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Science Quiz Gr.4

Total questions: 119

Worksheet time: 3570secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

..................... is the ability to do work or to cause change

a)

Work

b)

Energy

c)

Force

2.

Energy can be made and destroyed

a)

True

b)

False

3.

When energy is ...................... , it moves from one object to another

a)

Transferred

b)

Transformed

c)

Made

4.

Stored energy in an object at rest is called ...........................

a)

Potential energy

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

Thermal energy

5.

The amount of potential energy an object has depends on ..................

a)

Its shape or position

b)

Its color or size

c)

Its shape or color

6.

The energy of a moving object is called ....................

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Chemical energy

7.

The kinetic energy of an object depends on ..........................

a)

Its mass and how fast it is moving

b)

Its position and its mass

c)

Its mass and its size

8.

When energy is ............................, it is changed from one kind of energy to another kind

a)

Transformed

b)

Transferred

9.

From forms of kinetic energy ..........................

a)

Heat

b)

Chemical

c)

Potential

10.

Like larger objects , the smallest particles of matter have energy, too

a)

True

b)

False

11.

When objects are bent, stretched, or compressed so they have ......................

a)

Potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

chemical energy

12.

......................... Is energy that an object has because of the movement of its particles

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Kinetic energy

13.

........................ is energy caused by charged particles that flow through a path

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Chemical energy

14.

Gasoline has ...............................

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

Chemical energy

15.

.......................... is the distance an object travels in a particular amount of time

a)

Speed

b)

Motion

c)

Force

16.

.................... is often described as fast or slow

a)

Speed

b)

Energy

c)

Motion

17.

.......................... is which way an object is moving such as north or south

a)

Direction

b)

Speed

c)

Motion

18.

The motion is described by two factors are ......................

a)

Direction and speed

b)

Direction and time

c)

Speed and time

19.

......................... Happens when one object bumps into another object

a)

Collision

b)

Friction

c)

Force

20.

During ................... , energy is ..........................

a)

Collision , transferred

b)

Speed , transferred

c)

Force , transferred

21.

When collisions occur , there is change of kinetic energy to light , thermal , or other types of energy

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Newton’s cradle shows how energy can move between objects in a collision

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The sound that produced from ...................... Of two cars is evidence to energy transformed

a)

Collision

b)

Force

c)

Work

24.

When you lift the first sphere in newton’s cradle , the energy of it will ........................

a)

Transferred

b)

Stopped

c)

Increased

25.

................... Is the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another

a)

Heat

b)

Light

c)

Sound

26.

Heat flows by conduction , convection , or radiation

a)

True

b)

False

27.

................... Is energy that travels as a wave

a)

Force

b)

Wave

c)

radiation

28.

the heat is transferred in toaster to heat the toast by .....................

a)

radiation

b)

conduction

c)

convection

29.

the heat of sun is transferred by ........................

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

30.

Heat is transferred between hot coffee and spoon by ....................

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

31.

We use ................... To measure temperature of the object

a)

Thermometer

b)

Ruler

c)

Balance

32.

When heat is transferred to an object, the object’s particles move slower

a)

True

b)

False

33.

When the object has higher temperature , the particles move ...................

a)

Faster

b)

Slower

c)

Medium

34.

..................... is a form of energy that we can see

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Electricity

35.

Light is .................... to earth from the sun

a)

Radiated

b)

Transferred

c)

Transformed

36.

Jelly fish generate their own ....................

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Heat

37.

Generate means ......................

a)

Produce

b)

Result

c)

Make

38.

Flashlights , light bulbs, and lasers are natural sources of light

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Sun is ............... source of light

a)

Natural

b)

Artificial

40.

When you strike a ball , you hear a .......................

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Heat

41.

...................... Is the energy in the particles that vibrate as they pass through matter

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Heat

42.

Sound can travel through solids and liquids only

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Sound ................. is how fast or slow the particles vibrate

a)

Pitch

b)

Volume

c)

Vibration

44.

A sound with a ................... Pitch has particles that vibrate fast

a)

High

b)

Low

c)

Medium

45.

A ..................... is a form of the transfer of energy

a)

Wave

b)

Radiation

c)

Heat

46.

Sound is transferred as a ............... from the source of sound

a)

Wave

b)

Energy

c)

Heat

47.

When a wave moves through matter, the matter move with the wave

a)

True

b)

False

48.

When object vibrates , it moves ...............................

a)

Back and forth

b)

Round and round

c)

Up and down

49.

When you turn on a light , ...................... Moves

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Chemical energy

50.

......................... Is a property that causes matter to have an electric force

a)

Electric current

b)

Electric charge

c)

Electric circuit

51.

Electric charges may be positive or negative

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Two particles that have the same charge will ..........................

a)

Repel

b)

Attract

53.

Attract means ..........................

a)

Pull toward each other

b)

Push away each other

54.

Two particles that have different charge will ....................

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

55.

Repel means .....................

a)

Pull toward each other

b)

Push away from each other

56.

The flow of charged particles in the same direction is called ................

a)

Electric current

b)

Electric circuit

c)

Electric charge

57.

A material that allows electric current to flow through them

(a)  

58.

ed particles in the same direction is called

a)

Electric current

b)

Electric circuit

c)

Electric charge

59.

A material that allows electric current to flow through them

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Semi – conductor

60.

Metal is .............. of electricity

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Semi – conductor

61.

We use .......... To make electric wires

a)

Copper

b)

Glass

c)

Plastic

62.

A material that does not allow electric current to flow through is called .......................

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Semi – conductor

63.

We use ................. to cover wire

a)

Copper

b)

Glass

c)

Plastic

64.

When the electric current flows in a complete path , this path is called .....................

a)

Electric current

b)

Electric circuit

c)

Electric charge

65.

