Test

term 2

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 Class

1 Order the sentences about transporting energy.

(a) The electric current travels through cables to our homes.
(b) The generator transforms the winds energy into electricity.

(c) Wind turbines have blades which turn when the wind hits them.
(d) These blades are connected to a generator.
(e) A transformer reduces the voltage of the electric current.
(f ) A transformer increases the voltage of the electric current.
(g) The electric current travels through cables attached to high pylons.
(h) We plug our machine into a socket.

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2 Circle true or false. Correct the sentences that are false.
(a) The movement of electrical charges is known as an
electric current.

True / False

(b) An electric current can flow easily through electrical
insulators.

True / False

(c) An electric current can only pass through a circuit that
is closed.

True / False

(d) Generators open and close the electric circuit.

True / False

3 Match to make true sentences about electrical charges.

(a) Objects with a different electrical charge

repel each other.

(b) Objects with the same electrical charge

attract each other.

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4 Complete the sentences to describe these simple machines.

a machine made up of a wheel and axle

and a rope.

(a) A pulley is

(b) A screw is

(c) A wedge is

(d) A lever is

5 Complete the definitions.

(a) Friction is the force that

(b) Gravity is the force that

6 Complete the text.

operational parts

A complex machine is made up of a casing, (a)

and (b)
. Some machines also have an engine or a
(c)
. The (d)
is the outer part of
the machine.

Inside the machine, the operational parts are the individual components such as
wheels, (e)
, gears and levers.

7 Circle true or false about these sentences about gears.

(a) Gears change the direction.

True / False

(b) Only bicycles have gears.

True / False

(c) Gears protect the machine from damage and dust.

True / False

(d) Gears change the speed.

True / False

(e) Gears change the amount of force needed.

True / False

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8 Look at the diagram and write about the layers of the Earth.

atmosphere

(a) The
the Earth.

is a layer of

(b) The

consists of

(c) The

is the

which surrounds
.
.

9 Complete the text about the moon.

light

The moon doesnt produce its own (a)

. In the same way that the
Earth receives light from the Sun, the moon receives light and it also
(b)

it. When we look at the moon from Earth, its appearance

changes during the lunar (c)

. We can only see the part of the

moon that is illuminated by the light of the (d)

. The changes

in the appearance of the moon are called the (e)

of the moon.

10 Answer the question.

What are the characteristics we use to classify stars?
(a)

(b)

(c)

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11 Answer the questions.

(a) How can we classify the planets?


(b) How are these two groups different?

12 Label the rivers on the map of Spain.

EbroDueroMioTajoGuadalquivirNaviaJcar
(a)

Mio

(e)

(b)
(f )
(c)
(g)
(d)

13 Write definitions of the characteristics of a river.

(a) The course is the

(b) A watershed is the

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