WorksheetsFund Test- Chp 5/6 Test Review
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A car's interior gets very hot on a sunny day due to which type of energy transfer?
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
2.
A coffee mug full of hot coffee heats a spoon up hot to the touch due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
3.
Hot water rising to the top of a lake and cool water sinking to the bottom is an example of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
4.
What makes up all matter?
a)
Fluids
b)
Atoms
c)
liquids
5.
Moving particles have _____ energy.
a)
Decreasing
b)
Electric
c)
Kinetic
6.
As you heat an object, what happens to the particles in the object?
a)
They move slower
b)
They stop moving
c)
They move faster
d)
The object melts
7.
If you are using kilograms in your measurement, what are you measuring?
a)
Mass
b)
Energy
c)
Force
d)
Volume
8.
What is the SI unit for temperature (because it has a true zero)?
a)
Centigrade
b)
Celcius
c)
Kelvin
d)
Kilogram
9.
If particles move more slowly, an object’s temperature
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Will remain the same
10.
_____ is a measure of the average kinetic energy in an object.
a)
Mass
b)
Temperature
c)
Conduction
11.
Thermal energy is measured in
a)
Degrees
b)
Joules
c)
Kilograms
d)
Newtons
12.
_____ is the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another.
a)
Mass
b)
Heat
c)
Cold
d)
Degrees
13.
Using the chart below, which substance would need to absorb the most thermal energy to raise its temperature?
a)
Iron
b)
Water
c)
Wood
d)
Carbon
e)
Sand
14.
During which season would the air molecules have the most kinetic energy?
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Fall
d)
Winter
15.
What type of energy transfer is taking place when a shirt from the dryer warms you when you put it on? (Transfer through contact)
a)
Convection
b)
Radiation
c)
Conduction
16.
Any substance that can flow is called a
a)
Gas
b)
Fluid
c)
Solid
17.
Which color would absorb the most radiant energy from the sun?
a)
white
b)
black
c)
yellow
d)
red
18.
Which makes a better thermal insulator?
a)
Solids
b)
Liquids
c)
Gases
19.
Which would conduct heat the best?
a)
Wood
b)
Rubber
c)
Metal
20.
Which would contain the greatest amount of thermal energy?
a)
20.0g of ice
b)
20.0g of steam
c)
20.0g of water
21.
Which would contain the greatest amount of thermal energy?
a)
A cup of steaming hot tea
b)
A drop of lava
c)
A pool of cool water
22.
Heat always transfers from
a)
a hotter object to a cooler object
b)
a cooler object to a hotter object
c)
a larger object to a smaller object
23.
As a fluid increases in temperature, it becomes _______ dense.
a)
more
b)
less
24.
Which part of the atom has a positive charge?
a)
Proton
b)
Electron
c)
Neutron
25.
Which part of the atom has a negative charge?
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
26.
A material in which electrons are able to move easily is
a)
An insulator
b)
A conductor
c)
An electric field
27.
Which are examples of electric insulators?
a)
Copper and tin
b)
Plastic and rubber
c)
Metals and non-metals
d)
Glass and iron
28.
Why are electrical cords usually made of metal?
a)
Metal is a good insulator
b)
Metal is hard
c)
Metal is cheap
d)
Metal is a good conductor
29.
Which is the correct label for circuit A?
a)
Parallel circuit
b)
Resistance circuit
c)
Dynamic circuit
d)
Series circuit
30.
What is the correct label for circuit B?
a)
Parallel circuit
b)
Resistance circuit
c)
Series circuit
d)
Perpendicular circuit
31.
In which circuit will one lights stay lit when the other light is removed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
Both
d)
Neither
32.
Battery powered devices use
a)
Direct current
b)
Alternating current
33.
What is happening when you rub a balloon on your head?
a)
Electrons are being rubbed from your hair to the balloon giving the balloon a negative charge.
b)
Protons are being rubbed from the balloon to your head giving the balloon a negative charge.
c)
Electrons are being rubbed from the balloon to your hair giving the balloon a negative charge.
34.
A motor converts _________ energy into _________ energy.
a)
mechanical, electrical
b)
thermal, electrical
c)
electrical, radiant
d)
electrical, mechanical
35.
What temperature is absolute zero? Explain what happens to the particles in an object if they reach absolute zero?
a)
0 Celsius, items are frozen
b)
0 Fahrenheit, this is where particles almost stop completely
c)
0 Kelvin, particles are not moving anymore
36.
What are used as conductors in electric currents?
a)
wires
b)
battery
c)
lightbulbs
37.
What circuit will we find in our houses?
a)
parallel
b)
series
c)
electric
38.
The transfer of thermal energy through a fluid by the movement of warmer and cooler fluid from place to place.
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
39.
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
40.
The transfer of thermal energy by collisions (contact) between particles in matter.
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
41.
What is the unit for Voltage difference?
a)
Ohms
b)
Volts
c)
Amperes (amps)
42.
What is the unit for electric current?
a)
Ohms
b)
Volts
c)
Amperes (amps)
43.
What is the unit for Electric Resistance?
a)
Ohms
b)
Volts
c)
Amperes (amps)
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