Semester One Physical Science Review

The process of gathering information through the senses is called ____.

• observation

• inference

• analysis

• hypothesis

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Newton's first law of motion is also called the law of ____.

• inertia

• force

• mass

• constant velocity

The acceleration due to gravity is ____.

• 98 m/s²

• 9.8 m/s²

• 9.8 m/s

• 0.98 m/s

A measurement standard is defined as ____.

• the interval between two events

• the exact quantity people agree to use for comparison

• a system of prefixes

• the distance between two points

A rule or principle that describes what happens in nature is a ____.

• problem

• scientific law

• hypothesis

• theory

Motion is a change in ____.

• speed

• velocity

• time

• position

A merry-go-round horse moves at a constant speed but at a changing ____.

• velocity

• inertia

• unbalanced force

• balanced force

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A feather will fall through the air more slowly than a brick because of ____.

• inertia

• gravity

• air resistance

• momentum

The path of a projectile is ____.

• straight

• always horizontal

• curved

• always vertical

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Inertia varies depending on ____.

• mass

• velocity

• force

• motion

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