Physical Science Spring Final 2024

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Through which of the following will convection most likely occur?

• Liquids and gases
• Solids and liquids
• Solids only
• Solids and gases

A ___________ would be used to see objects that are far away, and a ___________ would be used to see an object close up.

• Microscope, telescope
• Telescope, miscroscope
• Stethoscope, microscope
• Telescope, stethoscope

The sun heats the earth through the process of

• Convection
• Conduction
• Refraction
• Radiation

Which part of the electromagnet spectrum can the human eye detect?

• Visible light
• Radio waves
• Ultraviolet light
• Microwaves

Which law of thermodynamics states that energy spontaneously spreads from regions of higher concentrations to lower concentrations?

• First
• Second
• Third
• Fourth

Heat is thermal energy transferred from one object to another because of a difference in ____.

• Mass
• Temperature
• Volume
• Potential Energy

Temperature is a measure of ____ of the particles in an object.

• The average kinetic energy
• The average potential energy
• The difference between the kinetic energy and potential energy
• The sum of the potential and kinetic energy

Most materials ____ when they are heated.

• Condense
• Expand
• Contract
• Freeze