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IPS 2nd Sem Review

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
UNITS
A common metric unit
for mass.
a)
gram [g]
b)
celsius degree [°C]
c)
joule [J]
d)
watt [W]
2.
UNITS
A common metric unit
for energy.
a)
gram [g]
b)
celsius degree [°C]
c)
joule [J]
d)
watt [W]
3.
UNITS
A common metric unit
for heat.
a)
gram [g]
b)
celsius degree [°C]
c)
joule [J]
d)
watt [W]
4.
UNITS
A common metric unit
for temperature.
a)
gram [g]
b)
celsius degree [°C]
c)
joule [J]
d)
watt [W]
5.
UNITS
A common 
metric unit
for amplitude.
a)
meter [m]
b)
hertz [Hz]
c)
second [s]
d)
meters per second [m/s]
6.
UNITS
A common 
metric unit
for wavelength.
a)
meter [m]
b)
hertz [Hz]
c)
second [s]
d)
meters per second [m/s]
7.
UNITS
A common 
metric unit
for frequency.
a)
meter [m]
b)
hertz [Hz]
c)
second [s]
d)
meters per second [m/s]
8.
UNITS
A common 
metric unit
for period.
a)
meter [m]
b)
hertz [Hz]
c)
second [s]
d)
meters per second [m/s]
9.
UNITS
A common 
metric unit
for wave speed.
a)
meter [m]
b)
hertz [Hz]
c)
second [s]
d)
meters per second [m/s]
10.
UNITS
A common 
metric unit
for wave speed.
a)
meter [m]
b)
hertz [Hz]
c)
second [s]
d)
meters per second [m/s]
11.
UNITS
Which of the following is NOT a metric unit
for energy?
a)
calorie [c]
b)
kilowatt-hour [kWh]
c)
joule [J]
d)
coulomb [C]
12.
UNITS
A common 
metric unit for 
electric charge.
a)
amp [A]
b)
ohm [Ω]
c)
volt [V]
d)
coulomb [C]
13.
UNITS
A common 
metric unit for 
electric potential.
a)
amp [A]
b)
ohm [Ω]
c)
volt [V]
d)
coulomb [C]
14.
UNITS
A common 
metric unit for 
electric resistance.
a)
amp [A]
b)
ohm [Ω]
c)
volt [V]
d)
coulomb [C]
15.
UNITS
A common 
metric unit for 
electric current.
a)
amp [A]
b)
ohm [Ω]
c)
volt [V]
d)
coulomb [C]
16.
FORMULA
A common 
formula for 
electric resistance.
Ohm's Law
a)
R = V / I
b)
R = I / V
c)
R = V · I
d)
R = V + I
17.
FORMULA
A common 
formula for 
electric power.
a)
P = V / I
b)
P = I / V
c)
P = V · I
d)
P = V + I
18.
FORMULA
A common 
formula for 
wave speed.
a)
v = ƒ·λ
b)
v = ƒ / λ
c)
v = λ / ƒ
d)
v = ƒ + λ
19.
FORMULA
A common 
formula relating
period & frequency.
a)
ƒ = 1·T
b)
ƒ = 1 / T
c)
ƒ = 1 – T
d)
ƒ = T + 1
20.
FORMULA
A common 
formula for 
kinetic energy.
a)
E = ½(m·v2)
b)
E = ½(k·∆L2)
c)
E = m·ag·h
d)
Q = m·c·T°
21.
FORMULA
A common 
formula for 
gravitational potential energy.
a)
E = ½(m·v2)
b)
E = ½(k·∆L2)
c)
E = m·ag·h
d)
Q = m·c·T°
22.
FORMULA
A common 
formula for 
elastic potential energy.
a)
E = ½(m·v2)
b)
E = ½(k·∆L2)
c)
E = m·ag·h
d)
Q = m·c·T°
23.
FORMULA
A common 
formula for 
a form of
thermal energy.
a)
E = ½(m·v2)
b)
E = ½(k·∆L2)
c)
E = m·ag·h
d)
Q = m·c·T°
24.
DEFINITION
The timed rate at which energy is transferred or transformed is the... 
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
temperature
d)
power
25.
DEFINITION
The amount of matter contained in an object is its... 
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
temperature
d)
power
26.
DEFINITION
The average kinetic energy of the particles that make up an object is its... 
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
temperature
d)
power
27.
DEFINITION
How much space the particles that make up an object are free to move through (occupy).  
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
temperature
d)
power
28.
DEFINITION
The amount of energy needed to be given to a single unit of an object's mass in order to raise its temperature by a single degree...
a)
kelvin
b)
latent heat
c)
specific heat
d)
specific gravity
29.
DEFINITION
The amount of energy needed to be given to a single unit of an object's mass in order to raise its physical state to the next level...
a)
kelvin
b)
latent heat
c)
specific heat
d)
specific gravity
30.
UNIT
A standard
SI unit for
absolute temperature
a)
kelvin
b)
latent heat
c)
specific heat
d)
specific gravity
31.
DEFINITION
The maximum distance from the center line to the top of the crest or the bottom of the trough is called the __________ of the wave.
a)
wave amplitude
b)
wave frequency
c)
wave speed
d)
wavelength
32.
DEFINITION
The distance from one point on a wave to the next corresponding point on it is called its ...
a)
wave amplitude
b)
wave frequency
c)
wave speed
d)
wavelength
33.
DEFINITION
Which term is used to describe the lowest point on a transverse wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
compression
d)
rarefaction
34.
DEFINITION
Which term is used to describe the highest point on a transverse wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
compression
d)
rarefaction
35.
DEFINITION
Which term is used to describe the maximum disturbance in a longitudinal wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
compression
d)
rarefaction
36.
DEFINITION
Which term is used to describe the minimum disturbance in a longitudinal wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
compression
d)
rarefaction
37.
DEFINITION
Which term describes the work that a single unit of electric charge does?
a)
voltage
b)
current
c)
resistance
d)
power
38.
DEFINITION
Which term describes the timed rate for the flow of electric charge?
a)
voltage
b)
current
c)
resistance
d)
power
39.
DEFINITION
Which term is a measure of how difficult it is to pass an electric current through a conductor?
a)
voltage
b)
current
c)
resistance
d)
power
40.
DEFINITION
Which term is a measure of the timed rate at which electrical energy is transferred or transformed at a point in an electric circuit?
a)
voltage
b)
current
c)
resistance
d)
power
41.
VOCABULARY
A representation of the elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols rather than realistic pictures.
a)
a resistor
b)
a schematic
c)
a battery
d)
a switch
42.
VOCABULARY
A circuit element that limits the flow of electrons through a circuit.
a)
a resistor
b)
a schematic
c)
a battery
d)
a switch
43.
VOCABULARY
A circuit element that converts chemical energy into electrical energy.
a)
a resistor
b)
a schematic
c)
a battery
d)
a switch
44.
VOCABULARY
A circuit element that opens and closes to stop or start the flow of electric energy in the circuit.
a)
a resistor
b)
a schematic
c)
a battery
d)
a switch
45.
VOCABULARY
"Conductor" is the term used to describe...
a)
any material that current can pass through easily
b)
any material that current cannot pass through easily
c)
a magnet
d)
an electric current
46.
VOCABULARY
"Insulator" is the term used to describe...
a)
any material that current can pass through easily
b)
any material that current cannot pass through easily
c)
a magnet
d)
an electric current
47.
DEFINITION
This is said to occur whenever the atoms involved in a chemical compound undergo a rearrangement.
(A different substance is formed)
a)
reactant
b)
product
c)
yield
d)
chemical reaction
48.
VOCABULARY
This is the symbol used in a chemical equation to distinguish what is put in from what is gotten out.
a)
reactant
b)
product
c)
yield
d)
chemical reaction
49.
VOCABULARY
The type of chemical bond formed when a metal is combined with a nonmetal.
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
atomic
d)
metallic
50.
VOCABULARY
The type of chemical bond formed when a metal is combined with a metal.
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
atomic
d)
metallic
51.
VOCABULARY
The type of chemical bond formed when a nonmetal is combined with a nonmetal.
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
atomic
d)
metallic
52.
CONCEPT
This type of chemical bond is present in solid substances that are good conductors.
