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Quarter 3 Review

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An egg sitting on the kitchen counter, about to roll onto the floor.

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

2.

A baseball in the air, thrown from the catcher back to the pitcher.

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

3.

A roller coaster at the top of the hill about to fo down the big hill.

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

4.

A soccer player running around the soccer field.

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

5.

A batter is about to swing the bat.

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

6.

A sled going down a snowy hill.

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

7.

What is energy?

a)

The ability to do work

b)

Heat and motion

8.

Which of the following is stored energy?

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

9.

Which of the following is energy of motion?

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

10.

What type of energy does a rubber band that is being stretched back have?

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

11.

Where does a waterfall have more potential energy?

a)

At the very top of a waterfall, right before the water falls down

b)

As the water is falling down the waterfall

12.
I have the most potential energy if I am: 
a)
5 feet high
b)
10 feet high
c)
15 feet high
d)
20 feet high
13.

When my hands collide (or clap together), the kinetic energy is:

a)

transferred to another person

b)

converted into sound energy

c)

transferred to my ear

14.

I have the most energy if I am:

a)

Running

b)

Walking

c)

Crawling

15.
True or False: The people at the bottom of the hill have mostly potential energy. 
a)
True
b)
False
16.

What form of energy comes from a battery operated device?

a)

electrical

b)

motion

c)

thermal

d)

chemical

17.

Which statement is NOT true about a battery operated flashlight?

a)

The flashlight converts chemical energy into light energy

b)

The flashlight uses light energy to produce chemical energy

c)

The flashlight produces both light and thermal energy

d)

The flashlight produces light energy by converting chemical energy from the battery

18.

A _______ is a device that changes kinetic energy into electrical energy.

a)

magnet

b)

generator

c)

turbine

d)

boiler

19.

What are solar panels?

a)

Devices that are used to turn the moon into electricity or heat

b)

Devices that are used to turn the suns rays into sound energy

c)

Devices that are used to turn the suns rays into electricity or heat

d)

Devices that are used to turn the suns rays into butterflies

20.

A toaster _______ electrical energy into heat energy.

a)

converts

b)

conserves

c)

condenses

d)

confirms

21.

When energy moves from one place to another, it is called energy __________.

a)

transport

b)

transit

c)

transmit

d)

transfer

22.
The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.
a)
light energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
mechanical energy
23.

________ energy is made by a change in temperature.

a)

Sound

b)

Electrical

c)

Thermal

d)

Mechanical

24.

The train conductor adds coal to the fire to make train move.

The heat energy from the coal is converted into ______ _______.

a)

Gravitational potential energy

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

Light energy

d)

Sound energy

25.
The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?
a)
thermal to light
b)
gravitational to potential
c)
radiant to electrical
d)
chemical to light
26.

A student analyzes a picture of a wave. The student observes that the distance (d) between two crests is the same for all waves in the picture.

Which part of the wave is the student analyzing?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Frequency

27.

Which image correctly shows the wavelength of a wave?

a)

b)

c)

28.

Which wave has the most energy?

a)

b)

c)

29.

Which wave has the shortest wavelength?

a)

W

b)

Y

c)

X

d)

Z

30.

Which arrow represents amplitude?

a)

M

b)

N

c)

O

d)

P

31.

What characteristic of the wave is represented by arrow M?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

32.

Which arrow(s) represent(s) wavelength?

a)

M

b)

O

c)

M and N

d)

O and P

33.

If the length of arrow P increases, how would the wave be affected?

a)

Amplitude would decrease

b)

Wavelength would decrease

c)

Amplitude would increase

34.

Light travels in waves. As the amplitude of a wave increases, light gets brighter.

Which image shows the brightest light wave?

a)

b)

c)

35.

Wave A and Wave B are sound waves. When Wave A and Wave B are played at the same time, they combine and form Wave C.

How is Wave C different than Waves A and B?

a)

Wave C has a smaller amplitude and wavelength

b)

Wave C has a smaller amplitude

c)

Wave C has a larger amplitude

36.

What conclusion can be drawn about the amplitude and the frequency of the wave?

a)

The amplitude and the frequency of the wave become longer with each repetition of the wave

b)

The amplitude and the frequency of the wave remain unchanged with each repetition of the wave

c)

The amplitude and the frequency of the wave become shorter with each repetition of the wave.

37.

The image shows waves A and B moving toward one another.

What will occur when the two waves meet?

a)

The amplitude will decrease to zero

b)

The wavelength will decrease to zero

c)

The amplitude will increase to h+h

38.

Which choice best describes the wave over time?

a)

The amplitude decreases

b)

The amplitude increases

c)

The wavelength increases

39.

