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WorksheetsPhysics Final Review
Total questions: 120
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Two balls are released from the same height. One is dropped straight down, the other is thrown horizontally. Which one hits the ground first?
a)
the one dropped
b)
the one thrown
c)
impossible to determine
d)
they hit at the same time
2.
During what time frame is the object accelerating?
a)
0-4 seconds
b)
4-8 seconds
c)
8-10 seconds
d)
10 - 16 seconds
3.
During what time frame is the object moving at a constant speed?
a)
0-4 seconds
b)
4-8 seconds
c)
8-10 seconds
d)
10 - 16 seconds
4.
This graph could represent what action?
a)
a ball falling
b)
a car moving at a constant speed
c)
a car slowing down
d)
a rocket being launched
5.
When is the object moving the fastest?
a)
0-2
b)
2-3
c)
3-4
d)
4-5
6.
When is the object at rest?
a)
0-2
b)
2-3
c)
3-4
d)
4-5
7.
What is the acceleration of an object that has been falling for 5 seconds?
a)
9.8 m/s
b)
9.8 m/s2
c)
49 m/s
d)
49 m/s2
8.
What is happening in the first half of the graph?
a)
the object is moving at a constant speed
b)
the object is speeding up
c)
the object is slowing down
d)
the object is at rest
9.
What is happening in the second half of the graph?
a)
the object is moving at a constant speed
b)
the object is speeding up
c)
the object is slowing down
d)
the object is at rest
10.
The slope of a velocity graph = ?
a)
time
b)
speed
c)
distance
d)
acceleration
11.
The slope of a distance graph = ?
a)
time
b)
speed
c)
distance
d)
acceleration
12.
A person pushes on a 25N box with a force of 100N. If the box moves at a constant speed, what is the force of friction?
a)
100 N
b)
25 N
c)
75 N
d)
125 N
13.
A block sits on a table. What is the name of the force that pushes up on the block?
a)
Natural Force
b)
Gravitational Force
c)
Weight
d)
Normal Force
14.
A bowling ball crashes into a pin. Comparing the two forces involved... the force on the pin is ___ the force on the ball.
a)
smaller than
b)
larger than
c)
equal to
d)
not related to
15.
If there is a 50N force pushing right and a 20N force pushing left, what is the net force on the object?
a)
30N right
b)
30 N left
c)
70 N left
d)
70 N right
16.
Where is the car's kinetic energy the greatest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
17.
Where is the car's potential energy the greatest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.
What happens as the car goes from A to C?
a)
it loses energy
b)
it gains energy
c)
energy is converted from kinetic to potential
d)
energy is converted from potential to kinetic
19.
Two cars collide. What can you say about the total momentum of the system?
a)
Momentum is lost
b)
Momentum is gained
c)
Momentum is conserved
d)
Nothing
20.
Momentum is equal to
a)
mass x velocity
b)
mass + velocity
c)
mass / velocity
d)
velocity / mass
21.
1/2mv2 is the formula for
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
momentum
d)
work
22.
m(9.8)h
is the formula for
is the formula for
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
momentum
d)
work
23.
As an object falls, what happens to its momentum?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
24.
As an object falls, what happens to its potential energy?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
25.
As an object falls, what happens to its kinetic energy?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
26.
As an object falls, what happens to its total energy?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
27.
Three resistors with values of 4.0 Ω, 6.0 Ω and 8.0 Ω respectively, are connected in series. What is their equivalent resistance?
a)
18
b)
8.0
c)
6.0
d)
1.8
28.
Three resistors with values of 4.0 Ω, 6.0 Ω and 10.0 Ω are connected in parallel. What is their equivalent resistance?
a)
20.0 Ω
b)
7.3 Ω
c)
6.0 Ω
d)
1.9 Ω
29.
This is an example of a _______ circuit
a)
open
b)
series
c)
parallel
d)
square
30.
