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WorksheetsEnd of Quarter 3 Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A stand-off in an arm wrestling match is due to ___________ forces.
a)
unbalanced
b)
balanced
c)
unequal
2.
The firefighter feels the hose pushing backwards. What is the most likely cause of this?
a)
the elastic hose material
b)
The escaping water exerts an equal and opposite force on the hose.
c)
since the hose is at rest it will stay at rest
d)
gravity
3.
If an hawk and a fly are both traveling at 10 km/hr. Which has greater momentum?
a)
fly
b)
hawk
c)
both have the same momentum
d)
neither has momentum
4.
Motion is produced by _______.
a)
balanced forces
b)
unbalanced forces
5.
What force makes it less likely for a person to slip on a dry sidewalk as opposed to an icy sidewalk?
a)
Gravity
b)
Fricition
c)
The force
d)
Magnets
6.
When racing cars on an incline, when do they have kinetic energy?
a)
at the top of the ramp before the race starts
b)
once they started rolling down the ramp
c)
at the bottom of the ramp after the race
d)
they never had kinetic energy
7.
At what height would a roller coaster car have more potential energy?
a)
4 meters
b)
6 meters
c)
12 meters
d)
16 meters
8.
Like poles of a magnet _________ each other while unlike poles of a magnet ________ each other.
a)
attract & repel
b)
repel & attract
9.
Two students are pushing on a cart in opposite directions. One student is pushing with a force of 100 N and the other is pushing on the cart with 50 N of force. The cart will move as if it were acted on by a single force with a magnitude of
a)
150 N
b)
100 N
c)
50 N
10.
An archer with his bow drawn is an example of what kind of energy?
a)
elastic kinetic energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
potential energy
d)
elastic potential energy
11.
Which of the following is not an example of a force?
a)
gravity
b)
fricition
c)
magnetism
d)
they all are examples of a force
12.
Waves transfers___________
a)
water
b)
energy
c)
friction
d)
lightning
13.
During a storm, a TV reporter says that the ocean waves are 2 meters high. This reported distance equals the distance from the crest to
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
level of calm water
d)
wavelength
14.
Wave A has a frequency of 5 Hz and its wavelength is 2 m. Wave B has a frequency of 2 Hz and its wavelength is 5 m. Which wave is traveling the fastest?
a)
Wave A
b)
Wave B
c)
Same speed
d)
Neither
15.
The distance between one crest and the next crest is the wave’s
a)
Amplitude
b)
Wavelength
c)
Trough
d)
Crest
16.
What type of seismic wave will reach the seismograph first?
a)
P Waves
b)
S Waves
c)
Surface Waves
17.
What three types of heat transfers occur near Earth’s surface?
a)
radiation, convection, & precipitation
b)
convection, radiation, & conduction
c)
precipitation, radiation & conduction
d)
conduction, convection & precipitation
18.
_____ is created by the unequal heating of Earth’s surface.
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Wind
d)
Air Mass
19.
A tornado can form in the Great Plains when a warm, humid air mass from the Gulf of Mexico meets a ________, __________ air mass from Canada.
a)
wet, cold
b)
dry, humid
c)
humid, cool
d)
cold, dry
20.
A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height is called a(n) _____.
a)
wind
b)
continetial drift
c)
air mass
d)
maritime drift
21.
What is the major result at Earth’s surface of ozone depletion in the stratosphere?
a)
decrease global temperature
b)
increase global temperature
c)
a decrease in the amount of ultraviolet radiation reaching the surface
d)
an increase in the amount of ultraviolet radiation reaching the surface
22.
What type of air mass would bring clear, cold dry air to Iowa in the winter?
a)
maritime tropical
b)
maritime polar
c)
continental polar
d)
continental tropical
23.
During what two months did the most tornadoes occur?
a)
July & August
b)
September & October
c)
April & May
d)
May & June
24.
During what season did the fewest tornadoes occur?
a)
Summer
b)
Spring
c)
Winter
d)
Fall
25.
How many more tornadoes occurred in June than August?
a)
68
b)
95
c)
31
d)
32
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