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Class
Date
1.
Momentum is a ____________________ quantity
a)
science
b)
scalar
c)
vector
d)
energy
2.

The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.

a)

size and shape

b)

mass and speed

c)

mass and veloctiy

d)

mass and energy

3.
Determine the momentum of 1000-kg car moving northward at 20 m/s......... 
a)
20000 N
b)
20000 Joules
c)
20000 Kg * m/s
d)
20000 kg * m/s north
4.
A(n) _________________ causes and is equal to a change in momentum
a)
impulse
b)
force
c)
joule
d)
watt
5.
Cart A is pulled with a 2 Newton force for 2 seconds, and Cart B is pulled with a 1 Newton force for 3 seconds.  Which cart experiences the greatest impulse?
a)
Cart B
b)
Cart A
c)
they are the same
6.
The definition of momentum is
a)
Mass in Motion
b)
The size of an object
c)
The velocity of an object
d)
A comparison between two objects
7.
The equation to calculate momentum is
a)
p=mv
b)
p=1/2mv2
c)
p=mgh
d)
p=mg
8.
In any collision (crash) the ______ is ALWAYS constant
a)
Total Momentum
b)
total speed
c)
total Velocity
d)
Energy
9.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
10.
What is Newton's Third Law?
a)
Object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by a outside force
b)
Force = mass x acceleration
c)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
11.
What kind of wave can travel through space?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
compressional waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
longitudinal waves
12.
________ is the midpoint in a wave where amplitude begins.
a)
point of origin
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
wavelength
13.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
the matter carries the energy
d)
neither
14.
The lowest part of the wave is?
a)
trough
b)
crest
c)
point of origin
d)
compression point
15.
The highest point of a wave is?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
point of origin
d)
comppression point
16.
What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
midpoint
d)
crest and trough
17.
The action of a wave bouncing off a surface is called __________________.
a)
rarefaction
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
diffraction
18.
Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.
a)
energy
b)
compression
c)
rarefaction
d)
speed
19.
A _____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
compression
20.
This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
21.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
22.
_______ carry the greatest amount of energy. 
a)
x-rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
infrared rays
d)
visible light
23.
Cell phones use_____________waves.
a)
Microwaves
b)
Gamma
c)
XRays
d)
Radio 
24.
Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter?
a)
milk
b)
desk
c)
air
d)
door
25.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
26.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
d)
medium
27.
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
28.
Sound is a form of? 
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
matter
29.
This is what you get when sound waves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Pitch
c)
Volume
d)
Echo
30.
Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
velocity 
d)
displacement 
31.
Describe the motion of the car.
a)
The car has acceleration because it is at rest 
b)
The car does not have acceleration because it is at rest 
c)
The car has velocity because it is at rest 
d)
The car has acceleration because it is at rest 
32.
In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration ?
a)
A car shortly after a stoplight turns green.
b)
A car approaching a red light
c)
A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h
d)
A car moving down a ramp
33.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 
a)
True
b)
False
34.

Why does a car accelerate as it rounds a corner at a constant speed?

a)

Its direction changes

b)

It doesn't

c)

It slows down

d)

Its speeds up

35.
Determine the motion of the car.
a)
at rest 
b)
moving at constant speed
c)
speeding up
d)
slowing down
36.
Determine the motion of the car.
a)
at rest 
b)
constant velocity 
c)
speeding up
d)
slowing down
37.

A roller coasters accelerates from an initial speed of 6.0 m/s to a final speed of 70 m/s over 4 seconds. What's the acceleration?

a)

24 m/s2

b)

18 m/s2

c)

16 m/s2

d)

16 m/s

38.
A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 200 m/s in 5 s.  What was the acceleration?
a)
0 m/s
b)
40 m/s2
c)
-40 m/s2
d)
40 m/s
39.
A car accelerates from a standstill to 70 m/s in 10 seconds.  What is the acceleration?
a)
0.7m/s2
b)
7m/s2
c)
14m/s2
d)
none of the above
40.
The SI unit for acceleration is
a)
mph
b)
ft/sec2
c)
m/s2
41.
This type of force is when one object pushes or pulls on another object by touching it
a)
contact
b)
gravity
c)
friciton
42.
This type of force is an attraction between two objects
a)
contact
b)
gravity
c)
friction
43.
This type of force resist motion between two surfaces that are pressed together
a)
contact
b)
gravity
c)
friction
44.