This is an example of a ______ circuit
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
c)
Open
d)
Dihexihedral
31.
A series circuit has ____ path(s) that the electric current can take.
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
32.
A parallel circuit has ____ path(s) that the electric current can take.
a)
One
b)
Blocked
c)
Charged
d)
Multiple
33.
When another resistor is added to a parallel circuit, the total resistance...
a)
goes up.
b)
goes down.
c)
is unaffected.
34.
When another resistor is added to a series circuit, the total resistance...
a)
goes up.
b)
goes down.
c)
is unaffected.
35.
V = 60
I = 20
R = ?
I = 20
R = ?
a)
3 ohms
b)
40 ohms
c)
0.333 ohms
d)
1200 ohms
36.
V = ?
I = 15
R = 3
I = 15
R = 3
a)
30 volts
b)
45 volts
c)
5 volts
d)
10 volts
37.
In a series circuit, which light bulb lights first?
a)
the one closest to the battery
b)
the one farthest from the battery
c)
impossible to determine
d)
they light at the same time
38.
In a parallel circuit, which light bulb lights first?
a)
the one closest to the battery
b)
the one farthest from the battery
c)
impossible to determine
d)
they light at the same time
39.
Which graph could represent a car speeding up after a light turns green?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
40.
Which graph could represent a car slowing down as it approaches a red light?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
41.
Which graph could represent a car with its cruise control on?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
42.
Which is a true statement?
a)
Bulb A uses up some charge so less charge gets to B and C
b)
The same amount of charge travels through each bulb.
c)
The most charge travels through the bulb with the least resistance.
d)
Bulb A lights first.
43.
What is the job of the battery in the circuit?
a)
the produce the charges
b)
to move the charges
c)
to produce the electric force
d)
to limit the charge
44.
What do resistors do to charges in a circuit?
a)
use them up
b)
slow them down
c)
speed them up
d)
convert them to energy
45.
A light bulb is brighter because it has
a)
more resistance
b)
less resistance
c)
no resistance
d)
less power
46.
Why do light bulbs light up?
a)
They have charges inside them
b)
They have charges moving through them
c)
They have a charge build up
d)
There is electric force pushing on the wires
47.
In a vacuum - radio waves, visible light, and x rays all have the same...
a)
speed
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
period
48.
Which waves have the biggest wavelength?
a)
radio waves
b)
gamma rays
c)
visible light
d)
infrared
49.
Which waves carry the most energy?
a)
radio waves
b)
gamma rays
c)
visible light
d)
infrared
50.
Which waves are detectable by the human eye?
a)
radio waves
b)
gamma rays
c)
visible light
d)
infrared
51.
Why are oranges orange?
a)
Because they absorb orange light and reflect the other colors
b)
Because they reflect orange light and absorb the other colors
c)
Because they are delicious
d)
Because they are infrared
52.
For a plane mirror, how does the angle of incidence compare to the angle of reflection?
a)
they are the same
b)
angle of incidence is bigger
c)
angle of reflection is bigger
d)
impossible to determine
53.
When an object is placed exactly on the focal point, what is produced?
a)
a virtual image
b)
no image
c)
a real image
d)
a smaller image
54.
Diverging mirrors and lenses can produce...
a)
real images only
b)
virtual images only
c)
real and virtual images
55.
Converging mirrors and lenses can produce...
a)
real images only
b)
virtual images only
c)
real and virtual images
56.
Which lens will cause light rays to converge?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
57.
Which lens will cause light rays to diverge?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
58.
Which lens is concave?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
59.
Which lens is convex?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
60.
Which lens would you use to focus light to a point?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
61.
The element used in a nuclear reactor is...
a)
Lithium
b)
Tungsten
c)
Uranium
d)
Hydrogen
62.
What is it called when atoms are split and energy is released?
a)
fission
b)
fusion
c)
meltdown
d)
hydrogen core
63.
What is it called when atoms are combined to form larger atoms and energy is released?
a)
fission
b)
fusion
c)
meltdown
d)
hydrogen core
64.
A generator converts another form of energy into what?
a)
light
b)
mass
c)
potential energy
d)
electrical energy
65.
What device can convert another form of energy into electrical energy?
a)
a motor
b)
a spindle
c)
a fuel assembly
d)
a generator
66.
What is NOT a benefit of alternative energy?
a)
No undesired consequences
b)
Renewable
c)
Lower Carbon Emissions
d)
Always available
67.
What do all types of energy have in common?
a)
turbines drive generators which produce electricity
b)
water is heated
c)
energy is released in a reaction
d)
steam is produced
68.
Crude oil is also called what?
a)
biomass
b)
fossils
c)
coal
d)
petroleum
69.
Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?
a)
oil
b)
coal
c)
natural gas
d)
biomass
70.
Gasoline comes from which fossil fuel?
a)
Coal
b)
Petroleum
c)
Natural Gas
71.
The main ingredient in natural gas is:
a)
Butane
b)
Methane
c)
Propane
d)
Urethane
72.
Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable resources because of -
a)
Where they come from
b)
How they are produced
c)
How useful they are
d)
How long they take to form
73.
One of the risks when fracking for natural gas is _________________________
a)
contamination of drinking water
b)
spills resulting in kerogen exposure in the ecosystem
c)
mine collapse
d)
flooding
74.
One barrel of oil is how many gallons?
a)
40
b)
42
c)
44
d)
46
75.
Most of the oil imported in the United States comes from what country?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Mexico
c)
Nigeria
d)
Canada
76.
Which astronomer was the first to talk about a sun-centered universe?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Brahe
c)
Kepler
d)
Copernicus
77.
Which astronomer used a telescope to prove that the planets revolved around the sun?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Brahe
c)
Kepler
d)
Galileo
78.
Which astronomer said that all planets revolve around the sun, but not in circular orbits?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Brahe
c)
Kepler
d)
Galileo
79.
Newton's Law of Gravity explained why the planets orbit the sun. What was his reasoning?
a)
The sun is a star.
b)
The sun was there first.
c)
The sun is the most massive.
d)
The sun has both a magnetic and gravitational field.
80.
The force of gravity between two objects depends on the mass of the objects and what else?
a)
the distance between them
b)
the speed of objects
c)
the acceleration of the objects
d)
the direction of the objects motion
81.
The invention of the telescope and the description of what led the way to modern astronomy?
a)
gravity
b)
energy
c)
motion
d)
momentum
82.
When did scientists first discover something outside of our galaxy?
a)
1920's
b)
1930's
c)
1940's
d)
1950's
83.
What scientist proved that other galaxies existed outside of the Milky Way?
a)
Galileo
b)
Newton
c)
Hawking
d)
Hubble
84.
The Milky Way is the name of our...
a)
solar system
b)
galaxy
c)
universe
d)
planet
85.
Supernovas occur because...
a)
gravity over powers the fusion explosions in a star
b)
the fusion explosions inside a star over power gravity
c)
the fusion explosions and gravity are balanced
d)
a star is born
86.
What is it called when light is bent around a black hole?
a)
gravitational bending
b)
gravitational lensing
c)
gravitational moving
d)
gravitational refracting
87.
What is at the center of the Milky Way?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
a black hole
d)
nothing
88.
Most of the universe is thought to be made of what material?
a)
plasma
b)
anti-matter
c)
matter
d)
dark matter
89.
What year did Kennedy announce the goal of landing on the moon?
a)
1958
b)
1959
c)
1960
d)
1961
90.
What was the name of the monkey that went into orbit?
a)
Ham
b)
Chicken
c)
Bacon
d)
Turkey
91.
Who was the first American in space?
a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
Alan Shepard
c)
Ed White
d)
Buzz Aldrin
92.
