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PRE-EXAM QUIZ

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

The correct meaning of energy is ....

a)

an amount of vibration in one second

b)

the amount of force exerted per area

c)

an ability to do work

d)

a push or pull upon an object

2.

I am the main source of energy on earth. I give heat and light for the earth. Plants need

me to grow well. I am ....

a)

sun

b)

food

c)

sound

d)

electricity

3.

Identify the energy changes in the picture?

a)

A. Movement energy changes to sound energy.

b)

        B.  Electrical energy changes to sound, light

and heat energy

c)

       C. Heat energy changes to movement energy.

d)

       D. Electrical energy changes to heat energy.

4.

10. How does energy transfer occur in a light bulb?

a)

A. Electrical energy to light and heat energy

b)

B. Light energy to electrical energy

c)

C. Heat energy to electrical energy

d)

D. No energy transfer occurs

5.

Which of the following statements about energy is correct?

a)

Energy can be lost.

b)

Energy can be transferred.

c)

Energy can be created.

d)

Energy can be used up.

6.

Which form of energy is produced when a guitar string vibrates?

a)

Sound energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Light energy

7.

Which form of energy is produced when a lamp is switched on?

a)

Sound energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Light energy

8.

What kind of energy keeps people warm?

a)

Sound energy

b)

Moon energy

c)

Muscle energy

d)

Heat energy

9.

A radio, siren, and a television are all designed to produce _______ energy.

a)

light energy

b)

sound energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

electrical energy

10.

Choose the source of energy

a)

Sun

b)

Wind

c)

Water

d)

Biomass

11.

The correct arrow that show how the light travels is ____

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

Light always travels in a ____________ line.

a)

straight

b)

curved

c)

elliptical

d)

none

13.

You are enabled to see objects because...

a)

light travels out of your eyes and onto an object.

b)

light travels out of an object.

c)

light reflects off of an object and into your eyes.

d)

light brightens up objects.

14.

What is the correct order of what happens when our eyes see the flower in the picture:

1. the light bounces off,

2. the light enters the boy's eyes,

3. the sunlight hits the flower.

a)

1-2-3

b)

2-1-3

c)

3-1-2

d)

None of these

15.

Why do mirrors reflect light well?

a)

Because you can see your face in one.

b)

They are rough and dull

c)

They have dull surface

d)

They have a smooth and shiny surface.

16.

Picture that shows reflection on mirror is ____

a)

b)

c)

d)

17.

What does a ray diagram show?

a)

The direction in which light travels

b)

The source of light

c)

The direction from our eyes to the light source

d)

The objects we can see in the dark

18.

Which of the following is not a light source?

a)

lamp

b)

moon

c)

sun

d)

candle

19.

Which one of the following diagrams correctly shows how we can see an object?

a)

b)

c)

d)

20.

When light is _____________, it bounces back from a surface.

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

21.

Stan can see the moon at night because the moon

a)

glows in the dark

b)

reflects light from the sun

c)

is very large

d)

makes its own light

22.

A _________open and closes a circuit.

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

source

d)

switch

23.

For a light bulb to turn on, does the circuit have to be open or closed?

a)

open

b)

closed

c)

both

d)

half-way open

24.

A material that does NOT allow electricity to flow through it is called a_____________.

a)

source

b)

switch

c)

insulator

d)

conductor

25.

A material the ALLOWS electricity to flow though it is called a ________________.

a)

Insulator

b)

Conductor

c)

switch

d)

source

26.

An example of a conductor of electricity is__________.

a)

rubber

b)

glass

c)

plastic

d)

copper

27.

An example of an insulator of electricity is________________.

a)

copper

b)

metal

c)

rubber

d)

steel

28.

What is the power source in the diagram of this circuit?

a)

switch

b)

battery

c)

wire

d)

light bulb

29.

The circuit on the left is not complete (the light is off) because:

a)

the switch is closed

b)

the switch is open

c)

the battery is missing

d)

the battery is in backwards

30.

