WorksheetsSOL Energy Test Review Part 2
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 37mins
A simple circuit MUST consist of the following:
Insulator
Bulb
Force
Battery
Wire
A group of students is in a dark room and shines a flashlight on a mirror. What happens to the light when it hits the mirror?
The light disappears, never to be seen again.
The light travels through the mirror to the other side.
The light bounces off the mirror and changes direction.
The light turns into a different color.
Light travels in what type of wave?
Compression waves
Microwaves
Radio Waves
Transverse waves
What causes these colors to appear in the rainbow?
Colors change depending on how many clouds are in the sky.
Different colors are made by mixing black and white light.
The colors appear because light is bent and separated into different wavelengths.
The colors are created by adding more light.
What tool would be best used to refract light into the colors of the visible spectrum?
Ruler
Heat Lamp
Prism
Thermometer
Correctly label the wave diagram using the terms provided.
Light waves are characterized by their —
Amplitude
Crest
Trough
Wavelength
A form of radiant energy that can be seen with the human eye and interacts with materials in different ways is called —
A Gamma Ray
A Radio Wave
Ultraviolet Light
Visible Light
A student made an observation about the refraction of light. What would be the best example of what their model should look like?
(Image of a straw in a glass of water, appearing bent)
(Image of a person looking in a mirror)
(Image of light reflecting off a surface)
(Image of a flashlight shining light)
The Visible Spectrum includes light with different wavelengths. The colors of the visible spectrum are determined by wavelength. Circle the wave below that has the shortest wavelength.
VIOLET
RED
GREEN
YELLOW
Light hitting a mirror and bouncing back towards the light source is an example of —
Refraction
Reflection
Transparent
Translucent
A student needs to write a research paper about how the transfer of energy contributes to plant growth. What information about light should the student include in the report?
Light transfers radiant energy and warms the Earth.
Light facilitates plant growth through the process of photosynthesis.
Light interacts with the roots to make plants grow.
Light increases the thickness of the cell wall so the plant can grow toward the sun.
A student wears a black t-shirt. The t-shirt appears black because—
All colors are absorbed
Only the colors with the shortest wavelength are absorbed
Color cannot travel through fabric
All colors are reflected
Drag and drop each term to match the definition.
opaque
no light passes through
translucent
some light passes through
transparent
light passes through clearly
What does this tell us about white light?
It is a mixture of all the colors.
It is the absence of any color.
It is composed of both chemical and physical energy.
It is not a form of energy.
When light from the sun strikes a solar panel, it is an example of what kind of energy?
Nuclear energy
Chemical energy
Mechanical energy
Radiant energy
What is true about how light travels? Choose 2 correct answers.
Light does not need a medium to travel.
Light travels in compression waves.
Light travels in transverse waves.
Light travels faster through solids than liquids.
Why does red have the least amount of energy in the visible light spectrum?
It is part of the ultraviolet light spectrum.
It has a long wavelength and low frequency.
It has a short wavelength and short frequency.
It absorbs all the other colors in the spectrum.
Which of the following statements correctly compares light and sound?
Light requires a medium to travel through, while sound can travel through a vacuum.
Light waves are compressions, while sound waves are transverse.
Light travels fastest without a medium to pass through, while sound travels fastest in solids.
Light waves are produced by the vibration of particles, just like sound waves.
Which of the following best describes a characteristic of a sound wave?
Sound waves travel faster in a vacuum than in air.
Sound waves can only travel in one direction.
Sound waves are caused by vibrations and travel through matter.
Sound waves do not require a medium and can travel through empty space.
Which picture illustrates how light behaves when it strikes a flat mirror?
Which of the following are examples of refraction? Select 3 correct answers.
White lights shining through a prism and making a rainbow
Light bouncing off a mirror
A flower stem in a vase of water appearing bent
The sun looking flat as it is setting
The sun bouncing off an aluminum shade in a car window
Which of the following are examples of a current technology that transforms light energy into electrical or mechanical energy?
Solar panels
Battery
Prism
Electric Heater
Select the objects that are translucent.
In a science experiment, students are testing how sound travels through different materials. They use a metal rod, a container of water, and a balloon filled with air. They strike a tuning fork and place it against each material. Based on the experiment, which statement correctly describes the relative speed of sound through these materials?
Sound will travel slowest through the metal rod, faster through the water, and fastest through the air in the balloon.
Sound will travel at the same speed through the metal rod, water, and air in the balloon.
Sound will travel fastest through the metal rod, slower through the water, and slowest through the air in the balloon.
Sound will travel slowest through the metal rod, faster through the air in the balloon, and fastest through the water.
Which statement best explains the relationship between vibration and the production of sound—
Vibration creates light waves, which we can see.
Vibration of an object creates sound waves, which we can hear.
Vibration stops the production of sound waves in a medium.
Vibration only occurs in liquids and has no effect on the production of sound waves.
Which of the following is an application of sound commonly found in the home or community?
Using a flashlight to see in a dark room late at night.
Using a doorbell to alert someone that there is a visitor at the door.
Using a fan to cool down a room in the middle of the summer.
Using a thermometer to measure temperature outside in winter.
Sound is a form of–
Electrical Energy
Kinetic Energy
Mechanical Energy
Thermal Energy
The energy of motion is called—
Kinetic energy
Potential energy
Force energy
Net energy
A student pulls back the marble on the right as shown. What will most likely happen when the student releases the marble?