If the net force is equal to zero, the forces acting on the object are

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

45.
Balanced forces do not change the objects speed or 
a)
direction
b)
distance 
c)
time
d)
mass
46.
The unit of force is
a)
m/s
b)
m/s^2
c)
newton
d)
kg
47.

What is defined as a push or pull?

a)

force

b)

motion

c)

vector

d)

speed

48.
Jupiter has about 317 times more mass than Earth. What can you infer from this fact? 
a)
That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much weaker than on Earth’s gravitational force.
b)
That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much stronger than Earth’s gravitational force.
c)
That Jupiter’s and Earth’s gravitational forces are equal.
d)
Mass has no effect on the gravitational force between two objects
49.
The dog's force is?
a)
Applied
b)
Normal
c)
Gravitational
d)
Magnetic
50.
What type of force?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Gravitational
c)
Applied
d)
Normal
51.
What type of force is holding this balloon to the wall?
a)
Applied
b)
Gravitational
c)
Magnetic
d)
Electrical
52.
What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Electrical
c)
Gravitational
d)
Air Resistance
53.
All objects in the universe have a gravitational attraction to each other. 
a)
True
b)
False
54.
Which has more gravitational force acting upon it?
a)
a bus
b)
a train
c)
a car
d)
a person
55.
What force ultimately slows the roller coaster to a stop?
a)
Applied
b)
Normal
c)
Friction
d)
Magnetic
56.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
57.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
58.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
radiant
59.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
60.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
61.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
62.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
63.
The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?
a)
thermal to light
b)
gravitational to potential
c)
radiant to electrical
d)
chemical to light
64.
Work is:
a)
A transfer of energy by a force to move and object
b)
Something you get paid for
c)
Something you take home
d)
Makes you sweat
65.
What machine changes electrical energy into light and sound energy?
a)
battery
b)
lightbulb
c)
alarm clock
d)
apple
66.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
67.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
68.
The formula for work is:
a)
d = r x t
b)
p = m x v
c)
f = m x a
d)
w = d x f
69.
Energy that is stored in bonds between atoms is:
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Kinetic energy
d)
Nuclear energy
70.
Energy caused by the movement in the particles of matter. It is a form of kinetic energy.
a)
Nuclear energy
b)
Sound energy
c)
Light energy
d)
Thermal energy
71.
Energy that comes from the nucleus of an atom. A form of potential energy.
a)
chemical energy
b)
Nuclear energy
c)
Sound energy
d)
Electrical energy
72.
According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?
a)
First law of motion
b)
The law of tacos
c)
Laws of Energy
d)
law of conservation of energy
73.
The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.
a)
light energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
mechanical energy
74.
What machine changes chemical energy into heat, light and sound energy
a)
blender
b)
firecracker
c)
lightbulb
d)
apple
75.
A ___________ is an arrangement of elements in columns
a)
columns
b)
rows
c)
periodic table
d)
electron shell
76.
In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
77.
The atomic number tells you what?
a)
number of electrons
b)
number of protons
c)
number of neutrons
d)
both electrons and protons in an atom.
78.
Which group of the periodic table is composed of inert (not reactive)  gases?
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
noble gases
79.
Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
d)
nonexistent
80.
Which element is not a metal?
a)
H
b)
Re
c)
Al
d)
B
81.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
82.
Which is a halogen?
a)
Helium
b)
Chlorine
c)
Oxygen
d)
Neptune
83.
Which is an alkali metal?
a)
Magnesium
b)
Iron
c)
Sodium
d)
Europium