SUMMATIVE TEST IN SCIENCE VI

NAME: ______________________________Grade Six-_______ Nov. 10, 2009 SCORE: _______

I. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. What kind of energy does lightning possess?
a. Mechanical energy b. Chemical energy c. Electrical energy d. Radiant energy
2. Which of the following does a burning candle possess?
a. Electrical energy b. Nuclear energy c. Sound energy d. Chemical energy
3. What kind of energy is used to disinfect our beddings?
a. Radiant energy b. Electrical energy c. Nuclear energy d. Mechanical energy
4. What form of energy does food provide the human body?
a. Mechanical b. Chemical c. Electrical d. Nuclear
5. What form of energy is produce when the strings of a guitar are plucked?
a. Mechanical b. electrical c. Radiant d. Sound
6. What form of energy does a running motor produce?
a. Chemical b. Electrical c. Mechanical d. Nuclear
7. How is chemical energy stored in food used by the human body? It is used _______.
a. For growth c. For fattening
b. For growth and development d. For increasing body weight only
8. Which device uses chemical energy on portable radios to produce sound?
a. Dry cell b. Flashlight c. Generator d. Motor
9. Which material needs to absorb a lot of heat in order to burn?
a. Paper b. Coconut tree c. Alcohol d. Acetone
10. Why can the human body perform various activities?
a. Because of energy it gets from food
b. Because of its fixed parts
c. Because of oxygen in the bloodstream
d. Because of the water it contains
11. Which plant or factory DOES NOT generate electricity?
a. Hydroelectric plant b. Geothermal plant c. Nuclear Power Plant d. Green Plan
12. Which of the following generates electricity?
a. Television b. Refrigerator c. Generator d. Washing Machine
13. What is the chief source of radiant energy?
a. Moon b. Sun c. Asteroid d. Comet
14. When is radiant energy harmful?
a. It is used to disinfect beddings. c. It is used to dry clothes.
b. It is used to diagnose diseases. d. It causes sunburn.
15. What is one way by which physicians determine a healthy pair of lungs?
a. By using x-ray b. By using a camera c. By using a microscope d. By sing a video machine
16. How is nuclear energy produced?
a. Through the splitting apart of nucleus c. Through a bombardment of atoms
b. Through the combination of a heavier atom with a lighter atom d. Both a and b
17. Which of the following does not use nuclear energy?
a. Generation of electricity c. Powering spacecraft
b. Power and submarine d. Plowing rice field
18. Why does the splitting of atoms generate electricity?
a. Because it releases some peculiar characteristics
b. Because it has tremendous mount of energy
c. Because it can produce sound
d. Because it can produce light
19. How is radiant energy used in medicine?
a. Radiant energy is used to dry clothes.
b. Radiant energy is used to preserve fruits.
c. Radiant energy is used to destroy abnormal cells in the body.
d. Radiant energy is used to disinfect beddings.
20. What kind of energy is used to bake cake?
a. Light c. Heat
b. Sound d. Mechanical