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PAT Preparation

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Photosynthesis is a chemical reaction in plants that changes light energy into chemical energy.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

Sitting at the top of a water slide and then sliding down is an example of ___________ energy turning into __________ energy.

a)

potential, kinetic

b)

thermal, electrical

c)

electrical, sound

d)

kinetic, potential

3.

Unintended or waste energy is said to be..

a)

Dissipated

b)

Dispersed

c)

Shed

d)

Released

4.

What Energy is dissipated in this Sankey diagram?

a)

Heat energy

b)

Light energy

c)

Electrical energy

d)

No energy dissipated

5.

What are the 3 types of tectonic plate boundaries?

a)

convergent, divergent, mid ocean ridge

b)

divergent, convergent, allegiant

c)

convergent, divergent, oblique

d)

divergent, convergent, transform

6.

Which way do plates in a divergent boundary move?

a)

toward each other

b)

parallel to each other

c)

away from each other

d)

perpendicular to each other

7.

Which way do plates in a convergent boundary move?

a)

toward each other

b)

parallel to each other

c)

away from each other

d)

perpendicular to each other

8.

Which way do plates in a transform boundary move?

a)

toward each other

b)

parallel to each other

c)

away from each other

d)

perpendicular to each other

9.

What is the name of the process where hot air/liquids rise and cool air/liquids drop?

a)

natural currents

b)

convergent currents

c)

conduction currents

d)

convection currents

10.

What is the correct order of the layers of the Earth?

a)

crust, inner core, outer core, mantle

b)

outer core, inner core, mantle, crust

c)

inner core, mantle, outer core, crust

d)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

11.

What are tectonic plates?

a)

Pieces of the Earth's crust

b)

A type of boundary

c)

Pieces of the Earth's inner and outer core

d)

Pieces of the mantle that are solid

12.

In the diagram, which letter represents the angle of incidence?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

The following diagram shows the ray diagram when a torch light is torched towards a mirror. Which of the following is the correct reflected ray?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Tick the correct of TWO devices which use the principle of light reflection in our daily lives.

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

When does the light is refracted?

a)

When light travels in a straight line

b)

When light is bounced

c)

When light travels in two different mediums

d)

When light cannot pass through an opaque object

16.
Light bending as it passes from one medium (object) to another is...
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
17.

If I walk 2 km in an hour, I am going at the same speed as someone who walks 0.5 km in half-hour.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

At what point is the speed the greatest?

a)

C-D

b)

B-C

c)

A-B

d)

D-E

19.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is slowing down."

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Segment D-E: The bus is _________________. It is gradually increasing it's speed.

a)

accelerating

b)

decelerating

c)

constant speed

d)

at rest

21.

How many seconds did it take for the bus to travel from O to C?

a)

4 sec.

b)

10 sec.

c)

13 sec.

d)

14 sec.

22.

Tides are caused by the difference in the gravitational force of the ________ and ________ across the ________.

a)

earth, sun, moon

b)

sun, mars, jupiter

c)

sun, moon, earth

d)

tide, water, sun

23.

The moon is mainly responsible for the tides on Earth because it is _________ _________.

a)

much closer

b)

far away

c)

behind the sun

24.

The bulges that occur in the Earth's oceans are called ______ _______.

a)

low waters

b)

low tides

c)

high tides

d)

big dips

25.

Because the tidal bulge follows the moon;s revolution-Many places on Earth experience ___ high tides and ___ low tides each day.

a)

4 and 4

b)

1 and 1

c)

2 and 2

d)

3 and 3

26.

The upward force which is exerted against a falling object is

a)

gravity

b)

terminal velocity

c)

air resistance

d)

intertia

27.

If a bowling ball and a feather fell in a vacuum, which would hit the ground first

a)

They would hit at the same time

b)

The feather

c)

The bowling ball

d)

Neither

28.

The larger the surface area of the moving object, the ___________ air resistance there is.

a)

Less

b)

More

c)

Longer

d)

Quicker

29.

Which has more air resistance?

a)
b)
30.

How can the strength of an electromagnet be increased? (mark all that apply)

a)

increase the current flowing through the coil

b)

increase the number of coils

c)

add an amplifier to it

d)

put iron core inside the coil

31.
Surrounding every magnet is a __________  __________.
a)
magnetic field
b)
electrical current
c)
another magnet
d)
an enemy
32.

When you break a bar magnet into two pieces, you get _________________.

a)

two south poles

b)

a piece of iron that is no longer a magnet

c)

two north poles

d)

two north poles and two south poles

33.

Draw the magnetic field to show the interaction between the two magnets.

34.

Red, green, and ________ are the three primary colors of light. When they are mixed, you get ______ light.

a)

Yellow/black

b)

Orange/white

c)

Blue/white

d)

Blue/black

35.

The three primary pigments are yellow, ________, and cyan. When mixed, they make _______.

a)

Green/black

b)

Blue/white

c)

Magenta/white

d)

Magenta/black

36.
A blue shirt looks blue because...
a)
it absorbs blue and reflects all the colors
b)
it reflects blue and absorbs all the other colors
c)
it absorbs cyan and reflects all the other colors
d)
it reflects cyan and absorbs all the other colors
37.
What kind of light is sunlight?
a)
White Light
b)
Infrared Light
c)
Yellow Light
d)
Red Light
38.

White light is made up of all of the colors of the rainbow

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Which of the following is the best example of an object absorbing light?

a)

A black sweater in the sun.

b)

A clean window in the sun.

c)

A curved mirror in the sun.

d)

A long shadow in the sun.

40.
If you are using a green color filter, what color will you only see?
a)
blue
b)
green
c)
white
d)
red
41.
Objects that reflect ALL colors will appear _____?
a)
Black
b)
White
c)
Gray
d)
Multi-colored
42.
Objects that ABSORB all colors of light will appear _______.
a)
white
b)
black
c)
multi-colored
d)
gray
43.

Type in the reading of the vernier caliper. Assume that there is no zero error.

(a)  

44.

What is the reading on the vernier calipers?

a)

1.05 cm

b)

1.06 cm

c)

1.16 cm

d)

1.66 cm

45.
a)

7.20 mm

b)

7.20 cm

c)

9.20 cm

d)

9.20 mm

46.
a)

1.91 mm

b)

1.91 cm

c)

3.41 mm

d)

3.41 cm

47.
What pressure does a 4000N horse exert on the ground if each foot is 10cm2?
a)
40 N/cm2
b)
100 N/cm2
c)
400 N/cm2
d)
10 N/cm2
48.
The pressure resulting from a force of 50 N exerted over an area of 5 m2 is
a)
10 N
b)
0.1 N
c)
10 N/m2
d)
0.1 Pa
49.

Lily and Blessy play on a seesaw. Lily weighs 1000 N. Calculate the moment of Lily’s weight about the pivot, including the unit.

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50.

Blessy sits on the seesaw with Lily. Blessy weighs 500 N. The seesaw is balanced. Calculate the distance Blessy sits from the pivot.

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