Physical Science S2 Final Review

What is the standard unit for distance?

• miles

• yards

• meters

• kilometers

A bus drives 3 kilometers west, 5 kilometers south, then 3 kilometers east. What is the total distance the bus drove?

• 3 kilometers

• 5 kilometers

• 5 kilometers south

• 11 kilometers

A bus drives 6 kilometers west, 5 kilometers north, then 6 kilometers east. What is the total distance the bus drove?

• 17 kilometers

• 11 kilometers

• 5 kilometers north

• 6 kilometers

What is the standard unit for speed?

• m/s (meters per second)

• m/s² (meters per second squared)

• mph (miles per hour)

• km/h (kilometers per hour)

What is the unit for acceleration?

• m/s (meters per second)

• m/s² (meters per second squared)

• mph (miles per hour)

• km/h (kilometers per hour)

A change in acceleration happens because of changes in...

• speed and direction

• depth and height

• speed and height

• depth and direction

What is the net force from the picture?

• 1 N left

• 1 N right

• 9 N left

• 9 N right

When you push a heavy box, the box pushes back at you with an equal force.

• True

• False

A bowler mistakenly uses a lighter ball and is surprised by the acceleration with which the ball leaves their hand.

• Newton’s 1st

• Newton’s 2nd

• Newton’s 3rd

• none of them

You wear a seatbelt because when your car comes to a sudden stop, your body is still moving forward. Without the seatbelt, you would fly through the windshield

• Newton’s 1st

• Newton’s 2nd

• Newton’s 3rd

• none of them