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Relate the ability of the material to block, absorb or transmit

Total questions: 130

Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins

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Class
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1.

You are walking one high noon going home from school. You are aware that exposure to sunlight can lead to certain skin diseases. What material can you use to block the rays of the sun that damages your skin.

a)

umbrella

b)

books

c)

bags

d)

raincoat

2.

The following are examples of materials that transmit light. Which of the following is not?

a)

glass frames

b)

glass windows

c)

glass doors

d)

wooden doors

3.

Why most people in tropical countries (like our country) use white paint for their houses?

a)

To shade their house

b)

To absorb heat

c)

To feel comfortable

d)

To decrease the temperature

4.

Why is light energy absorbed by the plants useful?

a)

Light energy is reflected and increase its temperature.

b)

Light energy is use for the process of photosynthesis.

c)

Light energy makes plants die.

d)

Light energy is not useful to plants.

5.

Why do people enjoy the shade of the tree during summer?

a)

It reflects light.

b)

It absorbs light.

c)

It blocks light.

d)

It transmits light.

6.

Clear plastic bottle is an example of ____________________

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

d)

None of these

7.

It refers to the bending of light as it passes through different materials.

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Absorption

d)

Transmission

8.

It refers to the bouncing back of light.

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Absorption

d)

Transmission

9.

It refers to the passing of light through some materials.

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Absorption

d)

Transmission

10.

It refers to material’s taking in light but not taking it back.

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Absorption

d)

Transmission

11.

Unscramble the letters to find the answer.

(CDESOL)

11. Status of a circuit that is complete and unbroken with flowing electric current .

(a)  

12.

Unscramble the letters to find the answer.

(CENRRUT)

12. A flow of electrical charges.

(a)  

13.

Unscramble the letters to find the answer.

(NPEO)

13. Status of a circuit that has breaks or openings in which electric current cannot flow.

(a)  

14.

Unscramble the letters to find the answer.

(ITCCURI)

14. The unbroken path along which an electric current flows.

(a)  

15.

Unscramble the letters to find the answer.

(HWISTC)

15. Opens and closes the circuit.

(a)  

16.

Replacing broken wires and busted bulbs.

a)

SAFE

b)

NOT SAFE

17.

Turning of the switch when not in use.

a)

SAFE

b)

NOT SAFE

18.

Asking a three year old brother to plug and unplug the wires.

a)

SAFE

b)

NOT SAFE

19.

Using octopus connection in running your appliances.

a)

SAFE

b)

NOT SAFE

20.

Asking an electrician to check your electrical connections.

a)

SAFE

b)

NOT SAFE

21.

Name it (number 21)

a)

Connectors/Conductors

b)

Power Supply

c)

Load

d)

Switch

22.

Name it (number 22)

a)

Connectors/Conductors

b)

Power Supply

c)

Load

d)

Switch

23.

Name it (number 23)

a)

Connectors/Conductors

b)

Power Supply

c)

Load

d)

Switch

24.

Name it (number 24)

a)

Connectors/Conductors

b)

Power Supply

c)

Load

d)

Switch

25.

Name it (number 25)

a)

Connectors/Conductors

b)

Power Supply

c)

Load

d)

Switch

26.

DIRECTIONS: Read and understand each item carefully. WRITE the letter of the best answer before the number.

_____1. What do you call when an object’s distance from another object is changing?

a)

A. It is in motion

b)

B. It is speeding

c)

C.It has high velocity

d)

D. It is accelerating

27.

Refer to the illustration below for question 2-3.


_____2. How many seconds will it take to go from point 2 to point 3?

a)

A.15

b)

B.30

c)

C.45

d)

D . 60

28.

______3. In the illustration below , how many minutes will it take to reach point 4?

a)

A. 1 m

b)

B. 2

c)

C.6

d)

D. 12

29.

_____4. How do you compute for the speed of an object ? Speed equals distance divided by _____.

a)

A. time

b)

B. size

c)

C. velocity

d)

D. motion

30.

_____5. A jeepney travels 120 kilometers in 3 hrs. What is its average speed in km/h?

a)

A.40

b)

B. 60

c)

C. 43

d)

D. 120

31.

_____6. A cyclist travels 40 km in 2 hours, what is his average speed in km/h?

a)

A.80

b)

B. 60

c)

C.20

d)

D. 10

32.

_____7. You want to measure how far is the distance of your school to the City hall, what unit of measure is

appropriate to use?

a)

A. centimeter

b)

B.meter

c)

C. kilometer

d)

D . millimeter

33.

_____8. What instrument will you use if you want to measure the length of your ballpen?

a)

A. tape measure

b)

B. meter stick

c)

C. ruler

d)

D. zigzag ruler

34.

