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Physics Phinal Physical Phience

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
weight 
d)
friction 
2.
The amount of matter in an object is 
a)
pressure
b)
weight
c)
mass
d)
force
3.
What is the SI unit used to measure force? 
a)
pounds 
b)
grams 
c)
newtons 
d)
friction
4.
 What is true about objects in free fall? 
a)
a. The speed and acceleration changes.
b)
b. The acceleration increases constantly. 
c)
c. The acceleration will remain the same.
d)
d. The speed increases but acceleration will be 0.
5.
A child has a mass of 30 Kg on Earth. If the gravity on Moon is one sixth that of the Earth what is the mass of the child on Moon? 
a)
30 Kg
b)
180 Kg
c)
5 Kg
d)
0 Kg
6.

What is the weight of Curious George in London if his mass is 450 kg?

a)

4500 N

b)

450 kg

c)

720 N

d)

9.8 N

7.
If the mass of an object is 1000kg on Earth, what is it's mass on the moon?
a)
10kg
b)
100kg
c)
1000kg
d)
10,000kg
8.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
9.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking 
b)
Running
c)
Standing Still 
d)
Walking Fast
10.
What is happening in this graph from point A to B?
a)
The object is accelerating.
b)
The object is not moving.
c)
The object is decelerating.
d)
The object is moving at a constant speed.
11.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
12.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
13.
A distance vs. time graph shows an object's
a)
frame of reference
b)
speed
c)
acceleration
d)
favorite food
14.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
15.
A change in velocity over time is known as:
a)
acceleration
b)
constant speed
c)
average speed
d)
displacement
16.
An 8th grade class traveled 110 km and the bus was going 55 km/hr. How long did it take?
a)
0.5 hr
b)
2.0 hr
c)
55 hr
d)
6050 hr
17.
If you travel 50 km/hr for 2 hours, how far will you get?
a)
25 km
b)
50 km
c)
100 km
d)
200 km
18.
Who was riding the fastest after 40 seconds?
a)
Mike
b)
Katelyn
c)
Alex
d)
It is impossible to tell
19.
A car starts at rest and gets to 100 km/hr in 10 seconds. What is its acceleration?
a)
10 km/hr/s
b)
-10 km/hr/s
c)
10 km/hr
d)
10 km
20.
If you travel 50 km/hr for 2 hours, how far will you get?
a)
25 km
b)
50 km
c)
100 km
d)
200 km
21.
A snail moving 10 meters per hour.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
22.
A racecar going from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
23.
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
24.
Force = Mass x Acceleration
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
25.
"An object in motion (or at rest) will to stay in motion (or at rest) until an outside force acts upon it."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
26.
Which of the following is the units for acceleration?
a)
kg*m/sec/sec
b)
kg*m/sec
c)
m/sec/sec
d)
m/sec
27.
A cannonball with a mass of 0.5 kg is flying at an acceleration of 10 m/sec/sec. What is it's force?
a)
50 Newtons
b)
5 Newtons
c)
20 Newtons
d)
9.5 Newtons
28.
A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
29.

How much work does gravity do on your 63 kg teacher when she trips and falls from a height of 1.5 m? g= 9.8 N/kg

a)

926 J

b)

630 J

c)

500 J

d)

9260 J

30.
Kinley hit the softball with a force of 3000 N and applied 100 kJ of work. How far did the ball go?
a)
35.33 m
b)
34.33 m
c)
33.33 m
d)
32.33 m
31.
How much time does it take a machine with 1200 W power rating to do 42 kJ of work?
a)
36 s
b)
35 s
c)
33 s
d)
32 s
32.
An Xbox consumes 15.7 watts while in standby mode. If you leave it in standby mode for 86,400 seconds (one day), how much work was done?
a)
1,356,490 J
b)
1,356,480 J
c)
1,356,470 J
d)
1,356,460 J
33.

If you push a coffee mug 1.4 m using a force of 5 N, the work done on the mug is?

a)

7 J

b)

6 J

c)

8 J

d)

9 J

34.
If Keegan does 508 J of work pushing a cart 29 m, how much force did he apply?
a)
16.48 N
b)
18.31 N
c)
15.89 N
d)
17.52 N
35.
A 2015 Chevy Camaro Z28 has a maximum power rating of 505 hp. What is the maximum power rating in watts? (HINT: 1 hp = 746 W)
a)
376730 W
b)
376740 W
c)
376720 W
d)
376750 W
36.
The unit used to measure work is the 
a)
Watt
b)
Newton
c)
Joule
d)
meter
37.
A 5000N block is lifted 10 m. How much work was done?
a)
50000 J
b)
5000 J
c)
500 J
d)
50 J
38.
What is the unit for mass?
a)
Kilogram (Kg)
b)
Newton (N)
c)
Joule (J)
d)
Watt (W)
39.
How much power is the  tractor that drags a plow with a force of 500 N a distance of 10 meters in 20 seconds?
a)
250 Watts
b)
250 Joules
c)
100,000 Watts
d)
100,000 Joules
40.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
41.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
42.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
43.
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
a)
true
b)
false
44.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
45.
A baby carriage that is carrying twins is sitting at the top of a knoll that is 21 m high. The carriage
with the babies are 48kg. What is the Potential Energy of the twins and the carriage?
a)
5,524 Joules
b)
45,125 Joules
c)
9,888 Joules
46.
A weight lifter lifts a set of 1250kg weights a vertical distance of 2m in a weight lifting contest. What Potential Energy do the weights now possess?
a)
12,789 Joules
b)
24,525 Joules
c)
4,500 Joules
47.
Japan’s fasted high speed “bullet” trains, also known as the Shinkansen, travel at a speed of 88.9 m/s. It has an estimated mass of 480,000 kg. What is the maximum KE of this train?
a)
259,000 Joules
b)
1,896,770,400 Joules
c)
10,444,678 Joules
48.
If the skier is at the top of the hill waiting for the whistle to blow for his turn to ski, he has ____________, after the whistle blows and he starts his ski run, he has ___________ .
a)
kinetic energy; potential energy
b)
potential energy; friction
c)
kinetic energy; gravity
d)
potential energy; kinetic energy
49.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
50.

