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Science Dcp 4 Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

The flashlight shown has no batteries. It operates by squeezing and letting go of the handle. Inside the body of the flashlight are gears. What energy transfers take place within the flashlight to produce light?

a)

mechanical energy → electrical energy → light energy

b)

mechanical energy → chemical energy → light energy

c)

chemical energy → mechanical energy → light energy

d)

chemical energy → electrical energy → light energy

2.

A runner eats breakfast then he goes for a jog. Which of the following energy transformations occurred during the jog?

a)

Chemical energy to mechanical energy

b)

Mechanical energy to chemical energy

c)

Chemical energy to light energy

d)

Electrical energy to chemical energy

3.

A person cuts down a living oak tree. The person burns the wood from the oak tree to boil water. Which sequence correctly orders the energy transformations that occurred from the living tree to the boiling water?

a)

solar energy → chemical energy → thermal energy

b)

thermal energy → chemical energy → light energy

c)

chemical energy → mechanical energy → electrical energy

d)

electrical energy → mechanical energy → chemical energy

4.

Which of the sequences below best illustrates the energy transformations occurring in this toy car?

a)

chemical energy → mechanical energy → electrical energy

b)

mechanical energy → chemical energy → electrical energy

c)

electrical energy → chemical energy → mechanical energy

d)

chemical energy → electrical energy → mechanical energy

5.

The diagram to the right show a rocket just before and after it lifts off. The rocket is powered by a fuel mixture that is contained within the rocket. Which sequence best identifies the energy transfers that take place as the rocket lifts off?

a)

Mechanical → light → chemical

b)

Chemical → mechanical → thermal

c)

Thermal → chemical → light

d)

Chemical → thermal → mechanical

6.

A student is investigating potential and kinetic energy by stretching a spring across a table. When the student lets go, the spring recoils.

At which step is the potential energy in the spring the greatest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

The drawing above shows a diagram of the Steel Dragon 2000, a roller coaster in Japan. It is one of the longest roller coasters in the world. At which point on the roller coaster would a rider have the greatest gravitational potential energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

8.

The diagram shows four positions of a ball rolling down and off a curved ramp. At which location does the ball have the greatest kinetic energy and the least potential energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

The diagram to the right represents a diver’s motion from the top of a high diving board into a pool of water. At what point does the diver have the greatest kinetic energy and the least potential energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

The diagram shows two bowling balls of equal mass. Ball A is resting near the edge of a shelf. Ball B is resting on the ground below. Which of these statements best describes the diagram above?

a)

Ball A has more kinetic energy than Ball B.

b)

Ball B has more kinetic energy than Ball A.

c)

Ball A has more potential energy than Ball B.

d)

Ball B has more potential energy than Ball A.

11.

The diagram above shows a side elevation view of the Sabine River and Toledo Bend Reservoir. At which point on the diagram does water have the greatest potential energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

12.

A material that does not allow heat to be transferred through it easily is known as an

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

convector

d)

radiator

13.
"Lava lamps" contain colored liquids. These liquids form globs that rise to the top due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
14.
Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer; the warm air rises because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
15.
Some cook pans have cooper on the bottom to heat evenly.
Copper transfers heat to the pan by
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
16.
A house burns down. The vinyl siding of the house next door warps due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
17.
A huge rock at the state park gets hot during the day. The rock was warmed from the Sun by
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
18.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
19.
Associated with transform boundaries.
a)
Volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes
20.
A location where two tectonic plates collide is known as a _________ boundary.
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Spreading
21.

Which layer of Earth flows slowly and causes the crust to move?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer core

22.

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

a)

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

b)

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

c)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

23.

Sea-floor spreading explains how.....

a)

new crust is created at a divergent boundary

b)

volcanoes are formed on continents

c)

deep sea trenches are formed

24.
Which of these events can ONLY happen on a DIVERGENT BOUNDARY?
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Mountain
c)
A peninsula
d)
An Insanely complex, long answer that you will click out of instinct. 
25.

Rift Valleys and mid-ocean ridges are associated with...

a)

divergent boundaries

b)

transform boundaries

c)

convergent boundaries

d)

plate boundaries

26.
What type of boundary is formed when plates separate?
a)
convergent
b)
horizontal
c)
divergent
d)
transform
27.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
28.
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
a)
Energy from the Sun
b)
Magnetic Pole Reversal
c)
Convection currents in the mantle
d)
Faults in Mountain Ranges