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Science 6: Understanding Energy and Motion

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A force is something that can:

a)

Change how something looks

b)

Change how something moves

c)

Change an object's color

d)

Make an object disappear

2.

When you push a toy car, what happens?

a)

The car might move

b)

The car's color changes

c)

The car gets smaller

d)

Nothing happens

3.

Which of these is a way something can move?

a)

Spinning around

b)

Changing color

c)

Getting bigger

d)

Becoming invisible

4.

When you drop a ball, what makes it fall down?

a)

Wind

b)

Magic

c)

Your hand

d)

Earth's pulling power

5.

When you rub your hands together, what happens?

a)

They get colder

b)

They make noise

c)

They become warm

d)

They change color

6.

Energy can:

a)

Be created from nothing

b)

Change from one type to another

c)

Disappear completely

d)

Stay exactly the same forever

7.

The sun's light can turn into:

a)

Wind

b)

Electricity

c)

Sound

d)

Clouds

8.

Which of these gives us clean energy?

a)

Coal

b)

Solar power

c)

Gasoline

d)

Diesel fuel

9.

When a roller coaster goes down a hill, its energy changes from:

a)

Slow to fast

b)

High to low

c)

Stored to moving

d)

Quiet to loud

10.

Heat is a type of:

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Energy

d)

Color

11.

When a car moves, it uses:

a)

Sleeping energy

b)

Moving energy

c)

Colorful energy

d)

Quiet energy

12.

A ball rolling down a hill shows:

a)

Energy staying still

b)

Energy changing

c)

Energy disappearing

d)

Energy getting smaller

13.

Which keeps things moving?

a)

Pushing

b)

Thinking

c)

Singing

d)

Sleeping

14.

Renewable energy means:

a)

Energy that runs out quickly

b)

Energy we can make again and again

c)

Energy that is expensive

d)

Energy that is heavy

15.

When you climb stairs, you use:

a)

Sleeping energy

b)

Thinking energy

c)

Moving energy

d)

Singing energy

16.

A wind turbine turns:

a)

Water into electricity

b)

Wind into electricity

c)

Rocks into electricity

d)

Trees into electricity

17.

Solar panels change:

a)

Moonlight into electricity

b)

Sunlight into electricity

c)

Starlight into electricity

d)

Candlelight into electricity

18.

When a spring is squeezed, it has:

a)

Moving energy

b)

Stored energy

c)

Sleeping energy

d)

Singing energy

19.

A moving bicycle has:

a)

Stored energy

b)

Quiet energy

c)

Moving energy

d)

Colorful energy

20.

Energy can:

a)

Only be created

b)

Only be destroyed

c)

Change from one type to another

d)

Stay exactly the same always

21.

The difference between mass and weight is:

a)

Mass changes with gravity, weight stays the same

b)

Mass stays the same, weight changes with gravity

c)

Both mass and weight are always the same

d)

Mass and weight are completely different things

22.

Newton's First Law of Motion says that an object will:

a)

Always move when pushed

b)

Stay still or keep moving unless a force acts on it

c)

Stop moving immediately when touched

d)

Change color when moving

23.

When you push a shopping cart, Newton's Second Law shows that:

a)

Heavier carts are easier to move

b)

Lighter carts require more force to move

c)

Force depends on the cart's mass

d)

Carts always move the same way

24.

Newton's Third Law means that:

a)

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

b)

Bigger things always move faster

c)

Things only move when pushed hard

d)

Forces always make things stop

25.

The formula for Weight is:

a)

Mass × Gravity

b)

Mass + Gravity

c)

Mass ÷ Gravity

d)

Mass - Gravity

26.

Convert 3 km to millimeters:

a)

3,000 mm

b)

300,000 mm

c)

30,000 mm

d)

3,000,000 mm

27.

Convert 5 kg to milligrams:

a)

5,000 mg

b)

50,000 mg

c)

5,000,000 mg

d)

500,000 mg

28.

Potential energy depends on:

a)

Height and mass

b)

Color and shape

c)

Sound and smell

d)

Temperature only

29.

Kinetic energy depends on:

a)

An object's position

b)

An object's mass and speed

c)

An object's color

d)

An object's smell

30.

The Law of Conservation of Energy means:

a)

Energy can be created or destroyed

b)

Energy can change but total amount stays the same

c)

Energy disappears sometimes

d)

Energy is always the same type

31.

In the kaleidoscope experiment, the independent variable would be:

a)

The color of glass used

b)

How the kaleidoscope works

c)

The design of the kaleidoscope

d)

The person making the kaleidoscope

32.

In a parachute experiment with 3 trials, the controlled variable is:

a)

The length of the parachute

b)

The height of the drop

c)

The weight of the object

d)

The person dropping the parachute

33.

In the egg drop experiment, the dependent variable is:

a)

The height of the drop

b)

The type of padding used

c)

Whether the egg breaks

d)

The size of the egg

34.

An independent variable is:

a)

Something you cannot change

b)

Something you deliberately change

c)

Something that stays the same

d)

Something that happens by accident

35.

A dependent variable:

a)

Is something you control

b)

Depends on the independent variable

c)

Never changes

d)

Is always the same

36.

Gravity always:

a)

Pushes objects up

b)

Pulls objects down

c)

Makes objects move sideways

d)

Changes object's color

37.

An egg is more likely to break when dropped from a higher place because:

a)

Gravity becomes stronger

b)

The impact force increases

c)

The egg gets heavier

d)

The egg changes shape

38.

In a parachute experiment, a larger parachute will:

a)

Fall faster

b)

Fall slower

c)

Stay in the air forever

d)

Disappear

39.

To protect an egg from breaking when dropped, you should:

a)

Make the egg heavier

b)

Add padding to reduce impact force

c)

Drop it on soft ground only

d)

Use a smaller egg

40.

The speed of a falling object depends on:

a)

Its color

b)

Gravity and air resistance

c)

The person dropping it

d)

The time of day

41.

Energy transformation in a kaleidoscope involves:

a)

Light changing shapes

b)

Light reflecting and changing direction

c)

Light disappearing

d)

Light changing color

42.

In the egg drop experiment, the main scientific principle is:

a)

Color change

b)

Impact force and energy absorption

c)

Gravity making things float

d)

Objects becoming lighter

43.

A parachute works by:

a)

Creating more air resistance

b)

Reducing gravity

c)

Making objects lighter

d)

Changing object's color

44.

When an object falls, its potential energy:

a)

Stays the same

b)

Converts to kinetic energy

c)

Disappears

d)

Changes color

45.

Impact force depends on:

a)

Drop height

b)

Object's color

c)

Time of day

d)

Air temperature

46.

In a scientific experiment, you should:

a)

Change many things at once

b)

Keep most things the same

c)

Guess the results first

d)

Use the first result

47.

When doing multiple trials, you:

a)

Do the experiment once

b)

Repeat the experiment several times

c)

Never repeat the experiment

d)

Change the experiment each time

48.

Scientific observations should be:

a)

Based on feelings

b)

Exact and measurable

c)

Random and unclear

d)

Always the same

49.

A good scientific conclusion:

a)

Is based on one try

b)

Explains what happened and why

c)

Ignores the results

d)

Changes the experiment

50.

Measuring in science is important because:

a)

It makes experiments look good

b)

It helps get accurate, repeatable results

c)

It is not necessary

d)

It makes experiments complicated