What is commonly used to measure weight?
A. gallon
B. liter
C. pound
D. meter
C. pound
100
Helena shined a light onto a mirror. The light bounced off the mirror. This is an example of:
A. transparency
B. reflection
C. refraction
D. opaqueness
B. reflection
100
What happens to light when it reflects off a mirror?
A. Light disappears into the mirror.
B. Light bounces off the mirror.
C. Light scatters away from the mirror.
D. Light travels through the mirror.
B. Light bounces off the mirror.
100
How does sound travel?
A. it does not move
B. in a straight pattern
C. as up and down waves
D. as back and forth waves
D. as back and forth waves
100
Which type of energy is the movement of objects?
A. sound
B. light
C. potential
D. kinetic
D. kinetic
200
Jade 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?
A. stay level
B. tip back and forth
C. tip toward the stack of cards
D. tip toward the seperate cards
A. stay level
200
How does light travel?
A. as back and forth waves
B. in a straight pattern
C. it does not move
D. as up and down waves
B. in a straight pattern
200
Light bounces off of aluminum foil. What is this called?
A. vibration
B. reflection
C. absorption
D. refraction
D. refraction
200
Which of the following best describes a vibration?
A. quick movement back and forth
B. how high or low a sound is
C. a hard, pounding sound
D. a low, steady sound
A. quick movement back and forth
200
Which is NOT an example of potential energy?
A. a can full of gasoline
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
300
You break a roll of pennies. How does this affect the sum of the pennies' weight?
A. it decreases
B. it increases
C. it stays the same
D. it cannot be measure
C. it stays the same
300
A car light beams onto a brick wall. No light passes through the brick wall because the brick wall is...
A. transparent
B. translucent
C. red
D. opaque
D. opaque
300
Wax papaer is an example of an ___________ object.
A. opaque
B. transparent
C. translucent
D. refracting
C. translucent
300
Which of the following describes how sound waves are different from ocean waves?
A. they transfer energy
B. they travel more slowly
C. they move back and forth
D. they affect the matter they move through
C. they move back and forth
300
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
400
Karen and Max each had the same size apple. Karen's apple was cut into slices. Max's apple was not cut up. Karen thought her apple slices weighed more than Max's apple. They put each on a balance scale. What MOST LIKELY will happen to the scale?
A. The scale will be balanced.
B. The slices will weigh more.
C. The apple will weigh more.
D. The scale will tip back and forth.
A. The scale will be balanced.
400
Which of the following can sound NOT travel through?
A. a rock
B. empty space
C. the air
D. a river
B. empty space
400
A prism is an object that bends light. Which best describes what a prism does?
A. It reflects the light
B. It absorbs the light
C. It refracts the light
D. It scatters the light
C. It refracts the light
400
Which type of matter will sound travel though the slowest?
A. liquid
B. solid
C. space
D. gas
D. gas
400
The measure of the pull of gravity is
A. force
B. weight
C. energy
D. vibration
B. weight
500
Which of the following is MOST LIKELY heaviest?
A. bowling ball
B. beach ball
C. golf ball
D. marble
A. bowling ball
500
Which of the following best describes how a shadow is formed?
A. Opaque objects block light.
B. Translucent objects block light.
C. Transparent objects block light.
D. Light refracts and shadows form.
A. Opaque objects block light.
500
Which of the following statements 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.
B. Sound can travel through space.
500
Through which material would a vibration travel fastest?
A. rubber
B. water
C. metal
D. air
C. metal
500
Which best describes what happens to bowling pins when a bowling ball hits them?
A. Potential energy is transferred from the pins to the ball.
B. Potential energy changes into chemical energy.
C. Kinetic energy is transformed into magnetic energy.
D. Kinetic energy is transferred from the ball to the pins.
D. Kinetic energy is transferred from the ball to the pins.