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Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the direction of heat transfer?

a)

from hot to cold

b)

from bottom to top

c)

from cold to hot

d)

from side to side

2.

How heat transferred in solid materials?

a)

through convection

b)

through radiation

c)

through conduction

d)

through vacuum

3.

What happens to a liquid when heated?

a)

It remains the same

b)

It increase in volume

c)

It increases in temperature

d)

Its increases its water level

4.
Using a blow drier to dry your hair
a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation 

5.

A doctor takes an x-ray of your body.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

6.
a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

7.
a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

8.

Burning your hand on an iron

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

9.

The energy given off by the sun.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

10.
a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

11.

The baby chickens kept warm by the heat lamps. This is an example of ________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

12.

Transfer of thermal energy through "flow" of liquids or gasses

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

13.

A person placing hands near a camp fire.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

14.

Transfer of thermal energy through "touch"

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

15.

Water boiling in a pot

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

16.

A form of energy that is transferred from one body to another.

(a)  

17.

The transfer of heat in solid materials .

(a)  

18.

The energy that travels in the form of waves.

(a)  

19.

A circular motion that happens when liquid or gas is heated.

(a)  

20.

It refers to the hotness or coldness of an object.

(a)  

21.

In association with sound, what is a medium?

a)

The sound wave itself

b)

The material through which sound travels

c)

The vibration of particles

d)

The pitch of the sound wave

22.

How does sound travel?

a)

Through empty space

b)

Through vibrating mediums

c)

Through electrically charged particles

d)

It doesn't travel; it just exists in space

23.

How can sound travel through air?

a)

Through open spaces

b)

Through air particles bumping into each other

c)

Through electronically charged particles

d)

It doesn't travel; it just exists

24.

Which of the following lists rate the materials in order from the best sound carrier (fastest) to the worst sound carrier (slowest)?

a)

Gas, liquid, solid

b)

Solid, gas, liquid

c)

Liquid, solid, gas

d)

Solid, liquid, gas

25.
Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter?
a)
milk
b)
desk
c)
air
d)
door
26.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
27.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
28.
To make a sound from a stringed instrument louder you must
a)
hit it
b)
pluck it harder
c)
hold it higher
d)
pluck it softer
29.
You will see a flash of lightening before you hear the thunder that goes with it because-
a)
the eye is quicker than the ear
b)
thunder occurs much later than lightening
c)
sound travels faster through the  atmosphere than light
d)
light travels faster through the atmosphere than sound
30.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
31.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
32.
How does sound travel?
a)
Sounds travels in waves
b)
sound travels slow
c)
sound travels fast
d)
sound doesn't travel
33.
Sound does not travel in space because
a)
Space is too far away.
b)
There is no matter in space.
c)
Space is the final frontier
d)
Space has planets.
34.
Dan was sitting outside playing his new drum when his dog knocked some sand on it.  Afterwards, each time Dan thumped the drum, he noticed the sand on top of the drum bounced.  Which of the following is the best explanation for why this happened?  
a)
Sand moves easily on drums.
b)
Dan was thumping the drum too hard.
c)
Vibrations moved from the drum to the sand.
d)
Vibrations moved from the sand to the drum.
35.
Jane and Sophie were playing a game in the pool.  Jane would ask a question andthen both girls would go under the water where Sophie would say the answer.  The girls observed that the sound was different under water.  Why is the sound different?
a)
Sophie didn’t speak loudly enough.
b)
Sound doesn’t vibrate in the water.
c)
Ears don’t receive sound under water.
d)
Sound moves differently through the water than the air.
36.

Which of the following can sound travel through?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

All the above

37.

Many animals make sounds to communicate with each other.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

When people talk their vocal cords___________________.

a)

stretch

b)

vibrate

c)

swell

39.

What Medium does Sound Travel through fastest ?

a)

Solid

b)

Gas

c)

Liquid

d)

Skin

40.
How is sound produced?
a)
By the vibration of particles
b)
By the transfer of particles 
41.

When Izzy and Zoe pull on the rope with the same amount of force, the forces are _____.

a)

increased

b)

unbalanced

c)

balanced

d)

decreased

42.

Why did Izzy fall when playing tug of war?

a)

he tripped

b)

unbalanced forces

c)

balanced forces

d)

he was pushed

43.

Which of these involves balanced and unbalanced forces?

a)

golf

b)

pool (billiards)

c)

hoverboarding

d)

all of these

44.

What force causes the egg to fall into the cup?

a)

air pressure

b)

gravity

c)

static electricity

d)

there are no forces acting on it

45.

A lamp sitting on a table.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

46.

A car accelerating around a mountain curve.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

47.

A gymnast on a balance beam doing a back flip.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

48.

Which of the following is an example of an unbalanced force?

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.

In the tug of war image, if both teams are pulling with the same amount of force, what will happen?

a)

The green team will win.

b)

The blue team will win.

c)

Both teams will not move.

50.

What is true about this image?

a)

It shows unbalance forces.

b)

It shows balanced forces.

c)

The people on the right are winning.

d)

The people on the left are winning.

51.

Identify if the object attracts to a magnet or not

a)

attracts to a magnet

b)

does not attract to a magnet

52.

Identify if the object attracts to a magnet or not

a)

attracts to a magnet

b)

does not attract to a magnet

53.

Identify if the object attracts to a magnet or not

a)

attracts to a magnet

b)

does not attract to a magnet

54.

Identify if the object attracts to a magnet or not

a)

attracts to a magnet

b)

does not attract to a magnet

55.

Identify if the object attracts to a magnet or not

a)

attracts to a magnet

b)

does not attract to a magnet

56.

Identify if the object attracts to a magnet or not

a)

attracts to a magnet

b)

does not attract to a magnet

57.

Identify if the object attracts to a magnet or not

a)

attracts to a magnet

b)

does not attract to a magnet

58.

Identify if the object attracts to a magnet or not

a)

attracts to a magnet

b)

does not attract to a magnet

59.

Identify if the object attracts to a magnet or not

a)

attracts to a magnet

b)

does not attract to a magnet

60.

Identify if the object attracts to a magnet or not

a)

attracts to a magnet

b)

does not attract to a magnet