Which statement correctly identifies a type of wave created by the students?

a)

Wave B is a longitudinal wave because the students are the same distance apart.

b)

Wave A is a transverse wave because the students are holding hands in a pattern

c)

Wave B is a transverse wave because the students are moving up and down in a pattern

40.

A teacher drops a heavy stone into a container of water from different heights. When the stone hits the water, waves are created, as shown.

Which wave is caused by the stone dropped from the highest height, and why?

a)

Wave A; it has the smallest wavelength

b)

Wave B; it has the largest amplitude

c)

Wave D; it has the smallest amplitude

41.

Which diagram shows how the person is able to see the table when a light is turned on?

a)

b)

c)

42.

During an experiment, a student shines a red light on a white statue in an otherwise dark room. Which three results will the student get from this experiment?

a)

The statue appears red when the red light is on

b)

The statue causes the room to glow white when the red light is on

c)

The statue can only be seen when the red light is on

d)

The statue becomes red after the red light is off

e)

The statue is not seen when the red light is off

43.

A student shines a beam of white light through a prism.

What happens to the light that comes out from the other side of the prism?

a)

It remains the same.

b)

It appears to be dimmer

c)

It splits into different colors

44.

Which process causes light to bend and form a rainbow?

a)

Refraction

b)

Frequency

c)

Reflection

45.

When light is bounced off a mirror, the light is...

a)

Absorbed

b)

Reflected

c)

Refracted

46.

A class made a solar cooker out of a large can. What color should they paint the can in order to collect the most heat?

a)

Blue

b)

Pink

c)

Black

d)

White

47.

Which of the following best describes what happens when a student looks in a mirror?

a)

The mirror acts as a light source that lights the student’s face

b)

The student’s eyes see light waves reflecting off the mirror as solid matter

c)

Light waves bouncing off the student’s face reflect off the mirror

48.

Choose all of the materials that are transparent.

a)

White plastic milk bottle

b)

Clear glass juice bottle

c)

Plastic food wrap

d)

Air in the refrigerator

e)

Aluminum foil wrap

49.

A student shines a flashlight at a prism.

What will the student see on the white wall behind the prism?

a)

The prism will bend the white light from the flashlight, causing it to separate into multiple colors on the wall

b)

The prism will cause the white light from the flashlight to become brighter on the wall

c)

The prism will reflect the white light from the flashlight back to the student

50.

A student puts a pencil in a glass of water and notices that the pencil looks like it is broken.

Why does the pencil look broken?

a)

Light bends when moving from air to water

b)

Light is made of different colors

c)

Light travels in a straight line

51.

A child uses a camera phone to take a picture of a sign. Which model best shows how the camera phone sees the sign?

a)

b)

c)

52.

Eyeglasses help a nearsighted person see as a result of

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Absorption

53.

Which object best reflects light?

a)

Gray door

b)

Black sweater

c)

White carpet

54.

From left to right, what types of materials are these?

a)

translucent, opaque, transparent

b)

transparent, translucent, opaque

c)

opaque, translucent, transparent

55.

Lenses used in reading glasses make an object appear larger than it is. Choose the answer that correctly completes the sentence.

Lenses ___________ light rays that reach the eye.

a)

Reflect

b)

Refract

c)

Absorb

56.

Which devices can move digital information over long distances as waves?

a)

Cell phone and computer

b)

Computer and steel drum

c)

Steel drum and whistle

57.

What type of energy travels through the body of a microscope that allows it to work?

a)

Heat

b)

Solar

c)

Light

58.

Satellites orbit Earth in outer space. Satellites use radio waves to send information to different people’s cell phones on Earth.

Based on this information, what is true about radio waves?

a)

Radio waves take a long time to travel to satellites

b)

Radio waves can send information through the air and in outer space

c)

Radio waves are dangerous to people.

59.

Which lens can be used in flashlights to provide a wider beam of light?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

60.

A coin collector uses a magnifying glass to look at the small words on the surface of a coin.

How does the magnifying glass help the coin collector?

a)

The magnifying glass makes the small words appear larger

b)

The magnifying glass brightens the color of the small words

c)

The magnifying glass changes the material of the coin.

61.

Which statement best describes how telescopes use lenses to cause objects to appear closer and larger?

a)

The lenses filter the light an object produces, making the object closer and larger

b)

The lenses reflect the light an object produces, causing the object to absorb more light and appear closer and larger

c)

The lenses bend the light reflecting off an object, making the object appear closer and larger

62.

Which lenses can be used in a magnifying glass?

a)

lens A and B

b)

lens A and D

c)

lens C and E