Energy Quiz For Grade 3
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A student uses a mirror and a flashlight. What type of energy is the student exploring?
- Light energy
- Sound energy
- Electrical energy
- Mechanical energy
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There are many sources of heat in our homes. Which one is the BEST example of heat energy?
- Stove
- Can opener
- Blender
- Refrigerated air
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The music that high school band plays at the football games is a form of what energy?
- Light energy
- Heat energy
- Thermal energy
- Sound energy
- Sound energy
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The type of energy that moves objects is…
- Thermal Energy
- Sound Energy
- Mechanical Energy
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All forms of energy can be described as which two types of energy?
- Mechanical and kinetic
- Sound and thermal
- Kinetic and potential
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Many common devices use a plug and a socket. What kind of energy are they using?
- Heat/Thermal
- Light
- Electrical
- Mechanical
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People use a lamp to help them see, but the bulb can get quite warm. What two forms of energy are being produced by the lamp?
- Light and Heat
- Mechanical and Electrical
- Heat and Electrical
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A bicycle and a fan have what type of energy in common?
- Electrical
- Mechanical
- Sound
- Light
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What is energy?
- The ability to do work or cause change
- The rate at which work is done
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What is the ability to do work?
- Energy
- Kinetic energy
- Potential energy
- Energy forms
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When living things create more of their own kind, we call it…
- Chloroplasts
- Having babies
- Reproducing
- Dancing
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An environment is…
- When you are in an environment
- Where living things live and their surroundings
- The sky
- A school
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What was the name of the scientist that first saw cells by looking at a cork under a microscope?
- Robert Hooke
- Robby Cook
- Ray Henry
- Ronald McDonald
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Both plants and animal cells have…
- Yes
- No
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Both plants and animal cells have…
- Cell wall
- Cell membrane, nucleus, and cytoplasm
- A heart
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Plants need which of the following to live?
- Oxygen
- Air, water, minerals, and sunlight
- Moonlight
- Soil, water, shade, and food
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The purpose of a stem is to…
- It is prickly, so people don’t pick it
- It does nothing
- It protects the plant from being eaten by animals
- Provide the plant with support and carries minerals and water from the roots
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Why are leaves green?
- Because it’s hereditary
- Because of chlorophyll
- Because they have died that color
- Because I said so
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Plants bend…
- Away from sunlight
- Toward sunlight
- Whatever way they want
- Toward water
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A new seed looks like its parents because of
- Heredity
- The way God made it
- Just by chance
- Because I said so
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Which of the following type of heat transfer takes place when the heat of an oven is used to bake a cake?
- Conduction
- Convection
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Which of the following is measured by using a thermometer?
- Temperature
- Heat
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Which of the following types of heat transfer takes place when someone lies on a hot sidewalk and the heat of the sidewalk transfers to their body?
- Conduction
- Convection
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When heat energy is transferred in the air, or in liquids from hot places to cold places, it is called which of the following?
- Conduction
- Convection
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On a cold day, a coat or jacket can act as which of the following?
- Insulator
- Conductor
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Which of the following best defines temperature?
- Temperature is the measure of how hot or cold an object is.
- Temperature is what causes an object to become warmer.
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We hear sound due to vibrations.
- True
- False
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Sound is a mechanical vibration that can pass through solids, liquids, and gases.
- True
- False
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In which of the following substances will sound travel faster?
- Water
- Wood
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Every sound has a frequency. Some frequencies can be heard by people, while others cannot be.
- True
- False