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PHYS UNIT TEST

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of energy is being shown in the picture?

a)

Light

b)

Gravitational

c)

Potential

d)

Kinetic

2.

As the ball is dropped, the potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases however the amount of energy stays the same.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The rock has kinetic energy.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which is the best example of kinetic energy?

a)

A car sitting on top of a hill

b)

A skateboard on the sidewalk

c)

A wagon rolling down a hill

d)

A powerwheel parked in the yard

5.

Which two points have the same potential energy?

a)

U & V

b)

S & T

c)

T & X

d)

S & X

6.
Which of these is an example of light energy being transformed into chemical energy?
a)
A glow stick lights up when broken.
b)
Water heated by the sun evaporates.
c)
A plant makes sugar in the sunlight.
d)
A battery causes a buzzer to vibrate.
7.
Which kind of energy change occurs when a candle is burning?
a)
Chemical to light.
b)
Light to electrical.
c)
Solar to heat.
d)
Chemical to electrical.
8.
Which of the following best describes the energy transformations that occur when a flashlight that runs on batteries is turned on?
a)
chemical → light → electrical
b)
electrical → light → chemical
c)
light → electrical → chemical
d)
chemical → electrical → light
9.
Some students observing a classroom device being used, noticed the below energy transformations. 
Electrical → Mechanical → Sound
Which device were the students most likely observing?
a)
A triple beam balance measuring an object’s mass.
b)
A pencil sharpener plugged into a wall outlet.
c)
A projector displaying a diagram on the screen.
d)
A working flashlight used to light up a dark corner.
10.

Transfer of heat through

space

Key idea: NO touching

Ex: Sunlight warms earth's surface 

a)

Insulator

b)

Radiation

c)

Heat

d)

Convection

11.

Heat transfer within OR between materials 

Key idea: touching

Ex: The spoon is warming up from the pot because they are touching

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Heat

d)

Convection

12.

Heat transfer by movement 

Key idea:  hot rises, cool fills the space

Ex: The heat goes in a loop within the soup pot

a)

Insulator

b)

Heat conductor

c)

Convection

d)

Temperature

13.

_Measurement  of average kinetic energy (energy of motion)

Ex: The hotter something is, the faster the molecules move

a)

Temperature

b)

Heat

c)

Condcution

d)

Insulator

14.

Material that 

slows down the process of heat transfer

Ex: The wool sock

a)

Heat

b)

Insulator

c)

Radiation

d)

Heat Temperature

15.

Material that allows heat to transfer easily

Ex: Metal Spoon

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Heat conductor

d)

Temperature

16.
What is a circuit?
a)
an outlet or switch
b)
a path which an electric current flows
c)
a poor conductor
17.

Why do electricians wear gloves made of rubber?

a)

It is soft.

b)

It is waterproof.

c)

It is an insulator.

d)

It is inexpensive.

18.

Why is a switch used in a circuit?

a)

To open or close a circuit

b)

To save energy

c)

To prevent electric shocks

d)

To make the bulb glow easily

19.

Which type of energy is stored in a battery?

a)

chemical energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

light energy

20.

A Bulb glows only in-

a)

A closed circuit

b)

An open circuit

c)

In both circuits

d)

Open circuit if bulb is not fused

21.

In which of the following circuits will all of the remaining light bulbs go out if bulb 3 burns out?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

Which of the following is a series circuit?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Which of the following is a simple parallel circuit? (ONLY a parallel circuit - no lights are in series)

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

The highest point of a wave is called the ________.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Frequency

25.

The lowest part of a wave is called the ________.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Frequency

26.

The height of the wave from the resting point to the crest or the resting point to the trough is called the ________.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Amplitude

c)

Frequency

d)

Period

27.

Waves transfer ______, not ________.

a)

Energy, Matter

b)

Matter, Energy

28.

The distance between two crests or two troughs is called the _________.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Frequency

c)

Period

d)

Amplitude

29.

Sound can travel through empty space.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Light can travel through empty space.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The number of waves that pass a given point in one second is called the __________.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Amplitude

c)

Frequency

d)

Crest

32.

Which transverse wave has the highest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

33.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

c)

Electromagnetic

d)

x ray

34.
Waves that require a medium are called 
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
35.

What kind of wave is pictured?

a)

compressional wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

sound wave

d)

mechanical wave