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WorksheetsPhysical Science Final Exam Semester 2 Review
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Non-renewable energy sources created by Earth's pressure, that cause pollution
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
geothermal
c)
solar
d)
hydroelectricity
2.
Energy source that uses moving water to spin the turbine directly.
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
geothermal
c)
solar
d)
hydroelectricity
3.
Energy source that uses the heat below the Earth's surface to produce steam to spin a turbine.
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
geothermal
c)
solar
d)
hydroelectricity
4.
Name of the gas fossil fuel (non-renewable) burned for power. Creates pollution.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
natural gas
5.
Solid fossil fuel (non-renewable) burned for power. Creates pollution.
a)
oil
b)
natural gas
c)
coal
6.
Is oil a solid or liquid fossil fuel, that is burned for power?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
7.
Energy source that uses the heat or light energy from the sun to form electricity.
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
geothermal
c)
solar
d)
hydroelectricity
8.
Non-renewable energy source created by splitting uranium atoms to produce heat.
a)
nuclear
b)
oil
c)
solar
9.
Wind is a liquid fossil fuel (non-renewable) burned for power. Creates pollution. True or False
a)
True
b)
False
10.
In a periodic table, rows are called _____.
a)
Periods
b)
columns
c)
families
11.
Elements are arranged in order of increasing ________
a)
atomic # or protons
b)
families
c)
rows
12.
Columns are called ___
a)
groups or families
b)
rows
c)
periods
13.
Energy source that uses energy from organic matter (living things) to produce steam to spin a turbine when burnt. (Renewable).
a)
Biomass
b)
Geothermal
c)
solar
d)
hydroelectricity
14.
Which energy source should be phased out in the future?
a)
geothermal
b)
hydro-electricity
c)
solar
d)
fossil fuels
15.
Which would be better to use in the future, wind energy only, or a combination of all of the renewable energy?
a)
Combination of all of them
b)
wind only
16.
Elements of the same group possess ________________________
a)
same # of valance electrons (outer electrons) (outer)_
b)
a different number of valance electrons (outer electrons)
17.
How do you find the number of electrons an element has?
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
atomic mass minus the atomic number
18.
How do you find the number of protons an element has?
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
atomic mass minus the atomic number
19.
How do you find the number of neutrons an element has?
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
atomic mass minus the atomic number
20.
What is the symbol for lead?
a)
Pb
b)
Cu
c)
Ag
d)
Au
21.
What is the symbol for silver?
a)
Pb
b)
Cu
c)
Ag
d)
Au
22.
What is the symbol for silver?
a)
Pb
b)
Cu
c)
Ag
d)
Au
23.
What is the symbol for copper?
a)
Pb
b)
Cu
c)
Ag
d)
Au
24.
What is the symbol for gold?
a)
Pb
b)
Cu
c)
Ag
d)
Au
25.
What is the symbol for iron?
a)
Pb
b)
Cu
c)
Ag
d)
Fe
26.
What is the symbol for potassium?
a)
Pb
b)
Cu
c)
Ag
d)
K
27.
What are the three most common elements found in our galaxy?
a)
Nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen
b)
Nitrogen, oxygen, helium
c)
Nexium, oxygen, helium
28.
No element will have two upper case letter together. True or false
a)
True
b)
false
29.
A scientist finds that a sample of matter contains three types of atoms. The sample can be any of the following except…
a)
an element
b)
a molecule
c)
a compound
d)
a mixture
30.
Most elements are what?
a)
gases
b)
metals
c)
metalloids
31.
An element that is a good conductor of heat and electricity is called a:
a)
metal
b)
non-metal
c)
metalloid
d)
plastic
32.
The smallest unit of an element is a(n)
a)
atom
b)
non-metal
c)
metalloid
d)
plastic
33.
What property do metals have in common?
a)
They have the same color
b)
They are all non-malleable (cannot be bent)
c)
They are good conductors of electricity
34.
There are more than 100 types of matter, each called a(n):
a)
compound
b)
element
c)
atom
d)
molecule
35.
Aluminum, Iron, Nickel, Copper, Silver, Gold are all examples of pure elements. True or false
a)
True
b)
False
36.
An element is a substance made up of several kinds of atoms.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Identify where nuclear energy comes from.
a)
the sun
b)
atoms
c)
wind
d)
hydrogen
38.
Energy from water comes from....
a)
atoms
b)
the water turns turbines which helps to produce electricity
c)
the uranium gives off a large amount of heat
d)
the scientists that separate the hydrogen from the oxygen in water
39.
Wind energy
a)
converting neutrons into electrons
b)
Uses wind to turn wind turbines, or wind mills to create electricity
c)
the water which turns turbines which helps to produce electricity
d)
the uranium which gives off a large amount of heat
40.
Biomass energy comes from
a)
converting neutrons into electrons
b)
burning dead plant and animal material
c)
the water which turns turbines which helps to produce electricity
d)
the uranium which gives off a large amount of heat
41.
The unit label for mass that we have been using in our f=ma formulas is:
a)
kg
b)
N
c)
m/s
42.
The unit label for acceleration that we have been using in our f=ma formulas is:
a)
kg
b)
N
c)
m/s
43.
The unit label for force that we have been using in our f=ma formulas is:
a)
kg
b)
N
c)
m/s
44.
Using our f=ma formulas, when the mass and acceleration are next to each other, you....
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
45.
This law states an object will stay at rest unless an unbalanced force acts on it and an object in motion will continue to move in the same direction and at the same speed unless an unbalanced force acts on it:
a)
third law of motion
b)
first law of motion
c)
inertia
d)
second law of motion
46.
The tendency of a moving object to continue in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place
a)
third law of motion
b)
first law of motion
c)
inertia
d)
second law of motion
47.
Force = Mass times acceleration
a)
true
b)
false
48.
This law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction:
a)
law 1
b)
law 2
c)
law 3
49.
This law states the the greater the force, the smaller the acceleration.
a)
law 1
b)
law 2
c)
law 3
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