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Science: Matter and Energy Semester Exam

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

David is playing with a toy top. As he spins the top, it exhibits a certain type of energy. Match this description with the correct term:

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

potential energy

d)

rotational kinetic energy

e)

translational kinetic energy

2.

Ava and Zoe are studying chemistry and they learn about atoms of the same element that have different mass numbers. What are these atoms called?

a)

isobars

b)

isomers

c)

isoatoms

d)

isotopes

3.

Ethan and Elijah are working on a science project about nuclear reactions. They need to determine what term refers to the minimum amount of fissionable material required for a chain reaction to occur. What is this term?

a)

mass number

b)

critical mass

c)

specific mass

d)

mass coefficient

4.

Abigail and Daniel are working on a science project. They need a material that allows current to flow through it with no resistance for their experiment. Which material should they choose?

a)

superconductor

b)

semiconductor

c)

insulator

d)

resistor

5.

Charlotte is pushing a box across the floor. What is the relationship between the work she does on the box and the energy involved?

a)

Energy is measured by the amount of work that it can do.

b)

Work is the rate at which energy is changed to power.

c)

Energy is the product of work and momentum.

d)

Work is the product of energy and the distance over which the energy is applied.

6.

What type of potential energy is caused by restorative forces?

a)

nuclear potential energy

b)

elastic potential energy

c)

electric potential energy

d)

magnetic potential energy

7.

Ava is setting up a science experiment and needs to choose a material through which current does not easily flow. Which material should she choose: __________

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

semiconductor

d)

electrolyte

8.

Noah noticed that when he brought a charged balloon close to small pieces of paper, the paper pieces jumped towards the balloon without touching it. What process is responsible for this phenomenon?

a)

insulation

b)

induction

c)

conduction

d)

reduction

9.

What is the rate of electric charge flow?

a)

voltage

b)

power

c)

resistance

d)

current

10.

Avery is learning about atoms in her science class. She wants to know what term refers to the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom. Can you help her?

a)

Mass number

b)

Atomic number

c)

Isotope number

d)

Electron number

11.

James is standing in a large empty hall and shouts towards a wall. Why can an echo not be heard if James is less than 17 m from the wall?

a)

The sound will be reflected away from the source.

b)

The sound waves cancel each other.

c)

The sounds are too close in time to be distinguished.

d)

The sounds reflected will be too weak to hear.

12.

Benjamin and Aiden are discussing different forces while playing with magnets and weights. Benjamin asks, "What is the weakest force among these?"

a)

Gravitational force

b)

Electromagnetic force

c)

Weak nuclear force

d)

Strong nuclear force

13.

Ethan is working on a science project and needs to use an electrical device designed to hinder current flow. Which device should he choose?

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Resistor

d)

Semiconductor

e)

Superconductor

14.

What substances are composed of a single type of atom?

a)

elements

b)

molecules

c)

compounds

d)

mixtures

15.

Anika stretches a rubber band and holds it. What fundamental force is responsible for the elastic potential energy stored in the rubber band?

a)

Gravitational force

b)

Electromagnetic force

c)

Weak nuclear force

d)

Strong nuclear force

16.

Matching: Priya is organizing her jewelry box and wants to label each piece with its correct element symbol. Which element symbol matches Silver?

a)

Ag

b)

Au

c)

K

d)

Na

e)

O

17.

Elijah is conducting an experiment in his chemistry class and needs to identify the element with the symbol Ca. What element is it?

a)

cadmium

b)

calcium

c)

californium

d)

carbon

18.

In a nuclear engineering class, Abigail learned about a type of nuclear reactor that produces more fuel than it consumes. What is this type of reactor called?

a)

ionizing reactor

b)

breeder reactor

c)

fusion reactor

d)

light-water reactor

19.

Kai and Elijah each have a balloon that they have rubbed against their hair, giving the balloons a static charge. How do the balloons interact when they are brought close to each other?

a)

no interaction

b)

stop moving

c)

attract

d)

repel

20.

David is setting up a small science experiment at home to measure the flow of electric charge. What is the SI unit of current that he should use for his measurements?

a)

volt

b)

kilowatt-hour

c)

ohm

d)

ampere