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PHYSICS REVIEW #2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of circuit has the same voltage in each path, but there is more than one path for electrons to flow through?

a)

open

b)

series

c)

closed

d)

parallel

2.

What type of current has a property that has little voltage loss across long distances?

a)

DC

b)

AC & DC

c)

neither AC or DC

d)

AC

3.

Which of Newton's laws is represented in a reverse fault?

a)

acceleration depends on mass and force

b)

greater the force, greater the acceleration

c)

every action has an equal and opposite reaction

d)

when all net forces equal zero, an object is not moving

4.

What is the mechanical advantage of a board that is 9 meters long and 3 meters high?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

5

5.

Before there was central heating, how was heat transferred from a hot water bottle into the space under the blankets on a bed?

a)

conduction

b)

friction

c)

induction

d)

radiation

6.

The tendency of 2 masses alone in the universe to drift together is a result of

a)

fission

b)

friction

c)

fusion

d)

gravity

7.

The distance from the top of a wave to the bottom of a wave is called the

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

pitch

d)

wavelength

8.

Which type of circuit is arranged so that wires and a power source are in a single loop and there is only one path for electrons to flow?

a)

series

b)

parallel

c)

both series & parallel

d)

neither series or parallel

9.

You see lightning before you hear thunder because

a)

light waves can travel through a vacuum

b)

sound waves cannot travel through the air

c)

light waves travel faster than sound waves

d)

sound waves travel faster than light waves

10.

You can see an image of yourself in a mirror because light waves are

a)

diffracted

b)

reflected back at you

c)

refracted through air

d)

refracted to a focal point

11.

The Sun has more gravity than the other planets in our solar system because the Sun is

a)

hotter

b)

more massive

c)

made pf plasma

d)

undergoing fusion

12.

Which energy transformation BEST illustrates why people can walk?

a)

Chemical energy is being converted into light energy

b)

Chemical energy is being converted into thermal energy

c)

Chemical energy is being converted into mechanical energy

d)

Chemical energy is being converted into more chemical lenergy

13.

Once a carousel is in motion, the constant movement around the center of the circle can BEST be described as

a)

acceleration; change in speed

b)

velocity; speed plus direction

c)

acceleration; change in velocity

d)

speed; distance traveled over time

14.

An object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by what type of force?

a)

balanced

b)

electrical

c)

magnetic

d)

unbalanced

15.

What does the Doppler Effect state?

a)

loudness of a moving source of sound is independent of the observer

b)

frequency of a moving source of sound is independent of the observer

c)

loudness of a moving source of sound is greater as it approaches the observer

d)

frequency of a moving source of sound is greater as it approaches an observer