What is missing from this circuit? Why would the light bulbs be off?

a)

The battery, there is no power for the circuit to work.

b)

The switch is open, so the circuit is broken.

c)

The third light bulb, that is needed to complete the circuit.

d)

The wires are not connected properly.

31.

This steel paperclip would allow electricity to flow through it because:

a)

it is a conductor

b)

it is an insulator

c)

it is friendly

d)

it breaks the circuit

32.

This rubber ducky would block the flow of electricity, because:

a)

it is a conductor

b)

it is an insulator

c)

it is yellow

d)

it completes the circuit

33.

Which of the following are Conductors of Electricity?

(multiple answers)

a)

copper

b)

rubber

c)

aluminum

d)

wood

e)

gold

34.

The Sun is a

a)

Planet

b)

Moon

c)

Star

d)

Asteroid

35.

Which of these planets is the farthest from the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Neptune

d)

Jupiter

36.

Which is the largest planet in our Solar System?

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

37.

Which planet is sometimes called the "red planet"?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Uranus

38.

Which planet is the hottest in the Solar System?

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

39.

Which planet is the sixth from the sun?

a)

Venus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

40.
What is the composition of most comets?
a)
rock, ice, salt carbon
b)
rock, ice magma, frozen gases
c)
ice, dust, rock, frozen gases
d)
ice, dust, rock, soil
41.

The space objects which are small, rocky objects that move around the Sun are called...

a)

asteroids

b)

sun

c)

comets

d)

planets

42.

The space objects as lumps of ice, dust, and rock that move around the Sun are called...

a)

asteroids

b)

sun

c)

comets

d)

planets

43.

The position of axis is (a)  

44.

Time taken by the Earth to spin on its axis once is ....

a)

24 hours

b)

24 days

c)

365 hours

d)

365 days

45.
a)

the Earth to spin on its axis

b)

the Earth to orbit the Sun

c)

the Sun to orbit the Earth

d)

Mars to move around the Sun

46.

Sunrise and sunset happen because of ____.

a)

the Earth rotation

b)

the Earth revolution

c)

the Sun rotation

d)

the Sun movement

47.

Which of the following does the spinning of the Earth on its axis cause?

a)

A year

b)

The cycle of day and night

c)

The sun seems moving across the sky

d)

Season changes

48.

Anika makes a model of the solar system. She uses a ball as a model of the Sun. She uses an apple, an orange, some cherries, and grapes as the planets.

Which planet represented by grapes?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Mercury

49.

Many scientists have explored our solar system and stars. Claudius Ptolemy made a model of the solar system.

Now we know that this model is wrong. Based on the picture, the wrong theory is ____.

a)

the center of the solar system is the Earth

b)

the Earth orbit the Sun

c)

The sun is the center of solar system

d)

Venus is the furthest planet from the Sun

50.

The Earth does two types of movement, rotation and revolution.

The Earth movement that causes day and night is (a)  

51.

Complete the following sentence.

"At noon the Sun is higher in the sky, and Yasmin's shadow become (a)   "

52.

Which planet is NOT a gas giant?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mercury

c)

Neptune

d)

Saturn

53.

The layer labelled by "X" is called ....

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

54.

Which of following are correct?

a)

layer A is the place where we live in

b)

layer B is the inner core

c)

layer C is the outer core

d)

temperature of layer D is 1000-3700 degree celcius

55.

The name of Earth layer shown by letter B is (a)  

56.

The layer that is made of melted metals such as iron and nickel is called (a)  

57.

Part of volcano labelled by "S" is ....

a)

crust

b)

vent

c)

crater

d)

lava

58.

a sudden and violent shaking of the ground can cause ....

a)

earthquake

b)

volcanic eruption

c)

Earth rotation

d)

day and night

59.

The crater can be found in (a)   layer.

60.

The melted rocks in the mantle are called (a)