The energy from the right-hand marble will transfer to the other marbles.
Only the marble next to the right marble will move.
All the marbles will move together toward the right.
The marbles will break.
Two teams are playing tug-of-war. If Team B wins, how many newtons of force did Team B most likely pull with?
100 N
200 N
250 N
300 N
Which of the following are true statements about force and objects? Choose 2 correct answers.
When two objects interact, the bigger object will exert its force on the smaller object, but the smaller object does not exert its force on the bigger object.
When two objects interact, each exerts a force on the other.
Forces can transfer energy between objects which can cause changes in their motion.
Kinetic energy doubles each minute an object is in motion.
Energy is created when two objects collide.
The motion of an object is described by its—
Gravitational pull and density
Direction and speed
Atomic number and mass
Net force and potential energy
The combination of all forces acting on an object are its—
Potential energy
Net force
Atomic number
Gravitational pull
A student conducts an experiment to determine how far a hockey puck travels on different surfaces when the same amount of force is applied. She recorded the data below. (Refer to the bar graph showing distances traveled on Ice, Wood, and Carpet.) Which of these is the best inference to make from these results?
The hockey puck traveled the farthest on the ice because of gravity.
The hockey puck’s energy transferred more to the ice than the wood or carpet.
The hockey puck traveled the least distance on the carpet because of friction.
More force would be required to move the hockey puck the same distance on the wooden floor as the carpeted floor.
A student plans an experiment to determine how speed impacts the intensity of a collision. The student places a wooden ramp on top of 1, 2, 3 or 4 books, and then lets go of a toy car to see how big of a crash it will have against a brick wall. What is the independent variable in this experiment?
The type of car used
The length of the ramp
The number of books
The gravitational pull of the wall
A student conducts an experiment in which she uses a pool stick to hit balls: a ping pong ball, a tennis ball, a baseball, and a bowling ball. Their weights are shown below. She uses the same net force each time. Which object will require the most force to make it move?
Ping Pong Ball
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Bowling Ball
A student notices that he can throw a baseball farther when there is less wind resistance. This is because—
Wind causes friction that slows the ball down
Gravity is stronger on windy days
The wind turns the ball’s mechanical energy into thermal energy
Kinetic energy is stronger in direct sunlight
A ball is thrown in outer space, away from any gravitational pulls. What will most likely happen to the ball?
It will spin slowly in circles until it runs out of energy.
It will continue to move in the same direction until another force acts upon it.
Its atoms will collapse and form a black hole.
It will gradually increase in energy until it catches fire and burns away.
How fast an object is moving is described as the object's —
Direction
Energy
Force
Speed
Which phase of matter is characterized by having no definite volume and takes the shape of its container?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
A meteorologist was reporting the forecast. They mention a high chance of precipitation, temperatures a high of 50°F, mostly cloudy skies, and winds blowing at a speed of 2 mph. What kind of weather could be expected today?
Rainy
Snowy
Sunny
Windy
Virginia is rich in natural resources that are important for various reasons.
Coal and forests
Gold and lakes
Silver and mountains
Oil and deserts
Plants and animals are important natural resources on Earth. Which of the following correctly describes attributes of plants and animals as natural resources? Choose 2 correct answers.
Plants: Inorganic, because they are part of the soil and earth.
Animals: Recyclable, because they can be reused in food chains and ecosystems.
Plants: Renewable, because they can grow back from seeds and spores
Animals: Nonrenewable, because once a species is extinct, it cannot be replaced.
A student shoots a basketball at the hoop as shown. The ball lands on the X. Which best illustrates the most likely direction of the ball after hitting the backboard?
A
B
C
D
A student plans an experiment to determine how speed impacts the intensity of a collision. The student places a wooden ramp on top of 1, 2, 3 or 4 books, and then lets go of a toy car to see how big of a crash it will have against a brick wall. Which of the following is most likely to have the biggest crash?
Ramp on 3 books
Ramp on 1 book
Ramp on 2 books
Ramp on 4 books
Two students arm-wrestle, as shown in this picture. Both students push as hard as they can against the other, but neither arm moves. What is a conclusion that we can draw from this?
The students used the same amount of force.
Student B used more force than Student A.
Student A used more force than Student B.
There is not enough information to draw a conclusion.
With objects of the same mass, the greater the force—
The greater the change in motion
The less change in motion there will be
The more likely it is that the motion will stay the same
The less electrical charge there will be
This is an example of?
Absorb
Reflection
Refraction
Transmition
Match the following
Which of the following is another way of transforming energy from the Sun?
Planets move around the Sun.
Sunlight makes us feel happy.
Plants use sunlight for photosynthesis to make food.
Sunlight helps us see during the day.
What kind of wave is this?
Longitudinal
Transverse
Transmitted
Refracted
What type of wave is this?
Longitudinal
Transverse
Reflected
Absorbed
What type of energy are they collecting?
Wind Energy
Solar Energy
Geothermal Energy
Hydroelectric Energy
A
B
C
D
A student plans an experiment in which she rides her bicycle down a hill while wearing a speedometer to measure speed.
She does not pedal or use the brakes while going down the hill. Which of the following would most likely be her results? Choose two correct answers.
