rise due to ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

58.

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

59.

A college student holds the back of his hand near an iron to see if it is hot. Heat is transferred to his hand by ..

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

60.

A heater is placed under one corner of a waterbed mattress. Warm air moves throughout the mattress because of ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

61.

A certain type of stainless steel cookware has a layer of copper applied to the bottom to help it heat evenly. The copper transfers heat to the pan by ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

62.

In a swimming pool, the water near the surface is slightly warmer. THe warm water rises because ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

63.

One end of a copper rod is placed in a flame of a Bunsen burner. Small pieces of wax placed along the rod melt a progressively larger distance from the flame. Heat is transferred through the rod by ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

64.

A house burns down. On the house across the street, all the vinyl siding is twisted and warped by the heat. The heat was transferred across the street by ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

65.

The metal skewer gets so hot that you drop your marshmallow in the campfire because of...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

66.

A huge rock at a state park gets so hot during the day that you cannot sit on it from ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

67.

A huge rock at a state park gets so hot during the day that you cannot sit on it from radiation. You are able to lay on the same rock at night and keep warm by ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

68.

A fireman feels a door and it is hot from the fire on the other side due to ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

69.

The cause of weather systems on earth is ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

70.

Warm air over the beach rises while cooler dense air from the ocean rushes in due to ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

71.

You are in the top bunk of a bunk bed and you want to turn down the air conditioner on while your friend on the bottom bunk is fine is caused by ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

72.

A hot air balloon rises into the sky because of ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

73.

A chocolate bar melts in a car on a sunny day because of ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

74.

When you pull your Totino's Pizza rolls out of the oven and the pan is so hot it burns your hand because you forgot your protective mit. The energy move to your hand from the pan to your hand through ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection