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Physics 1 Semester 2 Review Game

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An object with which of the following densities will float on water?
a)
0.7 g/cm3
b)
1.2 g/cm3
c)
3.5 g/cm3
d)
11.4 g/cm3
2.
A block has a mass of 54g and a volume of 20cm3.  What is the density of the block?
a)
74 g/cm3
b)
1080 g/cm3
c)
34 g/cm3
d)
2.7 g/cm3
3.
A can of Coke will sink in a bowl of water.  A can of Diet Coke will float in a bowl of water.  What does this tell you about the density of the Diet Coke?
a)
it is bigger than 1
b)
it is smaller than 1
c)
it is equal to 1
d)
it is equal to -1
4.
Which property of matter is determined by dividing its mass by its volume?
a)
elasticity
b)
buoyancy
c)
density
d)
viscosity
5.
The following liquids are poured together in a beaker: alcohol (density=0.79), corn syrup (density=1.38), water (density=1.0), and cooking oil (density=0.93).  Which of these liquids will sink to the bottom of the beaker?
a)
alcohol
b)
corn syrup
c)
water
d)
cooking oil
6.
A brick sinks in water while a wooden block of the same size floats.  This is because the brick has a
a)
lower volume than the wooden block
b)
lower density than the wooden block
c)
higher volume than the wooden block
d)
higher density than the wooden block
7.
A scientist has four different liquids and pours them all into a bottle.  The silver liquid sinks to the bottom, the red liquid settles on top of the silver one, and the pink liquid stays at the surface. Which liquid has the smallest density?
a)
the pink liquid
b)
the silver liquid
c)
the red liquid
d)
the water
8.
Which of these would be correct to put at the end of a density answer?
a)
g/cm
b)
cm3
c)
g/ml
d)
g/lb
9.
What is the volume of Object X?
a)
10.0 cm3
b)
15.0 cm3
c)
20.0 cm3
d)
25.0 cm3
10.
The tool used to measure the mass of a substance or object is a ______________.
a)
balance
b)
graduated cylinder
c)
ruler
d)
thermometer
11.
Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?
a)
4, 3, 2, 1
b)
1, 2, 3, 4
c)
3, 4, 2, 1, 
d)
4, 3, 1, 2
12.
Which box has a higher density?  
a)
Box A
b)
Box B
c)
cannot be determined
d)
they are the same
13.
Calculate the density of the cube.
a)
2 g/cm3
b)
4 g/cm3
c)
6 g/cm3
d)
8 g/cm3
14.
If this substance has a mass of 8 grams, what is its volume?
a)
8grams
b)
4ml
c)
8ml
d)
6ml
15.
What is the density of this substance? 
a)
1 g/ml
b)
1 gram
c)
1ml
d)
10 g/ml
16.
Something that takes up space and has mass.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
density
17.
The amount of space something takes up
a)
density
b)
volume
c)
mass
d)
matter
18.
Law of conservation of mass states that 
a)
matter is created
b)
matter is destroyed
c)
matter is neither created nor destroyed
d)
matter does not change
19.
What is the unit to MEASURE force?
a)
Kilogram
b)
Meter
c)
Pascal
d)
Newton
20.
A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.
a)
friction
b)
force
c)
magnet
d)
gravity
21.
What is the net force?
a)
30 N 
b)
25 N 
c)
5 N 
d)
55 N 
22.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
23.
What is the net force of an object that is not moving?
a)
0 N
b)
100 N
c)
Upward force
d)
10 N
24.
Calculate the Net Force. 
a)
60N, Left 
b)
40N, Right 
c)
0N
d)
60N, Right
25.
The dog's force is?
a)
Applied
b)
Normal
c)
Gravitational
d)
Magnetic
26.
What force brings the pencil down?
a)
Applied
b)
Magnetic
c)
Normal
d)
Gravitational
27.

Which has more gravitational force acting upon it?

a)

a bus

b)

a train

c)

a car

d)

All the same gravitational force

28.
What force ultimately slows the roller coaster to a stop?
a)
Applied
b)
Normal
c)
Friction
d)
Magnetic
29.
What law is best described by inertia?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
30.
"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
31.
Force = Mass x Acceleration
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
32.
"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
33.
The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion is...
a)
inertia
b)
force
c)
acceleration
d)
velocity
34.
In the picture, the blocks are flying out of the truck based on which of Newton's laws?
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 6th Law
35.

Which law explains why pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing, because the adult has more mass and requires more force to accelerate.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

36.
Name the missing force...
a)
weight force
b)
normal force
c)
applied force
d)
frictional force
37.
Name the missing force...
a)
frictional force
b)
weight force
c)
thrust
d)
buoyant force
38.
Energy causes ___________ to occur.
a)
change
b)
motion
c)
age
39.
At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
40.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
41.
Which of the following would sound travel through the fastest?
a)
water
b)
oxygen
c)
wood
d)
koolaid
42.
The picture is a good example of which of the following?
a)
refraction
b)
a broken pencil
c)
opaque
d)
the glass is broken
43.
Energy transformations occur when...
a)
energy is created through conduction
b)
energy changes from one form to another
c)
two forces slide together that are touching
d)
a chemical reaction takes place
44.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________. 
a)
destroyed, destroyed
b)
created, saved
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found
45.
The roller coaster cart has the most gravitational potential energy at position-
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
46.
An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine 
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
d)
wedge 
47.
An axe is an example of a
a)
pulley
b)
inclined plane
c)
screw
d)
wedge 
48.
A seesaw is an example of a  
a)
wedge
b)
lever 
c)
inclined plane 
d)
pulley 
49.
A device that has two or more simple machines working together 
a)
fulcrum 
b)
pulley
c)
compound (complex) machine 
d)
motor 
50.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
51.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
gear
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
52.
The fixed point on the lever is called 
a)
load
b)
resistance
c)
bar
d)
fulcrum
53.
The transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move is known as 
a)
effort
b)
potential 
c)
kinetic 
d)
work 
54.
Which of the following does a simple machine do?
a)
allows the users to apply less force over a longer distance
b)
reduce the amount of force needed to do work
c)
change the direction of the applied force
d)
all of the above
55.
One end of the rope is vibrated to produce a wave with a wavelength of .25 m.  The Frequency of the wave is 3.0 Hz.  What is the speed of the wave?
a)
3.00 m/s
b)
2.50 m/s
c)
.75 m/s
d)
1.25 m/s
56.
How many waves are in this wave chain?
a)
6
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
57.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
58.
What is a medium?
a)
something between a small and a large?
b)
the substance through which a wave can travel
c)
a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still
d)
the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
59.
The speed of sound depends on
a)
its source
b)
force of compressions
c)
number of waves per second
d)
medium through which it travels
60.
Frequency is measured in units called
a)
amps
b)
hertz
c)
nodes 
d)
antinodes
61.
As the frequency of light waves increases
a)
the energy increases
b)
the energy decreases
c)
the energy stays the same
d)
the wavelength increases
62.
Light travels the fastest through
a)
air
b)
liquid
c)
solid
d)
vacuum
63.
Which has the longest wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
64.

When a wave travels through a medium, the wave transfers

a)

mass, only

b)

energy, only

c)

both mass and energy

d)

neither mass nor energy

65.

An observer counts 4 complete water waves passing by the end of a dock every 10. seconds. What is the frequency of the waves?

a)

0.40 Hz

b)

2.5 Hz

c)

40. Hz

d)

4.0 Hz

66.

The time required to produce one cycle of a wave is known as the wave’s

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

period

d)

wavelength

67.

Sound waves are described as

a)

mechanical and transverse

b)

mechanical and longitudinal

c)

electromagnetic and transverse

d)

electromagnetic and longitudinal

68.

A physics student takes her pulse and determines that her heart beats periodically 60 times in 60 seconds. The period of her heartbeat is

a)

1 Hz

b)

60 Hz

c)

1 s

d)

60 s

69.
Why do we see objects as white?
a)
They absorb all light
b)
They reflect all light
c)
They absorb some light and reflect some light
70.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
71.
___________ is a from of energy that we can see with our eyes.
a)
shadow
b)
light
c)
energy
d)
reflection 
72.
The term for any wave that hits a surface and bounces off
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Refraction
d)
Reflection
73.
Which color absorbs all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange
d)
Green