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Quarter 1 Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 36mins

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.
When you sharpen your pencil, you are using what type of energy?
a)
light
b)
sound
c)
mechanical
d)
heat
3.
Which of the following provides light energy?
a)
flashlight
b)
radio
c)
bicycle
d)
headphones
4.
The sun provides what 2 types of energy?
a)
heat and sound
b)
light and mechanical
c)
light and sound
d)
heat and light
5.

Camdyn's Nintendo Switch shuts down because it ran out of batteries. What type of energy does it need to begin working again?

a)

Mechanical Energy

b)

Electrical Energy

c)

Light Energy

d)

Sound Energy

6.

What is energy?

a)

Force

b)

The ability to do work.

c)

Electricity

d)

The ability to transform work.

7.

Which object has potential energy, but not kinetic energy?

a)
An object on the move
b)
An object at a low height
c)
An object at rest or at a certain height
d)
An object with no mass
8.

_______ involve using your five senses to gather data and information about the world around you.

a)

Predictions

b)

Inferences

c)

Observations

9.

_______ are statements that forecast what might happen in the future.

a)

Predictions

b)

Inferences

c)

Observations

10.

_______ are explanations that use observations to draw conclusions.

a)

Predictions

b)

Inferences

c)

Observations

11.

Scientists use _______ to investigate things that are too far way, too large or small, or too dangerous..

a)

experiments

b)

free exploration

c)

models

12.

It is necessary to do repeated trials to make sure your data is valid and accurate.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Data tables are used to store and organize information collected during an investigation.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Observations made by different people should not be similar.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Which correctly orders the steps a scientist would follow in an experiment?

a)

observation > communicate > hypothesis >

experiment > claim

b)

hypothesis > observation > experiment > claim > communicate

c)

observation > experiment > hypothesis > claim >

communicate

d)

observation > hypothesis > experiment > claim > communicate

16.

the amount of space between two places

a)

direction

b)

speed

c)

distance

d)

velocity

17.

the distance an object moves in period of time

a)

velocity

b)

direction

c)

speed

d)

distance

18.

the speed of an object in a particular direction

a)

direction

b)

motion

c)

speed

d)

velocity

19.

Mrs. Daly was riding her bike. She travels 20 km. It took her 2 hours. If Mrs. Daly traveled at the same speed, how fast was she traveling?

a)

40 km/hr

b)

10 km/hr

c)

2 km/hr

d)

20 km/hr

20.

Ava and Leyla did an experiment about speed and velocity. Their data is in the following table. What is the velocity of the yellow car?

a)

3 in/sec, west

b)

3 in/sec, east

c)

3 in/sec

d)

5 in/sec, west

21.

Mrs. Musser's class was studying motion. The data table shows the results of an experiment. Based on the evidence, which students had balls that rolled at the same speed?

a)

Gregory and Connor

b)

Holly and Avery

c)

Holly and Connor

d)

Connor and Avery

22.

Four students were in a race. The table shows how long it took each student to finish. Who won the race?

a)

Jason

b)

Landon

c)

Kyle

d)

Alicia

23.

How do you calculate speed?

a)

You divide the time by the distance

b)

you divide the distance by the time

c)

you multiply the distance and time

d)

you subtratct the time from the distance

24.

What is NOT a renewable energy source?

a)

coal

b)

wind

c)

solar

d)

water

25.

Which of these things are examples of renewable energy sources?

a)

wind

b)

solar

c)

water

d)

oil

26.

Choose the source of energy

a)

Wind

b)

Water

c)

Sun

d)

Biomass

27.

Dams can produce energy from __________.

a)

light

b)

water

c)

sound

28.
Measure of how high or low a sound is
a)
amplitude
b)
compression
c)
speed of sound
d)
pitch
29.
A longer string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.
a)
louder
b)
softer
c)
higher
d)
lower
30.

Peyton was at Busch Gardens.  She heard an a girl scream on one of the rides.  What did the pitch of her voice sound like and why? 

a)
The pitch was high because her vocal chords vibrated quickly
b)
The pitch was low because her vocal chords vibrated slowly. 
c)
The pitch was high because her vocal chords vibrated slowly. 
d)
The pitch was low because her vocal chords vibrated slowly. 
31.
The ___________________ is how loud or soft a sound is. 
a)
echo
b)
frequency
c)
pitch
d)
volume
32.
In which medium will sound travel slowest?
a)
air
b)
water
c)
glass
d)
salt water
33.

Sam holds an ice cube in his hand. As she squeezes the ice, it begins to melt. Which of the following best explains why this happens?

a)

Sam absorbs heat from the ice.

b)

Heat moves from Sam’s hand into the cube and warms the ice

c)

Cold moves from the ice onto Sam’s hand as it melts.

d)

Sam releases cold to the ice

34.

Kate is drinking fruit juice from an aluminum can. She wants to pour the juice into a cup. Which of the following cups will most likely keep her fruit juice cold?

a)
foam
b)
glass
c)
metal
d)
paper
35.

Liam puts on a pair of mittens and his winter coat. He goes outside to play in the snow. Which of the following explains why his hands stay warm?

a)
The gloves are good insulators that trap heat.
b)
The heat flows quickly from the mitten to the snow.
c)
The gloves are good conductors that trap heat.
d)
The heat flows quickly from the snow through the mitten
36.

Elizabeth is investigating how heat affects the rate of evaporation of water. She makes a prediction that heat will increase the rate of evaporation. Which of the following will provide evidence that Elizabeth needs to support her conclusion?

a)
prior knowledge and classifying
b)
data and observations
c)
questions and inferences
d)
analysis and hypotheses
37.

Jordan's mother has different types of pots in her kitchen. Many of them are made of copper and aluminum. Some are made of glass. Which of the following is the best reason why the pots are made of these materials?

a)
They are able to stop the flow of heat.
b)
They are good insulators of heat.
c)
They keep the same amount of heat.
d)
They are good conductors of heat.
38.

Eli knows that heat can transfer between two substances. For example, a warm bowl of soup can warm a metal spoon. Which of the following must be present for heat to flow from one substance to another?

a)
One of the substances must always be a solid.
b)
One of the substances must always be a liquid.
c)
The substances must be at different temperatures.
d)
The substances must be at the same temperature.
39.

Rico rubs two sticks together quickly. When he stops rubbing the sticks, he notices that they are warm to touch where he rubbed them. Which type of energy has been produced from this friction?

a)
sound energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
light energy
d)
heat energy
40.

What is Temperature?

a)

Measure of the kinetic energy in the warm particles.

b)

Measure of the kinetic energy in the frozen particles.

c)

Measure of the average kinetic energy of all particles.

d)

Measure of the kinetic energy in the cold particles.

41.

How is Temperature Measured?

a)

Scale

b)

Your Hand

c)

Thermometer

d)

Telescope

42.

What is heat?

a)

Heat is the energy transferred from an object of a higher temperature to an object of a lower temperature.

b)

Heat is the energy transferred from an object of a lower temperature to an object of a higher temperature.

43.

Heat always flows from:

a)

Top to Bottom

b)

Cold to Hot

c)

Hot to Cold

d)

Less energy to more

44.

Heat Transferred by Convection can be:

a)

Liquids or gasses

b)

Only Gasses

c)

Only Liquids

d)

Only Solids

45.

Heat Transferred by Conduction can be:

a)

Transferred through water

b)

Transferred through direct contact

c)

Transferred through indirect contact

d)

Transferred through space

46.

Heat transferred by Radiation can be:

a)

Tasted

b)

Seen

c)

Felt

d)

Heard