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Science Checkpoint 3 Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At which point is potential energy greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

2.

What kind of energy is stored energy?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

None of the above

d)

All of the above

3.

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

none of the above

d)

same

4.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
5.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill 
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall 
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned 
6.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
7.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
Click to look at the picture.
The picture is demonstrating an example of ______ . 
a)
gravity
b)
speed
c)
kinetic energy
d)
potential energy
9.
What is thermal energy?
a)
energy from sound
b)
potential energy in chemical compounds
c)
the movement of electrons
d)
heat
10.
What is chemical energy?
a)
the potential energy in chemical compounds that is waiting to be released
b)
energy that is formed or caused by movement
c)
the movement of electrons throughout the world
d)
energy from the Sun or any other light source
11.
How does potential energy become kinetic energy?
a)
When something hot touches something cool, the potential energy in the hot object is turned into kinetic energy in the cool object
b)
When an outside force acts upon an object with potential energy, that force turns the potential energy into kinetic energy
c)
Potential energy becomes kinetic when an object remains in place and continues to build up more and more energy
d)
Potential energy has no relation to kinetic energy
12.

What form of energy caused the bread to bake?

a)

Electrical

b)

Light

c)

Sound

d)

Thermal

13.

Match the following forms of energy.

Sound

Electric

Mechanical

Thermal

14.

The person in the picture threw a ball. The energy was ____

a)

transformed from motion to motion

b)

created by the human

c)

created inside the ball

d)

transferred from the human to the ball

15.
a)

light and thermal energy

b)

Electrical energy is transformed into light and thermal energy.

c)

Light energy is being created

d)

Electric energy is being destroyed

16.

8. How does energy transform when strumming a guitar?

a)

electrical energy to light energy

b)

chemical energy to light energy

c)

chemical energy to sound energy

d)

mechanical energy to sound energy

17.
All sound is made by ________.
a)
space
b)
squeaks
c)
beeps
d)
vibrations
18.

Transparent is?

a)

A material that allows light to pass through

b)

The colors of the rainbow

c)

Light made by man

19.

Frequency is...

a)

wave height

b)

the distance between two waves

c)

the number of waves

20.

The crest of a wave is...

a)

the highest point of a wave

b)

the distance between two waves

c)

the frequency of a wave

21.

Match the following

Translucent

Door

Opaque

Frosted glass

Transparent

Window

22.

What color is formed when all the colors of light are combined?

a)

Black

b)

White

c)

Red

23.

Which are examples of natural light?

a)

Flashlight

b)

Fire

c)

Sunlight

24.

An apple looks red to you because light is...

a)

reflected

b)

absorbed

c)

refracted

25.

What is the distance between crests?

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

26.
What is the height of a wave?
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
27.

What is the red line showing?

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

28.

What the letter b showing?

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

29.

When placed in water, a ball moves from one place to another with the waves.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

When energy increases, amplitude _______?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

31.

How does light move?

a)

zig zag

b)

up and down

c)

scattered

d)

straight line

32.

We can see an object when...

a)

we are touching the object

b)

our eyes light the object up

c)

light reflects of off the object back into the sun

d)

light reflects off of the object into our eyes

33.

What is the path the light must travel in order for you to see a dog?

a)

From your eyes to the dog.

b)

From the light source, to the dog, to your eyes.

c)

From the light source, to your eyes, to the dog.

d)

The dog emits its own light, which travels to your eyes.

34.

If you see a blue cup, the blue light is being...

a)

absorbed by the surface of the cup.

b)

reflected off the surface of the cup.

c)

created by the cup.

d)

ignored by the cup.

35.

Diagram shows the condition of a spoon in a glass of water.

What can be observed about the spoon?

a)

The spoon looks bent.

b)

The water is clearer.

c)

The water level rises.

d)

Light is refracted.

36.

To bounce back.

a)

light energy

b)

reflect

c)

energy

d)

shadow

37.

To bend

a)

refract

b)

light energy

c)

energy

d)

reflect

38.

A straw in a cup of water appears to be broken. What explains this?

a)

The light energy is reflecting.

b)

The light energy is refracting.

c)

The light energy is absorbed.

d)

The light energy is transmitted.

39.

Match the following vocabulary words.

Transparent

Light is absorbed;

NO light is transmitted

Translucent

SOME light is transmitted

Opaque

ALL light is transmitted

40.

What is happening in this picture?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction