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WorksheetsSemester 2 Science Test
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which if the following is NOT an example of how static electricity is transferred?
a)
Attraction
b)
Conduction
c)
Friction
d)
Induction
2.
A static discharge is different from an electric current because a static discharge:
a)
Is a flow of electrons
b)
Lasts for only a fraction of a second
c)
Results from a force being exerted on the electrons
3.
How do charges flow?
a)
Places of higher amounts of electrons to places of lower amounts of electrons.
b)
Places of lower amounts of electrons to places of higher amounts of electrons.
4.
In a series circuit, if more light bulbs are added, all of the bulbs become:
a)
Dimmer
b)
Brighter
c)
No change
5.
How do you describe the strength of the electric field between 2 charged objects that are very close together?
a)
Strong
b)
Weak
6.
This image is representing what wave interaction?
a)
Refraction
b)
Diffraction
c)
Reflection
d)
Resonance
7.
Which property describes the energy found in a mechanical wave?
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Speed
d)
Amplitude
8.
What wavelength of light is reflected from a red shirt?
a)
All but red
b)
Red
c)
Black
d)
White
9.
What are the primary colors of light?
a)
Red, Green, Blue
b)
Red, Yellow, Blue
c)
Yellow, Blue, Green
d)
Black, White
10.
What are the three primary pigments?
a)
Red, Green, Blue
b)
Green, Yellow, Blue
c)
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
d)
Magenta, Yellow, Black
11.
If you mix the primary colors of PIGMENT they create what?
a)
White Light
b)
Black Light
c)
Black Pigment
d)
White Pigment
12.
How can light change speed?
a)
Light doesn't change speed
b)
Entering a different medium
13.
Which of Newton's Laws is also called the Law of Inertia?
a)
First Law
b)
Second Law
c)
Third Law
d)
All Laws
14.
The two parts of a longitudinal wave are:
a)
Crest, Trough
b)
Compression, Rarefaction
c)
Lattitude, Longitude
d)
High, Low
15.
True or False: Sound waves can travel through empty space
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What is your displacement if you run 1 mile down a straight road and turn around and return back to your starting point?
a)
0 miles
b)
1 mile
c)
1/2 mile
d)
2 miles
17.
The sum of all forces acting on an object is called...
a)
Net force
b)
Balanced force
c)
Acceleration force
d)
Some force
18.
True or False: When you push a marble down a hill it undergoes positive acceleration.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Which Law of Motion states: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction?
a)
First Law
b)
Second Law
c)
Third Law
20.
Complete the equation: Force = Mass times ______
a)
Acceleration
b)
Velocity
c)
Distance
d)
Time
21.
True or False: Your acceleration changes when you change direction.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Water waves are examples of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
23.
A crumpled piece of paper and a flat piece of paper are dropped from a second story window. The flat paper falls more slowly due to:
a)
Air Resistance
b)
Gravity
c)
Inertia
d)
Force
24.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________.
a)
Created, Destroyed
b)
Lost, Found
c)
Saved, Destroyed
d)
Created, Saved
25.
What extends around a charged object?
a)
Electric Field
b)
Electric Current
c)
Magnetic Pole
d)
Magnetic Current
26.
Which number represents a complete wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
27.
Which letter represents the amplitude of a transverse wave?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
28.
What is the material through which a wave travels?
a)
Metal
b)
Matter
c)
Medium
d)
Liquid
29.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
30.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
31.
A string of decorative holiday lights represents which type of electric circuit?
a)
Series Circuit
b)
Parallel Circuit
32.
When measuring the force used on an object we use the unit:
a)
Meters
b)
Newtons
c)
Distance/Time
d)
None of these
33.
The resistance to change in motion is described as...
a)
Acceleration
b)
Velocity
c)
Inertia
d)
Mass
34.
Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing, because the adult has more inertia.
a)
First Law
b)
Second Law
c)
Third Law
35.
A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.
a)
First Law
b)
Second Law
c)
Third Law
36.
As this ride starts to spin in a circular motion the swings move outward. What is the cause of this outward motion
a)
Gravity
b)
Centripetal Force
c)
Speed
d)
Inertia
37.
Objects that are changing their speed or their direction
a)
force
b)
energy
c)
acceleration
d)
friction
38.
a force that causes a change in motion of an object
a)
friction
b)
balanced force
c)
unbalanced force
d)
force
39.
a force that pushes an object in an inward direction
a)
balanced force
b)
unbalanced force
c)
friction
d)
centripetal force
40.
no longer feeling an external force acting upon your body
a)
weight
b)
weightlessness
c)
gravitational force
d)
centripetal force
41.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
42.
__________ is stored energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
43.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
At the top of a big hill
d)
When experiencing a barrel roll
44.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
45.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
46.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
47.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
48.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
49.
Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.
a)
destroyed
b)
transferred
c)
created
d)
ignored
50.
A rubber band has been pulled backward but hasn’t been let go yet.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
51.
What force causes the carts to slow down?
a)
friction
b)
applying force
c)
gravity
d)
gravity and friction
52.
Define G-Force
a)
Sitting down
b)
The force of gravity
c)
Walking up stairs
d)
Grilling chicken
53.
What is Centripetal Force?
a)
A force that pushes an object away
b)
A force that stays at rest
c)
A force that pulls an object to the center
d)
A force that moves downward
54.
If a drop is steeper, the roller coaster will go...
a)
Faster
b)
Crash
c)
Slower
d)
Stop
55.
The force that makes a roller coaster roll is...?
a)
Rocket Power
b)
Gravity
c)
Motors
d)
Gears
56.
A rainbow forms when white light separates into different colors during?
a)
Absorption
b)
Scattering
c)
Refraction
d)
Transmission
57.
A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light-
a)
always travels in a straight line
b)
bends when it passes through water
c)
makes the water in the glass evaporate
d)
reflects the pencil on the water's surface
58.
Refract or Reflect?
a)
Refract
b)
Reflect
59.
Refract or Reflect?
a)
Refract
b)
Reflect
60.
Does the bird reflect or absorb orange?
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
61.
What do all waves transport?
a)
Energy
b)
Particles
c)
Fish
d)
Sound
62.
Which of the following is an example of acceleration?
a)
A dog sitting on a motionless skateboard
b)
A cat riding a Roomba around a kitchen
63.
Which law of motion? A swimmer pushing backward on a wall to move forward through the water.
a)
1st Law
b)
2nd Law
c)
3rd Law
64.
If a roller coaster at the top of a hill descends exactly 1/4 of the way down the hill, how would its new potential energy compare to the original potential energy?
a)
It would be the same
b)
It would be half of what it was
c)
It would be doubled
d)
It would be 1/4 of what it was
65.
Find the speed of a wave with a wavelength of 25 m and a frequency of 5 Hz.
a)
5 m/s
b)
20 m/s
c)
30 m/s
d)
0.2 m/s
66.
Find the speed of a ball rolling 100 meters in 10 seconds
a)
0.1 m/s
b)
10 m/s
c)
90 m/s
d)
100 m/s
67.
Find the acceleration of an object that goes from 2 m/s to 8 m/s in 3 seconds.
a)
2 m/s2
b)
-2 m/s2
c)
3 m/s2
d)
-3 m/s2
68.
What is the force acting on a object that has a mass of 4 kg accelerating at 12 m/s2
a)
0.33 N
b)
3N
c)
16 N
d)
48 N
69.
Find the Kinetic Energy for a object with a mass of 6 kg traveling at a velocity of 3 m/s
a)
27 J
b)
162 J
c)
177 J
d)
54 J
70.
Find the Potential Energy of an object with a mass of 8 kg sitting at a height of 4 m. (g is a constant value of 9.8)
a)
314 J
b)
64 J
c)
32 J
d)
128 J
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