_____9. What is the basic unit for measuring time?

a)

A. hour

b)

B. minute

c)

C. second

d)

D. month

35.

_____10. In which part does electricity travel from the electrical outlet to the appliances?

a)

A. motor

b)

B. socket

c)

C. battery

d)

D. electric wire

36.

For numbers 11-13: Write A if the statement is correct and B if incorrect. Write the answer before the number.

_____11. Steel and aluminum are good conductors of both heat and electricity.

_____12. Materials that are made of plastic, silk, leather, glass, and rubber are conductors.

_____13. Cooking pots and pans made of metals make cooking faster because they quickly allow heat transfer from the

flame to the food being cooked.

a)

A

b)

B

37.

_____12. Materials that are made of plastic, silk, leather, glass, and rubber are conductors.

a)

A

b)

B

38.

_____13. Cooking pots and pans made of metals make cooking faster because they quickly allow heat transfer from the flame to the food being cooked.

a)

A

b)

B

39.

_____14. Which of the following materials allow heat and electricity to pass through?


a)

A. metal

b)

B. plastic

c)

C. rubber

d)

D. silk

40.

_____15. Why are metals considered good conductors ? Because they allow ________.

a)

A. heat to diffuse

b)

B. heat to scatter

c)

C. heat to pass through

d)

D. a little amount of heat to pass through

41.

_____16.Why are electric wire usually made up of copper?

a)

A. Because copper is a good conductor

b)

B. Because copper is a good insulator

c)

C. Because copper is a poor conductor

d)

D. Because copper is a poor insulator

42.

_____17.Which describes the characteristics of good conductors of heat and electricity?

a)

A. It allow heat to diffuse

b)

B. It allow heat to scatter.

c)

C. It allow heat to pass through

d)

D. It allow a little amount of heat to pass through.

43.

_____18. Miguel plays a tuning fork. He hit it in a table lightly and he was surprised with the sound that came out

of it. How did the tuning fork create sound?

a)

A. absorption

b)

B. articulation

c)

C. reflection

d)

D. vibration

44.

_____ 19. Which of the following materials can block sound?

a)

A. cartolina

b)

B. manila paper

c)

C. plasterboard

d)

D. thin paper

45.

_____20. Which of the following is a translucent material?

a)

A. illustration board

b)

B. molding clay

c)

C. rubber tire

d)

D. tinted glass

46.

____21 .Which of the following statement DOES NOT describe the characteristics of black and colored objects

in terms of the ability to absorb heat.


.

a)

A. A black objects looks black because it absorbs all the wavelength in white light.

b)

B. A black fabric absorbs all colors of light

c)

C. A black and colored objects are more absorbent than lighter one.

d)

D. A black and colored objects are less absorbent than lighter one.

47.

_____22.Which object would absorbs the most light and heat?

a)

A. black shirt

b)

B. red apple

c)

C. green leaf

d)

D. white car

48.

_____23. What material can you use in order to block the sun?

a)

A. Umbrella

b)

B. Bag

c)

C. Books

d)

D. Rain coat

49.

_____24. Why is it that light cannot pass through concrete wall? Because the wall ____ light.


a)

A. absorbs

b)

B. refracts

c)

C. reflects

d)

D. scatters

50.

_____25. Why is the light absorbed by the plants useful?

a)

A. It makes the plants green.

b)

B. It makes the environment cool.

c)

C. Over expose of plant to light makes plant die.

d)

D. Light is reflected and increasing its temperature

51.

What kind of circuit is shown?

a)

series circuit

b)

parallel circuit

c)

close circuit

d)

open circuit

52.

Which of the following materials can be used to connect the battery to light bulb?

a)

wire

b)

wick

c)

wasp

d)

wood

53.

Which of the following images shows an example of parallel circuit?

a)
b)
c)
d)
54.

What component does this circuit symbol represent?

a)

wire

b)

switch

c)

load

d)

cell/battery

55.

What will happen to the current as more devices are added to a series circuit?

a)

stops

b)

decreases

c)

remains the same

d)

increases

56.

Which of the following statement is TRUE?

a)

The number of coils in an electromagnet increases the electricity flowing in it.

b)

The battery supplies the metallic compound of a material

c)

The number of batteries decreases the source of energy

d)

The strength of the coil depends on the battery.

57.

Which of the following you will need to make a stronger electromagnet?

a)

battery

b)

coat

c)

pencil

d)

wick

58.

Which material can magnetized metals and creates its own persistent magnetic field?

a)

temporary magnet

b)

permanent magnet

c)

northern pole

d)

southern pole

59.

Which of the following will create stronger magnetism?

a)

overlapping wire

b)

zigzag wire

c)

coiled wire

d)

straight wire

60.

