MONDIAL PRIMARY SCHOOL
Jl. Candi Golf Boulevard No. 2
Semarang – Indonesia
Science Review
Chapter 5 (Heat and Electricity)
Name : __________________________
Date : __________________________
Answer the following questions correctly!
1. Eliza uses a thermos to keep her hot drinks warm for a longer period of time.
A. Which feature shown in the diagram above helps to keep Eliza’s drink
warm for a longer time?
It is the air space.
B. Explain how the feature in (a) helps to keep Eliza’s drink warm for a longer
period of time.
The air space is a thermal insulator that slows down the transfer of heat from
the drink to the surroundings, keeping it warm for a longer time.
2. Ada conducts an experiment to investigate the thermal conductivity of four
different materials. She pours hot water at 70°C into cups made of each
material. She then measures the time taken for the water in each cup to reach
room temperature of 25°C. The results are recorded in the table below.
Material Time taken for hot water to reach room temperature
(mins)
A 75
B 10
C 25
D 40
A. Arrange the materials from the poorest conductor of heat to the best
conductor of heat.
A D C B
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B. Ada wants to make a cooking pan with a handle.
Suggest which materials would be the best for the base of the cooking pan
and the handle of the cooking pan.
Base of cooking pan : Material B
Handle of cooking pan : Material A
3. Complete the table below with the names of the electrical components or
drawings of the conventional symbols that represent the electrical components.
Name Conventional symbol
Cell
Battery
Lamp
Motor
Open switch
Closed switch
Buzzer
Wire
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4. James constructs a circuit as shown in the diagram below.
A. Circle the type of circuit found in the diagram above.
The circuit is a series circuit.
B. Suggest one way that James can make Lamp X brighter.
James can add another cell to the circuit.
5. Kester constructs the circuit below to determine which materials are electrical
conductors and which materials are electrical insulators.
A. Sort the materials as electrical conductors or insulators in the table below
based on the diagram above.
Electrical conductors Electrical insulators
Material A Material C
Material B
B. State one material that Material C could be.
It could be a material made from rubber/plastic/wood.
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6. Four circuits are constructed as shown below.
A. Arrange the circuits in ascending order of lamp brightness.
From the dimmest to the brightest : C,D,A,B
From the brightest to the dimmest : B,A,C,D
B. Sort the circuits as series circuits or parallel circuits.
Series circuit Parallel circuit
Circuit A Circuit B
Circuit C Circuit D
7. Label the following statements as true (T) or false (F).
Statement T/F
All materials can allow electricity to pass through. F
All metals are good conductors of heat. T
In a parallel circuit, electricity flows through more than one T
path.
All non-metals are electrical insulators. F
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8. Susie wants to create a circuit for her toy. She wants the toy to be able to be
switched on and off, to make noise, and to light up.
A. Fill in the blanks in the table below with the appropriate electrical
component for each function that Susie wants her toy to have.
Function Electrical component
Switched on and off Switch
Make noise Buzzer
Light up Lamp
B. Using the information from (A), draw a circuit diagram to represent the circuit
Susie creates for her toy.
9. Compare the two circuits shown below.
Series Parallel
A. Why are the bulbs in the parallel circuit brighter than the bulbs in the series
circuit?
In a series circuit, electricity has only one path, so the two bulbs share the
energy and shine less brightly.
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In a parallel circuit, electricity has two paths, so each bulb gets more energy
and is brighter.
B. What is one disadvantage of the parallel circuit?
The cell in the parallel circuit will run out faster.
10. Draw circuit diagrams for the following circuits using conventional symbols for
the electrical components.
A.
B.
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