The electric energy is changed to light and heat in the ..................

a)

Bulb

b)

Wire

c)

Battery

66.

The ............... provides a path for the charges to flow

a)

Wire

b)

Bulb

c)

Battery

67.

The ............... turns the current on or off

a)

Wire

b)

Battery

c)

Switch

68.

The ............... is the source of electric current

a)

Battery

b)

Wire

c)

Switch

69.

.................... is the device to control the flow of electricity

a)

Resistor

b)

Balance

c)

Wire

70.

The wire that carries the current to and from the light bulb is made of a insulator

a)

True

b)

False

71.

A .................. is something made for a particular purpose

a)

Device

b)

Fuel

c)

Source

72.

All devices that plug into wall outlets need .......................

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Thermal energy

73.

A .................... is a material that releases energy as heat when it burns

a)

Fuel

b)

Sun

c)

Water

74.

The process of burning a fuel to produce heat and light is called .....................

a)

Combustion

b)

Digging

c)

Burning

75.

During combustion, the fuel combines with oxygen

a)

True

b)

False

76.

The primary source of energy of almost all fuels is the ..................

a)

Sun

b)

Plant

c)

Water

77.

The energy that is stored in the fuel as ......................

a)

Chemical energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Kinetic energy

78.

The new substances that formed from combustion of fuel have as much as chemical energy as the original fuel

a)

True

b)

False

79.

We use .................. in a car engine to help car to move

a)

Gasoline

b)

Water

c)

Sun

80.

In a coal power plant , the primary source of energy is ...............

a)

Coal

b)

Water

c)

Steam

81.

In which part of the electrical power plant the coal is burned to produce heat?

a)

Boiler

b)

Cooling tower

c)

Turbine

82.

When coal is burned its energy change to ............... that turns water into ......................

a)

Heat , steam

b)

Heat , water

c)

Chemical , steam

83.

A ................. is a device that changes energy of motion into electrical energy

a)

Turbine

b)

Boiler

c)

Generator

84.

The steam returns back to water inside ..................

a)

Cooling tower

b)

Boiler

c)

Generator

85.

The ................. is a device that spins as the steam flows and changes heat energy of the steam into energy of motion

a)

Generator

b)

Turbine

c)

Cooling tower

86.

As the magnet turns inside generator , an electric current is generated in the wire coil

a)

True

b)

False

87.

A ................. stores chemical energy

a)

Battery

b)

Wire

c)

Resistor

88.

When you use cell phone or flashlight you need ..................

a)

Battery

b)

Bulb

c)

Wire

89.

When we use battery ..................... changes to ...................

a)

Chemical energy to thermal energy

b)

Chemical energy to electrical energy

c)

Electrical energy to chemical energy

90.

................... Are materials that formed as ancient plants and animals decayed underground

a)

Fossil fuels

b)

Biofuels

c)

Sun

91.

The three main fossil fuels are coal , sun , natural gas

a)

True

b)

False

92.

Fossil fuels are ................. energy sources

a)

Nonrenewable

b)

Renewable

93.

Outcome means ..........................

a)

Result

b)

Reason

c)

Cause

94.

Burning fossil fuel can cause air pollution and acidic rivers and lakes

a)

True

b)

False

95.

A black fossil fuel that is solid and formed from dead plants is ..................

a)

Coal

b)

Petroleum

c)

Natural gas

96.

Coal is ........................... energy source

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

97.

................... Is a liquid fossil fuel formed by the decay of ancient plants and animals

a)

Petroleum

b)

Coal

c)

Natural gas

98.

We can use ................... To produce many different products such as plastics , fertilizers and medicines

a)

Petroleum

b)

Natural gas

c)

Coal

99.

When plants died and decomposed , they formed layers of ...................

a)

Peat

b)

Oil

c)

Water

100.

After a very long time , .................. from inside earth and ............... from soil and rocks changed the peat into coal

a)

Heat , pressure

b)

Heat , oil

c)

Pressure, heat

101.

When plants and animals died and covered by sediment they change to ...................

a)

Oil

b)

Coal

c)

Water

102.

..................... is a fossil fuel that occurs in the gas state

a)

Natural gas

b)

Oil

c)

Coal

103.

We can use .................... to produce electricity

a)

Natural gas

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

104.

The unstable elements produce energy is called ......................

a)

Nuclear energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Chemical energy

105.

From elements that we use in nuclear power plant

a)

Iron

b)

Copper

c)

Uranium

106.

The nuclear energy is ............................. energy source

a)

Renewable

b)

Non renewable

107.

We burn nuclear elements like fossil fuel to get energy

a)

True

b)

False

108.

We can use nuclear energy to generate electricity

a)

True

b)

False

109.

Uranium is found underground

a)

True

b)

False

110.

...................... Are sources do not run out as we use them

a)

Renewable energy sources

b)

Non renewable energy sources

111.

The energy that we use it directly to change it into electrical energy .............................

a)

Solar

b)

Wind

c)

Biomass

112.

..................... change the motion of wind to electrical energy

a)

Wind turbine

b)

Water turbine

c)

Solar cells

113.

..................... is heat energy obtained from beneath earth’s surface

a)

Geothermal energy

b)

Wind energy

c)

Hydropower

114.

.................... is the stored energy in plants and their parts

a)

Biomass

b)

Geothermal energy

c)

Hydropower

115.

Biomass is ................. energy source

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

116.

Using the energy of moving water is ..................

a)

Biomass

b)

Hydropower

c)

Geothermal energy

117.

By the help of ................ We can generate electricity from water

a)

Dams

b)

Cooling tower

c)

Boiler

118.

Wind energy is .......................... energy source

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

119.

Solar energy is ........................ energy source

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable