Science 1
What is kinetic energy?
A) Energy stored in chemical bonds
B) Energy of motion
C) Energy stored by height
D) Energy carried by light
B) Energy of motion
What is an author’s purpose?
A) The topic the text is about
B) What the author wants readers to think, feel, or do
C) The place the text was published
D) The number of paragraphs
B) What the author wants readers to think, feel, or do
What is the SI unit of energy?
A) Watt
B) Newton
C) Joule
D) Kilogram
C) Joule
Which appeal uses the speaker’s credibility or character?
A) Pathos
B) Logos
C) Ethos
D) Anaphora
C) Ethos
Which form of energy is stored in the bonds of food and gasoline?
A) Chemical
B) Nuclear
C) Elastic
D) Thermal
A) Chemical
Which appeal relies mainly on facts, statistics, and reasoning?
A) Logos
B) Ethos
C) Pathos
D) Hyperbole
A) Logos
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy...
A) is used up over time
B) can be made by machines
C) always becomes light
D) can’t be created or destroyed
D) can’t be created or destroyed
Repeating a word or phrase at the start of several clauses is called…
A) Antithesis
B) Simile
C) Personification
D) Anaphora
D) Anaphora
In which type of system can neither matter nor energy cross the boundary?
A) Open system
B) Closed system
C) Isolated system
D) Surroundings
C) Isolated system
A question asked for effect, not to get an answer, is a…
A) Rhetorical question
B) Thesis
C) Metaphor
D) Logos
A) Rhetorical question
A book resting on a high shelf has mostly which type of energy?
A) Kinetic energy
B) Gravitational potential energy
C) Elastic potential energy
D) Sound energy
B) Gravitational potential energy
Where does an author usually establish purpose?
A) Only in the conclusion
B) In the footnotes
C) In the title, opening, and main claim
D) In the illustrations only
C) In the title, opening, and main claim
Which form of energy can travel through empty space?
A) Radiant
B) Thermal
C) Sound
D) Elastic
A) Radiant
“As a firefighter for 20 years, I’ve seen what dry brush can do.” Which appeal is this?
A) Logos
B) Ethos
C) Pathos
D) Antithesis
B) Ethos
A solar panel changes which energy into which?
A) Electrical → radiant
B) Chemical → electrical
C) Thermal → nuclear
D) Radiant → electrical
D) Radiant → electrical
“Imagine a puppy shivering alone in an icy cage.” Which appeal is this?
A) Ethos
B) Logos
C) Pathos
D) Parallelism
C) Pathos
Which is the best example of a closed system?
A) Uncovered pot of boiling water
B) Sealed soda can in a fridge
C) A campfire
D) A runner in a race
B) Sealed soda can in a fridge
“Opportunity is a door; effort is the key.” Which device is this?
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Rhetorical question
D) Antithesis
B) Metaphor
When a pendulum is at its lowest point, it has...
A) max PE and zero KE
B) zero total energy
C) max KE and min PE
D) equal PE and KE
C) max KE and min PE
Lincoln: “of the people, by the people, for the people.” Which device is this?
A) Hyperbole
B) Personification
C) Parallelism
D) Simile
C) Parallelism
A 2 kg ball is held 5 m above the floor. What is its gravitational PE? (g = 9.8 m/s²)
A) 10 J
B) 49 J
C) 98 J
D) 196 J
C) 98 J
Patrick Henry: “give me liberty or give me death!” Which device is this?
A) Antithesis
B) Anaphora
C) Simile
D) Personification
A) Antithesis
A 4 kg cart moves at 3 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?
A) 6 J
B) 12 J
C) 18 J
D) 36 J
C) 18 J
Which sentence adds logos to “Our school needs more buses”?
A) “Buses are a sign of a caring school.”
B) “Kids look so tired waiting.”
C) “I have always loved buses.”
D) “Each bus now carries 72 riders; the limit is 60.”
D) “Each bus now carries 72 riders; the limit is 60.”
Which energy chain matches a gas generator lighting a lamp?
A) Chemical → kinetic → electrical → light
B) Electrical → chemical → kinetic → light
C) Light → electrical → kinetic → chemical
D) Kinetic → chemical → light → electrical
A) Chemical → kinetic → electrical → light
Why might a speaker use ethos at the start of a speech?
A) To end on a strong note
B) To earn trust before making a claim
C) To avoid giving evidence
D) To confuse opponents
B) To earn trust before making a claim
A falling ball has 150 J of PE and 50 J of KE. Ignoring air, its KE at the ground is...
A) 50 J
B) 100 J
C) 150 J
D) 200 J
D) 200 J
Douglass asked, “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?” What does “your” do?
A) Separates the audience’s holiday from the enslaved
B) Shows Douglass agrees with the crowd
C) Gives a statistic
D) Describes fireworks
A) Separates the audience’s holiday from the enslaved
A motor uses 200 J of electricity and does 150 J of useful work. What is its efficiency?
A) 25%
B) 75%
C) 133%
D) 50%
B) 75%
Cicero opened by asking Catiline, “How long… will you abuse our patience?” What did this achieve?
A) It politely welcomed him
B) It hid Cicero’s purpose
C) It attacked at once and alarmed the senators
D) It explained the Roman budget
C) It attacked at once and alarmed the senators
A car’s speed doubles. What happens to its kinetic energy?
A) Doubles
B) Stays the same
C) Is cut in half
D) Becomes 4 times larger
D) Becomes 4 times larger
Pericles praised Athens in a funeral speech for fallen soldiers mainly to…
A) Criticize the soldiers
B) Honor the dead and inspire the living
C) Explain funeral customs
D) Describe the weather
B) Honor the dead and inspire the living
A real pendulum slowly stops swinging. What happened to its energy?
A) It was destroyed by friction
B) It became thermal energy and sound
C) It turned into mass
D) It stayed as stored PE
B) It became thermal energy and sound
B) It became thermal energy and sound
Lincoln said, “we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground.” What is the effect?
A) It lists cemetery costs
B) It praises Lincoln himself
C) It describes the crowd
D) It shifts focus to the soldiers’ sacrifice
D) It shifts focus to the soldiers’ sacrifice
A coaster starts with 200,000 J. At the bottom, its KE is 185,000 J. What explains the 15,000 J gap?
A) Heat and sound to track and air
B) The car gained mass
C) Energy was destroyed
D) Gravity stored it as nuclear energy
A) Heat and sound to track and air
A speaker asks a budget committee for money using only a sad story. Best evaluation?
A) Weak: this audience expects logos
B) Strong: emotion always wins
C) Strong: stories are logos
D) Weak: speeches can’t use stories
A) Weak: this audience expects logos
In which situation is a system’s total energy guaranteed to stay constant?
A) When it is isolated
B) In any closed system
C) In any open system
D) When nothing moves
A) When it is isolated
Which is the strongest evaluation of an author’s choice?
A) “I liked the statistic.”
B) “The statistic is in the middle.”
C) “The statistic works: it’s sourced and supports the claim.”
D) “Numbers are always good.”
C) “The statistic works: it’s sourced and supports the claim.”
To treat a real roller coaster as an isolated system, the boundary should include...
A) Only the coaster car
B) Only the riders
C) Only the track
D) Car, Earth, track, and nearby air
D) Car, Earth, track, and nearby air
To EVALUATE an author’s choice, a reader must…
A) Name the device only
B) Judge how well it serves the purpose for the audience
C) Decide if they like the topic
D) Copy the sentence exactly
B) Judge how well it serves the purpose for the audience