How does light travel?
a. back and forth waves
b. in a straight pattern
c. it does not move
d. as up and down waves
in a straight pattern
100
Which if NOT an example of potential energy?
a. a can full of gas
b. a rock at the top of a hill
c. a wound-up antique clock
d. a ball being kicked through the air
d. a ball being kicked through the air
100
What is commonly used to measure weight?
What are pounds
100
The sun is shining on an opaque object. What will most likely happen?
A shadow will form.
200
Which of the following can sound not travel through?
a. a rock
b. empty space
c. the air
d. a river
b. empty space
200
What happens when light reflects off a mirror?
It bounces off the mirror
200
Which is an example of kinetic energy?
a. a parked car
b. a train rolling down a track
c. a flashlight battery
d.a rock at the bottom of a cliff
b. a train rolling down a track
200
Sam puts playing cards on two sides of a balance scale. One side has a stack of 10 cards. The other side has 10 seperate cards. What does the balance scale most likely do?
Stay level
200
A pencil looks broken when it is placed into a glass of water because the light is ________________.
refracting
300
Sound waves are different than ocean waves because sound waves move ________________________________
Back and forth
300
When light bounces off a mirror, this is an example of _______________________.
Reflection
300
The measure of the pull of gravity is
force
300
You break a roll of pennies. How does this affect the sum of the pennies' weight?
It stays the same
300
Wax paper is an example of an _____________ object
translucent
400
Which type of matter will sound travel through the slowest?
a. liquid
b. solid
c. space
d. gas
solid
400
When no light passes through an object, the object is ______________
Opaque
400
Which of the following is most likely the heaviest?
a. bowling ball
b. beach ball
c. golf ball
d. marble
bowling ball
400
What would happen to the scale if you had a cut up apple on one side and an uncut apple on the other side?
The scale would still be balanced.
400
How is a shadow formed?
An opaque object blocks light.
500
Through which material would a vibration travel fatest?
a. rubber
b. water
c. metal
d. air
metal
500
A prism is an object that bends light. Which bes describes what a prism does?
It scatters the light
500
What happens to bowling pins when the ball hits them?
Kinetic energy is transformd from the ball to the pins.
500
You have a balanced scale. On one side is a bag of six potatoes. Which of the followng will most likely balance the scale?
a. one potato
b. six individual potatoes
c. a bag of six watermelon
d. one large banana
b. six individul potatoes
500
Which of the following is not true about sound?
a. sound travels in waves
b. sound can travel through space
c. sound travels fastest through a solid
d. sound is produced by energy of motion