When a roller coaster is at the top of a hill it has

a)

high potential energy

b)

high kinetic energy

c)

low potential energy

d)

equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

51.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
52.
Petroleum and natural gas form from...
a)
strong winds
b)
cooled magma
c)
radioactive materials
d)
remains of plants and animals 
53.
What characteristic do all renewable resources share?
a)
Produced by waste products
b)
Form underground from dead organisms.
c)
Replaced in a short period of time
d)
Allow energy to pass through them easily
54.
Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Moving water
d)
Dung
55.
The careful use of a resource is....
a)
recycling
b)
pollution
c)
depositing
d)
conservation
56.
 Energy from the sun is known as......... 
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
wind energy
57.
The energy resource that is most affected by change in weather is_____________?
a)
geothermal 
b)
wind
c)
nuclear
d)
natural gas
58.
The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
wind
d)
natural gas
59.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
60.
What is biomass? 
a)
energy from the sun
b)
energy from water
c)
energy from wind
d)
energy from plant and animal waste
61.
What are two advantages of geothermal energy?
a)
cheap and a lot pollution
b)
expensive and a lot of pollution
c)
cheap and little pollution
d)
expensive and little pollution
62.
Mechanical energy is ......
a)
Energy flowing in a circuit
b)
Energy related to the position of an object
c)
Energy stored in bonds of matter
d)
Energy from the position and motion of an object
63.
During thermal energy, .......
a)
Heat transfers from cooler areas to warmer areas
b)
The faster particles of matter move, the higher the temperature
c)
The heat teperature stays the same 
d)
The heat energy is destroyed
64.
Chemical energy is ........
a)
Energy related to the position of an object
b)
The energy an objected has from motion
c)
Energy stored in bonds of matter
d)
Energy flowing in a circuit
65.
Heat energy always moves from __________ objects to ____________ objects.
a)
cooler to hotter
b)
hotter to cooler
c)
light to heavy
d)
heavy to light
66.
The potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom is ________________energy.
a)
chemical
b)
nuclear
c)
radiation
d)
electrical
67.

Which of the following is a conversion from light energy to chemical energy?

a)

growing oranges on a tree

b)

turning on a lamp

c)

using a hair dryer

d)

listening to music

68.

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

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

69.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
70.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
71.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
72.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal 
d)
transverse wave 
73.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
74.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
75.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
76.
When a wave bends as it passes through at an angle from one medium to another.(example: pencil in a glass of water-)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
77.
When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
78.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
the matter carries the energy
d)
neither
79.
The units for frequency are measured in _____________.
a)
hertz
b)
seconds
c)
m/s
d)
m
80.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
81.
The longer the _____________  the ______________ the frequency.
a)
wavelength, lower
b)
wavelength, higher
c)
amplitude, lower
d)
amplitude, higher
82.
What do seismic waves and sound waves have in common?
a)
they're mechanical waves
b)
they're electromagnetic waves
c)
they're transverse waves
d)
they're permanent waves
83.
A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave motion
a)
A. mechanical wave
b)
B. surface wave
c)
C. longitudinal wave
d)
D. wave
84.
A change in the direction of a wave when the wave finds an obstacle or an edge.
a)
A. refraction
b)
B. reflection
c)
C. standing wave
d)
D. diffraction
85.
The combination of two or more waves that result in a single wave
a)
A. diffraction
b)
B. resonance
c)
C. reflection
d)
D. interference
86.
Which of these waves do NOT require a medium?
a)
A. ocean waves       
b)
B. seismic waves
c)
C. sound waves      
d)
D. radio waves
87.
A wave can make a leaf bob up and down on the water, but it cannot move the leaf toward the shore. This is because waves only transfer
a)
A. matter.    
b)
B. energy.     
c)
C. media.  
d)
D. crests.
88.
Which of the following items would work well in space?
a)
A. flashlight
b)
B. radio        
c)
C. guitar     
d)
D. drum set        
89.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

people

90.

What is the wavelength of a wave traveling at 340 m/s and has a frequency of 60 Hz?

a)

0.18 m

b)

34 m

c)

5.7 m

d)

57 m