What will happen to the light if the connection is open?

a)

It will explode.

b)

It will not light up bulb.

c)

It will light the bulb.

d)

It will allow electricity to pass through.

61.

In a parallel connection, what will happen to the bulbs if one bulb gets busted?

a)

Bulbs will shine brighter

b)

Other Bulbs will not light up

c)

The light will be dimmer

d)

The lights included on the other path of electricity will still work

62.

Which of the following materials has electromagnets on it?

a)
b)
c)
d)
63.

Which of the following is the core of electromagnet?

a)

Battery

b)

Coiled wire

c)

Iron bar

d)

switch

64.

A jeepney travels 120 kilometers in 3 hrs. What is its average speed in km/h?

a)

40

b)

43

c)

60

d)

120

65.

Steel and aluminum are good conductors of both heat and electricity.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Cooking pots and pans made of metals make cooking faster because they quickly allow heat transfer from the flame to the food being cooked.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Which of the following statement DOES NOT describe the characteristics of black and colored objects in terms of the ability to absorb heat.

a)

A black objects looks black because it absorbs all the wavelength in white light.

b)

A black fabric absorbs all colors of light.

c)

A black and colored objects are more absorbent than lighter one.

d)

A black and colored objects are less absorbent than lighter one.

68.

What material can you use in order to block the sun?

a)
b)
c)
d)
69.

Why is the light absorbed by the plants useful?

a)

Over expose of plant to light makes plant die.

b)

Light is reflected and increasing its temperature.

c)

It makes the plants green.

d)

It makes the environment cool.

70.

How do you compute for the speed of an object ? Speed equals distance divided by _____.

a)

time

b)

velocity

c)

size

d)

motion

71.

Why are metals considered good conductors ? Because they allow ________.

a)

heat to diffuse

b)

heat to scatter

c)

heat to pass through

d)

a little amount of heat to pass through

72.

The less light is absorbed, the _____ heat is absorbed

a)

more

b)

less

c)

more and less

d)

none of these

73.

What part of electric circuit control the flow of electricity?

a)

bulb

b)

wire

c)

switch

d)

battery

74.

Materials that do not transmit electricity and heat are called?

a)

conductor

b)

iron

c)

insulator

d)

wire

75.

Which of the following materials can block sound?

a)

cartolina

b)

manila paper

c)

plasterboard

d)

thin paper

76.

Which object would absorbs the most light and heat?

a)

black shirt

b)

red apple

c)

green leaf

d)

white car

77.

A bicyclist travels 60 kilometers in 3 hours. What is the cyclist’s average speed?

a)

20 kph

b)

60 kph

c)

40 kph

d)

80 kph

78.

You want to measure how far is the distance of your school to the City hall, what unit of measure is appropriate to use?

a)

millimeter

b)

kilometer

c)

meter

d)

centimeter

79.

A duck flies 60 meters in 10 seconds. What is the duck’s speed?

a)

600 m/s

b)

6 m/s

c)

50 m/s

d)

70 m/s

80.

The following are basic unit for measuring time EXCEPT _____.

a)

hour

b)

minute

c)

second

d)

month

81.

What is the transfer of heat by movement of liquids or gases?

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

82.

What is a transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic waves?

a)

Radiation

b)

ConvectionConduction

83.

What is the transfer of heat by direct contact?

a)

Convection

b)

Electromagnetic waves

c)

Conduction

d)

Radiation

84.

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks. This is...

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

85.

Heat transfers from an area of (a)   temperature to an area of (b)   temperature.

a)

high to low

b)

low to high

c)

high to high

86.

You're holding hands with your best friend.  Your friend's hands are REALLY warm and yours are really cold.  After a few minutes, this has changed.  How might you explain what happened?

a)

The cold energy from your hand transferred to your friend's hand through conduction.

b)

The heat energy from your friend's hand transferred to your hand through conduction. 

c)

The cold energy from your hand transferred to your friend's hand through convection.

d)

The heat energy from your friend's hand transferred to your hand through convection.

87.

Heat transfer through waves is called___

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

88.

Radiation can transfer heat without any medium like air or water.

a)

True

b)

False

89.

Sun's heat reaches the Earth through ________________.

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

90.

Roads becoming hot during summer is -

a)

CONDUCTION

b)

CONVECTION

c)

RADIATION

91.

IRONING CLOTHES IS-

a)

CONDUCTION

b)

CONVECTION

c)

RADIATION

92.

Hot air balloon rises.

a)

CONDUCTION

b)

CONVECTION

c)

RADIATION

93.

Lori wakes up one morning and sees that it is foggy outside. Which term best describes the fog she sees?

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

94.

When light waves are absorbed, they can become heat.

a)

True

b)

False

95.

The illustration shows a light ray striking an object. The light ray striking the object is-

a)

absorbed

b)

stopped

c)

reflected

d)

refracted

96.

