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Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is one problem with using a series circuit? 
a)
It has a lot of series. 
b)
If one goes down, they all go down! 
c)
It doesn't work properly.
d)
There are no problems. 
2.
What is one benefits of using a parallel circuit?  
a)
It gets confusing.
b)
There are no problems.
c)
If one goes down, it does not affect the others. 
d)
Porque es para llelio. 
3.
this is the symbol for a _____?
a)
switch
b)
light 
c)
battery
d)
wires
4.

Which of the following is a conductor?

a)

wood

b)

rubber

c)

metal

d)

plastic

5.

Which of the following is an insulator?

a)

an eraser

b)

a wire

c)

a penny

d)

a metal spoon

6.

This picture shows a circuit that is

a)

closed

b)

open

c)

an insulator

d)

static electricity

7.

Which transverse wave has the highest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.
The matter (solid, liquid, or gas) through which waves can travel
a)
Medium
b)
Object
c)
Transverse Wave
d)
Wavelength
9.

Which diagram shows the wavelength of a wave?

a)
b)
c)
10.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

people

11.

If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

stay the same

12.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

c)

Electromagnetic

d)

x ray

13.

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

a)

medium

b)

light

c)

energy

d)

heat

14.

Which type of waves can be stored as binary code?

a)

analog

b)

digital

c)

both analog and digital

d)

neither

15.

What kind of wave is this?

a)

analog

b)

digital

c)

neither

16.

Which type of wave is it easier to remove "noise" from when sending information from one place to another?

a)

analog

b)

digital

c)

both are equally difficult to remove noise from

d)

neither type of wave picks up noise

17.

Which property of the wave changes in an AM wave?

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

all of these answers are correct

18.

How do you increase the kinetic energy of molecules?

a)

Decrease the temp

b)

change the energy input

c)

increase the thermal energy

d)

expand the molecules and increase the density

19.

Thermal energy always moves from areas of ______ heat to areas of ______ heat.

a)

low -- high

b)

high -- low

c)

high -- high

d)

low -- low

20.
Batteries store energy as _________ energy.
a)
motion
b)
solar
c)
chemical
d)
electrical
21.

What is the name of the part of the neuron that is pointed out in the image?

a)

Myelin Sheats

b)

Axon

c)

Dendrites

d)

Cell Body (Soma)

22.

What are the Neurons?

a)

Units that constitute the nervous system.

b)

Units that constitute the brain tissue.

c)

Blocks of tissue that constitute the endocrine system.

d)

Blocks or tissues that constitute the organs of the body system.

23.
Which material is NOT translucent?
a)
Brick
b)
Tissue paper
c)
Thin sheet of plastic
24.
Why does a straw look broken when you put it in a cup of water?
a)
It is being reflected.
b)
It is being refracted.
c)
It is broken.
d)
The colors are being separated.
25.
What does reflection mean?
a)
bending light
b)
bouncing light
26.
What color has the shortest wavelength, or the highest frequency?
a)
yellow
b)
blue
c)
red
d)
violet
27.

Light travels through an object during

a)

absorption

b)

reflection

c)

transmission

d)

diffraction

28.

Which object shows an energy transformation from electrical to mechanical?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.
Electrical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Thermal
b)
Solar
c)
Electrical
d)
None
30.

Select all of the following that are true.

a)

Energy can be transferred and transformed.

b)

There are three types of energy.

c)

Energy just disappears sometimes.

d)

Electrical energy can be transformed into mechanical energy.

31.

When you drop a basketball it does not bounce back all the way. This is because some of the mechanical energy is 'lost' when it transforms into which of the following ?

a)

Sound

b)

Chemical

c)

Radiant

d)

Hamster

32.

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

33.
A flow of electrons through a conductor is called:
a)
A river
b)
A spark
c)
An electron flow
d)
A current
34.
What is a common energy source for a circuit?
a)
Light bulb
b)
Battery
c)
Wire
d)
Switch
35.
Energy stored in an atom's nucleus
a)
chemical energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
nuclear energy
36.
Energy in the form of waves that move through a medium like air or water
a)
gravitational potential energy
b)
electromagnetic energy
c)
sound energy
d)
elastic potential energy
37.
Energy of moving electrons
a)
electrical energy
b)
electromagnetic energy
c)
sound energy
d)
mechanical energy
38.
Stored energy
a)
electrical energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
potential energy
d)
mechanical energy
39.
This is a measure of electrical pressure
a)
Curcuit
b)
Amps
c)
Volts
d)
Watts
40.
a)
Battery
b)
Fuse
c)
Diode
d)
Switch (open)