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Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following demonstrates kinetic energy?

a)

A person running

b)

A person about to slide down a ramp

c)

A pitcher holding a ball

2.

Which diagram correctly identifies the force of friction on the box?

a)

b)

c)

d)

3.

Which of these statements correctly describes these objects as conductors or insulators?

a)

Group 2 objects are insulators because electrical energy can move around them.

b)

Group 1 objects are conductors because they force electricity to flow in the opposite direction

c)

Group 1 objects are conductors because electrical energy can flow easily through them

d)

Group 2 objects are insulators because electricity is attracted to them

4.

A student conducted an investigation testing the strength of an electromagnet. The independent variable in this investigation was

a)

NUmber of paperclips attracted

b)

Number of times the wire was coiled

c)

Voltage of the battery

d)

Length of the insulated wire

5.

A student picked up two objects from the table. One of the objects was opaque, and the other was transparent. Which of these could be the objects that the student picked up?

a)

Pitcher and supply box

b)

Fishbowl and goggles

c)

Book and cup

d)

Rock and pencil

6.

The wavelength of a lightwave causes its color. which list shows the colors of light from longest wavelength to shortest?

a)

red, yellow, orange, blue, green, violet

b)

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet

c)

blue, violet, green, yellow, red, orange

d)

violet, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

7.

Students investigated the way in which light travels using different objects. At the conclusion of the investigation, they determined that light travels in a straight path until it hits an object. What observation did they most likely make?

a)

Shining a flashlight into a prism caused the light to bounce back.

b)

Light was observed when the students shined a flashlight into a mirror.

c)

When placing a baseball in a path of light, the students noticed the light passed through the baseball.

d)

The straw appeared broken or bent when immersed in a cup of water.

8.

Which of these BEST describes wind energy?

a)

inexpensive

b)

Limited

c)

renewable

d)

damaging

9.

As temperature decreases, matter changes from

a)

A solid to a liquid

b)

A liquid to a gas

c)

A gas to a gas

d)

A gas to a liquid

10.

What is matter?

a)

Anything that has mass or takes up space

b)

Anything that does not have mass and takes up space

c)

Anything that has mass but does not take up space

d)

Anything that has mass and takes up space

11.

All of the following are examples of static electricity except...

a)

Wrapping a wire around iron bearing metals

b)

Clothes sticking together when coming out of the dryer

c)

Getting shocked when touching a doorknob

d)

Lightning during a storm

12.

Which instrument from the image would produce a pitch higher than a cello but lower than a violin?

a)

Violin

b)

Cello

c)

Viola

d)

Bass

13.

How is the sound produced with the instruments shown in figure 1?

a)

From vibrating strings

b)

By blowing air through a reed

c)

With an electric circuit

d)

By striking them

14.

What was the first energy transformation that took place as the students charged the vehicle's power source as shown in figure 1

a)

Thermal energy was changed from another form of energy

b)

Electrical energy was changed from another form of energy

c)

Kinetic energy was changed to thermal energy

d)

Electrical energy was changed to kinetic energy

15.

Based on the average time in the data tables, on surface 1 the vehicle moved

a)

Farther than it moved on surface 2

b)

Faster than it moved on surface 2

c)

At the same speed it moved on surface 2

d)

Slower than it moved on surface 2

16.
In order for an electromagnet to be formed, an __________ current must pass through a coil of __________ wrapped around an ________ core.
a)
wire, iron, electric
b)
electric, wire, iron
c)
iron, electric, wire
d)
excited, hair, apple
17.

Explain why the girl's hair is sticking to the balloon.

a)

The balloon is negatively charged and the girl's hair is negatively charged so they both stick to one another.

b)

The balloon is positively charged and the girl's hair is positively charged so they both stick to one another.

c)

The girl's hair and the balloon have the exact same charge and therefore, they both stick to one another.

d)

The girl's hair has the opposite charge of the balloon and therefore, they stick to one another.