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SCIENCE 1 THIRD QUARTER PERIODICAL TEST

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
When you pull a door open, what type of energy is being used?
a)
light energy
b)
sound energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
heat energy
2.
The temperature outside can change very rapidly. This is caused by ______________.
a)
light energy
b)
sound energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
heat energy
3.
If the radio is on in the car, what form of energy allows you to hear the music?
a)
light energy
b)
sound energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
heat energy
4.
What source of energy does a campfire provide?
a)
sound energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
heat energy
d)
heat and light energy
5.
A reading lamp can provide a room with _________ energy.
a)
light
b)
sound
c)
mechanical
d)
heat
6.
When you sharpen your pencil, you are using what type of energy?
a)
light
b)
sound
c)
mechanical
d)
heat
7.
Which of the following provides light energy?
a)
flashlight
b)
radio
c)
bicycle
d)
headphones
8.
Which of the following is NOT an example of sound energy?
a)
instruments
b)
radio
c)
birds
d)
throwing a ball
9.
Thermal energy is another name for heat energy?
a)
True 
b)
False
10.
The sun provides what 2 types of energy?
a)
heat and sound
b)
light and mechanical
c)
light and sound
d)
heat and light
11.
Is this a heat, light, or sound source?
a)
Heat
b)
Sound
c)
Light
12.
Is this a heat, light, or sound source?
a)
Sound
b)
Heat 
c)
Light
13.
Is this a heat, light, or sound source?
a)
Light
b)
Sound
c)
Heat
14.
Is this a heat, light, or sound source?
a)
Sound
b)
Light
c)
Heat
15.
Is this a heat, light, or sound source?
a)
Light
b)
Sound
c)
Heat
16.
Is this a heat, light, or sound source?
a)
Heat
b)
Light
c)
Sound
17.

What are fossil fuels?

a)

Bones from animals that lived a long time ago.

b)

Liquids and gasses formed from dead plants and animals.

c)

A source of energy which can be quickly replenished.

18.

Where does coal come from?

a)

Water

b)

The sun

c)

Fossilized plants

19.

Where does oil come from?

a)

Waves

b)

Fossilized animals

c)

Heat from the earth

20.

Which of the following is usable energy obtained from the sun or light.

a)

Wind power

b)

Oil

c)

Solar power

21.

Which type of energy is created by the movement of water caused by tides.

a)

Tidal energy

b)

Wind energy

c)

Geothermal power

22.

This form of energy comes from the heat underneath the earth in volcanic regions.

a)

WInd

b)

Geothermal

c)

Nuclear

23.

This type of energy is sourced from driving a water turbine and generator.

a)

Solar

b)

Nuclear

c)

Hydroelectric

24.

Nonrenewable energy sources-

a)

can not be quickly replaced.

b)

can be quickly replaced.

25.

Plants, water, sunlight are examples of which type of resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenwable

26.

Which type of resource takes millions of years to form?

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

27.

Fossil fuels are

a)

always available for consumption

b)

only used after millions of years.

c)

made up of living plants and animals.

28.

Water, solar and ____________ are renewable energy resources

a)

oil

b)

Natural gas

c)

Wind

d)

Hydrogen

29.

If we keep using non renewable energy , we will not be able to

a)

sustain life on earth

b)

produce more mater

c)

visit another planet

d)

cook a meal

30.

Energy is anything that has the capacity to change matter.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Energy can neither be created nor ______________. Energy can only be changed from one form to another.

a)

melted

b)

produced

c)

destroyed

32.

What type of energy transformation occurs, when a hawk eats a mouse and then uses the energy from the mouse to fly?

a)

mechanical energy to chemical energy

b)

thermal energy to mechanical energy

c)

chemical energy to mechanical energy

d)

mechanical energy to thermal energy

33.

What is the energy transformation that occurs in an electric pencil sharpener?

a)

mechanical energy to electrical energy

b)

electrical energy to mechanical energy

c)

radiant energy to sound energy

d)

chemical energy to mechanical energy

34.

Which object shows an energy transformation from electrical to mechanical?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

What type of energy transformation occurs in an electric fan?

a)

electrical energy to mechanical energy

b)

radiant energy to mechanical energy

c)

chemical energy to radiant energy

d)

electrical energy to nuclear energy

36.

What type of energy transformation occurs in an electric hot plate that is turned on?

a)

thermal energy to electrical energy

b)

electrical energy to thermal energy

c)

thermal energy to mechanical energy

d)

mechanical energy to thermal energy

37.
Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?
a)
Chemical to light
b)
Electrical to chemical
c)
Electrical to light
d)
Chemical to electrical
38.
What energy transformations take place when a battery-operated radio is in use?
a)
Electrical to chemical to light
b)
Sound to chemical to mechanical
c)
Chemical to electrical to sound
d)
Light to electrical to thermal
39.
Which of the following devices transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy?
a)
An e-reader
b)
a fan
c)
a manual pencil sharpener
d)
ipod
40.

What kind of energy is represented in the picture?

a)

Thermal

b)

Chemical

c)

Sound

d)

Kinetic

41.

Which of the following uses radiant energy?

a)
solar calculator
b)
windmill
c)
glow stick
d)
firecracker
42.

Which of the following transforms mechanical energy to electrical energy?

a)
solar calculator
b)
windmill
c)
glow stick
d)
firecracker
43.
What two forms of energy are given off by a burning candle?
a)
heat and light
b)
mechanical and electrical
c)
nuclear and light
d)
potential and heat
44.

What is the power that makes things move called?

a)
strength
b)
force
c)
rest
45.

Pull is

a)

when you move objects away

b)

when you bring objects to you

46.

Push is

a)

when you move objects away

b)

when you bring objects to you

47.
a)

push

b)

pull

48.
a)

push

b)

pull

49.

What is happening in the picture?

a)

Push

b)

Pull

50.

To fly the kite, the boy must _______.

a)

Pull

b)

Push

51.

Look at the picture. Which statement is CORRECT?

a)

The reindeer is pushing the sleigh.

b)

The Santa is pushing the reindeer.

c)

The reindeer is pulling the sleigh.

d)

The Santa is pulling the reindeer.

52.

A yo-yo pulls when it _________

a)

goes down

b)

goes up

c)

sits still

d)

goes forward

53.

Shooting a basketball is an example of a __________.

a)

pull

b)

motion

c)

push

d)

game

54.
a)

pull

b)

push

55.
a)

pull

b)

push

56.
a)

pull

b)

push

57.
which describes how fast something is moving?
a)
force
b)
speed
c)
position
d)
slide
58.
What do you call a change in an object's position?
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Gravity
d)
Speed
59.

Which activity uses a pull?

a)
pressing a button on a phone
b)
picking a flower
c)
stapling a paper
60.

What is a force?

a)
rest and objects
b)

push or pull

c)
heat and light