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MIDTERM BEED2 - 1A

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is distance divided by time?

a)

motion

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

speed

2.

It is a push or pull exerted on an object in order to change the motion of the object

a)

energy

b)

force

c)

motion

d)

gravity

3.

What are two examples of forces?

a)

Speed and acceleration

b)

A push or pull

c)

A stand or ground

d)

Up and down

4.

What is the Average Speed?

Distance: 10m

Time: 5s

a)

2

b)

1/2

c)

50

d)

100

5.

A _____________________ must be exerted on an object at rest to cause it to move.

a)

weight

b)

inertia

c)

force

d)

gravity

6.

Conductors are materials that _____________.

a)

Allow electricity to pass through

b)

Stop electricity from passing through

c)

Allow some electricity from passing through

d)

All of the above

7.

It is a material that prevents an electric current from flowing.

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

magnetism

d)

electric circuit

8.

Which is the BEST example of a conductor?

a)

wooden block

b)

ceramic mug

c)

glass cup

d)

metal bowl

9.

Which of these objects is an insulator?

a)

copper wire

b)

paper clip

c)

steel pole

d)

rubber gloves

10.

Which of the following is a group of items that can be used to conduct electricity?

a)

paper clip, nail and penny

b)

paper clip, nail and cardboard

c)

rubber-band, eraser, and cotton ball

d)

rubber-band, paper clip and nail

11.

It refers to the ability of materials to take in light and not reflect it back.

a)

Optics

b)

Absorption

c)

Transmission

d)

Block

12.

It refers to the ability of materials to take in light and not reflect it back.

a)

Mirror

b)

Opaque

c)

Transmission

d)

Transparent

13.

It refers to the ability of light passing through some materials

a)

Transmission

b)

Translucent

c)

Transparent

d)

Absorption

14.

What is a circuit?

a)

A pathway that electricity flows in. It has a load, wire, and a taco

b)

A pathway that protons flow in. It has a load, wire, and a power source.

c)

A pathway that electricity flows in. It has a load, wire, and a power source.

d)

A pathway that electricity flows in. It has a load and wire.

15.

Which is a parallel circuit?

a)
b)
16.

Which best describes a simple series circuit?

a)

Electricity flows along one pathway.

b)

The flow of electricity comes from the switch.

c)

Electricity flows along many pathways.

d)

The flow of electricity comes from the light bulb.

17.

Circuits in homes are usually wired in

a)

series

b)

parallel

c)

aluminum wire

d)

series with a fuse

18.

When the circuit is_______,current does not flow

a)

resistors

b)

heat

c)

closed

d)

open

19.

The type of current produced by a battery is:

a)

induced current

b)

alternating current

c)

magnetic current

d)

direct current

20.

Battery is the source of energy or electricity in a circuit and is also called as ______.

a)

bulb

b)

cell

c)

power

d)

wire

21.

Adding more bulb in a simple circuit makes the bulbs _______.

a)

dimmer

b)

brighter

c)

turn off

d)

turn on

22.

The thicker the wire in a simple circuit, the _____ the resistance so more electric current can flow.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

fast

d)

slow

23.

What is a wire in a circuit wrapped around an iron core called?

a)

electromagnet

b)

generator

c)

electric motor

d)

magnetic iron

24.

What is the region of force around a magnet known as?

a)

Magnetic field

b)

magnetic pole

c)

magnetic domain

d)

lodestone

25.

Wrapping a wire in a coil creates

a)

a strong magnetic field

b)

solar energy

c)

new magnets

d)

series circuit

26.

Natural soil erosion is known as ______ erosion.

a)

geological

b)

rill

c)

sheet

d)

gully

27.

The following defines soil erosion, EXCEPT:

a)

a natural process and removal of soil from one location another

b)

the process in which the topsoil is carried away by physical sources

c)

the process of breaking down of rocks to small particles

d)

gradual process of movement and transport of the upper layer of soil by different agents

28.

Which of these can occur due to soil erosion?

a)

pollute bodies of water

b)

create acid rain

c)

rain mud

d)

pollute air

29.

Which of the following is a cause of soil erosion?

a)

air pollution

b)

low organic matter

c)

forestry

d)

resin

30.

Which of these is MOSTLY compromised during soil erosion?

a)

politics

b)

agriculture

c)

food

d)

safety

31.

A _____ moves an object closer to you.

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

friction

d)

cat

32.

____ is the force that slows and stops motion between touching objects.

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

pull

d)

push

33.

Cream is standing on a sidewalk when K rides past her on a bicycle. What is true about K's motion?

a)

Cream is moving relative to the sidewalk

b)

K is moving relative to Cream

c)

K is moving relative to his bicycle

d)

both are moving relative to the sidewalk

34.

When an object’s distance from another object is changing...

a)

it is in motion

b)

it is speeding

c)

it has a high velocity

d)

it is accelerating

35.

Speed is equal to distance divided by _____.

a)

time

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

motion

36.

A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion is called ________.

a)

a position

b)

a reference point

c)

a constant

d)

velocity

37.

 If you know the distance an object has traveled in a certain amount of time, you can determine the _____ of the object.

a)

size

b)

speed

c)

location

d)

acceleration

38.

If a bicyclist travels 40 kilometers in two hours, her average speed is _______.

a)

30 km/hr

b)

15 km/hr

c)

20 hm/hr

d)

2 km/hr

39.

A reference point is assumed to be

a)

moving

b)

invisible

c)

stationary

d)

speeding

40.

A change in an object's position relative to a reference point is called

a)

motion

b)

speed

c)

constant

d)

slope

41.

A reference point is identified by finding

a)

the location of an object

b)

the line or path in which something is moving

c)

the change in position

d)

the distance and direction of an object's change

42.

Why are metals useful for making electrical wire?

a)

Metals do not bend

b)

Metals hold much heat

c)

Metals are insulators

d)

Metals are conductors

43.

What is the difference between a conductor and an insulator?

a)

An insulator allows electricity to flow through it easily and a conductor does not

b)

A conductor allows electricity to flow through it easily and an insulator does not.

c)

An insulator is magnetic and a conductor is not

d)

A conductor is magnetic and an insulator is not

44.

What are conductors used for?

a)

to stop electricity from moving

b)

to protect you from electricity

c)

to move electricity from one place to another

45.

Which object would absorb the most lights and heat?

a)

black shirt

b)

green leaf

c)

red apple

d)

white car

46.

The scientific study of light and how it interacts with different objects.

a)

Transmission

b)

Optics

c)

Refraction

d)

Absorption

47.

The bending of light as it passes through a different materials.

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Transmission

d)

Absorption

48.

The taking in of light and not reflecting it back by some

a)

Transmission

b)

Transparent

c)

Refraction

d)

Absorption

49.

What happens when light strikes any shiny surface, like a mirror?

a)

it reflects

b)

it refracts

c)

it gets absorbed

d)

it changes color

50.

How does light travel?

a)

in zigzags

b)

in waves

c)

in circles

d)

all over the place