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
atomic
d)
metallic
53.
CONCEPT
This type of chemical bond is present in solid substances that have high melting points and are bad conductors as solids, but good conductors when dissolved.
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
atomic
d)
metallic
54.
CONCEPT
This type of chemical bond is present in solid substances that have low melting points and are generally bad conductors.
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
atomic
d)
metallic
55.
CONCEPT
Which of the following
DOES NOT signal that a chemical reaction has occurred.
a)
change in odor or bubbles
(gas given off)
b)
formation of a precipitate
c)
change in temperature or brightness
(energy out or in)
d)
change in physical state
(melting or boiling)
56.
DEFINITION
In a chemical equation, this side describes  what was put in. 
(before the rearrangement)
a)
reactant
b)
product
c)
yield
d)
chemical reaction
57.
DEFINITION
In a chemical equation, this side describes  what is gotten out. 
(after the rearrangement)
a)
reactant
b)
product
c)
yield
d)
chemical reaction
58.
ATOMIC MODEL
In this scientist's atomic model, atoms were described as unbreakable building blocks of all things.
 (and there were very few of these fundamental building blocks)
a)
Bohr
b)
Democritus
c)
Thomson
d)
Rutherford
59.
ATOMIC MODEL
In this scientist's atomic model, an atom has a central core of protons and neutrons with electrons moving in specific orbital paths around that core.
 (aka the planetary model)
a)
Bohr
b)
Democritus
c)
Thomson
d)
Rutherford
60.
ATOMIC MODEL
In this scientist's atomic model, atoms are uniform spheres of positively charged matter in which electrons are dotted about in fixed positions within that positive matter.
 (aka the plum pudding model)
a)
Bohr
b)
Democritus
c)
Thomson
d)
Rutherford
61.
ATOMIC MODEL
In this scientist's atomic model, atoms have a tiny positive core surrounded by moving electrons.
 (aka the nuclear model)
a)
Bohr
b)
Democritus
c)
Thomson
d)
Rutherford
62.
VOCABULARY
A positive subatomic bit that is part of an atom's nucleus. 
a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
electron
d)
orbital
63.
VOCABULARY
A neutral subatomic bit that is part of an atom's nucleus. 
a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
electron
d)
orbital
64.
VOCABULARY
A negative subatomic bit that is part moves around outside an atom's nucleus. 
a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
electron
d)
orbital
65.
VOCABULARY
The path around an atom's nucleus where negative particles might be found. 
(aka energy level or shell)
a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
electron
d)
orbital
66.
VOCABULARY
The splitting of an atom's nucleus
(which results in a release of energy).
a)
fission
b)
fusion
c)
radiation
d)
half-life
67.
VOCABULARY
The combining of an atoms' nuclei
(which results in a release of energy).
a)
fission
b)
fusion
c)
radiation
d)
half-life
68.
VOCABULARY
The sending out of energy and subatomic bits when an atom decays
(either naturally or inductively).
a)
fission
b)
fusion
c)
radiation
d)
half-life
69.
VOCABULARY
The time need for half of the atoms in a radioactive sample to decay into a different element.
a)
fission
b)
fusion
c)
radiation
d)
half-life
70.
VOCABULARY
A relatively massive and positively charged particle that can be sent out of an atom's nucleus during radioactive decay.
(an ionized helium atom)
a)
alpha particle
b)
beta particle
c)
gamma ray
d)
all of these
71.
VOCABULARY
A relatively light and negatively charged particle that can be sent out of an atom's nucleus during radioactive decay.
(an electron from the nucleus)
a)
alpha particle
b)
beta particle
c)
gamma ray
d)
all of these
72.
VOCABULARY
Electromagnetic radiation that can be sent out of an atom's nucleus during radioactive decay.
(a disturbance caused
when a nucleus wiggles)
a)
alpha particle
b)
beta particle
c)
gamma ray
d)
all of these
73.
CONCEPT
Which type of radiation is generally the most penetrating?
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
d)
all of these
74.
CONCEPT
Which type of radiation is generally the least penetrating?
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
d)
all of these
75.
CONCEPT
Which type of radiation is produced naturally and is found in small amounts all around us?
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
d)
all of these