Physical Science Spring Final 2025 Study Guide

Through which of the following will convection most likely occur?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

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

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Most materials ____ when they are heated.

• Condense
• Expand
• Contract
• Freeze

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The matter through which mechanical waves travel is called a ______.

• Domain
• Medium
• Region
• Substrate

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

______ is the distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it.

• Frequency
• Wavelength
• Amplitude
• Trough