Physical Science Midterm

Acceleration is caused by a force acting on a mass.

• Newton’s first law of motion
• Newton’s second law of motion
• Newton’s third law of motion
• Archimede's Principle

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Forces always act in equal and opposite pairs.

• Newton's 1st Law
• Newton's 3rd Law
• Newton's 2nd Law
• Newton's 4th Law

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Newton's 1st law is often called the _______.

• Newton's 2nd law
• action-reaction law
• law of equality
• law of inertia

A battery converts what type of energy to another?

• sound to kinetic
• light to heat
• mechanical to electrical
• chemical to electrical

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Which energy transformation occurs in a toaster?

• chemical to electric
• electric to thermal
• kinetic to chemical
• thermal to potential

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The highest point on a wave is:

• The crest
• The trough
• The top
• The coast 

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The lowest point on a wave is the:

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Trough
• Wavelength

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

• Frequency
• Period
• Longitudinal 
• Transverse wave 

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Which material does sound travel the fastest?

• Solid 
• Liquid 
• Gases
• Chemicals

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The type of waves that require medium to pass:

• Mechanical Waves
• Electromagnetic Waves
• Longitudinal Waves
• Transverse Waves

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