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Chapter 8 Science Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cassie is holding a basketball. What type of energy will move the basketball?

a)

mechanical energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

light energy

d)

sound energy

2.


What is the relationship between speed and energy?

a)


As speed increases, energy stays the same

b)

There is no relationship between speed and energy

c)


As speed increases, energy increases

d)


As speed increases, energy decreases

3.

On a windy day, Pat’s hat blew off her head and across the yard. What caused the hat to move?

a)

the gravity of the wind

b)

the energy of the wind

c)

the matter of the hat

d)

the speed of the hat

4.

Kelly and Donelle were sailing a boat on the bay. They wondered what made the boat move and change its position.

Select the words that complete the sentence to explain the movement of the boat.

The boat moved because it received __________ from the ____________

a)

motion, water

b)

energy, wind

c)

speed, sails

d)

motion, wind

5.

Randi and Melanie are at the top of a hill on their sled. Their friend helps them start moving.

What force is their friend using to make them move?

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

speed

d)

motion

6.

Sandy and Annie are playing mini-golf. Annie begins by swinging hard and hitting the ball with a strong blow. Then Sandy swings softly at the ball, giving it a light tap.

How is the effect of a hard push on the ball different from a soft push?

a)

A hard push moves the ball more slowly and in only one direction.

b)

A hard push moves the ball more slowly and over less distance.

c)


A hard push moves the ball faster and in different directions.

d)

A hard push moves the ball faster and farther.

7.

Imagine you are bowling with family and it's your turn. You roll the bowling ball and hit all the pins! STRIKE! What occurred when the bowling ball hit the pins?

a)

energy loss

b)

energy transfer

c)

collision

d)

deceleration

8.

How can the energy from a pin cause motion or change?

a)

the pin can create motion by generating heat energy

b)

the pin causes change by absorbing light energy.

c)

the pin moves by using electrical energy directly.

d)

if the pin falls it could hit another pin, causing it to hit another, and it keep going until they all fall down

9.

Sam and Betsy are trying to win a prize at the fair by throwing beanbags at cans. Sam’s tosses always strike a can, but they do not knock it over.

What can Sam change to knock down more cans?

a)

Use a lighter beanbag.

b)

Change the direction of the throws.

c)

Apply more force to the beanbag.

d)

Apply less force when throwing the beanbag.

10.

What type of energy is being used when your body uses glucose for energy?

a)

chemical energy

b)

electrical energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

light energy

11.

What slows down the moving of the box?

a)

motion

b)

pushing force

c)

friction

d)

heat

12.

Imagine you are playing the drums. To create different sounds, you must strike the the top of the drum with a stick causing a vibration. What causes the top of the drums to vibrate?

a)

sound energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

mechanical energy from striking

d)

chemical energy from the sticks

13.

What type of energy is being used when your phone uses a battery?

a)

chemical energy

b)

light energy

c)

electrical energy

d)

mechanical energy

14.

Which option correctly defines:

energy of an object due to its motion or position

a)

mechanical energy

b)

energy

c)

friction

d)

energy transfer

15.

Which option correctly defines:

movement of energy from one object to another

a)

mechanical energy

b)

energy

c)

friction

d)

energy transfer

16.

Which option correctly defines:

an opposing force that can slow or stop motion

a)

mechanical energy

b)

energy

c)

friction

d)

energy transfer

17.

Which option correctly defines:

the ability to do work or change something

a)

mechanical energy

b)

energy

c)

friction

d)

energy transfer

18.

Damien is playing soccer. The ball is rolling toward the goal. He kicks it again from behind. What happens to the motion of the ball?

a)

it accelerates

b)

it decelerates

c)

it remains the same

19.

Imagine you're on a bike, pedaling fast. Suddenly you see a red light! You hit the brakes, slowing down your bike starts to ______________

a)

accelerate

b)

decelerate

c)

remain the same

20.

True or False: Accelerate means to speed up

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Devin traveled 300 miles on Saturday and then 200 miles on Sunday. In total his trip took 10 hours. Explain how to measure the speed of his travels.

speed = distance/ time

a)

10

b)

100

c)

50

d)

400

22.

Sammy ran 16km in 4 hours.

Explain how to measure the speed of his run.

speed = distance/ time

a)

4

b)

10

c)

40

d)

2

23.

What type of energy is being shown?

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

24.

Which is NOT an example of a collision causing energy transfer and change in motion?

a)


a golf club hits a golf ball

b)


a football player catchers a football

c)

a soccer ball hits the ground

d)


a basketball flying through the air

25.

A plant and three books are placed on a shelf. They are at rest. What type of energy do these objects have?

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

26.

At which point on a roller coaster will the cart experience kinetic energy?

a)


at the top of the hills

b)


going down the hills

27.

If both books are knocked off, which book will have more kinetic energy and why?

a)

Book A will have more energy because it's on a shorter table.

b)

Book B will have more energy because it's on a taller table.

c)


Book A will have more energy because it's on a taller table.

d)


Book B will have more energy because it's a smaller book.

28.


Which describes the energy transformation that will occur if someone knocks over one of the books from the table.

a)


The book has potential energy until it's knocked off, which will turn into kinetic energy.

b)


The book has kinetic energy until it's knocked off, which will turn into potential energy.

29.

Janet rolled a basketball into the wall twice. The first time she rolled the basketball, it didn't bounce off the wall very far. The second time she rolled the basketball, it went farther. What did she change the second time she rolled the basketball to make it go farther?

a)


she rolled the basketball harder (with more energy)

b)


she found a different basketball to use

c)


she rolled the basketball more gently (with less energy)

d)


she didn't change anything

30.

When one object runs into another object is called a:

a)

productivity

b)

investigation

c)

tedious

d)

collision

31.

Giving something _________ is a way of storing energy

a)

shape

b)

height

c)

color

d)

texture

32.

Energy transfer happens when 2 objects _____________

a)

potential

b)

motion

c)

collide

d)

mass

33.

Energy can neither be ____________ nor ___________. But it can be ____________ from one form of energy to another.

a)

Transformed, Created, Destroyed

b)


Destroyed, Created, Transformed

c)

Created, Transformed, Destroyed

d)

Transformed, Destroyed, Created

34.

Stored Energy is

a)

kinetic

b)

gravitational

c)

potential

d)

thermal

35.

True or False: If the amount of kinetic energy an object has is increased, then the object will move slower.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

The rate of motion or how fast something goes is called ___________.

a)

force

b)

motion

c)

speed

37.

The ability to do work.

a)

energy

b)

force

c)

friction

d)

mass

38.

When two objects collide their motion changes. Why does this happen?

a)


energy was transferred from one object to the other

b)

their gravity changed

c)


the objects lose mass

39.

The amount of matter in an object; related to how heavy an object is.

a)

friction

b)

energy

c)

speed

d)

mass

40.

The type of energy that travels in waves through matter.

a)

light energy

b)

heat energy

c)

sound energy

d)

electrical energy