The Bird can see it's image in the water. What causes this?

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

absorption

d)

transmission

97.

Materials that do not let any light pass through them.

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

transluecent

d)

reflective material

98.

Matter that transmit light is _______________.

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

transluscent

d)

reflective material

99.

What is the difference between the way light interacts with the shirt and the way light interacts with the mirror?

a)

The shirt reflects light while mirror absorbs light.

b)

The shirt absorbs the light while mirror reflects light

c)

The shirt transmit light while mirror scatters light.

d)

The shirt absorbs light while mirror transmit light.

100.

A white surface absorbs all the color of light.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

101.

__________________ occurs when light is sent in any direction as it passes through a medium.

a)

absorption

b)

reflection

c)

reflection

d)

scattering

102.

A material that allows some of the light that strikes it to pass through

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

reflection

103.

Light is a form of _________.

a)

sound

b)

heat

c)

energy

104.

What is the correct order of the colors of the rainbow?

a)

Red, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Indigo, Violet

b)

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet

c)

Yellow, Orange, Red, Green, Blue, Violet, Indigo

105.

Why does a banana look yellow?

a)

it reflects yellow light and absorbs other colors

b)

it absorbs yellow light and reflects other colors

106.

When you see the black objects...

a)

All colors are reflecting

b)

All colors are absorbed

107.

What object would you use to separate white light into colors?

a)

mirror

b)

prism

c)

microscope

d)

lens

108.

What word is used to describe light as it strikes a smooth, shiny surface and bounces off?

a)

shadow

b)

energy

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

109.

What does an object need to do to create sound?

a)

vibrate

b)

shine

c)

absorb

d)

refract

110.

Why a red apple appear red to our eyes?

a)

the apple absorbs only the red light and reflects the rest

b)

the apple absorbs all light

c)

the apple reflects all light

d)

the apple absorbs all colors except red, which it reflects

111.

What type of material, solid, liquid, or gas, does sound travel the fastest through?

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

d)

space

112.

If I lay a red shirt, a black shirt, and a white shirt out in the sun, which color shirt would be the hottest after an hour?

a)

red shirt

b)

black shirt

c)

white shirt

113.

What must change to get a higher pitch?

a)

increase the amplitude

b)

decrease the amplitude

c)

raise the frequency

d)

lower the frequency

114.

What type of material allows no light to pass through it?

a)

transulcent

b)

transparent

c)

opaque

d)

diffusion

115.

Which statement is true.

a)

There is no sound in space because there are too many molecules to vibrate.

b)

There is sound is space.

c)

There is no sound in space because it is a vacuum, so there are no molecule to vibrate

d)

Sounds in space is louder than sounds on Earth.

116.

The word “frequency” is used to describe:

a)

the direction a sound is vibrating

b)

the speed at which sound is vibrating

c)

the length of time sound is vibrating

d)

the volume at which sound is vibrating

117.

A student looks at the two glasses pictured here. Why does the straw in the glass of water appear to be split at the surface of the water?

a)

the water reflects light passing through it

b)

the water scatters light passing through it

c)

the water refracts light passing through it

d)

the water absorbs light passing through it

118.

When a high pitch is produced (compared to a low pitch), the rate of vibration is ____________.

a)

slower

b)

faster

c)

softer

d)

louder

119.

What type of material allows light to pass through it?

a)

translucent

b)

transparent

c)

opaque

d)

diffusion

120.

Light rays refract in a glass of water because ____________.

a)

light moves at different speeds through different materials

b)

light bounces off a smooth surface at the same angle at which it strikes it.

c)

light moves inn a curved path.

d)

the light moves the water from side to side.

121.
Translucent objects let __________ through.
a)
almost all light
b)
no light
c)
some light
d)
bright
122.
What is an echo? 
a)
a sound absorbed by  materials around it.
b)
a sound traveling to a listener far away
c)
a sound changing in frequency
d)
a sound that repeats, caused by reflection of sound waves
123.

Sound travels fastest through _________.

a)

a vacuum

b)

gases

c)

solids

d)

liquids

124.

_____ determines how loud a sound seems to us.

a)

amplitude

b)

pitch

c)

frequency

d)

matter

125.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
126.
a)
Trough
b)
Crest
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
127.
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Height
d)
Frequency
128.

The higher the amplitude of a sound wave, the ______.

a)

the louder the sound will be

b)

the quieter the sound will be

c)

the higher the pitch of the sound

d)

the lower the pitch of the sound

129.

Sound travels slowest through _________.

a)

a vacuum

b)

gases

c)

solids

d)

liquids

130.

Sound cannot travel through _________.

a)

a vacuum

b)

gases

c)

solids

d)

liquids