What program had a mission of landing on the moon?
a)
Gemini
b)
Mercury
c)
Apollo
d)
Explorer
93.
All stars start out as what?
a)
supernovas
b)
nebulae
c)
planets
d)
black holes
94.
This crazy pop star recently got a tattoo which she tweeted was of Jupiter. What planet did she really get?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Saturn
d)
Pluto
95.
Which of the following is NOT part of the International Space Station?
a)
United States
b)
Japan
c)
China
d)
Russian
96.
What is pictured in the image?
a)
The International Space Station
b)
Voyager Probe
c)
The Hubble Telescope
d)
The Discovery Shuttle
97.
What is in the middle of a heliocentric universe?
a)
the earth
b)
the sun
c)
the moon
d)
a black hole
98.
Who developed the Law of Universal Gravitation?
a)
Galileo
b)
Newton
c)
Einstein
d)
Hawking
99.
What is geothermal energy?
a)
sources of energy that do not come from fossil fuels
b)
fuels made from organic matter
c)
electricity made from the energy of moving water in a dam
d)
heat energy naturally produced with Earth
100.
What is hydroelectric energy?
a)
heat energy naturally produced within Earth
b)
fuels made from organic matter
c)
electricity made from the energy of moving watetr in a dam
d)
sources of energy that do not come from fossil fuels
101.
This Picture Represents Which Type of Alternative Energy?
a)
Wind
b)
Solar
c)
Hydroelectric
d)
Geothermal
102.
What are Biofuels Made of?
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Coal
c)
Oil
d)
Plants & Animal Waste
103.
Two charges are separated by a distance of 3 meters. What is the electric force felt by the charges if one has a charge of 3 C and the other 2 C?
a)
1.8 E10 N
b)
6 E9 N
c)
0.67 N
d)
8 E8 N
104.
If two charges have the same charge (both positive or both negative), what happens to them?
a)
they explode
b)
they repel
c)
they attract
d)
they merge
105.
In a transverse wave, the particles move ________ to the wave itself.
a)
horizontal
b)
parallel
c)
perpendicular
d)
against
106.
In a longitudinal wave, the particles move ________ to the wave itself.
a)
horizontal
b)
parallel
c)
perpendicular
d)
against
107.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
108.
Which is an example of a longitudinal wave?
a)
light wave
b)
sound wave
c)
visible wave
d)
radio wave
109.
Wave that moves perpendicular to the motion of the wave
a)
transverse
b)
compressional
c)
physical
d)
chemical
110.
makes the particles in a medium move parallel to the direction of the wave
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
electromagnetic wave
111.
The speed at which a wave travels through a medium
a)
A. frequency
b)
B. wavelength
c)
C. wave
speed
d)
D. amplitude
112.
The distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
a)
A. frequency
b)
B. wavelength
c)
C. wave
speed
d)
D. amplitude
113.
The Doppler effect can cause an apparent change in...
a)
loudness
b)
intensity
c)
frequency
d)
reasonance
114.
Shorter wind instruments have ____________ pitches to their sound.
a)
lower
b)
like
c)
higher
d)
vibrating
115.
Which travels faster, light or sound?
a)
Light
b)
Sound
116.
An open pipe is used to produce a note. If the pipe is 0.5 m long, what is the frequency produced?
a)
343 Hz
b)
171.5 Hz
c)
85.75 Hz
d)
42.88 Hz
117.
A wave that appears not to move is called
a)
harmonic
b)
periodic
c)
standing
d)
transverse
118.
A wave that repeats itself over and over is called
a)
harmonic
b)
periodic
c)
standing
d)
transverse
119.
A wave that has the shape of a sine or cosine function is called
a)
harmonic
b)
periodic
c)
standing
d)
transverse
120.
If thunder sounds, how long does it take to travel one mile? (1609 meters)
a)
4.7 seconds
b)
0.21 seconds
c)
551887 seconds
d)
3.6 seconds
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