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