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Second Semester Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify this simple machine

a)

Lever

b)

Wheel & Axle

c)

Inclined Plane

2.

Two examples of a pulley...

a)

knife & axe blade

b)

lightbulb & screw

c)

flagpole hoist & window blinds

3.

What do you call a machine made up of two or more simple machines?

a)

complicated machine

b)

compound or complex machine

c)

comprehensive machine

4.

Light bulb

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

screw

5.

What type of simple machine is this?

a)

wheel and axle

b)

gear

c)

lever

6.

A simple machine is a device that helps to reduce the amount of _____ required to work.

a)

force

b)

energy

c)

work

7.
____ is done when a force is applied over a distance.
a)
energy
b)
work
c)
force
8.

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

wavelength

9.

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

a)

wavelength

b)

crest

c)

trough

10.

The lowest point on a wave is the:

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

11.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

13.

A wave carries...?

a)

energy only

b)

matter only

c)

the matter carries the energy

14.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
15.

This is a __________wave

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

16.

This is a __________wave

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

17.

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

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

18.

What is defined as a push or pull?

a)

force

b)

motion

c)

vector

d)

speed

19.
The unit of force is
a)
m/s
b)
m/s^2
c)
newton
d)
kg
20.
Which Law of Motion does the picture represent?
a)
1st Law
b)
2nd Law
c)
3rd Law
21.
Every object stays at rest unless an outside force acts on it. 
a)
1st Law
b)
2nd Law
c)
3rd Law
22.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
23.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
24.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
25.
Velocity is both ____ and _____. 
a)
speed , direction 
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density 
d)
direction, magnitude 
26.
Calculate the speed of a sprinter who ran 200 meters in 20 seconds.
a)
10m/s
b)
10km/s
c)
10m/hr
d)
10km/hr
27.
Mr. Rudman drives his race car for 4 hrs at 150 miles/hr. How far will he travel?
a)
600 km
b)
60 miles
c)
6 miles
d)
600 miles
28.
This is measured on  the Mohs Scale.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Density
c)
Hardness
d)
Luster
29.
_______ is found by rubbing the mineral against an unglazed tile called a plate.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Color
c)
Luster
d)
Streak
30.
This is how a mineral reflects light.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Density
c)
Hardness
d)
Luster
31.
________ is the mass per unit volume.
a)
Crystal Structure
b)
Density
c)
Hardness
d)
Solid
32.
_______ is a property that describes a mineral  that splits evenly along flat surfaces.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Inorganic
d)
Organic
33.
This describes how a mineral looks if it breaks in an irregular way.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Inorganic
d)
Organic
34.
The three major rock groups are:
a)
Inorganic, Metamorphic, and  Sedimentary
b)
Inorganic, Metamorphosis, and Sediment
c)
Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sediment
d)
Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary
35.
This rock is formed from lava on  the earth's  surface
a)
Inorganic
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sedimentary
36.
This rock is formed by erosion (continuously broken down into small fragments) and  then is compressed and  cemented together.
a)
Inorganic
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sedimentary
37.
This rock is formed by extreme heat and/or pressure that alters the chemical composition into a new form of rock.
a)
Inorganic
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sedimentary
38.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
40.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Plate Boundary
42.
A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
a)
Pull apart
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past each other
d)
subducting
43.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Plate
44.
Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.
a)
Pangea
b)
Gondwanda
c)
Laurasia
d)
Neverland
45.
Mountains are created when....
a)
Two continental plates collide
b)
Two oceanic plates pull apart
c)
An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate
d)
Two continental plates pull apart
46.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
47.
Which layer has convection currents?
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
48.
Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?
a)
At plate boundaries
b)
in oceans
c)
in the middle of continents
d)
in the middle of plates
49.
Which of these layers is ALL solid iron and nickle?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
lithosphere
d)
mesosphere
50.
Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?
a)
Tectonic plates on the crust move.
b)
The mantle increases in size.
c)
Pressure in the crust increases.
d)
Pressure in the crust decreases.
51.
The area around the pacific plate where boundaries form is called...
a)
death ring
b)
fire zone
c)
ring of fire
d)
zone of fire
52.
Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?
a)
submarine zone
b)
divergence zone
c)
subduction zone
d)
lower zone
53.
Which layer of the Earth is liquid iron?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
54.
Hot spots are volcanically active areas that are not near tectonic plate boundaries.
a)
True
b)
False
55.

The shaking that occurs when rock in Earth's crust moves or breaks and quickly releases pressure

a)

plate tectonics

b)

earthquake

c)

tsunami

d)

all of the above

56.

Tectonic plates move __________ yearly.

a)

centimeters

b)

kilometers

c)

meters

57.

The place where 2 tectonic plates meet is a

a)

plate boundary

b)

convergence zone

c)

volcano

58.
What is the formula for Work?
a)
E=mc2
b)
W= F x d
c)
P = W/T
59.

If 150 Joules of work is needed to move a box 10 meters, what force was used?

a)

1500 N

b)

15 N

c)

1.5 N

d)

150 N

60.
What is the metric unit of work?
a)
meter
b)
watt
c)
joule
d)
power
61.
you push your bicycle home
a)
Work
b)
Not Work
62.
you carry your book bag around all day
a)
Work
b)
Not Work
63.
you lift your book bag from the floor to your desk
a)
Work
b)
Not work
64.

you carry grocery bags from your car to the house

a)

Work

b)

Not Work

No Work

65.
you lift grocery bags out of the trunk
a)
Work
b)
Not Work

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