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Electricity, Magnetism, Light & Sound

Grade 2 · On-level practice · 8 questions · Version PG-A6WF59-KW5O

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1.What can happen when light enters water?
2.Why can you hear an echo?
3.Name a good electrical conductor.
4.What does a switch control?
5.What do like magnetic poles do?
6.How do you see an object?
7.What energy change occurs in a speaker?
8.What do opposite magnetic poles do?

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  1. What can happen when light enters water?It refracts, or bends
  2. Why can you hear an echo?Sound reflects from a surface
  3. Name a good electrical conductor.Copper
  4. What does a switch control?Whether a circuit is open or closed
  5. What do like magnetic poles do?Repel
  6. How do you see an object?Reflected light enters your eyes
  7. What energy change occurs in a speaker?Electrical energy becomes sound
  8. What do opposite magnetic poles do?Attract

Worked example

Use a model to track energy, forces, and waves through a system.

Common mistake

Assuming energy travels without a path or medium.

Helpful hint

Draw the source, path, interaction, and result.