This document contains 30 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of various science topics including light, heat, electricity, waves and sound. The topics assessed include the properties of light such as dispersion, reflection and refraction. Concepts of heat transfer through conduction, convection and radiation are also assessed. Questions test understanding of electrical topics such as circuits, current and charge. The document also contains questions about the nature and properties of waves including mechanical and electromagnetic waves, as well as topics in sound and optics.
This document contains 30 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of various science topics including light, heat, electricity, waves and sound. The topics assessed include the properties of light such as dispersion, reflection and refraction. Concepts of heat transfer through conduction, convection and radiation are also assessed. Questions test understanding of electrical topics such as circuits, current and charge. The document also contains questions about the nature and properties of waves including mechanical and electromagnetic waves, as well as topics in sound and optics.
This document contains 30 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of various science topics including light, heat, electricity, waves and sound. The topics assessed include the properties of light such as dispersion, reflection and refraction. Concepts of heat transfer through conduction, convection and radiation are also assessed. Questions test understanding of electrical topics such as circuits, current and charge. The document also contains questions about the nature and properties of waves including mechanical and electromagnetic waves, as well as topics in sound and optics.
1. The process which separates the components of white light is called_____.
A. diffraction B. reflection C. refraction D. dispersion 2. . Which statement is true about light? A. Light travel in a straight line. B. Light travel faster than sound. C. Light travels fastest in a vacuum. D. All of the above are correct. 3. Which of the following will produce black? A. white light on a green surface C. green light on a red surface B. green light on a white surface D. yellow light on a red surface. 4.Which type of electromagnetic radiation has the narrowest range of wavelength? A. gamma ray B. Ultraviolet C. visible light D..Microwave. 5. Heat always move from places of high temperature to places _____. A. of higher temperature C. with the same temperature B. of lower temperature D. none of these 6.One cold morning, you stand barefoot on a cement floor and your feet feel cold because A. heat from the floor flows to the feet. B. heat from the feet flows through the floor C. the temperature of the feet is the same as the floor D. the temperature of the floor is higher than that of the feet 7. We wear white clothes especially during the summer months beacause white _____. A. absorbs heat C. disperse heat B. reflects heat D. refracts heat 8. Which does not belong to the group? A. radiation B. convection C. absorption D. Conduction 9.Which material is a good conductor of heat and electricity? A. copper B. paper C. rubber D. Wood. 10 If you place a spoon in a hot cup of milk, the spoon eventually gets hot after some time because the energy was transferred from the milk to the spoon. Which of the following describes this situation? A. conduction B. convection C. radiation D. Insulation 11.When does repulsive force exist? A. between two negative charges C. between a positive and a negative charge B. between two positive charges D. both A and B. 12. What will happen when two like charges are brought together? A. They will repel each other. B. They will attract each other. C. They will neutralize each other. D. They will have no effect on each other. 13.In electricity, why is earthing or grounding important? A. to prevent short circuit and fire C. to avoid electric shock B. to prevent damages to appliances D. all of the these 14. A longitudinal wave in an elastic medium producing an audible sensation is a(n) . A. Water b. sound wave c. hypothesis d. space 15.A mechanical wave can travel only through . A.Space b.matter 16.T he highest point of a wave is called the trough. A.True B.False 17. A wave in which matter moves forward and backward in the same direction that waves move: a. Transverse b.mechanical c.compressional d. water 18.How many colors make up white light? A. 7 B. 1 C. 5 D. 3 19.What is the highest point on a wave? A. Trough b. wave c. crest d.bones 20.__________is the highness or lowness of a sound. A. Volume B. Tension C. Pitch 21.A movement back and forth that produces sound is called ________ a. Vibration B. Sound C. Air 22. A material through which light does not pass a. Opaque b. Transparent c. Transluscent
23.Which structure SENDS signals about what you see to the brain? a.Lens b. Retina c. Cornea
24. Light is a _______________ wave.
a. Longitudinal b. Electromagnetic c.Mechanical 25.The speed of light in a vacuum is: A 300 000 km/s B 300 000 m/s c. 1 000 000m/s 25. The study of light is called _______ a. prism b. Optics c. Spectrum d. Reflection 26. The study of sound is called ______ a. optics b. Acoustic c. Prism d. Spectrum 27. . A series circuit has ____ path(s) that the electric current can take. a. One b. Two c. Three d. Four 28.What can the electric current do in parallel circuit? a. follow more that one path to return to the source b. follow one path c. follow very slowly 29.Why are parallel circuits found in most household electrical wiring? a. so that all lights can be turned off by one switch b. so lights don’t stop working because you turned your TV off. c. to save money d.to avoid a house fire 30.The pathway for electrical current is called a _______ a. Circuit b. cloud c. highway d. motor