Physics TEKS

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Which of the following are SI units of measurement? (select all that apply)

• inches

• meters

• feet

• centimeters

• liters

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What is the zero error on this Vernier caliper?

• 0.03 cm

• 0.07 cm

• -0.03 cm

• -0.07 cm

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What is the zero error on this Vernier caliper?

• 0.04 cm

• 0.06 cm

• -0.04 cm

• -0.06 cm

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Diagram above: jaws tightly closed

Diagram below: jaws measuring an object

What is the corrected reading of the Vernier calipers?

• 0.03 cm

• 1.03 cm

• 1.06 cm

• 1.09 cm

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During which interval is the object speeding up?

• A to B
• B to C
• D to E
• E to F

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 Alesia is taking an all­ day ride on her bicycle. The graph shows how far she is from home at different times during her ride.  During which time period is Alesia moving fastest?

• 0–1 hours 
• 3–4 hours 
• 4–5 hours
• 6–7 hours 

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According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?

• 2 m

• 10 m

• 0 m

• 5 m

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How far did they run?

• 100 seconds  

• 100 meters

• 18 meters 

• 18 seconds

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A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s
• 1000 m/s
• 100 seconds
• 10 seconds

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Alan travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h

• 5km/hr
• 10km/hr
• 50km/hr
• 20km/hr

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A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds.  What's the acceleration?

• 24 m/s²
• 18 m/s²
• 16 m/s²
• 16 m/s

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A horse at rest increases its velocity to 15 m/s in 10 seconds. Calculate its acceleration rate.

• 1.5 m/s²

• 2.3 m/s²

• 15 m/s²

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June run 50m race in a straight line. This table shows the changes of her speed in 5s. What is the average acceleration between time 4s to 5s?

• 6.8 m/s²

• 0.3 m/s²
• 6.5 m/s²

• 0.1 m/s²

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This layer of the earth makes up about 85% of the earth's total weight and is what the crust floats on.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

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This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel

• Outer Core
• Mantle
• Inner Core
• Crust

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Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

• Harry Hess
• Galileo
• Alfred Wegener
• Newton

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According to the continental drift hypothesis, the presence of similar fossils in South America and Africa supports which scientific idea?

• Animals easily and frequently travel from Africa to South America.

• Species of animals probably traveled between continents on natural rafts (such as trees destroyed in tsunamis).

• Land bridges once existed that connected the continents.

• South America and Africa were once connected together.

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What drives tectonic plate movement? 

• gravity
• coriolis effect
• convection currents
• the earth's magnetic core

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What are the events that occur near tectonic plates boundary?

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• Tsunami

• None above

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What energy transformation is represented when a rocket launches?

• chemical to mechanical, thermal, light and sound

• chemical to potential

• electrical to mechanical, thermal, light and sound

• gravitational potential to mechanical

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The most common wasted energy is...

• thermal (heat)

• chemical

• kinetic

• elastic potential

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A student listens to music with a digital music player, similar to the one shown below. Which best describes the energy transformations that take place in the music player?

• Mechanical to chemical to electrical
• Chemical to sound to electrical
• Chemical to electrical to sound
• Electrical to heat to sound

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Air resistance is a force caused by...

• Water pushing against moving objects

• Air pushing against moving objects

• Gravity pushing against moving objects

• Normal force pushing against moving objects

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The more streamlined an object is, the...

• More air resistance

• Less air resistance

• Slower air resistance

• Faster air resistance

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An object is falling downward through Earth's atmosphere. In which direction is the air resistance force?

• Down

• Up

• Around the object

• Through the object

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When a feather fall from flying birds, the air resistance will _________ while the gravitational force will ____________

• increase; remain constant
• decrease; increase
• remain constant; decrease
• increase; increase

Multiple Choice

Which of these show turning force?

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Which of the statements is true?

• The bottom of the boot exerts more pressure than the shoe as a result of an increase in surface area.
• The bottom of the shoe exerts more pressure than the boot as a result of an decrease in surface area.
• The bottom of the shoe exerts the same pressure as the bottom of the boot.

Multiple Choice

Why won't you sink in mud if you wear boots?

• Because the surface area is larger creating less pressure.

• Has air in it to keep you floating.

• Because the mud won't want you.

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To increase pressure we can...

• Increasing force

• decreasing force

• increasing area

• decreasing area