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WorksheetsConceptual Physics Fall Review Part 1
Total questions: 137
Worksheet time: 3hrs 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a force?
a)
combination of all forces acting on an object
b)
is a push or a pull
c)
when life is stable
d)
is an arrow that represents the magnitude and direction of a quantity
2.
A vector means there is __________ and __________
a)
speed and velocity
b)
tension and weight
c)
balance and tauntness
d)
magnitude and direction
3.
What is the net force on a bathroom scale when a 110 lb person stands on it?
a)
110 lb
b)
110 N
c)
0 lbs
d)
50 lbs
4.
Static Equilibrium means ____
a)
Objects at rest
b)
moving objects
c)
that which is in outer space
d)
electrical balance
5.
A resultant is __________
a)
the sum of two or more vectors
b)
all the addition you did
c)
combination of forces together
d)
what happens when two people get on a scale together
6.
If the children are each 50 N, what must be the tension of one of the ropes?
a)
100N
b)
50 N
c)
100 lbs
d)
50 lbs
7.
A 600 N man stands with each foot on a scale. Each scale would read
a)
0 N
b)
200 N
c)
300 N
d)
600 N
8.
If a 600 N Acrobat hangs motionless from 3 ropes, the tension in each rope is
a)
0 N
b)
200 N
c)
400 N
d)
600 N
9.
This is a quantity that has a magnitude but no direction
a)
Weight
b)
Vector
c)
Scalar
d)
Force
10.
What is the Net Force?
a)
5 N to the right
b)
10 N to the right
c)
15 N to the right
d)
0 N
11.
If Nellie weighs 500 N and is suspended motionless, what do the spring scales read?
a)
0 N
b)
250 N
c)
500 N
d)
1000 N
12.
The length of a force vector represents the ______ of the force
a)
direction
b)
magnitude
c)
type
d)
cause
13.
What is the net force of the following?
5 N to the right and 5 N to the left
5 N to the right and 5 N to the left
a)
5 N to the right
b)
5 N to the left
c)
0N
d)
10 N to the right
14.
What is the net force of the following?
7 N to the right and 3 N to the left
7 N to the right and 3 N to the left
a)
4 N to the right
b)
4 N to the left
c)
10 N to the left
d)
10 N to the right
15.
Which of the following are vector quantities:
a)
time and force
b)
area and time
c)
force and velocity
d)
speed and force
16.
Which statement is true about an object at rest on a horizontal surface?
a)
The support force is equal to the object's weight.
b)
The support force is greater than the object's weight.
c)
The support force is less than the object's weight.
17.
What is the value of the missing tension force?
a)
170 lbs
b)
150 lbs
c)
120 lbs
18.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
19.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
20.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
21.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
22.
What phase is this?
a)
First Quarter Moon
b)
Last Quarter Moon
c)
Waxing Gibbous Moon
d)
Waning Gibbous Moon
23.
This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
24.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
25.
This step comes after asking a question:
a)
Record your results
b)
Design and perform an experiment
c)
Form an hypothesis
d)
Share your results
26.
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
a)
Make observation
b)
Form a theory
c)
Collect data
d)
Form a hypothesis
27.
Which of the following is a hypothesis?
a)
Grass is green
b)
If I leave milk out of the refrigerator, then it will grow bacteria
c)
An atom is made of protons, neutrons and electrons
d)
I wonder why the sky is blue?
28.
A variable that we could change but don't is:
a)
dependent variable
b)
constant variable
c)
independent variable
d)
scientific variable
29.
Which of these contains steps in the right order?
a)
Ask a question, hypothesize, research, experiment, analyze, report
b)
Hypothesize, ask a question, research, experiment, analyze, report
c)
Ask a question, research, hypothesize, experiment, analyze, report
d)
Hypothesize, ask a question, research, report, experiment, analyze
30.
Squidward found new reeds to tryout for his clarinet. He used an APPLAUSOMETER to measure applause after playing Under the Sea with each reed. The results were put in the table.
What was the dependent variable?
What was the dependent variable?
a)
The Song
b)
The Reed
c)
The Applause
31.
During which part of the lunar cycle can a lunar eclipse occur?
a)
New Moon
b)
First Quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
Third Quarter
32.
In thinking about a solar eclipse, what does the ball in the diagram represent?
a)
the Earth
b)
the Moon
c)
the Sun
33.
What is the central, darker part of a shadow called?
a)
the umbra
b)
the penumbra
34.
The stage of the moon that is after a waxing gibbous
a)
First quarter
b)
Third quarter
c)
New moon
d)
Full moon
35.
The line up for a solar eclipse is:
a)
Sun-Earth-Moon
b)
Earth-Sun-Moon
c)
Sun-Moon-Earth
d)
Earth-Moon-Mars
36.
Why don't we have a solar eclipse every month?
a)
The Sun is tilted on its axis
b)
The moon's orbit is tilted
c)
The speed of the moon's rotation
d)
The speed of the Earth's rotation
37.
Mr. Krabbs is trying a new money making scheme. On Tuesdays he is selling his crabby patties on colored buns. He usually averages 25 customers per day. On Tuesdays he now averages 27 customers.
What was the dependent variable?
What was the dependent variable?
a)
The customers
b)
The crabby patty
c)
The colored buns
d)
The number of customers
38.
A theory is
a)
an educated guess that has yet to be proven by experiment
b)
a synthesis of a large collection of information including well-tested guesses
c)
a close agreement by competent observers of observations of the same phenomenon
d)
a science story about atoms and molecules
39.
The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
a)
absorbed
b)
stopped
c)
reflected
d)
refracted
40.
The separation of light into colors according to their frequency is called:
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Dispersion
41.
Light bending as it passes through a rain drop is an example of...
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
42.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
43.
Light has the lowest velocity in which medium?
flint glass n=1.70
barium glass n=1.60
crown glass n=1.523
water n=1.33
diamond n=2.45
flint glass n=1.70
barium glass n=1.60
crown glass n=1.523
water n=1.33
diamond n=2.45
a)
diamond
b)
water
c)
flint glass
d)
barium glass
44.
When you look at your face in a mirror, where does your face appear to be?
a)
A. an equal distance behind the mirror to what you are in front
b)
B. a long way behind the surface of the mirror
c)
C. on the surface of the mirror
d)
D. just in front of the mirror
45.
In this image, what is the angle of incidence?
a)
90˚
b)
70˚
c)
20˚
d)
180˚
46.
In this image, what is the angle of reflection?
a)
32˚
b)
58˚
c)
64˚
d)
180˚
47.
The following is a picture of what type of mirror?
a)
Convex Mirror
b)
Concave Mirror
c)
Plane Mirror
d)
Flat Mirror
48.
Why can you see most objects?
a)
Light reflects off them
b)
Light is absorbed by them
c)
Light is bent by the object
d)
Light is scattered from the surface of the object
49.
When light passes at an angle to the normal from one material into another material in which its speed is lower
a)
it is bent towards the normal.
b)
it always lies along the normal.
c)
it is unaffected.
d)
it is bent away from the normal.
50.
________is when a rough surface directs light beams in different directions.
a)
Refraction
b)
Diffuse reflection
c)
Absorption
51.
As the light bounces off a smooth surface, it will be reflected at the same angle as it hits the surface. This happens in a _______ type of reflection.
a)
diffused
b)
specular
c)
diffusission
d)
spectacular
52.
An image that forms where light "seems" to come from, but light does not actually pass. Eg: Your image in the mirror....
a)
virtual image
b)
real image
c)
diffuse reflection
d)
regular reflection
53.
Diffuse reflection does not follow the law of reflection.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
Consider the light ray pictured at left moving from air into a glass slab and then back into air again. What happens to the speed of the light as it does this?
a)
Speeds up then slows down
b)
Slows down then speeds up
c)
Stays the same speed
55.
A rainbow is an example of
a)
Dispersion
b)
White being separated into a spectrum
c)
Refraction
d)
All of these options are true
56.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
57.
Does the frog reflect or absorb green?
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
58.
Absorb or Reflect all colors?
a)
Absorb
b)
Reflect
59.
As frequency increases, what happens to energy?
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
60.
What is the correct order of the EM spectrum from low frequency to high frequency?
a)
UV, visible, infrared, microwaves
b)
Infrared, microwave, UV, x-rays
c)
UV, visible violet, visible red, infrared
d)
radio, microwave, UV, gamma
61.
Which has a lower energy: radio waves or gamma rays?
a)
Radio
b)
Gamma
62.
Which type of electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength?
a)
Radio Waves
b)
Visible Light
c)
Microwaves
d)
Gamma Rays
63.
EM waves________________travel through space.
a)
Never
b)
Cannot
c)
Can
d)
Wish they could
64.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves do we sense as heat?
a)
ultraviolet light
b)
x-rays
c)
gamma rays
d)
infrared rays
65.
Which of the following does NOT belong in the electromagnetic spectrum:
a)
X-ray
b)
sound wave
c)
ultra violet rays
d)
microwaves
66.
Light waves travel as
a)
waves
b)
particles
c)
waves or particles
d)
sound
67.
The distance between one point of a wave to the same point on the next wave.
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
amplitude
d)
crest
68.
The order of the colors in the color spectrum from low frequency to high frequency is
a)
orange, red, yellow, blue, green, indigo, violet
b)
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
c)
violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red
d)
violet, blue, indigo, yellow, green, red, orange
69.
True or False: A light-year is a unit that measures time.
a)
true
b)
false
70.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
71.
What is vibration?
a)
how loud a sound is
b)
the back and forth movement of matter
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the loudness or softness of a sound
72.
What is frequency?
a)
the number of vibrations per second
b)
how high or low a sound is
c)
the loudness or softness of a sound
d)
the back and forth movement of matter
73.
What medium does sound travel through slowest?
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
trees
74.
Where would you be traveling in complete silence?
a)
outer space
b)
under the ocean
c)
in a solid wood room
d)
at the top of a mountain
75.
The higher the_______ , the higher the ________ .
a)
frequency, pitch
b)
frequency, volume
c)
sound, pitch
d)
wavelength, decibels
76.
Ultrasonic sound is any frequency greater than
a)
10,000 Hz
b)
20,000 Hz
c)
30,000 Hz
77.
What is NOT an example of the doppler effect?
a)
siren moving towards you
b)
siren moving away from you
c)
a train passes you in the train station
d)
you are standing still and play a trumpet
78.
The Doppler Effect changes the
a)
speed
b)
frequency
c)
direction
79.
A sound wave with frequency of 440 Hz and velocity of 340 m/s has a wavelength of (wavelength = v/f)
a)
0.35 m
b)
0.78 m
c)
1 m
80.
When a sound is LOUDER what measurement gets bigger?
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Trough
81.
Sound of a form of _______________ .
a)
Transverse wave
b)
Transversion Wave
c)
Longitudinal wave
d)
Longitude Wave
82.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
83.
When a car moves towards you, the sound of its horn seems relatively...
a)
Low pitched
b)
High pitched
c)
Normal
84.
Based on the Doppler effect, what can you tell about the motion of this object?
a)
It is moving left.
b)
It is moving right quickly.
c)
It is standing still.
d)
It is moving up slowly.
85.
True or False: The Doppler effect occurs when an observer moves away from a wave source.
a)
True
b)
False
86.
When two waves combine to form a new wave with a smaller amplitude, it is called
a)
Refraction
b)
Constructive Interference
c)
Resonance
d)
Destructive Interference
87.
A wave in which the oscillation are parallel to the direction of wave travel is a...
a)
transverse wave
b)
parallel wave
c)
longitudinal wave
d)
oscillating wave
88.
What is the wavelength of the sound wave that has a frequency of 340 hertz as it travels through the air at 680 m/s?
a)
0.01 m
b)
0.5 m
c)
2.0 m
d)
200 m
89.
Compared to the speed of light, sound travels
a)
faster
b)
at about the same speed
c)
slower
90.
A singer shattering crystal glass with her voice is a demonstration of
a)
beats
b)
resonance
c)
an echo
d)
interference
91.
Beats are produced when two tuning forks, one of frequency 240 Hz and the other of frequency 248 Hz, are sounded together. The frequency of the beats is
a)
8 Hz
b)
240 Hz
c)
16 Hz
d)
247 Hz
92.
Sound waves with frequencies below 20 Hz are called
a)
infrasonic
b)
infrawave
c)
ultrasonic
d)
ultrawave
93.
A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling
a)
A. surface wave
b)
B. transverse wave
c)
C. electromagnetic wave
d)
D. longitudinal wave
94.
The number of waves produced per unit time.
a)
A. amplitude
b)
B. wave speed
c)
C. frequency
d)
D. wavelength
95.
A section of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together is called a
a)
A. rarefaction.
b)
B. vibration
c)
C.compression
d)
D. surface wave.
96.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light
c)
matter
d)
particles
97.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
98.
A(n) ____ travels in a direction perpendicular to its displacement.
a)
surface wave
b)
longitudinal wave
c)
interference wave
d)
transverse wave
99.
Wave that has a frequency of 2 Hz has a period of...
a)
2 seconds
b)
0.5 seconds
c)
more info please
100.
Which letter represents a rarefaction?
a)
A
b)
B
101.
The height of a wave from the center is called the __________
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
wavelength
d)
oscillation
102.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
D
d)
C & G
103.
The time taken for one oscillation of a wave is 0.25 s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
8 Hz
b)
4 s
c)
4 Hz
d)
8 s
104.
A boy notices that 45 complete waves travel past him in ninety seconds. What is the frequency of these water waves?
a)
100 m
b)
1 Hz
c)
0.5 Hz
d)
1m/s
105.
Frieda the fly flaps her wings back and forth 100 times each second. The frequency of her wings flapping is:
a)
100 s
b)
100 Hz
c)
0.01 s
d)
0.01 Hz
106.
A tennis coach paces back and forth along the sideline 10 times in 60 seconds. The period of her pacing is:
a)
0.167 Hz
b)
6.0 Hz
c)
0.167 s
d)
6.0 s
107.
A pendulum makes 33 complete back and forth cycles of vibration in 11 seconds. It's frequency is:
a)
3.0 s
b)
3.0 Hz
c)
0.33 s
d)
0.33 Hz
108.
Olive Udadi accompanies her father to the park for an afternoon of fun. While there, she hops on the swing and begins to swing back and forth once every 4 seconds. The period of her swing is:
a)
0.25 Hz
b)
0.25 s
c)
4.0 Hz
d)
4.0 s
109.
If the frequency of an oscillation is 8 Hz, its period is:
a)
8 s
b)
8 Hz
c)
0.125 s
d)
0.125 Hz
110.
True or false: Heat moves from the cooler object to a warmer object
a)
True
b)
False
111.
Heat is transferred by _________, convection, and radiation.
a)
thermal energy
b)
waves
c)
conduction
d)
radiant energy
112.
The transfer of energy by electro-magnetic waves is called
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
113.
Identify the heat transfer happening in this image
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
114.
A material that does not conduct heat well is called a(n)
a)
conductor (ex. spoon, metals)
b)
insulator (ex. wood, wool, straw, paper)
115.
This is an example of a(n):
a)
conductor of heat
b)
insulator
116.
Which of the following is the sun's rays reaching the earth?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
insulator
117.
Conduction transfers heat by atoms colliding and transferring energy.
a)
True
b)
False
118.
Heat always transfers from hot to cold.
a)
True
b)
False
119.
Most metals are bad conductors.
a)
True
b)
False
120.
How is the cat being heated?
a)
condensation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
radiation
121.
When you pick up an ice cube, you experience the flow of coldness from the ice cube to your hand.
a)
True
b)
False
122.
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
b)
a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
123.
The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
insulation
d)
conduction
124.
The SI unit for temperature is _____.
a)
Farenheight
b)
Celsius
c)
Kelvin
d)
Degree
125.
As the kinetic energy of the molecules in a substance increases, the temperature of the substance __________.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
126.
The temperature at which an object's energy is minimal is called ____________.
a)
absolute zero
b)
minimum temperature
c)
zero
127.
Absolute zero is...
a)
0º C
b)
0º F
c)
0º K
d)
0º O
128.
This is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising/falling is an example of:
a)
Conduction.
b)
Convection.
c)
Radiation.
129.
True/False: a good conductor of heat usually composed of atoms with tightly-bound electrons.
a)
True
b)
False
130.
Temperature is the same thing as heat.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
131.
At night, the breezes go toward the
a)
shore
b)
water
c)
wherever you are standing
d)
straight up
132.
In a florist's greenhouse, glass acts as a one-way valve, letting
a)
high-frequency light in and preventing low-frequency radiation from escaping.
b)
low-frequency light in and preventing high-frequency radiation from escaping.
c)
neither option is what happens
133.
Which temperature scale labels the freezing point of water at 0 degrees?
a)
Celsius
b)
Caloric
c)
Kelvin
d)
Fahrenheit
134.
Objects at low temperatures emit waves with
a)
long, high energy wavelengths
b)
short, high energy wavelengths
c)
long, low energy wavelengths
d)
short, low energy wavelengths
135.
If you have two liters of boiling water it has _____ compared to one liter of boiling water:
a)
higher temperature, more thermal energy
b)
lower temperature, more thermal energy
c)
same temperature, same thermal energy
d)
same temperature, more thermal energy
136.
Winds and weather patterns are good examples of radiation currents.
a)
True
b)
False
137.
The reason you can hold your fingers beside a candle flame without getting hurt is that
a)
air convects heat well.
b)
hot air rises.
c)
air is a poor heat conductor.
d)
explained by all of these options
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