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Physics exam review session

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This illustration best represents which of Newton's Laws?
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Law of Universal Gravitation
2.
A pair of scissors could be classified as which two simple machines?
a)
inclined plane and wedge
b)
pulley and screw
c)
wedge and screw
d)
lever and wedge
3.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
4.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
5.
A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
6.
Juan rode his bike west at a speed of 5 miles per hour.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
7.
A jogger was jogging 5 kilometers each hour.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
8.
A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s2.  what was the force
a)
200 kg/sec
b)
2 Newtons
c)
200 Newtons
d)
30 m/s/s
9.
Free-falling objects on Earth in a vacuum fall at a rate of...
a)
98 m/s
b)
9.8 mm/s
c)
9.8 m/s/s
d)
9..8 m/s
10.
At this moment of the roller coaster ride, you are experiencing (Let's assume it's the second before you come barreling down the loop)
a)
high potential energy
b)
low potential energy 
c)
high kinetic energy
d)
low kinetic energy
11.
Spiderman (mass = 100 kg) is suspended 50 m above the Earth. He is about to fall. Calculate his potential energy.  PE = mgh
a)
4.9 J
b)
19.6 J
c)
51 J
d)
49,000 J
12.
Rocket (m=50 kg) slides down a 10 m slope travelling at 2 m/s near the bottom. What is his kinetic energy at the bottom of the slope?
KE = 1/2mv2
a)
0.1 J
b)
1 J
c)
10 J
d)
100 J
13.
You apply a force of 18 N to a dresser and move it 3.0 m. How much work did you do on the dresser?
a)
54 J
b)
6.0 J
c)
21 J
d)
27 J
14.
What is the unit used to measure Power?
a)
Joule
b)
Watt
c)
Newton
d)
Pascal
15.
A job is done slowly, and an identical job is done quickly.  Both jobs require the same amount of ___, but different amounts of _____
a)
work, energy
b)
power, work
c)
work, power
d)
force, work
16.
Which of these people has the most power?
a)
Someone does 5 joules of work in 5 seconds
b)
Someone does 8 joules of work in 2 seconds
c)
Someone does 2 joules of work in 5 seconds
d)
Someone does 1,000 joules of work in 2,000 seconds
17.
Distance/Time = __________?
a)
Speed
b)
Force
c)
Work
d)
Power
18.
Work/Time = ________?
a)
Force
b)
Speed
c)
Velocity
d)
Power
19.
What are energy and work measured in?
a)
Joule
b)
Watt
c)
Amps
d)
Newton
20.
electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths are
a)
gamma rays
b)
x-rays
c)
infrared waves
d)
radio waves
21.
In visible light, which color has the longest wavelength?
a)
Red
b)
Violet
c)
Yellow
d)
Green
22.
_______ carry the greatest amount of energy. 
a)
x-rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
infrared rays
d)
visible light
23.
Select the correct order of waves on the Electromagnetic Spectrum
a)
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
b)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
c)
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
d)
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
24.
Ultraviolet rays fall between __________ & _________________on the Electromagnetic Spectrum
a)
infrared and visible light
b)
x-rays and gamma 
c)
visible light and x-rays
d)
radio and infrared
25.
What could be occurring at point E?
a)
evaporating
b)
melting
c)
freezing
d)
sublimating
26.
When the temperature of matter increases the particles...
a)
speed up and move closer
b)
speed up and move farther apart
c)
slow down and move closer together
d)
slow down and move farther apart
27.
What is the energy transformation in this picture?
a)
Chemical, Light, Electrical, Chemical
b)
Light, Chemical, Electrical, Thermal
c)
Chemical, Mechanical, Chemical, Mechanical
d)
Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical
28.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
a)
Mass
b)
Matter
c)
Weight 
d)
Terminal velocity 
29.
What is the SI unit used to measure force? 
a)
Pounds 
b)
Grams 
c)
Newtons 
d)
kg/ m2
30.
To calculate net force, when forces are acting in the same direction, the forces are ...
a)
added 
b)
subtracted 
c)
mutiplied 
d)
divided 
31.
With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the _______ force.
a)
larger 
b)
smaller 
c)
equal 
32.
Forces that have a net force of zero and the object's movement is not effected.
a)
Balanced Forces 
b)
Unbalanced Forces 
33.
To calculate net force, when forces are acting in opposite directions, the forces are ...
a)
added 
b)
subtracted 
c)
multiplied 
d)
divided 
34.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.
a)
varying
b)
high
c)
the same
d)
low
35.
Which one of these has the longest wavelength?
a)
microwave
b)
infrared
c)
ultraviolet
d)
x-ray
36.
Friction tends to 
a)
slow moving objects down
b)
speed up an already moving object
c)
start an object in motion
d)
turns things cold to the touch
37.
What type of chemical bond is the picture illustrating?
a)
Ionic Bond
b)
Covalent Bond
38.
What type of chemical bond is the picture illustrating?
a)
Ionic Bond
b)
Covalent Bond