Science Final Exam 20-21
  • 1. Which of the following is an artificial light source?
A) Moon
B) Sun
C) Light Bulb
D) Rocket
  • 2. Why does refraction occur?
A) Light travels through different materials at different speeds
B) Different materials physically twist light around.
C) Light from different sources travels at different rates
D) Different colors of light travel at different speeds.
  • 3. When you look at your teacher's face, how can you see it?
A) Light refracts through her face
B) Her face emits electromagnetic radiation
C) Light reflects off of her face
D) Her face emanates light.
  • 4. Light can behave as both a ______ and a _______.
A) Refraction; reflection
B) Natural source; unnatural source
C) Wave; particle
D) Ray; beam
  • 5. What is matter? Choose the best answer.
A) Anything that can be seen
B) Anything that takes up space
C) Anything that has a fixed volume
D) Anything that is solid
  • 6. What happens to the chemical structure of water when it changes state?
A) Nothing happens to the chemical structure
B) Water molecules harden into ice molecules
C) Water molecules melt into gas molecules
D) Water molecules break apart to form individual atoms.
  • 7. In what way are liquids different from solids?
A) Liquids are always denser than solids.
B) Liquid molecules are lighter than solid molecules
C) Liquids don't have a fixed shape; solids do
D) Liquids are made of atoms; solids are made of molecules
  • 8. What will happen if you keep increasing the temperature of a liquid?
A) It will transpire
B) It will solidify
C) It will remain a liquid
D) It will boil and become a gas
  • 9. Water's chemical formula is "H2O." What does this mean?
A) Water is composed of hydrogen molecules and oxygen molecules
B) Water molecules cannot be split into smaller pieces
C) A gram of water contains 20 hydrogen atoms
D) Each water molecule contains two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom
  • 10. What do lightning and stars have in common?
A) Both have a fixed volume
B) Both contain plasma
C) Both contain all three states of matter
D) Both have no electrical charge
  • 11. What is the basic shape of a liquid?
A) Whatever shape its container is
B) A canyon ball
C) A Sphere
D) A cube
  • 12. How can you remove energy from matter?
A) By boiling it
B) By increasing its volume
C) By lowering its temperature
D) By increasing its pressure
  • 13. Where would you find a Bose-Einstein condensate?
A) At the North Pole
B) In Wakanda
C) In a Space Mountain
D) In a science lab
  • 14. Gases have a tendency to expand. What's the best synonym for "expand?"
A) Collide
B) Work
C) Spread out
D) Crash
  • 15. What is energy? Choose the best answer.
A) Any object in motion.
B) Anything that makes matter move or change.
C) Anything that travels in the form of a wave.
D) Anything that radiates light or heat
  • 16. Which of these objects has kinetic energy?
A) A ball buried underground.
B) A ball sitting on the edge of a cliff
C) A ball moving through the air.
D) A ball sitting on a table
  • 17. What is the difference between kinetic energy and potential energy?
A) Potential energy is the energy of objects at rest; kinetic energy is the energy of objects in motion.
B) Potential energy has to do with chemistry; kinetic energy has to do with physics.
C) Kinetic energy has to do with chemistry; potential energy has to do with physics
D) Kinetic energy is the energy of objects at rest; potential energy is the energy of objects in motion.
  • 18. Which of the following objects has the most potential energy?
A) A ball resting on the ground
B) A ball sitting on a mountaintop
C) A ball sitting on a table
D) A ball that's been thrown into the air
  • 19. Which of the following terms is synonymous with potential energy?
A) Stored energy
B) Kinetic energy
C) Motion energy
D) Light energy
  • 20. What would happen if you didn't have chemical energy in your body? Choose the best answer.
A) You wouldn't be able to sleep
B) You wouldn't be able to move
C) You wouldn't be able to think
D) You wouldn´t be able to fly
  • 21. What is the primary source of all light energy on earth?
A) A Thunder
B) The Moon
C) The Sun
D) A Lightning
  • 22. Which of the following is an opinion about energy?
A) Kinetic energy is the energy of motion
B) Chemical energy is the most important source of energy
C) Power plants and batteries supply us with electrical energy
D) Solar energy can be used to power people's homes
  • 23. What do wind and moving water have in common?
A) They both have chemical energy
B) They both have mechanical energy.
C) They both have nuclear energy
D) They both have light energy.
  • 24. How is nuclear energy released?
A) By burning fuel
B) By chemicals mixing
C) By moving turbines
D) By atoms fusing together or splitting apart
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